Melodie

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I came across some homemade skincare and discovered some great stuff that has made a huge improvement on my skin in a weeks time! As far as my skin,I dont have severe acne anymore,its pretty mild mainly just around my period I get some bad inflamed spots. Along with that Ive been having really dry bumpy skin and it had been really bothering me. Anyway this mask I used now 3 times in the last week has worked miracles. All you need is honey,olive oil,sugar and apple cider vinegar mix ingrediants in bowl til it is a sticky consistency and apply to face using gentle circular motions, I leave it on a few minutes then rinse. After the mask I use a homemade toner apple cider vinegar diluted with water 50/50 you can also add a teaspoon of olive oil. This is a great all natural treatment,it moisturizes your skin,exfoliates and helps reduce redness and acne and even slightly improve scarring over time! Try it out let me know how it works for you! Its made my skin so soft and smooth!

Hey girls,I need some help,I will soon be 29 and my skin has definatly changed,I used to be able to wear all kinds of foundation whether it be cover girl or loreal.Well the only makeup I found that doesnt break me out is physicians formula but it makes my skin look gross and dry and bumpy and makes me look wrinkly even though Im not!What is a good make up that will not cause break outs and looks nice and smooth?

It would be a sin if I didnt come back here to share my success with everyone. I basically figured out on my own through much hours of research and trial and error how to get rid of my acne. I'll try to make a long story short and get right to how clear your skin. A little about my acne problem, my acne actually started at 18 from 18 to 22 it was horrifying and really bad, I had used every thing under the sun, proactiv worked for a while but in the end made the acne worse and dried out my skin. Well here I am now I will be turning 28 in January and my skin looks great, I only get maybe one spot around my period but most of the time my face is clear and I look good without makeup. Luckily I dont have much scarring because I did have severe cystic acne a couple years ago all over my face and my jaw area. I only have one indented scar but it is not noticable only to me. Anyway hers what I learned, we all have sensitive skin!!! Even men, most products for acne are loaded with chemicals and fragrance and are way to irritating to the skin. I think I tried every acne product known to man and none ever gave me good long lasting results and most made the acne and dryness even worse. So I quit using topicals, I slowly cut them out of my routine to where I was using nothin but cetaphil to help remove eye makeup and mineral powder. I only wash my face at night now and not even every night. Honestly it took a while atleast a few months of not using topicakls to see the acne going away. It takes time for the skin to shed and renew and recover from the topicals!! If I knew then what I know know I would of never suffered with acne. A lot of people will say its not the makeup or its not the face wash and then you start to go crazy because you wonder why the hell do I have acne then? If you have acne only on your face something you are putting on your face is causing it! Whether its makeup or face wash or shaving cream!!! I have a life now, I had such bad acne I wouldnt even leave my house and slowly over the past 2 years since my skin has cleared up I got my life back. It will take time but if you start using gentle healthy things on your skin over time the acne will fade more and more!!!! The only things I have used on my face are cetaphil face wash and lotion,acv,aloe vera gel, and now a month ago I started using Loreal Transformance cause it has antiaging benefits with vitamin c. Ofcourse drinking water,eating mostly healthy, and vitamins help as well, they help in not only keeping your skin clear but in healing scars as well. I just had to share my story, Im so happy to have my life back and be able to look in the mirror and say I look good today!!!! If I can help anyone, feel free to contact me. Good luck and god bless everyone I know your pain all to well but you can have clear skin ACNE CAN BE CURED!!!!!!!

I guess this would have to do with the emotional effects of acne. I just neede to get this off my mind. Anyways, my fiance does not understand how bad acne has screwed me up. I am basically clear now but I had very bad acne off and on the past almost 7 years. I've been with my fiance for 3 years. He's seen my skin clear and at it's worst. I try to hide my pain but I have cried in front of him about how bad acne bothered me. Anyway because of acne I've become very antisocial. I only go out if my skin looks decent or if it's an emergency. Anyway he really flipped out on me sunday cause he said I never spend time with his family but yet I always spend time with mine. Actually we see his family more than mine. He thinks I hate his mom cause I don't want to be best friends with her, even though I see his mom every holiday and a few times a week. I don't hate his mom but I don't confide in her and she always expects us to go away with her and my mans step dad. I don't feel comfortable around her, I tried to explain to her how bad my acne botheres me and she laughed at me like I'm nuts or something. Last summer my man and I were planning on getting married but he had a broken leg and on top of it my face was broken out soo bad I really couldn't even hide it with makeup. I tried to tell her I'd rather wait til better timing and that i was very upset about my skin and how I want to feel good about myself on my wedding day, well that's when she laughed at me. Anyway I'm not saying his mom or him are the worst people in the world but I always listen to his moms issues and try to sympathize but I feel they just completly brush my feelings off as nothing. They always want me to hang out at the bar, which I do even though I don't drink or want to go there. I don't know what to do. I'm so tried of trying to explain myself!