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Lucia Carmine

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9 Jun 2009

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Struggling with my picky skin

Hi everyone

I've been struggling with what I thought of as acne for 8 years now. I've overcome the horrible stages when I started to use organic facial masks and such but I have a weird pattern I would like to bring up and possibly seek help from all of you

I had to switch moisturizers and cleansers many many times (every 2 months or so) because the effects of them start to fade away with time. At first, it would work really well, then it would not work well and make it worse... It's been bothering me so I went online, researched, and tried to switch to organic products too. Apparently, chemical or organic doesn't matter for my skin.

Some of the moisturizers, they would ball up (as if they've solidified) when I rub my skin... It's not a pleasant feeling and usually that's associated with feeling like there's a "layer" of moisturizer on my skin. Even when they don't cause whiteheads, I just don't want them to be "balling up" and come off as "goo" when I rub my face.

Then there's the problem of whiteheads. I tried to stay away from heavy moisturizers as I thought it would be the cause of whiteheads. My whiteheads are always on my upper cheeks (diagonal to my eyes). To get rid of them, I've tried salicylic acid (Neutrogena and all) but they don't seem to be doing the job.. .. .. .. ..

So my question are,
1. What could be the reason for some moisturizer to "ball up" when I rub my skin?
2. Does BP 2.5% work relatively well for sensitive/acne prone skin?
3. Would rather "dry" condition for my skin cause whiteheads to form easier?

I think I would have more questions but those are probably more important to me right now than anything else. If any of you have any suggestions, please let me know... I need all the help I can get

I think I'm very near to being clear and I'd like to get there ASAP!