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Gunnke, I cheer your efforts! Conseling and CBT has been invaluable for me. It's great to see someone else utilizing those tools!

Ok, cool! Sorry, just checking. Don't mind me then.

Dan did a test with this years ago - I don't know if I could find the thread. He had put his BP in the fridge and would apply it from there. He said that while the cooling feel was nice, he didn't not...

It is strong. You'll have some members leap on you saying that's too high. If it works and doesn't overdry your skin, though, it works. It could be part of what's irritating your skin, though - 3 week...

If you're just starting out on BP, once a day. It's heavy stuff and will take some adjusting. If your skin is okay with it, twice a day. Morning and night. The medication doesn't stay active for more ...

going through it badly at the moment hope this helps some else I love Breaking Benjamin. *hugs*

I have the same problem with moisturizers - it really greases my skin out. I moisturize only at night, when the body is repairing and when I don't have to see anyone. But a lot of members - especially...

Lol, we encourage the long posts here. Is good to talk stuff out.

This doesn't work. A diet approaches require a much more long-term approach to correct any funky food allergies/imbalances. I think doing this drops your sugar levels, which might (for maybe a week) s...

You are here, which is a good place to be, no matter how awful it may feel to be around other people. The holidays are a special hell for us - that much more attention is focused on us due to having ...

Moisturizing is to be done after you BP, to not only give your skin time to absorb the medication in the BP, but to help relieve the immediate drying that BP requires. Depending on the brand, you migh...

Chiming in here with "not everyone grows out of it." Genetics can play a big role - both my mother and father still have blemish prone skin. I am 31 and following suit. This is why it's so important t...

I, too, have a problem with messing with my skin. This is good inspiration!

You are buying this with a doctor's prescription, right?

I've experienced much clearer skin since joining this site and I can say that the future is very much good - and in many ways, so much more better than I imagined it. A lot of old constraints have bee...

From what I know of AHA's, it does strip away a very thin layer - it's a chemical exfoliant. The sunscreen is recommended because of that. It doesn't permanently destroy the top layer - your skin is a...

Agreed with other posters - this story is an inspiration! Thank you so much for sharing this with us!

I get that, Ghost. I'm on a health change myself - eating healthier, reducing calories, adding exercise. Thanksgiving is one day a year, and calculating the nutritional information of so many homemade...

Hm. Your skin is definitely used to the BP, then - especially if you've used 10%. It could be colder temperatures. Other members have reported burning sensations after moisturizing. Unfortunately, I d...

A light moisturizer couldn't hurt, either. Will help keep the skin hydrated so it can knit itself back together easier. Let us know how it goes!

The dark red/purplish color is pretty normal for cysts and Accutane users.

Relatively off topic, but all of that avocado and fish sounds delicious.

Thank you! Happy Thanksgiving to you as well! It feels like a good day today.

Sebum is actually a nesscary body thing. It helps us retain elasticity, (preventing wrinkles), prevents dryness (which helps wounds heal faster and regenerate new cells.) The problem is those of us wi...

It's far from a chip on my shoulder - you'd have to ask around to the older members, but I'm actually pretty sexually open. In as far as I do a have chip on my shoulder, it would be to help members wh...