dilettante

I'm sure any really gentle cleanser will be fine. Personally, I've been using and I quite like it. It's really gentle and doesn't over-dry my skin. Don't forget to use a moisturizer + sunscreen durin...

On accutane now, skin is pretty sun sensitive. Actually, I'd say my skin is everything sensitive since being on accutane. You should wear sunscreen when you're out, for sure, and cover up as much as y...

If the vitamin A from foods you're consuming is beta carotene, then you don't need to worry about that type of vitamin A. There's no toxicity associated with consuming excess beta carotene. You might ...

Starting my third month. 40mg/day. My acne has been clearing up and breaking out also, though not as bad as prior to accutane. Also, new breakouts seem to clear faster. I attribute the recent break ou...

1 1/2 months in on accutane and I'm still worried about the long-term side effects as well. So far only experiencing very dry/chapped lips, nosebleeds sometimes, and joint pain (quite glad there's ele...

100mg seems very high to me, especially when you're just starting out. Then again, the dosage is based on body weight. I started out with only 30mg/day but I'm only ~115-120lbs. On my 2nd month, my de...

Wow, that's such an amazing improvement. Your skin looks great!! I totally understand not wanting to leave the house when my acne gets bad. Hard not letting acne put your life at a standstill sometime...

I have mild/moderate acne/cystic acne, and I just started 30mg isotretinoin (claravis) about a month and a half ago. I broke out pretty badly about 2weeks into the first month, after that it cleared u...