Bum spots.
No one wants them.
Here's how to get rid of them.
Okay, so bum spots.
Bum spots and back spots are really very common yet we
don't really talk about them.
I've certainly had a couple of bum spots.
I've certainly had some back spots.
Here's the confession.
But we do get them and there are some products which really
do work to get rid of these.
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So how are bum spots caused?
Now there could be much in the same way that we get spots on our face: really
dead skin cells that are trapping in bacteria, starving of oxygen and then it
causes this reaction which causes spots.
Or there could be a couple of other things.
There is something called keratosis pilaris, which essentially is a buildup
of keratin, which goes into the follicle and it will give, generally on your
arms or your bum or your back, sort of little red bumps, which are skin colored,
but they'll just be slightly raised.
And the products that I've got in this can also help with that.
Or it could be something called folliculitis, which is when you
have a damaged hair follicle.
They fill with bacteria and then you get this reaction, which
could be a pus-filled bump.
Again, these products that I've got here should help.
Now, if it is something you can't get rid of, or you are ever worried about
your skin, then go and see a doctor.
I'm not a doctor.
I'm just a guy that has used thousands of products over the
course of nine years on YouTube.
So, see your doctor.
My first set of products use salicylic acid.
Now salicylic acid is a beta hydroxy acid.
They are oil soluble, which means they can penetrate into your pores
to clear out any of that debris, any of that bacteria and lift it out.
They also will exfoliate – lightly exfoliate the surface of the
skin to make it smoother.
This one is great.
This is a face wash, but I use it over my body too.
This is by CeraVe.
This is around about the £10 mark.
There's also some ceramides in that, so good for moisture locking that right in.
Or another one here from Geologie.
Again, this is salicylic acid, 2%.
It's light enough and gentle enough to be used every day, but it is effective.
And across this year, I have been working with Geologie.
I will link everything down below, but Geologie are a fantastic skincare company.
You can go onto the website and take a diagnostic, really a quick quiz to
find out the best products for you.
And I have a code of MFH70, which gives you a whopping 70% off a trial kit.
Now from your bum and your back spots to your face spots, salicylic
acid is fantastic for your face.
This is the Everyday Face Wash from Geologie.
It has 2% salicylic acid.
So it's gentle and effective enough to be used every single day.
And with that code MFH70, you can get 70% off a 30-day trial kit, which works out
roughly around about $11 in that month.
But you get face washes like this one, there's moisturizers, there's retinol,
and there's also under eye cream.
So check it out.
Slightly more expensive pushing into more about the £30 mark.
This is Sunday Riley and it's their Charcoal Smoothie Jelly Body Scrub.
Now this is a mixture of salicylic acid again.
So again, going into the pores, but also lightly exfoliating.
There's also niacinamide which can help to remove the redness, any inflammation
that you might have in your skin.
I love niacinamide.
I use it every single day onto my face, but you can get it onto the body.
There's also natural exfoliating powders and there's charcoal.
So you will get these bits in this that you can help to scrub onto
the arms or get a sponge really onto your back to get into that.
And also the charcoal that can help to pull out impurities.
I really love this.
And actually I recommended this to a friend and he had quite
a spotty back at the time.
Used this and it really did clear it up.
So, incredible.
Again, that mixture of salicylic acid plus some more.
Then out of the shower, there are solutions for during the day.
This one is The Solution and it's salicylic acid body gel.
So this, you just use like you would with a body cream, a couple of pumps
onto the arms, onto the leg, right around your bum, and onto your back.
It's got 2.1% active ingredients.
So with salicylic acid again, to clean the pores, really clean out that area that
might be slightly spotty, onto the bum.
It's also got tea tree, which is antibacterial and again, niacinamide.
So you would just put this on.
It's not sticky.
It dries pretty quickly.
And this is around about the £10 mark.
I did see.
Again, I'll link absolutely everything down below.
And then finally a product that I always get the brand name wrong: Ameliorate.
Tell me how I'm supposed to be saying it.
But this is a really great product.
It's currently on sale.
I found it for £12, it's around about £15.
I will link it.
But when we have the salicylic acid, the BHA, the beta hydroxy acid, this
is lactic acid, which is an alpha hydroxy acid, which is water soluble.
Again, this will help to exfoliate the skin.
It's fantastic for bumpy skin.
So any of that keratosis pilaris, it also will help to hydrate the skin.
One of my favorites and really incredible.
But they are all linked down below.
Just remember bum spots and back spots are super common,
but there are things you can do.
Also, there are just little things that you can do to help yourself.
Make sure you are showering, that you're washing your clothing, that you're not
wearing the same pants or boxers or whatever throughout the day from the gym.
Just those little things to help yourself.
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