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acne
so i have like.. a ton of pimples on my foreheard
i have dry skin around my T zone ( so bad, that it flakes ), i use moisturizer, but by the middle of the day ( i have bareminerals makeup on )my face gets really oily in my T zone. its weird. Does anyone know a moisturizer that is strong enough to moisturize my skin but not greasy and makes me oily?
also, i use differin and duac acne gels for my acne, they work sometimes but not all the time, it usually clears up then comes right back in a few days. Does anyone know any good home remedies or cheap stuff that works?? i dont wanna spend alot of money because i already did w/ differin & duac. so dont tell me to go to a dermatologist, cuz i already have.
thanks!
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all i can say is that the less you put in your face the better. just get an all-natural moisturizer for combination skin, and a gentle exfoliator for your daily cleanser (like salt), and as for make up- a total no-no! it will clog up your pores and cause more breakouts, try using baby powder, sure it may not hide them away but it will make your skin look and feel softer.
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I use differin and duac too. Has it cleared your skin? It hasn't done anything to mine, but i've only been using it for 3 weeks.
I have the same flaky/oily t-zone. I've been using neutrogena day moisturizer. If you apply it a half hour before your makeup, it works great. Around noon I still get oily, so I use MAC brand blot powder.
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Zits are caused by oils and dead skingetting in your pores, which are then infected by bacteria. There are 4 ways to treat this:
**exfoliating
-exfoliating is abrasively taking away the dead skin, so the bacteria can't grow. This can be done by taking any grainy material and rubbing it on the area. It shouldn't hurt really bad, if it does you might make it worse by making gouges for the bacteria to go in. Mix sugar or salt with something creamy and rub it on the area till your face just starts to hurt, but not badly.
**antibiotics
-topical antibiotics kill the germs on your face, so they can't form zits. Benzoil peroxide is usually recommended for this purpose, and is the best. Most over-the-counter creams have 2-10% benzoil peroxide. The larger the percentage benzoil peroxide a cream has, the better it will work. Very high(near 95%) concentrations of benzoil peroxide can be prescribed by a doctor. Hydrogen peroxide is chemicallly similar to benzoil peroxide, and is an alright alternative. Rubbing alcohol will very likely help, but isn't as good as either peroxide. Colloidal silver is silver(a natural antibiotic) dissolved in water. You drink it, and the silver bonds with your skin. This can help a great deal with acne. However, using colloidal silver for many years can turn your skin permanently silver-colored.
**drying the skin
Drying the skin will help acne, and is a good 24-hour treatment. Mix baking soda with water to make a thick paste. Put it on the area and sleep. Every time you do this the zits will get smaller. The zits usually dissapear visually after the first or second time, the bad ones after a week or so.
**medical treatments
doctors can use hormones and penicilan to stop zits, but they'll only do it if you have them REALLY bad.
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