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Nothing works to get rid of my closed comedones!

Definitely try a BHA--Paula's Choice is a good line for that; her products are alcohol free so her BHA's are as non-irritating/non drying as salicylic acid can get. Maybe try the 1% BHA. Manual exfo...

In forum Acne

14 years ago
Acne after stopping birth control pills

Fetus, I stopped taking Loestrin a couple weeks ago and I broke out horribly--my god it got really BAD...and I had only been taking it for one pack, too. But I've also tried Loestrin before, about a ...

In forum Adult acne

14 years ago
It's Coffee.

I found that cutting down on coffee drastically limited the number of inflammed zits I got too. Quitting it never eliminated them completely for me though, so I let myself drink a cup in the morning....

In forum Acne

14 years ago
Cystic Acne and Bactrim

Yeah, I totally get that. I've been on antibiotics for a while too, and I had the same exact concerns about accutane. I recently consulted with a derm about going on it anyways, since the stupid 'bi...

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14 years ago