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I started breaking out a week after i started silicea. I started at the highest dosage tho (without knowing) I brokeout my worst for 48 hours and it took a at least5 days to go away, and then a few small blemishes here and there, nothing big. My advice, if I could do it over again, would be to drink a whole lot of water, eat a lot of fiber (like raisins. It helps clean out the junk out faster. You might feel like you have a small flu for a few days. But if you start with maybe two doses a day, it prolly wouldn't give you such a bad effect. Let me tell you, the breakout is worth it. I discovered this by serendipity and it's just incredible stuff. Who knew it was a rock?
Well, an update on my skin, I'm loving it. Not perfect but when I put makeup on, you can't tell anymore. And the guy at my work that I've been crushing on asked me to go dinner with him this weekend!!!!
Thnx guys,
Beaker; I won't be alone I have my hubby and kids. Proly just have a quiet dinner and movie at home. We'll see how bad I break out. Thnx for the advise, you are right, I should enjoy my b-day!
ndmgal:
Thnx for posting your results. They really giving me hope that this will work for me. I have all the sympoms of "acidity" Tired all the time , no matter if I get 12+ hours of sleep. all my body hurts all the time. breakouts of course. I have proly 2 dozen redmarks all over cause of cystic acne. It won't completely heal. I know stuff is still trapped underneath my skin, so I fear my initial break out.
I will share some of my success, I have been useing A+D CREAM with aloe in it and using for a week and half , my redmarks have faded at least 50% I apply liberally at bedtime (cake it on) and try to sleep on my back as much as possible ( I'm a tosser) I also am home during the day (I works evenings) so I have it on as a mask as much as I can in my "downtime" at home. It has helped so much. I chose the A+D cause of the ingredients have, aloe, zinc oxide, codliver oil , and coconut oil, All bennificial to the skin. It is greasy feeling, and has a baby powder scent, but for me has been doing wonders. just an FYI.
I am going to go set rasins, water for when I start. Thnks again for sharing
I used to have pretty bad acne. now it is almost gone but it left my cheeks and some other places on my face covered in red spots! i still have very light acne but i really want to get rid of the spots. can any one tell me if silica would work since i only have a few scars.
It depends, silica is supposed to work if you have an acidic body. You have to read windwalkers thread that he posted. But if you make it, free and you wouldn't be harming anything to give it a shot! Let us know how you do, if you decide to take silica. Its good for your hair and nails as well. Also, you could try the A+D cream with aloe. been helping my redmarks. My friend I work with noticed it today, (my marks fading) and asked what I was using cause she has acne as well.
Is that what it is called acidity? Yea, I don't have reallllly bad scarring, I had red spots mostly but a few are indented. A lot of my old red spots are gone or hardly visible. I've been adding retin-a in as well. When I used to put retina on my skin it would get red and ugly looking. The silicea has made my skin thicker and now it actually peels nicely.
Ahh I thought ndmgal that you meant you broke out bad the first 48hours on silicea so I was expecting this. It's actually now Im breaking out bad, just over a week in, which seems to be the same thing you experienced.
That's confirmed it for me cos I thought it could be the fake tan I was using, I've stopped that for the moment just in case.
Hopefully in a few days I'll stop breaking out, thankfully I have Burt's Bees blemish stick to minimise this.
crap! iI thought she meant the fisrt 48 as well. Thats why I was waiting to start cause I wanted to wait to break out while on vacation. Because it seems like my face is getting under control of the break outs and is looking better than in a long time since using the A+D cream. SHOOT!
Do you think I should do the silica or go get a jessner peel?
I'm confused what I should do. I wanted to only break out while on vacation. I have like 10 days. But I'm a slow healer too. UGHHH! A jessner would probably get rid of my red marks right? I have a few scars but am most concerned with the redmarks. They are already 50% improved with the A+D cream so I think a jessner would get rid of the rest. BUt if I start the silica that will lead to more breakouts , and new redmarks. I don't know what to do.
If you only have redmarks a jessner's or even a few 50% glycolics would help. See I had a little bit of texture problem and two small scars that were indented. They have healed... I've been on it for about 5-6 weeks. I only take 2-3 doses a day tho. My breakout was mostly in previous scars which I thought was odd cause that's where I never get zits. If you don't think you need the silicea (I needed for other reasons other than my skin), then I'd say go for the peels.
