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The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

OH deep boi, i think talc powder can clog pores if im not mistaken if you worried about the apearence of shiny skin use a blotting paper or if you on a money diet steal those toilet seat covers from a...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

is your skin oily but still flaky and tight after washing?   ur water dry.   i suggest going to dermstore.com and find a product that has hy. acid high on the list of ing. without alot of oi...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

I'm still using OCM, except now I don't even wash it off. I was getting really flaky with castor oil and olive oil yet it didnt solve my greasy skin. Since then i switched to just jojoba oil. I starte...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

I finally found a place selling jojoba oil the other day, so now I'm using 50/50 mix of jojoba and castor oil (i couldnt find the cold pressed type for either). Ive had a small breakout (which i guess...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

deepboi, I've been using the jojoba for the past few days in my oil solution, and as a mousturizer afterwards. I love it.... I found the evoo made my already oily skin more oily and broke it out a bit...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

Firefly: I found a few places selling this on eBay, and based in the UK so you might want to have a look at that. In fact I was thinking of ordering from there as they have Jojoba too. Well, I'm...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

I think I'm going to add a little more EVO as I'm getting a bit dry since I started this.   It's only been a few days, but I haven't noticed much of a difference yet. I wonder how long it takes t...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

Well i just started this the other day. I bought some castor oil and mixed it with some EVOO I had at home. I guess the castor oil was not the cold pressed sort, I was wondering if this makes a big di...

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17 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Remember, accutane usually takes 3-5 months to work.     ←    

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Update: Well, its the start of week 11 for me. I've pretty much given up on looking at my skin to see if theres any results. It seems theres no progress on oil. If theres hot weather im going to be oi...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Week 8 update: Right, so I've hit the two month mark. I hope this doesn't discourage people, but I have to be honest about my results. Unfortunately, in terms of oil production, I can't see much impro...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

OTOH, I think there's some evidence of cancer promotion..    IRC It doesn't cause it, but it promotes it.  

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Pooratbest - did you only buy the single bottle? I bought two, to save on postage..I thought I might as well. I reckon the bottle will last me 5/6 weeks, and once this is done, i'll try the other. Wil...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Thats interesting Ethenol..is there a way to make it into a gel form?? If it was less greasy, I could use it night and day )

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Week 7 update: Well, my skin seems to be getting ever-so-gradually better. Still have blackheads and the occassional whiteheads. I'm dissapointed about oil reduction though, I expected better results ...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Sandman- What week are you on? I'm using BP again too. Since I started using Vit A, the times that my skin has looked its best is when I use both. I just hate the redness, which is why I stopped BP in...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Week 5 update: oil seems to be greatly reduced..however, i still get a few spots. This could be to do with sun exposure and it was very hot this week (my skin is worst during the summer). I'm now usi...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Most of the time, I just apply it at night. I dont really have time to apply it in the morning for 20 mins or so. I wonder if this would slow my progress?

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

How do you find your skin reacts during hot weather, is it still greasy? Yesterday I found the weather made my skin soo greasy, very disappointing. If I break a sweat, I've always found my skin looks ...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Good luck everyone!

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Hi all, I just thought i'd give you an update. I'm on week 4 now, and since I've started using Vit A theres definitely been a reduction in oil but not dramatic. Though, it's hard to judge being summer...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Hi wally, don't get me wrong, I wasn't doubting the effects of Vit A. It's great that your having success with Vit A. I was just wondering if you used Vit A with Dan's BP regimen, like Lola is. I only...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

I have been using topical vitamin A for a week or two now. Though, I typically skip the morning step, though I do use it as shaving oil - quite handy. I should imagine it could be used for both wet an...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

pooratbest- Yes, postage was something like that! i just paid by credit card..it took about 4/5 days to get here. I ordered two..seemed better value and should last enough to see results.

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Got a note through the door with my vitamin A stuff...so I will collect it tomorow I'll let you know my experiences with it..   I wonder what are the implications if you get any stuff in your ey...

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20 years ago