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stubborn acne
Hey guys i'm 17/f. i have Normal-Dry skin that is VERY VERY Sensitive skin
I have Acne beside the nose, on the chin and forhead and about 80% of the acne is under the skin. I have tried just about every acne product in stores. (Pro-Active does not work for me)
Products either leave my skin dry, oily, or doesn't effect me at all. I used to have like breakouts every now and then but my acne started to get bad around March 08. I do feel very very stressed a lot and i know that can play a roll in causing acne.
Is there medication like pills or something that a dermatologist can give you to clear up acne that refuses to go away? If you've ever heard about it or have it yourself i would greatly appreciate it if you told me about it!! because i'm begining to think that nothing will get rid of my acne.
ALSO; Has anyone used skin ID..does it ACTUALLY work?
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I want to go out on a limb here. I don't know if there is enough professional info on what I am going to say but here goes. What do your eating habits look like. Soda and chocolate along with so many other junk foods can actually plug the pores from the inside. The pores in our skin are supposed to let necessary fluids and oils out to protect the skin. It also lets waste products out. The thick gooey waste products that are being excreted through your blood supply to the skin from the junk food so many people eat can honestly plug your pores. If you have the guts to prove me wrong and not let someone tell you to take drugs to cure the POSSIBLE consequences of a poor diet, you might be surprised with the results. Try it for one full week. No junk food, NO SODA, and no chocolate. Eat lots of fresh fruits and veggies along with plenty of water. All you have to lose are bad habits and bad complexion.
My website www.healthfix4life.com has some great advice on living healthy. I also googled "does eating chocolate or soda cause acne" and there are some interesting answers. Check it out!
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Proactive rarely works for people with serious acne no matter what they say on the television.
I suggest either making an appointment with your doctor or a dermatologist. They will asses your condition and pick out the best acne medicine for your skin type and the severity of your acne. Dermatologist are the skin experts so if your doctor can't help you they will usually recommend a dermatologist or just find one yourself. Also, along with topical medicine sometimes doctors perscribe birth control to women who have acne because that may also help to control acne. Hope I helped! =]
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Personally, I never got good results from ANY medicinal products out there. They either irritated my skin, dried it out, made it peel, enlarged my pores, or did squat.
I got for homemade masks which work so much better and are NOT AT ALL irritating for my skin. Wash your face with CETAPHIL (gentle skin cleanser)and warm water. Pat it dry. Make a mask mixing two or three of any of these:
*Aloe Vera Gel (organic ones that are 97% or higher all natural).
*Cucumber mush
*Milk
*Egg yolk
*Green tea (from a tea bag that's organic)
*Oatmeal
*Banana
*Honey
*All purpose flour
I a lot of times do milk + honey + flour; honey + flour + egg yolk; oatmeal +milk + honey (+banana sometimes); cucumber; green tea extracted in warm water + flour.
Remember to leave these on for 10-15min MAX. Wash off with warm water (and don't scrub it off either!). Also, don't do more than twice a week. It also helps if you put a warm/hot towel over your face to open up the pores before putting on the mask. After washing, at the VERY END splash your face with cold water to close the pores.
Oh days you don't do the mask: wash face twice a day. Every night before going to bed, put a thin layer of aloe vera gel on your face. wash off the next day.
*try changing pillow cases every week as well as face towels.
*keep your hair out of face
*maintain healthy diet
*sleep a lot (hopefully be sleeping from 10PM to 2AM)
Good luck
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hi (:
i had the same problem about a year ago, i went to the doctor and she prescribed diferin. its like a gel. it didnt work, for me at least. so i got a pill, its called minocycline. ive been using it since november last year and i honestly have never felt more confident. it cleared up so much. you should really try it!
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