Avoid using scrubs, brushes, and exfoliating sponges on your face, they spread acne More!
try washing face with raw honey in the morning
try applying acne treatment every other day, they'll work better
try herbal teas, avoid using with other drugs
honeybrush, milk thistle, nettle, red raspberry leaf, burdock
drink 30 min before meal, for faster results
try Weleda brand for moisturizer
organic dairy and meat makes huge difference!
try healing from inside and you'll see a difference on outside!

Hey I know how you feel, infact I bet most people on here do. Acne is horrible it completely destroys you inside. I have been struggling with it recently and I'm on differin and oral Anti biotics, however after about 9 weeks I have nearly no new spots. I just have loads of red-old marks left over  this gets me down massively as it just looks as bad as spots and to anyone else it probably looks as if I still have bad acne. Anyway just try to stay strong, I'm  male aged 16 and I used to not like even seeing my girlfriend because I was so self conscious, I wear concealer now to hide the red marks as much as I can. But I also  found that I you stay inside it makes you feel worse if you just make yourself go out and fight the fear then it gets better and you should find you feel better for it afterwards!

2 hours ago, BlueSoup said:

Hey I know how you feel, infact I bet most people on here do. Acne is horrible it completely destroys you inside. I have been struggling with it recently and I'm on differin and oral Anti biotics, however after about 9 weeks I have nearly no new spots. I just have loads of red-old marks left over  this gets me down massively as it just looks as bad as spots and to anyone else it probably looks as if I still have bad acne. Anyway just try to stay strong, I'm  male aged 16 and I used to not like even seeing my girlfriend because I was so self conscious, I wear concealer now to hide the red marks as much as I can. But I also  found that I you stay inside it makes you feel worse if you just make yourself go out and fight the fear then it gets better and you should find you feel better for it afterwards!

I know iv'e been trying to force myself to go out but it's really hard to stop being so damn self conscious, all I can think about is how awful I look. It's seriously affecting my relationship with my boyfriend because I don't feel attractive so I kind of avoid him even though I know that's making things worse  Urgh I know I need to stop being so negative but as soon as I try to look on the bright side I'll look in the mirror and obsess over my skin and it brings me down again.
But hey it's great that you have no new spots! If no new spots are forming (and making more red marks) then the current red marks have time to fade   I haven't tried antibiotics because I feel like they are a band aid and they won't get rid of my acne. Well they might for as long as i take them but I wouldn't want to take them for long D: I think maybe antibiotics are good for people who will eventually grow out of acne.

4 hours ago, AhaGuru said:

Avoid using scrubs, brushes, and exfoliating sponges on your face, they spread acne More!
try washing face with raw honey in the morning
try applying acne treatment every other day, they'll work better
try herbal teas, avoid using with other drugs
honeybrush, milk thistle, nettle, red raspberry leaf, burdock
drink 30 min before meal, for faster results
try Weleda brand for moisturizer 
organic dairy and meat makes huge difference!
try healing from inside and you'll see a difference on outside!
 

Thank you for the advice! I never use harsh scrubs or brushes and practically drown in water and  herbal teas (I love them!) I'll definitely look into trying the ones you listed I don't consume dairy and I use manuka honey as a spot treatment. 

14 hours ago, HannahFaye said:

I know iv'e been trying to force myself to go out but it's really hard to stop being so damn self conscious, all I can think about is how awful I look. It's seriously affecting my relationship with my boyfriend because I don't feel attractive so I kind of avoid him even though I know that's making things worse  Urgh I know I need to stop being so negative but as soon as I try to look on the bright side I'll look in the mirror and obsess over my skin and it brings me down again.
But hey it's great that you have no new spots! If no new spots are forming (and making more red marks) then the current red marks have time to fade   I haven't tried antibiotics because I feel like they are a band aid and they won't get rid of my acne. Well they might for as long as i take them but I wouldn't want to take them for long D: I think maybe antibiotics are good for people who will eventually grow out of acne.

Thank you for the advice! I never use harsh scrubs or brushes and practically drown in water and  herbal teas (I love them!) I'll definitely look into trying the ones you listed I don't consume dairy and I use manuka honey as a spot treatment. 

I'm in the same position as you, I sometimes don't want see my see my girlfriend because feel self conscious. Do you wear makeup? Because I'm a straight male and I wear concealer when I go out and that helps to make me feel more confident, I know it's not good but atleast it can make you feel better. How bad would you describe your acne as??

9 hours ago, BlueSoup said:

I'm in the same position as you, I sometimes don't want see my see my girlfriend because feel self conscious. Do you wear makeup? Because I'm a straight male and I wear concealer when I go out and that helps to make me feel more confident, I know it's not good but atleast it can make you feel better. How bad would you describe your acne as??

