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I'm 25 now and I started taking birth control pills back when I was 19 because I would get migraines and terrible cramps, I always had mild to moderate acne (non-cystic) throughout high school which I contribute also to wearing cheap makeup and sweating a lot from sports and not being able to wash it off right away. My gyno tried ortho tri-cyclin first an...
melmel87
Member Since 11 Jul 2009Offline Last Active Today, 03:06 PM
About Me
Current regimen:
8000 Vitamin A, B-50, 1000mg C, 4000 iu D3, 250 iu Vit E, 800mcg folic acid
Grapeseed extract 1-2x a day
Minimal grains
only dairy I eat is yogurt
lots of water
no caffeine
Morning:
basis for sensitive skin
mario badescu special cucumber lotion (contains cucumber and sulphur)
cerave w/spf 30 or tinted moisturizer
Evening:
basis for sensitive skin
mario badescu seaweed night cream
Sometimes use .05% tazorac for red marks
Makeup brand currently using:
Bare minerals and clinique
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- Group Veteran Members
- Active Posts 326
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- Member Title melle
- Age 25 years old
- Birthday September 17, 1987
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Gender
Female
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Location
Michigan
Blog Entries
melanie's Blog > Stopping Birth Control Pill
Posted 20 May 2013
melanie's Blog > Caffeine Gives Me Cysts
Posted 22 March 2013
So, near the end of december I had a very stressful day at work and felt a cyst coming (and I have gotten cysts over the years, like one or two every couple months), over the course of the next few months I kept getting cystic acne along my jawline and under it. I kept going back to the dermatologist to get them injected and slathering on topicals. I eat...
melanie's Blog > My Story
Posted 08 February 2013
Well my "journey" with acne has pretty much been my whole life, a good portion of it anyways. Right when I came out of my mother I was blessed with acne on my cheeks. My grandma said the same thing happened with my father so you can already guess I have my father's skin. The acne as a newborn left small scars on my cheeks, they just look like large pores...