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Acne Situation...
I'm 16/f and I do not have severe acne. Just a few spread around my face with marks of past zits. I went to a Dermo a while ago and he recomended two medications that I ended up not using because I didn't feel comfortable. I just went to a different Dermo today and he gave me perscription medication when I told him I wanted to try to get rid of it without medicine. Anyway, I still don't feel comfortable with the medicines so if anyone is familiar with them, can you give me as much info as you can about them? He gave me instructions to first in the A.M. to cleanse with Neutrogena, then use Cleocin T Solution, then use DCL light textured moisterizer. And in the P.M. to cleanse with Neutrogena, then used Cleocin T Solution, then use DCL light textured moisterizer, and then add a pea size of Ziana at bed time 20 minutes after the moisterizer. I usually just cleanse with Neutrogena at bedtime and I just bought this Neautrogena light night cream instead of using baby lotion after :P tell me what I should do because I really don't want to spend the money on the medicine if I can just use the two Neutrogena things at bedtime for my acne.(I also used St. Ives blackhead and ance scrub and it just made me break out more so I found on the internet that you can't use it every day when the Dermo said it isn't good at all. Is this true?) Please help out!
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I've been in your situation before. I had acne that wouldn't clear up, even when I washed my face regularly and ate healthy. If you are doing both of those things, it might be a hormonal problem. I've had bad acne since I was 15, but when I started birth control pills at the age of 18, 95 percent of it went away. Then when I got back off of it, I broke out again within two weeks. I'm seeing a doctor later this week to get back on birth control, solely for the purpose of clearing up my acne. Many birth control pills only cost 10 or 15 dollars a month, so if your acne really is hormone-related, this is probably the cheapest and most effective solution. The only way to know is to try it. (But be warned, some pills can break you out even worse...Try at least two different medications before you give up on them.) I know you said you want to get rid of it without medication, but it's at least something to think about before you give up and start whatever the dermatologist wants you to.
Also, have you tried hydrogen peroxide? You can buy a bottle of it for 79 cents in most places. After washing your face, or back, or wherever you get acne, apply a q-tip dipped in hydrogen peroxide to pimples. It helps bring bacteria and pore-blocking substances to the surface, reducing (and eventually clearing) them up. However, it can excessively dry your face, especially if you combine it with other acne treatments. I don't have this problem, but some people fix this by using a moisturizer. Hydrogen peroxide can also bleach hair, so be careful not to get any on you eyebrows or bangs. It's not a miracle cure but it's definitely something to try before spending hundred on special acne medications. Search online and you'll find more tips for using it.
Also, I have that exact same acne scrub from St. Ives. I use it once every three days. It hasn't done any harm to my face (though I suppose it could if someone scrubbed too hard), but it does nothing more for acne than any regular soap. I only use it at this point because I don't want to waste it.
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I actually got proactiv and it worked really good on me! it takes a month and it really works!(: I hope I helped and btw its 29.95(: Good luck! btw I tried neutrogena and it didnt work for me but proactiv does! If you want it I would suggest goin on line and doing it!
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Wow. Perfect answer... I use to be in your shoes trust me , I went to doctors to find out what to do about my acne... and it was thousands of dollars... so I finally got a solution!!! Acutane... it actually worked.. it took a year after I was using it and ALL ACNE WAS GONE! Not just was I using it , my friend who had even worse acne and a girl I knew too... all the acne went away can you believe it?! It was a miracle! I think you should consider it , but there is side effects to it I ended up getting really sensitive skin, other then that I am so glad! And im no sure about the Neutrogena thing sorry.. but if you have severe acne im pretty sure you should be using something more stronger. I hope it works out for you!
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