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Posted : 05/11/2008 1:44 am

Definitely! That's why the tea bag method works the best for you. PLUS, if you worry when you are taking the mug outta the micro, you might shake a little, thereby creating the spill situation! I think that tea bag is a wonderful approach to your skin. Let us know how it continues to work for you.

Yes, it's one thing to buy the Zeno and quite another to continue to have to purchase new cartridges. Read the website then go online to see places that sell it and the extra cartridge tip prices. It's not cheap at all my dear!

Exactly, thats probably why I burned myself that day! I am an anxious person as is and then I have my mind on other things. I sure will! It is working so well so far and I love drinking it too with four drips of honey

It certainly doesnt sound cheap! Id rather save money on shoes lol

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Posted : 05/11/2008 9:54 am

Yeah, if you are getting several new spots a day, then Zeno probably won't be too cost effective for you - you would probably go through the cartridges pretty fast. I get less than one inflamed pimple a month, so iZeno is a good option for me. If the hot teabag is working for you, then just keep doing that.

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Posted : 05/11/2008 12:08 pm

Yeah, if you are getting several new spots a day, then Zeno probably won't be too cost effective for you - you would probably go through the cartridges pretty fast. I get less than one inflamed pimple a month, so iZeno is a good option for me. If the hot teabag is working for you, then just keep doing that.

I honestly do think I have found the regimen that works for me, well for my inflamed acne at least. Right now, I am sitting here with my skinceuticals clays mask on my face again. I love it because it has alpha hydroxy acid in it.

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Posted : 05/11/2008 1:54 pm

Im sitting here with another hot tea bag on a jawline pimple and when I am finished with the hot compress I will drink the tea with honey. Hopefully, it will go away soon. The zits on my lipline are all disappearing! Its wonderful! I am so happy with how my skin looks. Now if I can only get rid of those blackheads on my nose completely, then I would really be a happy camper

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Posted : 05/12/2008 12:36 pm

There is this one pimple on my jawline that is driving me up the wall! Its like a mosquito bite and I keep picking at it. I even have pinched it even though I know that will make it ten times worse. I guess I like inflicting pain on myself

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Posted : 05/12/2008 9:25 pm

Its about 6:22 now and I am gonna post a picture of this mosquito like pimple. I am also about to put a thin layer of that clay mask over that pimple and hopefully, I will leave it alone. I will leave it on over night

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Posted : 05/13/2008 12:06 pm

I have another new papule on my jawline :wall: I applied my clay mask to the whole bottom half of my face. Hopefully, the papule will go away soon

 

Today, my dad is gonna sign his retirement papers and I am gonna find out how much longer I am under his insurance. It probably wont be for much longer. I will have to get a new dermatologist and a new primary care physician :(

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Posted : 05/13/2008 2:05 pm

Sometimes.... a change of insurance doesn't mean a change of doctors. It all depends on what you end up getting for your new coverage! Just the whole insurance change is such a hassle. Hopefully, your new insurance will cover your very favorite NeoBenz! :dance:

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Posted : 05/13/2008 5:23 pm

Sometimes.... a change of insurance doesn't mean a change of doctors. It all depends on what you end up getting for your new coverage! Just the whole insurance change is such a hassle. Hopefully, your new insurance will cover your very favorite NeoBenz! :dance:

Yes but my doctors dont cover kaiser patients. I cannot wait for my parents to call me and find out what they were told about my insurance. That would be great if it covered my neobenz 🙂

Melanie, when you have time, please hop on over to my ballet flats thread. I have a story.

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Posted : 05/14/2008 7:31 pm

I have three new papules on my forehead which I never used to break out there before. Its definitely not my shampoo though because it doesnt contain comedogenic ingredients.

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Posted : 05/16/2008 12:32 am

haha cute little Archie photo... too bad you can't find one for Cook! lol :wub:

 

On a bad note, sorry your forehead is breaking out... especially when you don't usually break out there! :wall:

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Posted : 05/16/2008 2:35 pm

Yeah I like Cook but you know I :wub: Archuleta

 

Yeah it is a pain. I also have a lot of clogged pores in my tzone. I just went to nordstrom and bought this stuff that has SA in it for my forhead and nose only. It will make it easier for me to apply my make up. I will continue to use my skinceuticals cleanser and clay mask but I need something that soaks up the oil on my nose and forehead. The cleanser doesnt do that very well. The cleanser is better for inflamed acne

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Posted : 05/17/2008 12:01 am

Hmm that sounds good! What is the product and how do you like it so far? You can wait until you've used it a few days to see the results bc I know you just got it! I hope it works out well for you.

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Posted : 05/17/2008 12:18 am

It doesnt get very good reviews on make up alley but its called Clinique Pore Minimizer t zone control. I dont really go by what reviews say in regards to acne products. I have very sensitive skin and not everyone has sensitive skin. I will give this new product at least four weeks. I really do need something for my tzone

 

I mustve been blind yesterday because I only have one inflamed pimple on my forehead not three. My face looks so much better! I only have like five new pimples on my face at a time and most of them are really small. My redmarks have faded dramatically too! Now, I just wish I could get rid of my clogged pores and that they would show up on my stupid camera! The camera makes it look like I dont have blackheads but I have over a hundred of them on my nose and either side of it. Plus I have the ones on my forehead which I have never had there before until recently

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Posted : 05/17/2008 12:41 am

Hi Kimberly :) I :pray: I spelled your name properly. If I didnt, Im sorry

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Posted : 05/17/2008 9:46 am

I want to understand what goes through peoples minds. I love you Kim, but Im having a difficult time understanding why you read my topic but didnt reply. That is a petpeeve of mine. People do that under my threads all the time. I dont get it.

