FrankieForce
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I've read several of the comments and it's always so overwhelming. Everyone uses different products and has different regimens and it makes it hard for me to know where to start haha.
All about ACNE
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Kathniss08
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If you had tried most of the drugstore acne regimen, I think you should now consult your dermatologists. Having a healthy diet and regular exercise will also help in treating your acne. Avoid too oily and greasy food. Limit also the intake of dairy products. I hope you will find the best regimen for your acne.
damagedmassacre
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I've been taking a supplement from itworks called hair skin and nails it works amazing for my face. My face isn't red or broken out anymore. It's really cheap too.
LovelyLouboutin
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The greatest thing I've done for my skin and acne was take accutane. My skin has been clear (with an rare flare up) for almost two years now. It so great to be able to consentrate on my other skin issues without having to deal with new acne scars.
Erica53094
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I have more than mild acne prone skin. Not severe to use accutane but still troublesome and frustrating. I tried many products and always seemed the same problems occurred. But what has helped keep acne at bay and I wish I knew this at 13 and maybe I would not have struggled so long... 1. Getting rid of lotion based moisturizer. Even kind labeled for oily skin. It was a huge cause for my acne! I use a facial mist if I feel I need moisturization. Oily skin does not need a moisturizer and if you are using a gentle cleanser it should not strip your skin of essential oils requiring you to need a moisturizer. Oh the lies beauty co. tell you! 2. Not using products on face w SD alcohol or Alcohol Denat. THIS is what strips your skin!! And causes excessive oil production and then clogs your pores and the evil cycle continues. It is often in products for oily skin bc it it gives that drying effect but it is terrible for your skin! 3.Not using fragrant plant oils that are irritating like citrus, lavender, peppermint, willow bark. Acne is a inflammation prob. You don't use products that cause skin to flare up. Not all plant extracts are bad such as aloe or tea tree oil. Those also have many benefits. Just not all natural ingredients are created equal and not all should be applied to your face! 5.Make sure products are low fragrance/fragrance free. It is impossible to find products fragrance free. Women love nice smelling products. But I make sure fragrance is low on the totum pole if I am to use it bc again it's an irritation thing and I don't want to irritate my skin and cause acne to flare! Anyhoo I got rid of the above ingredients from skin care regime and no acne. My skin is less oily too. No blackheads. No lingering acne that just would not go away no matter how hard I tried. No pustules. Clear and smooth! Now I simply use cera ve cleanser, bha lotion (for exfoliation) and a product w benzyl peroxide at night to fight acne or rather treat bacteria that causes acne.
Erica53094
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I have more than mild acne prone skin. Not severe to use accutane but still troublesome and frustrating. I tried many products and always seemed the same problems occurred. But what has helped keep acne at bay and I wish I knew this at 13 and maybe I would not have struggled so long... 1. Getting rid of lotion based moisturizer. Even kind labeled for oily skin. It was a huge cause for my acne! I use a facial mist if I feel I need moisturization. Oily skin does not need a moisturizer and if you are using a gentle cleanser it should not strip your skin of essential oils requiring you to need a moisturizer. Oh the lies beauty co. tell you! 2. Not using products on face w SD alcohol or Alcohol Denat. THIS is what strips your skin!! And causes excessive oil production and then clogs your pores and the evil cycle continues. It is often in products for oily skin bc it it gives that drying effect but it is terrible for your skin! 3.Not using fragrant plant oils that are irritating like citrus, lavender, peppermint, willow bark. Acne is a inflammation prob. You don't use products that cause skin to flare up. Not all plant extracts are bad such as aloe or tea tree. Those also have many benefits. Just not all natural ingredients are created equal! 5.Make sure products are low fragrance/fragrance. It is impossible to find products fragrance free. Women love a nice smelling products. But I make sure fragrance is low on the totum pole if I am to use bc again it's an irritation thing and I don't want to aggitate my skin and cause acne to flare! Anyhoo I got rid of the above ingredients from skin care regime and no acne. My skin is less oily too. No blackheads. No lingering acne that just would not go away no matter how hardcI tried. No pustules. Now I simply use cera ve cleanser, bha lotion (for exfoliation) and a product w benzyl peroxide at night to fight acne or rather treat bacteria that causes acne. And if I need moisturization I use a well formulated facial mist.
Erica53094
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Too emolient for skin and will cause acne. It's a great product to soften skin just not on face and it cannot treat acne bc it cannot clear up the bacteria deep w/in a pore
Erica53094
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I 100% agree shea butter cannot treat acne. What clogs pores and causes acne? Dead skin cells and bacteria. You need exfoliation to remove dead skin cells and a product to treat bacteria. Shea butter has nothing to it that treats bacteria. Softens skin and that is it. Too emolient for the face!
Erica53094
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Yes you still need to mousturize skin if you have acne depending on weather. Sometimes not at all like in the summer but you may in the winter. It just if you have oily skin you don't need lotion based moisturizer. That is the lie companies tell you. A facial oil, a gel, a facial mist often works better w oily skin.If you are using a well formulated gentle cleanser you should notvstrip your skin of essential oils and therefore need a moisturizer. But treating acne is about good exfoliation and treatment of the bacteria w a product that can actually treat it like C&C persa gel or tea tree oil.
