dunedain

Slap on some polysporin/neosporin and a bandaid! Leave it on over night and in the morning it should be healed over, unless it's a fairly big wound then maybe not, but pretty darn close to healed. Sti...

This sounds like what happened to me. When I went on Alesse, about 2 weeks in I started breaking out everywhere and I also thought it was getting worse before it was getting better. But I was breaking...

I second what Kim28 posted! I'm doing the exact same thing except I also use clindamycin phosphate (which to this day I'm not sure really works?). It does take VERY long to kick in and you'll experien...

Just out of curiosity, why did you only choose to do the DKR only at night? It seems to yield the best results if you do it night and day and stick to it for a bit? Also, why did you stop taking spi...

It's been 4 months since my last update! Not much has changed in my routine - still using the same stuff that's under my signature. Only thing is I've actually stopped using the lactic acid peel becau...

>Your skin looks amazing! I'm glad the DKR worked out so well for you! Wasn't the same story for me, haha, but at least I found something else! I used jojoba oil too, when my skin got really dry. W...

It just looks like hyperpigmentation to me. The quality isn't the best but I wouldn't be surprised if you had a couple of shallow rolling scars. You can do acid peels (lactic, glycolic, etc.) at home ...

It just looks like hyperpigmentation to me. The quality isn't the best but I wouldn't be surprised if you had a couple of shallow rolling scars. You can do acid peels (lactic, glycolic, etc.) at home ...

Your skin looks amazing! I'm glad the DKR worked out so well for you! Wasn't the same story for me, haha, but at least I found something else! I used jojoba oil too, when my skin got really dry. Whil...

Yes I'm still on Diane, but since I've been clear I've updated less since there's not much else to say! I'm just working on my residual PIH and Diane doesn't really help much with that. But I try to u...

LUCKILY it did not scar, which was surprising because I normally get red marks from pimples even without touching them! It took about a week and a half to heal with lots and lots of careful exfoliatio...

Sounds like a sudden reaction. It's happened to me before - been using BP for at least half a decade with no problems and one day it just irritated my skin. It would get super rough, red, itchy, scaly...

@dunedain (not sure if this is how you tag people? xD) Thanks for the heads up and encouraging words!! I will definitely stick with the birth control pills. My skin has drastically improved by a lot i...

Keep your head up! It took me 5 months on Diane before I cleared up for good. Sometimes I still get a pimple, but I can go for over a month with clear skin now. Dan's AHA+ cream is really good for get...

I think AHA has like a sweet/sour smell...like it smells acidic (which makes sense all things considered). I guess the smell might seem strong at first if you've never used it? But I barely smell the ...

Your acne doesn't sound hormonal. "Typically" hormonal acne in women occurs around the jawline and lower cheeks, but that isn't always the case. But your acne seems to be related to you stopping the r...

My current status is similar to yours, being on hormonal treatment and b.p. that keep me more or less clear of active acne but left with marks. Something that could also be used to treat them is a cre...

Which BP are you using? I was on the regimen for 4 months and then suddenly got the eczema on my face too and stopped using BP for ~8 months. I can use it now but only a very light coating and only ...

  Less improvement than I'd like, I think it's time to invest in a stronger peel maybe. But that isn't to say that there's NO improvement. Overall tone looks better I think, and some ma...

I haven't personally been on Yasmin, but there's almost always an initial break out with any birth control you take. Some people don't get that, but they're the lucky ones 'cause 9 times outta 10 you'...

  Thank you so much for this because it gives me hope lol! I'd prefer not to take birth control pills long term because i'm not sexually active at the moment, but I don't see many other options s...

Your new cleanser might be helping you purge a little. You mentioned that you had bumps under the skin so it's possible that the cleanser is help pulling them out to the surface and getting rid of the...

Your acne and pigmentation look similar to what I had! I'm still struggling with the residual hyperpigmentation, but I've been on Diane 35 (Estelle is the same thing right?) for 9 months now and it's ...

I only break out on my cheeks (and the occasional jawline zit) and I've always believed it to be hormonal. I'm taking Diane now and it's cleared up my skin so as far as I'm concerned I had some hormon...

It's not going to get you a "hot" girlfriend. But there are plenty of girls who are "less attractive" who are also looking for boyfriends who also have their own problems because I'm sure they feel li...