I have a cold. I was forgetting the zinc and acai so that might have played a part ha. I started the liquid acai today. It says it's 35,000 mg per tablespoon. I was getting 1000 mg taking two pills of acai so I'll see if the higher acai does anything. It taste good. It reminds me of berries or grapes.

Cetaphil was on sale, so I caved in and bought the lotion. I have used it in the past, years ago, but remember not liking it. I stopped using any type of lotion or oil on my face for maybe a month now. I switch between just water and the PCA Pigment Bar. I highly doubt Cetaphil will be a winner for my skin. I'm going to only put it on some part of face to begin.

Next month, I am thinking about trying the Mychelle Fiesta Peel. It is supposedly stronger than the Pumpkin Peel which I have.

I haven't put on makeup other than mascara since the start of August.

I didn't like Cetaphil, too greasy. I can't imagine using it on my entire face because my skin is oily. If you're on accutane, then this may be fine, but not for me.
I am liking the Queen Helen Mint Julep mask. I am normally too scared to put it all over my face but it's nice.

If you peel apart a two ply toilet paper, you can use one sheet to dab. It works the same as a oil blotting paper but it's much cheaper.

No current breakouts.

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Boo hoo. I felt a zit yesterday coming up by my mouth and first thought that came to mind was, "Ugh. I bet this one is going to stay awhile.". I knew it was from that time of the month. Thankfully, it is the only pimple that popped up. I used every mask and spot treatment I had in the house. I think it came to head but I may have irritated it so much that it will get even bigger and inflamed. Or maybe I brought it to head x10 faster instead of letting it sit on my face for a week. I probably won't know till tomorrow.

I'm going to add tomatoes back into my diet this week and see if anything changes for the worse.

I am trying Philosophy Purity High Foaming Cleanser in a couple days. I don't have high hopes for it because it might be too harsh and drying even though the PCA Pigment bar is already.

This post has been edited by acnejean: Oct 27 2009, 04:42 PM

Day 1 of Purity Foaming Cleanser on half my face
I'm also using the Neutragena cream with vitamin a and "multi-vitamins" but only on a small portion of my face.
I have been slacking on my Zinc but going to kick it up again.
I swear the PCA Pigment bar has to be causing these pin size white heads. I'm thinking it is the vegetable oil in it.

This post has been edited by acnejean: Oct 28 2009, 04:20 PM

Hi Acnejean!
I have a question just for you
I'm interested in trying Papaya soap for my skin... I currently use the Lush 'Dark Angels' cleanser, which I love, but it's not really an everyday cleanser and it doesn't remove makeup... it has done wonders for my flakey skin though!1
Anyway...

I see that you use Lika's soap, but I was wondering if you thought any other brands would be suitable?
I live in Australia, so Lika's was the most expensive one once you add shipping...
this one is better value for me: soap I'm considering... but I know nothing about papaya soap, so I want some experienced input! Haha

Lika's has awesome reviews, but I'm just wondering if this one could be the same thing but a different brand orr?? Help!! Hahaha.

Hope the face and everything is going well (haha, 'hope the face' just seemed like an appropriate sign off for this website but reading it over it sounds kind of weird...)
MoonUnit xoxo

Maybe I am reading it wrong, but the Likas soap is cheaper than the soap you wanted here. I don't know what the ingredients are in that soap but kojic acid is good for fading scars. My PCA Pigment Bar has it. The Likas soap lasts for like an entire year for me.
No, I don't think that is the same thing as Likas soap. It has a different shape.
My skin has been fine. I have a huge zit on my face though from irritating it. Oh well.

I think I am going to get this lactic peel next week here. Glycolic clearly doesn't work well with me. Even when I used a toner with it, it broke me out. Next month, it'll be a year since my horrible glycolic peel that gave me giant cystic acne wherever I put it and not even any peeling. I'm not sure if I am going to get the 35% or the 50%, It is tricky because one person says it burned their skin off, while another says it does nothing so it would probably we wise to start off with the lowest. I am not going to put it all over my face. I am most likely going to try it on my temples to see if I get any breakouts.