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Posted : 05/17/2008 10:47 am

I want to understand what goes through peoples minds. I love you Kim, but Im having a difficult time understanding why you read my topic but didnt reply. That is a petpeeve of mine. People do that under my threads all the time. I dont get it.

I guess I don't always have anything to say? I am sure other people are the same way. I didn't see your comment to me until this morning anyways....

Glad to know that your skin is getting better now!

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Posted : 05/17/2008 11:14 am

I want to understand what goes through peoples minds. I love you Kim, but Im having a difficult time understanding why you read my topic but didnt reply. That is a petpeeve of mine. People do that under my threads all the time. I dont get it.

I guess I don't always have anything to say? I am sure other people are the same way. I didn't see your comment to me until this morning anyways....

Glad to know that your skin is getting better now!

 

Well, then why did you read my log last night if you didnt have anything to add to it =/ I really like your personality so please dont take offense to it. I have a difficult time understanding why people do certain things; its more about me not you

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Posted : 05/17/2008 11:59 am

I want to understand what goes through peoples minds. I love you Kim, but Im having a difficult time understanding why you read my topic but didnt reply. That is a petpeeve of mine. People do that under my threads all the time. I dont get it.

I guess I don't always have anything to say? I am sure other people are the same way. I didn't see your comment to me until this morning anyways....

Glad to know that your skin is getting better now!

 

Well, then why did you read my log last night if you didnt have anything to add to it =/ I really like your personality so please dont take offense to it. I have a difficult time understanding why people do certain things; its more about me not you

 

There are some logs that I just like to check on and see how people are doing. Some days I am just not in the mood to write much on the boards - especially at the end of the day when I am tired. Like this past week - one day I flew to San Diego in the morning, spent several hours down there for a meeting and flew back that night; next day I had to drive down to Stockton for another meeting and drive back (in over 100 degree weather). I wasn't really in the mood to do much writing on the boards last nights. So, I just perused some threads on the board just to see what's going on, and then logged off.

Plus, I don't know if I have anything to add until I read the latest updates anyway....

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Posted : 05/17/2008 12:04 pm

I want to understand what goes through peoples minds. I love you Kim, but Im having a difficult time understanding why you read my topic but didnt reply. That is a petpeeve of mine. People do that under my threads all the time. I dont get it.

I guess I don't always have anything to say? I am sure other people are the same way. I didn't see your comment to me until this morning anyways....

Glad to know that your skin is getting better now!

 

Well, then why did you read my log last night if you didnt have anything to add to it =/ I really like your personality so please dont take offense to it. I have a difficult time understanding why people do certain things; its more about me not you

 

There are some logs that I just like to check on and see how people are doing. Some days I am just not in the mood to write much on the boards - especially at the end of the day when I am tired. Like this past week - one day I flew to San Diego in the morning, spent several hours down there for a meeting and flew back that night; next day I had to drive down to Stockton for another meeting and drive back (in over 100 degree weather). I wasn't really in the mood to do much writing on the boards last nights. So, I just perused some threads on the board just to see what's going on, and then logged off.

Plus, I don't know if I have anything to add until I read the latest updates anyway....

 

WOW, that does sound tiring! That mustve been expensive too to ride a plane down to San Diego! I understand better why you didnt want to write on the boards last night and I have total empathy for being tired. Thank you for explaining.

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Posted : 05/17/2008 3:38 pm

Well, today Im gonna go visit a friend of mine and my make up looks absolutely horrible! Im also going to a barbeque. I dont know what I am doing wrong. No matter what foundation and powder I use, it looks god aweful! I look like a ghost right now, no joke

 

I might have to give up on make up

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Posted : 05/17/2008 3:48 pm

just dab some foundation/concealer on the red spots, powder, blush on the apples of your cheeks for some color and your great lipgloss and out you go! If you are going out to be out side in even a little heat your makeup won't last forever anyway! (well not for me! )

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Posted : 05/17/2008 8:32 pm

just dab some foundation/concealer on the red spots, powder, blush on the apples of your cheeks for some color and your great lipgloss and out you go! If you are going out to be out side in even a little heat your makeup won't last forever anyway! (well not for me! )

Maybe I will try that. The only problem is I have over a hundred blackheads on my nose and next to it on either side and then I have clogged pores on my forehead. That needs to be covered. People will make false judgements, co workers and visitors. The thing that is so upsetting is they make these snide remarks about my skin but when its clearing, they dont say anything

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Posted : 05/17/2008 10:17 pm

I hope your evening went well. I understand about worrying what others are thinking in a group setting. I feel more comfortable indoors dealing with people than being in direct sunlight. It seems like everyone else has this great skin and I have a bunch of redmarks and stuff I am trying to hide.

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Posted : 05/18/2008 5:06 am

I hope your evening went well. I understand about worrying what others are thinking in a group setting. I feel more comfortable indoors dealing with people than being in direct sunlight. It seems like everyone else has this great skin and I have a bunch of redmarks and stuff I am trying to hide.

I dont feel completely comfortable either way. Awww, Im sorry. Im looking here at your signature and maybe you might want to try a cleanser that isnt drugstore. I love my new cleanser and its something my dermatologist gave me and then when I ran out, I ordered it again on the internet. It also looks like you are using too many strong topicals all at once.

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