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[lovepinkkx17]

i've seen a lot of people find a way out of acne with a lot of natural treatments. i do some, but most of them that i've tried haven't really been working for me.

anyway, i've decided to go back to using a gentle 2% SA product. i used it for a whole year and my face was extremely clear, like almost no pimples. i also didn't have my period when i was using the product.

before i started using it last year, i had so many flesh colored pimples on my forhead and on my nose&my face was always really oily. the product seemed to help a lot, almost 100%. and keep in mind that the acne i was just describing was extremely mild.

In september, when i was first pmsing, i broke out with a lot more pimples than i normally get and i thought that maybe i needed to switch products. ever since i switched products, my acne has grown gradually worse, &it's still mild, but it's a lot worse than what i started out with. i still feel really self-conscious about it.

now, my pimples are different than the ones i had before i started using that SA product. they're bigger and redder, so do you think that the product is going to work differently now that my skin is a little different?
you know how i said before about how pimpley&oily my forhead was? well now, there's almost no pimples there, so i'm pretty sure the results from the product are permanent, but not completely obviously. because everyone gets a big one once in a while.

when you get your period i know it's clear that your face is getting worse becase of pms, but shouldn't you start to clear up after? in other words: in my case, shouldn't i be as clear as i was last year as the days when i don't have my period?

& one more question: as i said before, a lot of people have found natural cures to clear there acne. has anyone had any success with a product that's not completely natural that contains SA?

Here's an organized list of all of the questions i asked:

1. Do you think that the product is going to work differently now that my skin is a little different?
2. In my case, shouldn't i be as clear as i was last year as the days when i don't have my period?
3. Has anyone had any success with SA?

Acne Tip:
Don't drink 20 minutes before a meal.
Don't drink anything during a meal.
Don't drink anything 1-2 hours after a meal.
It's supposed to clear up most of your acne, it can't hurt!

The reason why this is:
Liquid slows down your digestion, so if you don't drink before, during, or after a meal, your food can go where it needs to go instead of going other places that can cause clogged pores. i'm pretty sure this is why, sorry if i'm wrongg!!

thanks so much for reading this!
replies are greatly appreciatedd!!!!

[lovepinkkx17]

answers anyone???

no one ever answers my questions

[willow569]

i've seen a lot of people find a way out of acne with a lot of natural treatments. i do some, but most of them that i've tried haven't really been working for me.

anyway, i've decided to go back to using a gentle 2% SA product. i used it for a whole year and my face was extremely clear, like almost no pimples. i also didn't have my period when i was using the product.

before i started using it last year, i had so many flesh colored pimples on my forhead and on my nose&my face was always really oily. the product seemed to help a lot, almost 100%. and keep in mind that the acne i was just describing was extremely mild.

In september, when i was first pmsing, i broke out with a lot more pimples than i normally get and i thought that maybe i needed to switch products. ever since i switched products, my acne has grown gradually worse, &it's still mild, but it's a lot worse than what i started out with. i still feel really self-conscious about it.

now, my pimples are different than the ones i had before i started using that SA product. they're bigger and redder, so do you think that the product is going to work differently now that my skin is a little different?
you know how i said before about how pimpley&oily my forhead was? well now, there's almost no pimples there, so i'm pretty sure the results from the product are permanent, but not completely obviously. because everyone gets a big one once in a while.

when you get your period i know it's clear that your face is getting worse becase of pms, but shouldn't you start to clear up after? in other words: in my case, shouldn't i be as clear as i was last year as the days when i don't have my period?

& one more question: as i said before, a lot of people have found natural cures to clear there acne. has anyone had any success with a product that's not completely natural that contains SA?

Here's an organized list of all of the questions i asked:

1. Do you think that the product is going to work differently now that my skin is a little different?
2. In my case, shouldn't i be as clear as i was last year as the days when i don't have my period?
3. Has anyone had any success with SA?

Acne Tip:
Don't drink 20 minutes before a meal.
Don't drink anything during a meal.
Don't drink anything 1-2 hours after a meal.
It's supposed to clear up most of your acne, it can't hurt!

The reason why this is:
Liquid slows down your digestion, so if you don't drink before, during, or after a meal, your food can go where it needs to go instead of going other places that can cause clogged pores. i'm pretty sure this is why, sorry if i'm wrongg!!

thanks so much for reading this!
replies are greatly appreciatedd!!!!

My initial thoughts:

1&2. It is possible your acne has just gotten worse (even though you are using the same product as before). Sometimes this just happens as hormones change. It might be that your skin has adapted to the salicyclic product, and now you just need something a little stronger. For many people, the first stages of acne are mild (noninflamed spots on the forehead and nose), which then often progresses to more extensive acne problems on other areas of the face, and also inflamed acne (which it sounds like you are getting now).

The inflamation is caused by bacteria - in addition to your salicyclic product, you might add something like Benzoyl Peroxide to kill the bacteria. The DKR regimen section of this board might be something for you to take a look at - it might be a good regimen for you. You can also just try your own regimen, adding a 5% BP product to what you are already using.

3. I think salicylic works well to unclog pores, but it doesn't do anything to kill bacteria, so by itself it may not be able to control inflamed acne. I used to use a neutrogena salicylic product, and it used to work well - but it stopped working for me.