On 8/2/2012 at 3:03 AM, nfamousjade said:

On 8/2/2012 at 12:49 AM, Murph89 said:

On 8/1/2012 at 11:30 AM, nfamousjade said:

On 8/1/2012 at 11:21 AM, Murph89 said:

On 8/1/2012 at 8:43 AM, nfamousjade said:

On 8/1/2012 at 3:02 AM, Murph89 said:

On 8/1/2012 at 1:06 AM, nfamousjade said:

On 8/1/2012 at 12:40 AM, Murph89 said:

On 7/31/2012 at 12:28 PM, nfamousjade said:

Had an amazing weekend with my bf! Felt great to not worry about my skin even tho my face was a mess plus I got a huge pimple. The great thing is, my bf doesn't care. I couldnt be more lucky. Ordered my black soap last night, should be receiving it soon. Doing my turmeric mask daily, need these marks to go away! Peace.

Which black soap did you order? African I hope!

Definitely! I'm excited to try it! Heard it works wonders on acne and acne scars just what i need! What brand are you using?

Nubian heritage. I can buy it from stores here in NYC. I really need to exfoliate. I have some really rough spots on my cheeks. I picked up some sugar. I'm going to use it tonight. I'm hoping the combo of African black soap with all the natural added products, sugar as an exfoliant every few days, and the doxycycline can clear me up and keep my clear. What brand did you get?

I was watching this YouTube video, and his woman sells African black soap online, so i bought it from her. She said its completely organic, and also comes from Africa. I can't wait to try it out!

Do you have a link? I just added sugar to the black soap and omg my face felt face amazing. So fucking smooth! Let's just hope it gets rid of red marks and prevents pimples! I'm tellin you you'll love the soap. What's the link for the one you got?

Here is the link to the product: [Edited link out]

Here is the YouTube link: [Edited link out]

Thanks. You just cost me $10.46 I'll see the difference between the 2

Haha your welcome! Hopefully it works for both of us! My face is a mess right now. And i cost myself $10.46 too! Haha

What are you dealing with? Red marks mostly? That's the story of my life.

On 8/2/2012 at 3:27 AM, Murph89 said:

On 8/2/2012 at 3:03 AM, nfamousjade said:

On 8/2/2012 at 12:49 AM, Murph89 said:

On 8/1/2012 at 11:30 AM, nfamousjade said:

On 8/1/2012 at 11:21 AM, Murph89 said:

On 8/1/2012 at 8:43 AM, nfamousjade said:

On 8/1/2012 at 3:02 AM, Murph89 said:

On 8/1/2012 at 1:06 AM, nfamousjade said:

On 8/1/2012 at 12:40 AM, Murph89 said:

On 7/31/2012 at 12:28 PM, nfamousjade said:

Had an amazing weekend with my bf! Felt great to not worry about my skin even tho my face was a mess plus I got a huge pimple. The great thing is, my bf doesn't care. I couldnt be more lucky. Ordered my black soap last night, should be receiving it soon. Doing my turmeric mask daily, need these marks to go away! Peace.

Which black soap did you order? African I hope!

Definitely! I'm excited to try it! Heard it works wonders on acne and acne scars just what i need! What brand are you using?

Nubian heritage. I can buy it from stores here in NYC. I really need to exfoliate. I have some really rough spots on my cheeks. I picked up some sugar. I'm going to use it tonight. I'm hoping the combo of African black soap with all the natural added products, sugar as an exfoliant every few days, and the doxycycline can clear me up and keep my clear. What brand did you get?

I was watching this YouTube video, and his woman sells African black soap online, so i bought it from her. She said its completely organic, and also comes from Africa. I can't wait to try it out!

Do you have a link? I just added sugar to the black soap and omg my face felt face amazing. So fucking smooth! Let's just hope it gets rid of red marks and prevents pimples! I'm tellin you you'll love the soap. What's the link for the one you got?

Here is the link to the product: [Edited link out]

Here is the YouTube link: [Edited link out]

Thanks. You just cost me $10.46 I'll see the difference between the 2

Haha your welcome! Hopefully it works for both of us! My face is a mess right now. And i cost myself $10.46 too! Haha

What are you dealing with? Red marks mostly? That's the story of my life.

