| Acne Mechanica is the name of the acne you | | | | cotton clothing, avoid headbands, avoid constant |
| may get when your skin is under pressure, is | | | | pressure on the skin by any object and keep skin |
| undergoing friction, is covered or is exposed to | | | | clean of perspiration. Wearing cotton clothes that |
| heat. Tight clothing that rubs against the skin, | | | | breathe under your regular clothes can help. |
| synthetic clothings that do not allow skin to | | | | Washing yourself thoroughly after removing the |
| breathe, pressure of backpacks, are some of the | | | | irritating baggage/object can help. Keeping skin |
| situations when acne mechanica may form. | | | | clean is a habit that can save you from acne |
| Some other examples of pressure are- soldiers | | | | mechanica. Take a thorough bath so that all the |
| carrying heavy loads on the back, people carrying | | | | closed pores open again. |
| backpacks, athletes wearing a tight headband, | | | | The treatment of acne mechanica is same as |
| women wearing bras with tight straps etc. Any | | | | that for Acne Vulgaris. Some of the topical |
| such instance when the skin is tightly covered | | | | formulations that help treat contain- Benzoyl |
| with cloth and pressurized makes it vulnerable. For | | | | peroxide, Salicylic Acid, Resorcinol and Sulphur, |
| example- people who wear very tight clothes | | | | Alcohol and Acetone, Azelaic Acid, Topical |
| made of synthetic material may get it. | | | | Antibiotics, Topical Retinoids and Nicotinamide. |
| Not everybody gets acne mechanica. Those who | | | | Acne mechanica can be prevented by most of |
| have a tendency to develop body acne may get | | | | the people. Professionals, who cannot avoid such |
| it. Those with very small comedones may get it. | | | | skin pressure, must take care of the skin |
| When these small comedones are subjected to | | | | immediately after getting free of their |
| mechanical pressure and friction, they may flare | | | | professional duties. Acne mechanica can cause |
| up. Comedones are whiteheads and blackheads. | | | | skin scars. Protect yourself from it. |
| To avoid acne mechanica, wear loose fitting | | | | |