The purity cleanser is pretty drying but I'm used to it. No noticeable breaks out from it yet. It's kind of gross to me because it reminds me of the shampoo I used on it my cat. It was also comes out as a foam .

I bought the lactic peel yesterday on Amazon. I should be getting it this in 3-5 days if it ships when it says.

I tried the lactic acid 50% peel. I like how it is a gel so it's easier to apply. I'm not sure if the gel ingredient will be the reason if I break out. I put it on the section on my temple and a little bit toward the forehead. I didn't feel anything for 5 minutes which was strange. I put another layer on it and it seemed to tingle. I had it on for about 10 minutes and washed it off. If I don't break out from it there, I'll try it on my forehead next.

I think I'm going to stop washing with Purity cleanser. It doesn't have many good things in it I need right now like acids yet it is drying enough to seem like it does so I'm going to stop. I irritated my skin too much my rubbing it so I have little bumps and the texture looks horrible. I get them from irritation and over exfoliation.

I used the peel on my entire forehead this time. It stung on contact and left it on for much less than yesterday. I don't have any scars on my forehead but I do get these bouts of blackheads or bumps all over.

That cleanser tore up my skin but last night, I looked in the mirror and my skin looked amazing. It wasn't red or irritated and the red bumps went away. However, I did have a minor breakout by my mouth that was most likely from the cleanser or hormones. Neosporin is a life saver for popped pimples. For the ones I didn't use it on, the mark is still purple but on other ones, it fades like nothing was there.

I should be using the peel on other parts of my face near the end of the week.

I'm still using the PCA Pigment Bar and sometimes hazelnut/kukui nut oil.

I was looking through my old grocery receipts and this is what I found on them for 2007- early 2008

campbell soup
lays chips
oranges
yoplait yogurt
welchs strawberry juice
newmans lemonade
frozen dinners
red baron pizza
ice cream cones
whole grain bagels (this were thick and like 300 calories a piece)
wonder bread
pop tarts
kraft mac and cheese
elf fudge cookies
chips ahoy
fruit punch
eggs
kraft singles
marshmellow cocoa mix
miracle whip
soy milk (i was never able to drink straight dairy)
dole fruit juice

Yuck. I clearly don't eat like that now.

It has been a couple days since I used the peel on my forehead and I can see a lot of dead skin and the black heads that was covering my entire forehead died down. I used the peel on a little rectangle section that had a very old red mark on it and it's probably just the time of day or lighting but I think I can see it fading. I don't notice any peeling like pictures on Google will show for peels but it does feel rough. I'll probably use the peel on a larger part of my face Monday night.

I used the lactic peel on the whole right side of my face. I hope I didn't put it on too long. The little section I put on my cheek got two tiny scabs from doing it too long but nothing major. I hope I don't break out even though the section last time didn't.

Ok. I did the peel on the entire left side of my face. I am so glad this peel doesn't break me out. It didn't on the right side. I still don't feel dry skin on the right side. I don't want to say if it has worked yet after only one peel. I read in the packet that came with the peel that it's fine to do it once every week so I plan on doing that.
I'm still taking 200 mg of zinc a day. I have been taking it for a very long time but I don't really see a production of less oil. I'm still as oily as ever but I don't break out that often anymore.

If you have never done a peel before and wonder how it feels, it feels tingly and prickly. I used a damp towel with my spring water on it so I didn't have to use my tap water and the towel made me feel every prick on my skin but I got used to it. You can sort of feel it after you wash your face but it goes away. I don't experience peeling even with a 55% lactic peel and I would say my skin is sensitive.

I bought 100 percent pure's white tea rose toner. I always wanted that and finally caved in and bought it. I should be getting it in the mail soon.

This post has been edited by acnejean: Nov 19 2009, 01:18 PM