I've been "on" this for 2.5 weeks now and each day im getting better.My oil is about 40% of the oil i would have 5 hours after a shower couple months ago.

So i was sitting infront of the mirror looking my crappy face and i was wondering when did all this started,i went to the bedroom and relaxed..i wanted to know when and under what conditions my acne started.I knew it wasnt bad food,masturbation or genes cause my bro is fucking fat and i know why he locks himself in his room everynight (and he is clear)! .So i tried to remember,i know it all started with some blackheads on my nose..and then it hit me like a 2ton boulder,back then my mom told me i should shower everyday and wash my face,something i havent stopped doing since.That moment i thought of my bro who takes a shower twice a week or less,i was like wtf?.I puzzled a little bit more and came to the conclusion that we dont fight acne logically,and what i mean by that.Its a fact that sebum oil causes acne,and that oil is produced to keep the skin moist etc,humans are a highly adaptable species,and so if we dry up our skin every 5-6 hours or whatever our bodies will learn to respond faster,so producing huge amounts of oil in short time.

So i did a little experiment,i didnt shower or wash my face for 3days and 3nights.
While simultaneously eating huge amounts of sugars,fats and masturbating 3 times a day.At this point most of you will say that that was a BAAD move.By the end of day 2 my face was almost dripping oil..i had to resist washing it,i did brake out 3 times with about 5-6 whiteheads each time BUT by the end of day 3 they ALL healed,some were healing in 12hrs or so.All the red marks were fading etc.So fast forward to day 4 (today) I took a shower in the morning,i turned the shower head so the water would come down in 1 uniform stream (cause i believe all that high pressure and multiple streams dry your face).I washed my face with only water and without touching it.I still have oily face but its getting better and i intend to shower like this once every 2 days until my face gets to a point where it stops producing oil.I know this type of "cure" is radical but who would believed some decades ago that penicillin would actually be bacteria .


My dogs skin gets crappy too if it takes more than a bath/week.You know what they say less is actually more.

I actually have a question about using just water.

Sometimes it feels that water is a bit too drying for my sensitive skin and it got me thinking that whenever I had a sensitive spot, my mother would tell me to put a compress of chamomile tea on it.

Would washing your face with chamomile tea get the same results as water or maybe better/worse?

(When talking about tea I mean two different ways of how it could be viewed: 1. tea that has the herbs brewing for about 5min or so; 2. tea that is actually just hot water which quickly ran through the herbs and doesn't soak them in hot water for long.)

I also think that it might be due to tea PH level being a bit more acidic than water PH. And since our skin PH is around 5.5 then perhaps herbal tea strips even less of the oils?

Another question I have is about taking off make-up.

Since i am a girl and one that loves putting on make-up at that (just light-ish make-up: no foundation, light powder, eyeshadow base, eyeshadow, mascara, eyeliner) I was wondering on what is the best way to remove make-up without hindering the "do-nothing" regimen too much.

Would light washing gel for sensitive skin be too harsh in the evenings? Or perhaps just try and use jojoba oil to remove make-up? Or maybe just go with the usual chemical make-up removers?

Btw, it seems like Alex has been banned(mentioned somewhere around 20+ page), but his profile says his "last seen" was around May 2008. Hmm..

Please post this in my thread An Experiment (Long) for me:

"Hi guys, i just checked my old e-mail account and got alot of e-mails about replies to this thread. I stopped posting (..years ago) because my posting rights had been revoked by a mod, this happened because i was fed up with the whiners in the psych forum (dunno if it still exists) and posted, admitedly, inappropriate responses.I'm willing to post my story from the point that was interrupted as long as you guys can talk to some mods so i can post again.

PS: I don't know if my e-mail is visible but girls (17-27 yo) can add me to msn
PPS: I've been clear since mid 2005 or something (can't really remember..)
PPPS: I don't know if i'll respond to pms

AlexAlmighty"