Yes! It just brings me down.......its better than having acne all over my face. But damn! I feel ugly! I just want to have clear skin. Im so tired of dealing with this constant battle. And in clearly losing. I just want to be happy.

Me too me tooooooo. It makes you feel like you have acne, yet you dont. I want clear skin again too. I'm hoping the new ABS works for both of us. Your lucky you get to wear make up though. My skin is so flat and smooth that I could cover every red mark up with a little make up. I use to do it before but if I did it now, I'm sure someone would notice that my skin went from red marks to clear over night lol

Me too me tooooooo. It makes you feel like you have acne, yet you dont. I want clear skin again too. I'm hoping the new ABS works for both of us. Your lucky you get to wear make up though. My skin is so flat and smooth that I could cover every red mark up with a little make up. I use to do it before but if I did it now, I'm sure someone would notice that my skin went from red marks to clear over night lol

 

I hate wearing make up! It feels like im hiding. Plus make up can make ur skin worse at times. I wanna wake up and be like wow, my skin looks good not awww. I have to put make up on. I cant wait to try ABS, I'm too anxious. Lol have u tried a turmeric mask?

 

Me too me tooooooo. It makes you feel like you have acne, yet you dont. I want clear skin again too. I'm hoping the new ABS works for both of us. Your lucky you get to wear make up though. My skin is so flat and smooth that I could cover every red mark up with a little make up. I use to do it before but if I did it now, I'm sure someone would notice that my skin went from red marks to clear over night lol

 

 

I hate wearing make up! It feels like im hiding. Plus make up can make ur skin worse at times. I wanna wake up and be like wow, my skin looks good not awww. I have to put make up on. I cant wait to try ABS, I'm too anxious. Lol have u tried a turmeric mask?

 

No I haven't. I bought some pills but I only took 2 then stopped. Do you recommend it?

my cheeks are the worst and I really hate it! But my chin and my forehead are doing so much better than before! I am feeling great about this!

Ugh fucking shitty. Woke up with 2 new pimples on my cheek. I'm calling to get a blood test done to see wha food allergies I have.

Ugh fucking shitty. Woke up with 2 new pimples on my cheek. I'm calling to get a blood test done to see wha food allergies I have.

 

Have you tried a turmeric mask? Its supposed to help with acne and discoloration. I've been using it for aa couple days now, seems to work. I'm getting my soap tomorrow. Yay! Finally! Ships pretty fast.

Today I feel like hammered shit.

I've been taking a break from my diet, and now my skin is paying for it.

I'm so goddamn sensitive to food it's unbelievable.

Life would be so good, if I didn't have to worry about every little thing I do.

Elvin

Not great. I stupidly waxed my face again and it broke me out in those annoying small, itchy bumps all over, as well as ripping some bits of skin off my face (yes, ouch), so I look a greasy red mess with wounds and bumps that itch and feel rough all over! F you acne.

Not great today. Accidentally caught my reflection in the car mirror, in bright daylight - always a bad idea!

I made 2 appointments with naturopathic doctors (NDs). I really need to choose 1 but I dont know which 1 to choose. One of them is $100 cheaper and starts out with a detox for skin issues. They both seem really nice and im confident in both, I just dont know who to choose. I have to cancel on one. Im leaning towards the cheaper one who mentioned the words "reducing oil in the skin" and that was like oh wow! So I think im going to choose her. I just dont knowwwwww.

Grrr... I just wanna be clear. I hate trying new recipes because I feel like I will break out. I am trying to learn a lot of recipes as I wanna become a raw chef in the future.

I have one active pimple that formed along with a few red marks and dried pimples (2 of them).. I also have a few tiny red zits where I shaved ;\.

I see a few bumps on left cheek.. hopefully they don't form. it would suck. I was the gym today and some guy likes to mess around and always tell me "You masturbate a lot, right!? "" that's why you're getting pimples." My face doesn't look that bad at all though, but it is always bad at gym because of lights. My skin isn't as smooth as it was like 2-3 days ago. Probably applying too much jojoba oil in the shower.I might apply aloe vera twice again like I used to.

