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[I'mHeather]

Hi, I'm a 30 year with acne! I've suffered from mild to moderate acne since my teenage years.
I've actually only been to a derm once and only used Tetracycline. Everything else has been OTC stuff...which is obviously not working well. Most things work at first, then stop. I have good success with BP, as it clears up pimples pretty quick but when I use it all over instead of just as a spot treatment I find it dries my skin too much. Though I do use Clean & Clear which is a higher dose so I think I should switch to this stuff I see on here, the gel.
Anyway, I just had a bad breakout for some reason...I can't figure it out. I did out go drinking Friday night and didn't wash my face- but should that equal 6 new bumps?!?! Ugh. Only other things was that I wasn't taking my fish oil over the weekend.
Anyway, I was just reading around here...and thinking.
Would Sea Salt be beneficial? I just remember someone telling me once that all she did to heal her belly button piercing quickly was that she surfed a lot, the Sea Salt healed it in no time she said. I've heard it before too and I was just thinking about it now. I don't want to go on some meds that I know won't be a permanent fix, and will just cost money. But, I do need to do something- and I prefer the more natural (cheaper) approach. Oh, and I will not drink ACV, that just sounds nasty.
So, what do you think? Would a mixture of sea salt and warm water used a few times a day (as a face soak/toner type thing) work? Is this just silly thinking? Maybe I'm grasping...

[Charles_V]

Sea salt has anti bacterial properties if I'm not mistaken. That's why some people put salt on scratches and minor wounds, it disinfects the area. I doubt it would cure any case of acne except the most insignificant ones, but i don't see how it could hurt.

I personally exfoliate with Epsom salt every now and then.