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20-year old tired of this.

4 hours ago, cap93 said: Thanks everyone for the responses! I was actually just about to type another depressing post, but then I saw how many people responded and I feel much better. I have to...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

9 years ago
Jealous of people with good skin

Good. Be jelly.

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

9 years ago
Has anyone had success fasting?

On 1/13/2016, 10:24:10, Chloe123 said: My mother fasts once a year for religious reasons, and she also has acne. During this time her acne nearly completely clears up. However, you cannot do th...

In forum Diet & holistic health

9 years ago
Has anyone had success fasting?

Intermittent fasting will never result in permanent changes, but if you maintain diligence then the positive effect becomes cumulative. I have at least one day a week that involves a twelve hour fast...

In forum Diet & holistic health

9 years ago
Please helpl!!severe genetic acne, cured temporally by minocycline,

Using the tetracycline family of antibiotics with obvious success would point towards bacterial imbalances being the culprit. Now you can definitely blame your genetic predisposition for this as well...

In forum Prescription acne medications

9 years ago
Has anyone had success fasting?

I love fasting. It's mind over matter for intermittent fasting, but the results if persistent with use is stupid awesome crazy good. awesome cool great. Yeah.

In forum Diet & holistic health

9 years ago
Shaving Advice

This is probably paradoxical and/or contradictive, but I've always used an electric razor to trim down as much hair as I could. Afterwards I would simply get my skin wet with cold water and perform a...

In forum Shaving

9 years ago
Makeup for men? (Mild Acne Scarring?)

If you don't mind some tattoos then they do an excellent job. A few of my tattoos perfectly covered up some teenage bacne battle scars. My shoulders had a little bit of hyperpigmentation as well tha...

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

9 years ago
20-year old tired of this.

Everyone is different, but don't look at it like the end of the world. Some of us have it for an extensive set of time leading into early adulthood while others grow out of it and right into male pat...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

9 years ago
How to view acne?

I'm starting to really get bummed reading how you guys struggle so much with this! Hang in there!

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

9 years ago
Need Vit. B12 but scared of breakouts from it...

On 12/29/2015, 5:43:04, TheLastStarfighter said: I'm also deficient in b12 (or was, when I was tested a couple of months ago), so understand your fear, but treating b12 deficiency is absolu...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
I think i'll be a virgin forever

Wot? Your 16 and worrying about losing your virginity? All I can say is hold onto the innocence because you can't get it back. When I was 16 I was an absolute man whore and looking back on it only ...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

9 years ago
I need some advice pls

Don't rush something or relentlessly look for others reaction time to a product as we are all different and thus we will react/progress differently. Be patient. You may see some improvements in as l...

In forum Other acne treatments

9 years ago
Am I doing something wrong?

You use benzoyl peroxide in that concentration very sparingly. The method behind BP is that it's an oxidative topical peroxide. Hence it's reactivity produces oxidation to the epithelial layer of ou...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

9 years ago
I went a while on a low calorie diet and i had no acne.

Shoot me a P.M and I'll explain my diet to you. I also lift, but I have been able to use periodization of carbs to an advantage. I don't powerlift per say, but I do exercise regularly. I'm also abo...

In forum General acne discussion

9 years ago
I went a while on a low calorie diet and i had no acne.

You can try something along the lines of cyclical carbohydrate manipulation or "carb cycling" for short. In my opinion you should never try to undermine the importance of fats in a diet. Your mono/p...

In forum General acne discussion

9 years ago
I went a while on a low calorie diet and i had no acne.

38 minutes ago, BroncoBilly said: i'm guessing it has a lot to do with insulin and androgen activity? The hormonal changes from consuming such low fat and calories in general probably ...

In forum General acne discussion

9 years ago
I went a while on a low calorie diet and i had no acne.

It's hard to explain, but it makes perfect sense.

In forum General acne discussion

9 years ago
Seriously how do you people hold down a job?

Ahh don't be so hard on yourself! I've ran through jobs like an open skirt on prom night. I once got two individual $1.00 raises in a 10 day period working at a detail shop, and then was promptly fi...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

9 years ago
Your thoughts on he Atkins diet and it's possibe benefit for acne

On 12/28/2015, 12:52:52, alternativista said: It was Atkins dieters claims of the diet clearing their skin that made me realize that all those dermatologists were wrong and diet does affect acn...

In forum Diet & holistic health

9 years ago
Need Vit. B12 but scared of breakouts from it...

This may sound unorthadox, but it's worked in my previous predispositions regarding acne..... Ever thought you may wash your face too much? I only use an actual soap on my face once a week. ...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
Need Vit. B12 but scared of breakouts from it...

Well I did learn some things from you guys after taking a few days digging relentlessly through PubMed on my college account and came up with only this... Vitamin B12 modulates the transcripto...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago
Your thoughts on he Atkins diet and it's possibe benefit for acne

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In forum Diet & holistic health

9 years ago
am i still beautiful with acne?

Beauty is rich in a loveless world. This world isn't without love and there is plenty of lust to go as well. There is much more to existence than the infinite pursuit of superficial perfection.

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

9 years ago
Need Vit. B12 but scared of breakouts from it...

Were you only taking a cobalamin analogue and nothing else in the B-Complex? Because then you are just setting yourself up for failure by disrupting the harmonic nature of micronutritional equilibriu...

In forum Hormonal acne

9 years ago