OMG!!!!! U GUYS MUST TRY THIS!!

my aesthetician is just AWESOME!!! I had gone in for my second Silk Peel and we were talking abt various skin care mistakes for acne-prone skin... she told me that all u need for those red marks to go away is follow these simple rules.

morning...

1) cleanse with a mild cleanser for sensitive skin.

she says the concept of oily skin and using oily skin products for acne is wrong! oily skin products are best tolerated by ppl who have oily skin but free from breakouts. anyone who is doing ANY treatment for acne will have sensitive skin. so hypoallergenic and sensitive skin products are the best bet for them! this is because oily skin products strips of all the oils on skin..so the skin counter-reacts by producing more oil and hence more acne. those with breakout free oily skin...mm...the lucky few..r the only ones to tolerate this..P.Acne bacterium..why do u hate some ppl and leave the others alone??? WHY???

2) exfoliate

avoid all scrubs..no matter how mild they claim to be. but how do we exfoliate, do u ask??? oh thats easy...and DIRT CHEAP too!!! 2 WORDS- BAKING SODA!

she says that she has not come across any acne-prone patients who has benefitted from scrubs. it may work for a while in some...lead to initial happiness..yeah, and then lead to final gloom when breakouts appear from everywhere...even the areas where it was break-out free in the beginning! SO NO SCRUBS PPL .use baking soda instead... just make a paste out of baking soda and water...and massage very gently. wash immediately. u have to do this after cleansing. u may be able to extract some ripe or loose blackheads afterward. hey and never try to squeeze a blackhead if its not ready to come out...u will regret it!

3) tone to balance pH

now that baking soda is basic in nature..something acidic is needed to balance the ph. ANSWER? APPLE CIDER VINEGAR!

use a 1:8 (vinegar:water) solution first and then gradually increase to 1:1 ..never apply it neat. BALANCED pH = BEAUTIFUL SKIN! wash off after 10 mins. dont leave it on.

4) apply ur acne cream..i use the Proactiv BP lotion. i use the amt Dan suggests for beginners...( edit: i switched to Neutrogena on-the-spot now). U can use ANY acne cream which suits ur skin. Dont skip this step.

4) Moisturise with SPF containing moisturiser. I use Cetaphil and it does not break me out. Look for the words sensitive skin, hypoallergenic & non-comedogenic WITH SUN PROTECTION FACTOR when u buy any moisturiser.

5) And for those who apply make-up, use non-acnegenic products containing titanium dioxide or zinc oxide. they r good for the skin too!

evening..

6) cleanse ur face ..( use baking soda and acv only once a day..morning or evening as ur preference)

7) apply a mild protein mask....till date..ive never found a mask that gives as good results as this mask..this is my aesthetician's favourite mask (btw..she has absolutely gorgeous baby-smooth skin and she told me that she had acne in her teens! hard to believe..!)

1 tablespoon of egg-white whipped up + a squeeze of lemon (dont put too much). smooth it over ur face..avoid eye area... wash off in 10 minutes....and look at a NEW REJUVENATED YOU!!

i tried this mask every day for 5 days....its AMAZING...my skin looks so refreshed! And bonus point is that done everyday...this will make the red-spots VANISH!!!

8) Apply ur acne cream before bed.

THATS IT!! JUST 8 STEPS FOR A HUGE BOOST IN YOUR CONFIDENCE!!

I am not kidding...there is a HUGE difference in my red-spots after just 5 days of this routine. I am going to stick to this routine. U guys ABSOLUTELY MUST TRY THIS.....

i will be glad to answer any questions regarding this....

TAKE CARE ALL OF YOU!!

Got my Silk Peel done!

Today i got my first Silk Peel done. The results are not extraordinary but im not disappointed.

Differences I see on my skin:

1)My face is unbelievably smooth. My skin has never felt this silky, ever! Thing is I had a rough texture with all that acne healing, scab forming and all. now it really feels great.
2)I had tiny pores before...and im amazed that most of them r like, GONE!
3)I had hyperpigmentation. Silk Peel has really evened out my skin tone.
4)No reddening or swelling of skin. Just a nice healthy glow. (but this may vary if u have delicate skin. I have tough skin.)
5)Appearance of red marks have improved. They r not gone...but i think when my hyperpigmentation improved, they look better.

Im doing it again next Monday and Thursday. Lets see how i feel after the 3rd. Then u guys can think abt asking ur derm abt this.

Actually more than the Silk Peel, Im happy abt something i found out yesterday. Finally,I have ANSWERS! I found out why i am having skin problems. Here's my story.

http://www.acne.org/messageboard/forums.html...t=0#entry379690

take care all of u.