I had a pretty terrible morning, woke up with feelings of anxiety and sadness. But after getting a move on into my day felt better. I went to a different derm today because my past one had been so rude and unhelpful...and had a GREAT visit. The esthetician talked to me about my PIH and suggested some stuff to use, which I got, and she also told me I had beautiful skin! I was so surprised haha. To my happiness, she also said my PIH wasn't that bad. I'm getting a peel when I come back from Florida too which will be nice because I can go back to school with fresher skin. I'm also getting the Clairsonic Mia because she was telling me how amazing it is for acne and PIH. My derm was great too.

Overall, feeling much better about all of this. The only thing that frustrates me is that I got a few very small little pimples...on each of my cheeks. Kinda makes me scared because I just don't want to fall into something bad again. I don't know why they popped up, they are very small though so it's hard to even see them. Gonna go back to using Epiduo every night and taking Monodox 2x a day so I don't risk anything.

Meh Its tolerable right now

Noticed some little whiteheads popping up recently....in the most random places of my face....no idea what caused them? But I have a feeling it might be the new exfoliator I used a couple days ago....nonetheless they're super tiny anyway, barely visible, which is good. I'm pretty sure my Monodox is what's making them tiny and not full fledged pimples.

Feeling bummed. All my under the skin bumps are surfacing.... ALL AT ONCE! I am also breaking out in red bumps on my jaws and cheeks, areas that have been really decent. Just started a new supplement regimen and continuing with my diet so i'm not sure what is causing what. This breakout is worse than my usual cycling acne as it is happening all over. Could cry right now but i won't. Acne is not worth my tears.

Obviously not great because I broke out pretty bad last week but I'm not too bad. I'm finally starting my prescribed treatments today so I'm upbeat and optimistic!

This is a great thread actually

:C bad, just realized that the areas that I applied a lot of BP to may have left close to permanent marks, 3 on my cheeks and more along my temples. They are a lot darker than my regular marks, which fade over time, but these are close to black.

So far so good!! I only get 1 or 2 pimple a week that disappear quick. My scars doesn't look too great at some places ;\ I will start saving up in the future for a treatment.

It does bother me!

Starting to scar for the first time in a year

Feeling bummed. Waiting and exercising patience is one of the hardest things. My face feels so sore and the acne i have hurts.....not a happy camper

I hate whiteheads. Especially when they're in between the eyebrows. I'm at the mall and the 2 whiteheads are all I can think about. It sucks ass

Horrible...!!!!I feel like i cant stand this any more..!!!why is this happening to me...!!i have come for vacation at my home town and i dont want to see them..!!!!i dont want them to stare or to look at me..!!!i am so ashamed.!!!wish i could change my skin......wish i could live another life.....wish i didnt give this so much thought.....wish i could live a normal life...with ice creams and fried chips and cakes and just be happy......wish it didnt affect me like this....its not the worst thing in the world...but i have no strength to keep reminding me that any more...i feel alone in this..

Horrible...!!!!I feel like i cant stand this any more..!!!why is this happening to me...!!i have come for vacation at my home town and i dont want to see them..!!!!i dont want them to stare or to look at me..!!!i am so ashamed.!!!wish i could change my skin......wish i could live another life.....wish i didnt give this so much thought.....wish i could live a normal life...with ice creams and fried chips and cakes and just be happy......wish it didnt affect me like this....its not the worst thing in the world...but i have no strength to keep reminding me that any more...i feel alone in this..

 

I can assure you that you're not alone in this. Pretty sure everyone on this site will have had thoughts, like those you've mentioned, on more than one occasion - I have at least. I've been feeling a lot like this lately - not wanting to go out because I don't want people to be looking at my skin and I really really wish that my skin didn't bother me as much as it does.

I guess it all comes down to our thinking - it's hard to change how we think about things/ our attitudes toward things - but we have to really try and not let acne bother us and to still go out and enjoy life. Acne can't stop us from having a good time if we don't let it.

I know it's a lot easier said than done - but I think it's worth remembering.

Hope you feel better soon. You're not alone in this.