Ripon10

My daughter was tested and found to have mildly higher levels of testosterone.  She has been battling with acne for several years.  The endocrinologist who I spoke with about the results said she could not prescribe spironlactone unless my daughter had excessive hair growth (which she does not) or was over 18.

 

I'm just wondering if anyone is taking spironlactone who is younger than 18 (my daughter is 15-1/2) with success, and if you had any severe side effects from it.  Also was it prescribed from your dermatologist, regular doctor, gynecologist, etc? 

 

Thank you.

This should be on their contact us page but it's not. So there it is.

I purchased Dan's jojoba oil some time back because he really likes it.  Back then I tried it twice and it seemed to break me out.  If you look on the reviews, it's not uncommon for people to say they are breaking out from it.

So it's been some time, and I decided to give the jojoba another chance.  I honestly don't remember which moisturizer I was using at the time I tried it back then, and I'm wondering if my moisturizer had something to do with my breakout.  I also think I may have been using too much for my skin.  I have combinaton skin.  It's not dry or flakey.  Back then I would use 2-3 drops of jojoba.

So I have reintroduced jojoba back into my moisturizer these past few weeks.  I started by adding barely a drop and have worked up to about a drop and a half, which I'm happy with.  I have not noticed any new breakouts.  My skin feels softer.  Additionally, I use mineral powder foundation, which can look cakey if your skin is dry.  I've noticed with the extra moisture, my makeup looks smoother/more natural.

The reason I'm posting this is because I know there are a lot of people who have tried jojoba and it's seemed to have broken them out.  It may be worth a second look or change of use for people who are really fighting dryness.  I read how some people use 6 to 7 drops of it, and I think, wow, not only would I look extremely shiny, I can't imagine needing that much.  I've tried it in my hair a few times and still have to work on getting the correct amount.  I have a lot of hair and so I used five or six drops one day, and my hair was a greasy mess.  

I think having excess oil sitting on your skin could cause a breakout.  So finding the amount you can use may take a few tries.