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Im a hairy guy and I am suspicious that my bacne maybe ingrown hairs. DO they sell a product that helps with this? I get acne only on my shoulders and thats pretty much it. I always thought it was bacne but after years and years of battling this monster, i think it maybe follicultis or ingrown hairs. Anyone recommend some treatment or product for this? I am thinkin about trying the vinegar method. Thanks for anyone recommendation.

First I would like to say that acne is one of the most frustrating problems a person young or old can face. In fact, sometimes they cannot face it. I dont post here much, as I do not have time. However, I always promised myself that If i ever found my cure, that I would let everyone here know what I did to cure myself. I am not promising miracles, but I can say I have tried everything on the over the counter market as well as antiobiotics from a derm. The only thing I never tried is accutane. I never will.


Let me begin by describing my acne in two parts because I had, ( Yes, I said had , both face and bacne) especially on the shoulders.  Face acne was mild to moderate but very persitent and left behind marks. My bacne was severe to moderate with cysts and many nodules at a time. It could be at times, unbearable. Let me get right to it and describe to you both my face and back regime beginning with the face. Be warned, it is quite complicated but not as time consuming as a person may think. It takes me 20 mins in the morning, and 20 at night.

Face

Morning:  A) Shower and Wash With Olay Deep Cleaning face wash that contains no SA or BP. It does contain witch hazel but is very, very, gentle.

               B)Next, I tone with a SA Based toner. I used in the past The natures cure bodyspray with 2% and that worked great. However, it is to small and to expensive to use for a twice a day toner. So now, I am using Clean and clear Deep cleaning Astringent with 2% which works just as great but does burn a bit.
              C) Third, I use a mosturizer that I have grown to love and I recommend to everyone. This is Loreal Mosturizer FUTUR-E. It contains a beta hydroxy to smooth away skin and fade redmarks as well as a pure dose of Vitamin E.

Evening:


A) Shower and Wash with the Olay face wash.
B) Tone using the 2% SA clean and clear toner. ( Wait 15 mins between steps B and C
C) Apply 5% Bp. I love and recommend Nature cures bp. It is by far the most gentle bp i have ever used. It is a bit watred down, but i like it this way. It has aloe very and allantion in it as well.


THIS is all i use for my face. Nothing during the day, or midday. Nothing. It is simple for a reason and not to excessive washing as I think that will make ur skin far wash. I hate bp and Sa washes they are way to harsh for ur face and just exaccerbat the acne problem. Now, to the bacne regimen that I have created.


Back and shoulders regime: Please  use mild to warm water. NoT hot. Cold is ok, if u can handle it.


Morning: A) Simply wash ur back and shoulders in the shower while u do the face wash. Nothing on ur back in the morning.
             B) Use the Toner with 2% Sa on ur back in the morning. This is important at first.


Night: The night portion is more complicated for the back but not much.

A) Wash ur back and shoulders in the shower USING Dial Anti-bacterial soap that has tricolsan in it. Its in the bacne forum and many of u have heard of it. This alone will not cure ur bacne, but it will clean ur back and shoulders which is the essential thing.

B) After leaving the shower, dry urself and apply an Alpha Hydroxy creme to ur back and shoulders focusing on problem areas. I use Natures finest Alpha Hyrdoxy Face cream from Walgreens. It has 8% aha. This may be the most important thing for the bacne as it promotes new skin growth and eliminates the old skin which is problematic

C) After about 15 mins, or whenever the aha is dry, apply 5% on ur back and shoulders and let dry. I use the same bp I use for my face, the natures cure bp.

That concludes the back regime. I give credit to dan for giving me suggestions as his regime has some similarties to mine. I hope that this helps atleast a person out there because I know how much of a pain in the ass acne can be. Goodluck to you all, and I will try to come and visit this thread as much as I can, to answer questions. Best wishes,

I have hardly any pimples but my problem right now is flesh colored pimples! How do I get rid of these? BP ? SA? Also, what causes these guys? There not pimples there just dozens of small skin colored dots. Very odd. Thanks for the help and If anyone wants to know about the regime i used to clear my mild but persistent acne, feel free to ask and I will post. Thanks everyone

Ive been on doxy and mino in the past.



For the past 5 months however, I have not been on any antiobiotics. I was on the following regimen.



Morning: Wash with Sa wash and take 1 nature cure pill
mosturize

Night: Wash with Sa wash and 10% Bp wash. 1 nature cure pill
mosturize

This is the so-called botchla regimen plus I added the pill. My skin cleared about 90% but was never clear completely and the redmark are still there.

The only time I have been completly clear has been when I was on doxy. Mino cleared me up well as well, but not as much as Doxy. Also, I have bacne which has cleared up susbtantially with tanning. Will I be able to continue tanning while taking tetra?

I have no info about tetra so any info is greatly appreciated. What are the sideeffects associated with it? Thanks everyone for taking time to reply

Currently, I am using C&C advantage 2% Sa cleanser with the dual action mosturizer with Sa also. I just purchased the 10% BP recommended in Botchlas regime. Would my C&C work ok with the BP wash? I am currently 80% clear, 4 active pimples really, 1 of them a cyst, but I want totally clearness or close to it. What do you guys think? Thanks in advance for opinions,