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oil face ; (
i wash my face once a day with proactive. it works pretty good except for a few blemishes here and there. i use to have the worst acne about a year ago and it left my face, scar-ed, fish scaly, and oily :(
i dont know what to do! i can't wash my face in the morning before i go out because it leave my face dryer than ever! but i have a realy problem because my face then get's really oily thought out the day! it's so bad it takes my make-up off! what can i do! i've tried so many different lotions but everything just dried out my face even more!
is there anything out there i can do! i powder my face every liek 2 hours and still nothing works! please help me. if it helps, i recentyl started tanning. thanks
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Tanning, as well as over-doing the powder, can seriously dry out your skin. Make sure you use an oil-free moisturizer every morning. If you don't, your skin just becomes dryer and trys to over-compensate by producing lots of oil. So, although it may seem contradictory, you need to make sure you're using about a nickel-sized amount of face moisturizer every day. Lots of brands put Benzol Peroxide in theirs, which is used to help treat acne.
Also, make sure you aren't using too many different face washes. Trying out too many products, which you said you've been doing, can be bad for your skin. Start a routine, and stick with the same moisturizer, face wash, and exfoliator if you can. (Wash 1-2 times a day, and exfoliate 1-2 a week.)
Also, you might want to buy some oil-blotting sheets. Clean & Clear makes some for $4 or so. You just dab them over your face when you start to look oily, and they don't take your make-up off. DON'T keep adding on the powder- your face will look cakey and it will only keep coming off. You can't really "cover up" oil.
If none of those suggestions work, I would talk to a dermatologist. It may be that the Proactiv you're using is drying out your face, and they can recommend a product that's better for you. :)
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Wow. I read this and thought I asked it.
Same situation, same bad acne a year ago, same skin type, everything. I used proactiv and absolutley couldn't wash my face in the morning. My makeup came off halfway through the day. On weekends I could only do something during the day or at night because I couldn't wash my face and re-apply my makeup without getting an oily mess of fish scales.
Stop using proactiv. Go to the dermatologist and ask for a sulfur-based face wash. Also, use neutrogena moisturizer. I promise you, it worked for me, it'll work for you. After a week everything should be fine. I just started using it. I wash my face in the morning, at night, and in the late afternoon if I want to re-apply my makeup. Foundation stays on nearly all day.
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heyh, well usually proactive works wonders. you seem to have a real problem. you need to go to a dermatologist and see what they can do for you.
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A reason why your face could be getting so oiliy is because its very dry, which causes oil glands to act up. Tanning can dry your skin ( spray tans dont though). using moisturizer in the morning might help, i also use proactive and it does leave my face a little dry, so i use moisterizer to make it not dry and not so tight feeling. Hope i Helped <3
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