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[claude]

I have some new zits on my forehead and seem to get them in Feb..I do not know why.
I am using Cetaphil and Neutrogena BP2.5 and wait about 20 minutes and apply either Neutrogena Deep wrinkle cream with Retinol or Nivea Healthy skin face cream..I am wondering if I should not even use a moisrizer cause nothing is working..Maybe BP is no good for it. Should I apply Vit c serum 10%?
Help

[A-Shizzle]

In my opinion Neutrogena is crap and you should look for other products.
I only moisturize when I'm going to put powder on or if I start getting dry patches-which is pretty rare these days.
If you are looking for a good moisturizer look into Complex 15 at www.drugstore.com
It's hypoallergenic and noncom..uh whatever it is that wont clog pores.

[claude]

hey..I am kind of thinking this Neutrogena may be causing more hard then good. 3 days now and seems more red and more bumps and irritated. Itches too. I am now trying a sacylic acid based version of Clean & Clear. I am in Europe and they do not offer OTC BP versions. I am told this sacilic acid version is even better. I will know after a few days of use to compare..
I was at a pharmacy over here and was tempted to buy Eucerin Hydrobalance moisturizer but it was expensive..I looked on back and it says made by Nivea..I do not think it could be that different..

[claude]

that Neutrogena is crap..I stop using and my skin does not itch and less enflamed.

[BonitoBot]

Neutrogena is crap. Anything you buy from the average store is crap, it's full of rubbish. Not to mention the adverts ("Hey, look at me! I'm a stunning teenage model and I've got terrible blackheads - can't you see them? Look, now I'm using Neutrogena clean and clear or whatever it's called and my non-existent blackheads have miraculously disappeared! Oh my god!") rubbish!

The best thing I ever had for my skin was a four step programme from Dermalogica. I used the Special Cleansing gel twice daily, the Oil Control lotion for during the day, the Active Moist moisturiser at night and the special clearing booster for breakouts (clearing booster has BP in it, amongst other fabulous things). My skin was fantastic when I was using it. Unfortunately, it's quite pricey (the booster costs more than £30 over here - that works out to about $60), so I've had to stop buying it for now, plus I'm on topical treatments from my derm, so I've replaced my day moisturiser and foundation with a tinted moisturiser from Clarins for the SPF because the Isotrex gel makes my skin photosensitive.

[A-Shizzle]

Neutrogena is crap. Anything you buy from the average store is crap, it's full of rubbish. Not to mention the adverts ("Hey, look at me! I'm a stunning teenage model and I've got terrible blackheads - can't you see them? Look, now I'm using Neutrogena clean and clear or whatever it's called and my non-existent blackheads have miraculously disappeared! Oh my god!") rubbish!