If you only have redmarks a jessner's or even a few 50% glycolics would help. See I had a little bit of texture problem and two small scars that were indented. They have healed... I've been on it for about 5-6 weeks. I only take 2-3 doses a day tho. My breakout was mostly in previous scars which I thought was odd cause that's where I never get zits. If you don't think you need the silicea (I needed for other reasons other than my skin), then I'd say go for the peels.
Beaker,
I thought breaking out was an indicator that it is working. It's pushing all the "crap" out of your skin.
I am taking the silica 6x . The directions say for more accute cases take 4 caplets every fifteen minutes for up to 8 doses. I took my first dose defore bed. This morning I had a B.M ( sorry , gross I know) That is unusual for me. I usually need coffee or some kind of stimulant. Also I got out of bed easier today. Usually I lay there "thinking" of getting up, and I have pain all over my body that i wan't to just lay there all day if I could. But then when I get up the pain mostly goes away. But this morning I just sat up and got out of bed. My neck is hurting a little bit. I don't know if that is related or not. anyway will keep updated.
Beaker maybe try the dose every fifteen minutes. up to 8 doses. I guess its worth a try.
[Ho wmuch silicea are you taking? YOu might be taking too much! If i take the full four doses i'll get a little breakout, but i've been working my way up to it and it's going well. Parts of my skin that have never broken out started breaking out and some scars did too. But I noticed that my little scarred pores are healing over. It started at the side of my face and is healing towards my nose, and there's only a little patch left that needs to heal. If i were you id stick with it but lower your doses. It's like running 5 miles when you haven't run in a year. YOu need to start slow an dwork yourself up to it.
I'm not feeling any tingling. But you've been on it longer. I am feeling the slight flu like sympoms. I have a sore throat and ears hurt a little. I hope this means it is working. I have been eating grapenuts with raisins in the morning. I am taking 4 tabs 2x a day. And am trying to increase fluids.
Yea i had the flu like symptoms, I actually went to the doctor and she gave me an antibiotic cause she thought i was sick? Oh well it worked. Oh i felt tingling immediately after taking it and I feel it alllllll the time. It's the oddest thing. I looked in the mirror dismorning and I was just so thankful cause my skin is looking so good lately. The beginning i'll admit was hell... Good luck!!!
Last night I had a huge headache and I turned pale white cause of the flu like symptoms. felt horrible all night. I haven't had my initial break out yet. I'm hoping it won't be too bad. had a couple of glasses of warm lemon water with honey. I'm not seeing any improvement yet. But I think I have to wait till my break out comes, I suppose.
Maybe the tingling is a reaction to the anibiotics???
Wow you poor thing, I never had it that bad. No i just got on the antibiotics last week and Ive bene on silicea for... 5-6 weeks. After my first dose I noticed tingling , i feel it right now... it's kinda odd. you're only take two doses of 6x? Is it homemade or store bought? I use hyland's 6x. Maybe try drinking some green tea or regular if you don't have any green. It always helps me when I start feeling fluish. Hope you feel better, and if you don't get a breakout you're lucky!
Thnks style_emoticons/ I'm feeling a bit better now. I have body aching a bit and I have ears plugged and pressure feeling and swollen lymph nodes. I noticed alot of "sinus activity" style_emoticons/ and swollen lymph nodes. I think it is getting the crap out of my lymph nodes, and sinuses. style_emoticons/ So I think it is working. I think I feel a cyst coming on near one of my redmarks. I just hope it goes away and doesnt turn into a monster! I am taking NuAge silica 6x its from [removed] I've read that taking lower does actually helps more?? and since I'm getting such strong "flu like" syptoms I'm guessing it's a good dose for me. Otherwise I would have been passed out in bed the other day if it had come on any stronger! style_emoticons/ So I'm excited and hope to see improvements. I think I'm going to get some prune juice today. I am not eleminating as I should , despite the grapenuts and raisins style_emoticons/ getting kind of ridiculouse in that dept. I think. any way.
How is your skin looking now. Is your texture still improving? If you had to put a percentage on your progress how do you think you are doing? I also read that you need to take silica for three months for total effect. Your almost half way there. I'll have to take through July I think. But I'ts not inconvienient, so no problems there.