Finally, I found out the cause for my acne..

My acne.org friends who r reading this post, i request u all to have the patience to read this carefully. My hope is that this can help anyone who has passed their teens and are still suffering from unexplained acne. most of u browse the scar forum, so i decided to write in here.

okay, let me start from the beginning. March 2004. I had gone for a physical. The nurse practitioner was checking my thyroid and she said she felt that my thyroid is a little enlarged. She asked me to get a check-up done just to be on the safe side. Well, i had a lot of things going on at that time and i really dint bother much abt it. Shortly after this, I got pregnant. I was devastated when I miscarried. They had to do a D&C on me. To top all the emotional suffering, my doctor said they could not explain my miscarriage. And added that, 'its something that just happens'. I believed it.

Finally i decided to get my thyroid tested. Today, we got the results. My endocrinologist told me that I have HYPOTHYROIDISM. I cried and cried and cried. I was devastated. Because i will have to take a pill every morning for the rest of my life. Because i was experiencing almost all the symptoms incl.g depression for a long time and i was just treating the SYMPTOMS without knowing the underlying CAUSE. And most of all, because i know why i miscarried and i know why i have acne.

I was the object of ridicule for many yrs, because of these symptoms. But i forgive everyone who has hurt me coz they were just saying it for my good and of course, they did not know that i had this problem. neither did i.

Fatigue..drowsiness even after sleeping thru the night
weakness, feeling run down and sluggish
Im not over-weight but i have difficulty losing weight when i do put on some extra pounds
brittle hair
Dry, rough pale skin (scaly skin on my legs)
Cold intolerance (can't tolerate the cold like everyone else)...i was mocked a lot for this
Constipation
inability to concentrate..loss of motivation
Depression
Irritability
impaired Memory and difficulty in thinking...i always thought it was coz i dint pay enuf attention and i blamed myself for it
difficulty concentrating, brain fog
confusion
poor reflexes...my husband would make fun of me when he throws his car keys and i fail to catch it.
miscarriage
acne

if any of u feel that u have these symptoms, please please, have ur thyorid checked...hypothyroidism is very common and its likely that ur acne is because of this. I have started taking Levoxyl from today and im hoping to God that when my hormone levels are normal, that will put an end to this suffering from acne. though i need to continue this medicine for life, one solace wd be to know that i've succeeded in finding out the cause for my acne and rather than treating the symptoms, i am now treating its underlying cause.

Take care, all of u. We all deserve to live looking our best and its upto us to take the steps to reach that goal. I am filled with mixed feelings now. I dont know what relieves me more...the fact that i found out the reason for my acne or the hope that Levoxyl will change my life for the better and make me a healthier person, inside and outside, mentally and physically.

HOPE. Its a wonderful thing. Its what always keeps me going.

HEARD OF SILK PEEL???????

hey guys...anyone tried the silk peel? its supposed to be something new...its deeper than microdermabrasion and uses a diamond tip instead of crystals. Whats fascinating abt this new procedure is that along with removing the outer layer of ur skin to whisk away years of dull build-up, Silk Peel treatments include impregnating the skin with cosmeceuticals to moisturize your skin or to treat acne! used for fine lines and wrinkles as well as Sun damage, Superficial scars, Uneven skin tones, Acne and acne scarring.

AND YOU KNOW THE BEST PART?
Its SAFE for all skin types and colors including Asian and African-American skin!

check this out!

http://www.4emed.com/emed-aboutsilkpeel.htm
http://www.sandiegolipo.com/pages/f_peels.htm

HAS ANYONE TRIED THIS BEFORE?

This is what my derm is going to do on me this coming Monday. I am very excited!!! Has anybody done this???????

DO UR SCARS DISAPPEAR WHEN STRETCHED?

my derm told me yesterday that i have very shallow box type scarring and no ice-picks or craters at all! and i thought i had all those and more! felt a little better but that does not help me when i look into a mirror and see my cheeks as an after-math of a war-zone! and what a battle that was! anyways im scheduled for microdermabrasion next week.

what interested me the most was that she stretched my skin and said that my skin smoothens out when its stretched...and so the scarring is superficial. She says if microdermabrasion does not give me much results ,she would want me to consider a laser peel on my cheeks alone in a triangular patch( thats where i have the most scars) and then once i heal she wd do a chemical peel for the full face to even out the skin tone. and she says that one laser peel is enuf for me...but if i chose to do microdermabrasion i may need 10-12 and it will cost abt the same.

anyways do u guys think i shd try microderm and see if it makes a difference. ive heard that some ppl notice a big difference in 1-2 sittings...do help me out with ur personal experiences. till then i just hope i am in the right hands