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The difference between a man with acne vs a women with acne in getting a date.

The man has to approach 100s of women until one doesn't reject him and say no.

The women just has to get over her insecurity and say yes to the one of 100 men who ask her out on one.

The difference between you and her is that she probably has a fantastic personality which her date found attractive. Seriously, acne or no acne, abs or no abs, I can now see why you have trouble with the ladies. 

Best of luck AmbitiousOne, hope it goes well. Really happy for you!

To find somebody to have a relationship with, you do not (categorically not) have to be very very good looking. I got the idea from the fact that you're making various threads about the fact that acne is stopping you from getting laid. I personally don't think it's your acne, I think it's you (not in a bad way) and the way you present yourself.

You make your life sound completely ruined by having what I consider mild to moderate acne. We are all here for the same reason and there's people here that will read your posts and feel helpless. If anybody is reading this, your life is not over and you have the same chances of meeting somebody and developing a relationship as anybody else.

Your signature says it all. 'Your dead to society'. I certainly am not dead to society, I'm alive and healthy - I just have acne. I've had no trouble developing relationships with people and I can tell you now, I'm not half as attractive as you are. I don't go to the gym, I don't have that 'chiseled' appearance AND I have acne. People I meet see beyond all that. Anybody that shallow wouldn't be worth my time.  

It could be because the scar tissue is pretty tight or simply that the area of skin is still damaged. 2 weeks isn't that long for an acidic burn to heal, even if the out layer of your skin appears healed, it will take a while to get back to normal. 

When I get cold sores (yuck, I know) and it heals, the skin throbs and feels sensitive for at least a month. Give it time

I've ordered acne.org products from the UK with no problems at all. The only main issue is the price. I would recommend just purchasing the acne.org treatment (BP) off amazon and then using another cleanser and moisturiser.

A lot of stores here sell great cleansers and moisturisers. Boots sell Cetaphil products and you can also get  Aveeno moisturisers from supermarkets - both highly recommended by regimen users. 

Hope I was of help

Well said. Except the last sentence which I bolded I don't agree with.

Well. Considering a lot of celebrities undergo quite risky procedures purely to improve their appearance, I don't see why It's inaccurate. Some take drugs to keep them awake, drugs to get them to sleep, drugs to enhance their performances and more drugs just to help them leave their houses. A lot of celebrities have caused accidental overdoses because they can't cope with the lifestyle, but continue to take drugs because their career means more to them than simply getting help. 

The above is just an example and I know all celebrities aren't the same, but there are a lot of celebrities that choose their career over things that really matter. Angelina in this case put her kids and her health first.

Great for blackheads too. If you use the same mixture, apply it to an area with blackheads, put on some tissue paper, then another coat of egg whites, let it dry (it should go hard) and then peel off. You should see all those nasty blackheads stuck on the tissue.

For some women it is almost 100% necessary to have a double-mastectomy because the chances of them getting breast cancer are so high (due to a gene that they carry) that it's almost guaranteed that they will get cancer and only a matter of time before they do. Those that carry the gene are more liable to getting aggressive (fast spreading) forms of cancer that almost 9 times out of 10 kill the individual that inhabits it.

Some women have mothers, aunts, grandmothers and great-grandmothers all which have died in their 40s-50s because they were carriers of this gene. The decision Angelina Jolie made is one that I assume was very difficult, but at the same time very sensible. I take my hat off to her - most high-profile celebrities would chose their careers and appearance over their health.

Definitely acne.org spot treatment, it just keeps with the simplicity of the rest of the acne.org products. Perox-cid sounds a little...scary, like it's some kind of lethal chemical. B.G gel just doesn't cut it either. Keep it simple and to the point

Your results are amazing. What I notice in before and after pics is the pain you can see in the persons eye's in the before pics is no longer present in the after pics. It shows how psychologically damaging acne can be. You look so much happier and your skin is just glowing. 

Can I just ask what being gay has to do with your acne? I'm gay, but I don't think it's any harder for me that it is for anybody suffering from acne. I think everyone wants to go out and have fun, regardless of their orientation. 

You sound very distressed, so I'd firstly recommend you try and relax. Stress equals acne. Go out and have fun with all the gays (and people of any orientation). Why don't you try the acne.org regimen body products? I'm sure it's just as successful on the body as it is on the face. 

Getting free shipping to the UK...or even cheaper shipping would be amazing. I would be MUCH more likely to try the regimen again with all of the products. 

I definitely wouldn't advise selling the products in stores though...I can imagine people that haven't done enough research using way too much BP straight away and burning their face off the first time they use it.

I think keeping it online based ensures that customers do thorough research, watch videos and reviews/tutorials on how to use the regimen. Maybe you should get a UK supplier...I'd do it! I need a job...haha ;-)

I think you have to treat everyone's situation differently. You have to remember that he and myself (I have mild acne) will never know how it feels to have really severe acne and to us having mild acne is just as bad. You can't just disregard his form of acne just because there are others that are worse off. That's like saying to someone who is in the early stages of cancer shouldn't worry because there are others that are terminal. 

I think all acne deserves to be treated the same. Although his may be mild, it is still probably persistent. I have 1-2 pimples every few days, but my skin is very oily in some areas and dry in others. It's also really sensitive and I have to be careful what I can and can't use on my face. Self-esteem and confidence issues also come in to the mix with any kind of acne. 

joga113, I think your form of acne is a perfect candidate for the acne.org regimen and shouldn't take too long to clear up at all. Don't let anyone tell you that your situation isn't as hard as theirs. People can be so selfish, when they could just be supportive and give a helpful answer. 

Thanks for the info. I basically just want to be able to discuss my skin with somebody that understands skin and is educated in that area of medicine. If I went to my GP about my skin he would say it looks fine, which it does, but my skin is overly oily and sensitive most of the time and still acne-prone. If I didn't put extreme effort into keeping it 95% clear, it would be a mess.

I emailed Harley Street Dermatology Clinic and they told me that there's lots of treatments for oily skin, it's just whether NHS doctors would see it that way and think my skin was severe enough to treat it. I sometimes wish I had severe acne so I could get accutane...

I think severe acne and persistent mild acne should be treated exactly the same, not disregarded just because it looks okay. 

Yeah don't worry about it too much. It's not forever.

Remember Dan says on cleanse your face for 10 seconds. Do that, pat dry (maybe for a little longer to get your face dry faster) and then apply BP almost straight away. I'd probably wait at least 4-5 minutes before putting on the moisturiser, but you could brush your teeth or something in that time or style your hair (if you do). 

I have OCD too, but just try and enjoy your trip without thinking too much about your skin! Remember, stress is a key factor when it comes to acne. 

The regimen isn't for everyone, it certainly wasn't for me. I have highly sensitive skin and I went through periods of really flaky and irritated skin. My face felt like it constantly had a crust or hard film of skin over it. I could have probably implemented the AHA to reduce that, but I found that the benefits were not worth the drawbacks.