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Anyone tried Jan Marini products and are they any good!

I started using her bioglycolic cleanser and bioclear gel about 3 weeks ago (in conjunction with Differin 0.3% and clindamycin lotion), and my skin has been getting better. I think I had a small brea...

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15 years ago
Retin-A, Duac, Aczone, Clarisonic Skin Care Brush, Pretika Red Light

Hi! How long have you been using Retin-A? How do you like the mineral makeup? I've heard from some people that mineral makeup leads to breakouts.   It might help to simplify your skin routin...

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16 years ago
Retin-A Micro for occassional cystic acne (30, F)

Hi! I used to get those cysts too, but a combination of Differin, tea tree oil, MaMa lotion, DIM supplements, zinc supplements, and Aleve (during my ovulation and PMS period) did the trick. I just s...

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16 years ago
Retin-A Micro for occassional cystic acne (30, F)

Week 4-6 was the worse for me. I too get the one or two cysts that never go away. Stick with the RAM and it will help normalize your inner pores over time so that you'll hopefully get less cysts. H...

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16 years ago
Retin-A Micro for occassional cystic acne (30, F)

Hi there! I am an almost-30 years old woman with occasional cystic acne as well! I too started a retinoid (Differin) because of the cysts....I would get 1 or 2 during my ovulation week, sometimes r...

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16 years ago
Aleve for premenstrual and mid-cycle acne

Thank you for this thread! For over a year, I've been getting those gigantic cysts that stay at least 5-6 weeks, and leave bad scars. Always just one or two a month, but after a year of accumulation...

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16 years ago