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[joylovepeace]

I REALLY need to know.
I eat right, no sugar or bad carbs lots of fruits veggies etc.
I take lots of supplements.
I dont pick.
My acne is sooo minimal, just small whiteheads and blackheads.


Why am I so scar prone?
What can I do to prevent scarring so that I can try more invasive methods to remove existing scars?

Help!

[Alex12]

I often ask myself the same question...

[user]

mandelic acid can help acne go away quick / not scar.

Also applying manuka oil to the acne while it active and after, followed by emu oil.

[animegirle]

Also applying manuka oil

Where do you purchase your manuka oil? Thanks!

[WendyTwendy]

I REALLY need to know. 
I eat right, no sugar or bad carbs lots of fruits veggies etc.
I take lots of supplements.
I dont pick. 
My acne is sooo minimal, just small whiteheads and blackheads.


Why am I so scar prone?
What can I do to prevent scarring so that I can try more invasive methods to remove existing scars? 

Help!

I guess, blame your mom and dad (genes). I always blame them, just for fun.

[tj101]

Retin-A, Accutane? Perhaps? I didn't have any scars until I started using Retin-A. I know some swear by it, but that f'ing piece of S caused me to scar. Even after I stopped using it, it left my skin prone to scarring.

I noticed that using emu oil or Vitacilina(similar to Neosporin) did prevent scars. Especially the latter.

[joylovepeace]

tj101

Retin-a does the same to me.
Are you still scarring? I would hate to thinks its effects are everlasting.

[ptownguy]

I noticed that using emu oil or Vitacilina(similar to Neosporin) did prevent scars. Especially the latter.

Does emu oil clog up pores? I put some on awhile ago and it made my skin too greasy and oily where u could see your reflection on my forehead.

[tj101]

joylovepeace, very little, if you don't get zits, you can't get scars. I do get 1-2 very, very small zits(virtually invicible)/month and maybe a moderate one(the ones that tends to scar) once/3 months. All thanks to the vit B5 regimen. But like I said before, applying Vitacilina greatly reduces chances of scarring.

Anyway, as far as the effects of Retin-A go, I hope they only last a few years. I've been off that s for about 2½ and my skin still tends to scar very easily if not treated properly.

I know this is definetely due to Retin-A. When I was in my teens(I'm 22 now), I remember getting big cysts once in a while and sometimes I would pick on them, but they always went away very fast without leaving any scars, but once I started using Retin-A all that changed.


ptownguy, not at all. I use it almost everyday. Maybe it has something to do with the quality of the emu oil. Again, I used to have very oily skin, but since taking B5 that's changed.

[781]

Retin-A, Accutane? Perhaps? I didn't have any scars until I started using Retin-A. I know some swear by it, but that f'ing piece of S caused me to scar. Even after I stopped using it, it left my skin prone to scarring.

I noticed that using emu oil or Vitacilina(similar to Neosporin) did prevent scars. Especially the latter.

yup retin-a blows, i use to be so abusive to my acne b4 retina and never get a scar, but after using it for 6months i'm paranoid of even touching my acne for fear it will scar

[joylovepeace]

Thanks for the reply. Hey I looked up the Vitacilina and it says
"(Neomicina y retinol)"

I think this means it contains retinol. Which I believe it a derivative of retin-a. :-k

[ptownguy]

ptownguy, not at all. I use it almost everyday. Maybe it has something to do with the quality of the emu oil. Again, I used to have very oily skin, but since taking B5 that's changed.

i think i might start using the emu oil again, should i use it before or after my proactiv regime?

[OursFan]

The only way to totally prevent acne scarring is to prevent acne.
Some people are prone to scarring.
Make sure that you properly disinfect pimples, and use products that promote healing such as:
- neosporin
- polysporin
- manuka honey
- spenco 2nd heal
- etc....

[Miserable]

SO if Retin-A makes your skin prone to scarring , then does that mean any product with retinol will make your skin scar from zits?

I am thinking about getting the Green Cream Retinol treatment which is said to have the hoghest percentage of Retinol 6%.
I don't want tp get it if it is going to make my skin more prone to scarring.

I don't have active acne OR Moderate Acne.
I get the occasional whitehead but thats about it.

[fromchicago]

Neosporin!

[Amoira]

At what point do you apply the neosporin? When the zit is forming or when it is done spewing?

[OursFan]

when it's "done spewing" is when you put it on.
what a way to describe it though. :lol:

[tj101]

joylovepeace, I didn't know Vitacilina contained Retinol, I just found out Vitamin A Palmitate=Retinol.
This is the list of ingredients from the tube of Vitacilina I have:
***********
Active Ingredients:
Each gram contains-5mg of Neomycin Sulfate(equivalent to 3.5mg Neomycin)

Inactive Ingredients:
Petrolatum, Lanolin, Vitamin A Palmitate, Methylparaben, Propylparaben.
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...and this is what the carton says:

Vitacilina contains as active principles Neomycin Sulfate(antibiotic) and Vitamin A Palmitate. One of its multiple therapeutic uses is to fight skin infections caused by bacteria. And on the other hand, Vitamin A aids mainly in the regeneration of epithelial cells and also it has been attributed anti-infective propeties because it makes skin stronger. Even some skin disorders respond to a cutaneous treatment with Vitamin A.
For all the aforementioned, Vitacilina is an antiseptic of cutaneous application extremely useful in the treatment of skin infections, wound and burns because it fights infections, it prevents them, and it makes skin more resistant and aids to regenerate it.
************

anyway, I don't think Retinol causes scarring. Au contraire, it is used to help eliminate scars. The active ingredient in Retin-A is Tretinoin, and I think that's what causes scar prone skin. tretinoin(Retin-A), isotretinoin(Accutane), and Retinol are vitamin A derivatives, but they're not the same.

Retinol, on the other hand, can cause break outs in acne prone skin. But if you take vit B5, that should really help and that'll allow you to use products containing Retinol, such as SuperCop to help reduce acne scars.

[Amoira]

when it's \"done spewing\" is when you put it on. 
what a way to describe it though.  :lol:

I was afraid to say "or after I am done popping".. ack don't throw anything.. I have such a hard time leaving them alone when I know I can speed up the process. :-$

[joylovepeace]

tj101
Great info, thanks so much.
I dont think our neosporin has retinol in it. It doesnt seem to prevent scars for me. How long are you all appling the neopsorin after a pimple eruption? Once a day until it heals? Twice a day?
I usually just apply it for a day or two after.