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I agree with coffee causing acne. I'd say it's because of the caffeine but I can't be sure. I'd be interested to see if there's any studies relating to that. I avoid caffeine now because I know coffee breaks me out (not as quickly as you said it does for you but definitely later that day or the morning after). I don't think tea broke me out but I decided to cut it out just in case so I drink rooibos tea now (naturally caffeine free) and I read a few things that say it can help with acne. I think you'd have to drink quite a lot of it though.
(Edit - I did a quick search but can't seem to find any studies looking at whether caffeine causes acne. I might have missed them though.)
It would make sense because coffee has more caffeine than espresso or green tea. I seem to be able to drink small amounts of those just fine. But even one cup of coffee and it's like some sort of threshold has been breached and I'm over my caffeine limit and then BAM--cyst.
I am trying hard to fight my caffeine addiction and only have caffeine here and there. It's so hard! I haven't had any caffeine for a couple days now. I went a month or two a little while back completely caffeine free, but unfortunately I still had acne. So it's apparently one of the many things that flare it up.
I'm doing okay, acne-wise. The infected mess on my chin is slowly healing now that I'm applying BP gel at night. God that stuff just works wonders for anything inflamed and infected. It doesn't help the deep, big, under-the-skin kind as much. But I'll take whatever help I can get. I have two massive ones on my forehead right now. *sigh* One of them really hurts and is giving me a throbbing headache. It sucks. The huge, embarrassing one right on the bridge of my nose between my eyes is STILL there. It's very slowly shrinking so I pray it flattens out soon.
I'm hoping all those are just the aftermath of eating too much dairy and drinking too much caffeine and getting my period all at once. PRAYING I'll see better skin this coming month.
Personal news: We are moving this friday into our own trailer (live in a big apartment building now WHICH SUCKS). Haha it's kind of sad when moving to a trailer park is a step UP for you... lol but it is. I'd rather not live in a park but at least we have our own yard and trees and garden space again finally. Plus a porch to sit outside and get fresh air. It's out in the country too, which is always better for me.
I agree with coffee causing acne. I'd say it's because of the caffeine but I can't be sure. I'd be interested to see if there's any studies relating to that. I avoid caffeine now because I know coffee breaks me out (not as quickly as you said it does for you but definitely later that day or the morning after). I don't think tea broke me out but I decided to cut it out just in case so I drink rooibos tea now (naturally caffeine free) and I read a few things that say it can help with acne. I think you'd have to drink quite a lot of it though.
(Edit - I did a quick search but can't seem to find any studies looking at whether caffeine causes acne. I might have missed them though.)
It would make sense because coffee has more caffeine than espresso or green tea. I seem to be able to drink small amounts of those just fine. But even one cup of coffee and it's like some sort of threshold has been breached and I'm over my caffeine limit and then BAM--cyst.
I am trying hard to fight my caffeine addiction and only have caffeine here and there. It's so hard! I haven't had any caffeine for a couple days now. I went a month or two a little while back completely caffeine free, but unfortunately I still had acne. So it's apparently one of the many things that flare it up.
I'm doing okay, acne-wise. The infected mess on my chin is slowly healing now that I'm applying BP gel at night. God that stuff just works wonders for anything inflamed and infected. It doesn't help the deep, big, under-the-skin kind as much. But I'll take whatever help I can get. I have two massive ones on my forehead right now. *sigh* One of them really hurts and is giving me a throbbing headache. It sucks. The huge, embarrassing one right on the bridge of my nose between my eyes is STILL there. It's very slowly shrinking so I pray it flattens out soon.
I'm hoping all those are just the aftermath of eating too much dairy and drinking too much caffeine and getting my period all at once. PRAYING I'll see better skin this coming month.
Personal news: We are moving this friday into our own trailer (live in a big apartment building now WHICH SUCKS). Haha it's kind of sad when moving to a trailer park is a step UP for you... lol but it is. I'd rather not live in a park but at least we have our own yard and trees and garden space again finally. Plus a porch to sit outside and get fresh air. It's out in the country too, which is always better for me.