I'd say i have moderate acne. It's mostly on my chin / jaw with some on my temples and higher cheeks. I used to wear makeup but in the past 6 months have slowly stopped wearing it, now I don't wear any just because I don't want anything to irritate my skin and cause breakouts Iv'e stopped using most things on my face and at the moment just use a La Roche face wash / moisturizer / SPF and my Duac gel at night. It's not working though I honestly think I need something like Accutane to stop my acne. I'm obviously not going to grow out of it and my diet is pretty damn good, I exercise and don't use anything harsh on my face (unless you count Duac as harsh). I don't know what to do it just seems to be getting worse. Hoping that my Dermatology appointment tomorrow will bring good news! Gutted it's at 6.30pm though, i'm impatient and don't want to wait all day 

16 hours ago, HannahFaye said:

I'd say i have moderate acne. It's mostly on my chin / jaw with some on my temples and higher cheeks. I used to wear makeup but in the past 6 months have slowly stopped wearing it, now I don't wear any just because I don't want anything to irritate my skin and cause breakouts Iv'e stopped using most things on my face and at the moment just use a La Roche face wash / moisturizer / SPF and my Duac gel at night. It's not working though I honestly think I need something like Accutane to stop my acne. I'm obviously not going to grow out of it and my diet is pretty damn good, I exercise and don't use anything harsh on my face (unless you count Duac as harsh). I don't know what to do it just seems to be getting worse. Hoping that my Dermatology appointment tomorrow will bring good news! Gutted it's at 6.30pm though, i'm impatient and don't want to wait all day 

Id probably describe my acne as moderate too these days it used to only be mild which is sad now its moderate  thats good knews that you have an appointment, tell me what they say! lets just hope our skin improves  

6 hours ago, BlueSoup said:

Id probably describe my acne as moderate too these days it used to only be mild which is sad now its moderate  thats good knews that you have an appointment, tell me what they say! lets just hope our skin improves  

I feel the same exact way. I have tiny black heads on my nose and cheeks, and whiteheads covering my entire forehead, cheeks, nose, and chin. I have so many scars on my cheeks that it doesn't even feel like regular skin anymore. It's all bumpy, with other pimples on top of the scarring. I am so self - conscious, and I'm looking in the mirror all the time picking myself apart. Makeup used to help me with my self conscious problems, but now it doesn't because I know what my skin looks like underneath. I hate it, and I avoid people as much as possible because of it. I wish I could just wake up one morning and everything would be magically gone

2 hours ago, Lily 136 said:

I feel the same exact way. I have tiny black heads on my nose and cheeks, and whiteheads covering my entire forehead, cheeks, nose, and chin. I have so many scars on my cheeks that it doesn't even feel like regular skin anymore. It's all bumpy, with other pimples on top of the scarring. I am so self - conscious, and I'm looking in the mirror all the time picking myself apart. Makeup used to help me with my self conscious problems, but now it doesn't because I know what my skin looks like underneath. I hate it, and I avoid people as much as possible because of it. I wish I could just wake up one morning and everything would be magically gone

Honestly I think the best thing to do is try and forget about your skin, I fixate on my skin too and sometimes feel so down but if you go out and distract yourself you will feel a lot better for it! And remember, I always tell myself this, that you look into your skin a lot more than others do and people properly barely notice or care as they have Their no securities

On 6/8/2017 at 2:03 PM, BlueSoup said:

Id probably describe my acne as moderate too these days it used to only be mild which is sad now its moderate  thats good knews that you have an appointment, tell me what they say! lets just hope our skin improves  

They're going to put me on Accutane! I'm both super excited and nervous  I had my blood test today and i'm going to see my Derm next Thursday to go over my blood results (which should be fine) and get my prescription and what not. I'm just so ready for this acne to be gone and I feel that it can only get better with Accutane, because if it doesn't then there's probably not much hope for me  
 

15 hours ago, BlueSoup said:

17 hours ago, Lily 136 said:

I feel the same exact way. I have tiny black heads on my nose and cheeks, and whiteheads covering my entire forehead, cheeks, nose, and chin. I have so many scars on my cheeks that it doesn't even feel like regular skin anymore. It's all bumpy, with other pimples on top of the scarring. I am so self - conscious, and I'm looking in the mirror all the time picking myself apart. Makeup used to help me with my self conscious problems, but now it doesn't because I know what my skin looks like underneath. I hate it, and I avoid people as much as possible because of it. I wish I could just wake up one morning and everything would be magically gone

Honestly I think the best thing to do is try and forget about your skin, I fixate on my skin too and sometimes feel so down but if you go out and distract yourself you will feel a lot better for it! And remember, I always tell myself this, that you look into your skin a lot more than others do and people properly barely notice or care as they have Their no securities

I agree with this. Iv'e had so many days just wasted by me obsessing over my skin. I know it's hard and some days are harder than others but we just have to do our best and get on with our lives without it being consumed by acne 

19 hours ago, HannahFaye said:

 

They're going to put me on Accutane! I'm both super excited and nervous  I had my blood test today and i'm going to see my Derm next Thursday to go over my blood results (which should be fine) and get my prescription and what not. I'm just so ready for this acne to be gone and I feel that it can only get better with Accutane, because if it doesn't then there's probably not much hope for me  
 
I agree with this. Iv'e had so many days just wasted by me obsessing over my skin. I know it's hard and some days are harder than others but we just have to do our best and get on with our lives without it being consumed by acne 

I agree, also that's good that you are going on accurate then, let me know how it goes. Good luck

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