Feel your pain on the caffeine thing, Deja. My addiction of choice is soda, and no matter how many times I've attempted to wean myself from it and cut it outta my life completely...I never seem to be able to follow through and I always fall back to my old habits. It's tough! Congrats on the new place. I've lived in multiple trailers in my life (most of them out in the country since I live in West Virginia) and they're really peaceful environments. I lived in an apartment building downtown last year for a few months and that just wasn't for me...had to get back to nature.
Can't stop crying since i woke up...New break outs all over my jaw line, around the mouth and on the ugly cheek. Tomorrow's Valentines day and I'm gonna look like shit... Also there's this gorgeous girl my boyfriend is meeting for language exchange before his studies abroad who makes me feel so much less of myself. I want her to fucking disappear...
Pianina I feel your pain. Hang in there. I know how you feel. I have had many mornings where I wake up and cry because of my acne. Right now I'm fighting one cystic pimple by my chin. I wake up every morning with anxiety over it. It's in the healing stage but still looks horrible. I don't want to go to work. I want to stay inside and hide all day. I never had anxiety but now I do. The sad part is I can't bring it to myself to tell my husband what I feel. I hide my feelings in shame. I feel he would think I was crazy of something.
Feel like crying and laughing at the same time, I'm laughing at my pathetic peice of shit life. I don't even hope my face will get better anymore, I know I will only get disappointed everytime. I feel fuckin trapped in my mind, in my body, I don't even think being clear would cure my fucked up emotions.
I was having a lot of fun these days with my boyfriend and our friends! Decided to just loosen up, be happy and wear make-up, eat whatever I want, go to sleep whenever I want. I was sure that after that my acne will go crazily out of control, but...it didn't. I ate so much junk food yesterday, sweet chocolate candies, spiced nuts, chips, chicken skewers in fatty sauce, while wearing a heavy makeup with skin reviver, concealer, foundation, bronzer...And nothing happened. This morning some of the breakouts seem to be clearing up.
This just makes me wanna screw it all. Seems like positive emotions is the best acne cure.
I am feeling like SHIT. I am physically sick, been that way since last week and my acne sucks. Red bumps all over my face. Whats the point of even trying?
I am feeling like SHIT. I am physically sick, been that way since last week and my acne sucks. Red bumps all over my face. Whats the point of even trying?
I would suggest not taking any supplements with accutane. Also ask ur derm to give a topical to help with the breakouts or else use a b3/niacinamide and b5 serum.
I am feeling like SHIT. I am physically sick, been that way since last week and my acne sucks. Red bumps all over my face. Whats the point of even trying?
Because giving up is not your vocabulary. 
Doing a honey / cinnamon mask right now - so I look ridiculous but I smell really good
Mainly doing it because I haven't done any sort of mask in months and I sort of miss doing them. I don't know if there's really any benefit to it but whatever - I think it's fun making and doing these things at home. Also I just have it on the affected areas so I can't see my acne - just patches of clear (although scarred) skin - which actually makes me feel a little better.
Hi everyone. I survived my move.
Our trailer is awesome! I actually liked it better when we got here than I did when we were looking at it/deciding. Plenty of room for all our stuff plus some extra space, soooo nice compared to the cramped apartment we had before. It snowed today and was so nice just sitting peacefully in my new kitchen watching the snowflakes fall.
Now I just have to get back to working so I can pay rent, haha.
Skin wise, things are pretty much the same but at least the move took my mind off it for a while. I have one big active cyst, plus some other small, painful ones. The breakouts seem to be following their normal patterns, worsening during ovulation, right before my period and then again on the second or third day of my period. It's just bullshit... so sick of it. I have been doing chemical peels but it's doing nothing to stop the cysts from forming. It does make my skin nicer overall but it's very painful when your skin is dried out from BP, so I'm thinking I'm going to go ahead and start the actual regimen (I was just using BP but not following the regimen) and try to get my skin better for a while with reduced stress and more exercise + the regimen, and then hopefully get clear for this spring and summer and then slowly lessen my amount of BP until i can start doing chemical peels again. It sucks because I love the chemical peels. but I need to focus on what I know works to help stop the breakouts.