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Has anyone tried Charcoal?

I'm sure some of you have seen those videos all over facebook of people using a Charcoal mask that pulls out the gunk in your clogged pores. I don't know the name of the product, but at my job (I se...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

9 years ago
Please Help Me. Been On Different Antibiotics For Cystic Acne 1.5 Yrs, Now Suspect I Have Yeast Or Liver Problem. Now What? How Do I Manage This?

well I just started taking doxy this month and I'm only on it temporarily. I honestly don't think its helping me anyway, but I always take probiotics in between my doses. I dont really know how well...

In forum Prescription acne medications

11 years ago
Please Help Me. Been On Different Antibiotics For Cystic Acne 1.5 Yrs, Now Suspect I Have Yeast Or Liver Problem. Now What? How Do I Manage This?

Have you tried taking any probiotics? I'm taking doxycycline twice a day, and I take a probiotic inbetween I mean, its worth a try... there are also candida cleanses (renew life i believe makes a ...

In forum Prescription acne medications

11 years ago
The Differin Diaries

so ive been using differin with cleocin-t and its *kind* of working.. ive been using it on my back and the top of it looks clearer than it used to i did temporarily use it on my face, i did it twice.....

In forum Personal logs

11 years ago
Had My Hormones Tested And They Are A Mess :\

figured I'd post a quick update... sorry its long i kind of am posting some as a think-out-loud lol I've been taking inositol (as capsules because its cheaper) 2x in the morning (660mg each so 1320mg...

In forum Hormonal acne

11 years ago
Had My Hormones Tested And They Are A Mess :\

well I know I'm not going to find a quick fix... that's why I'm starting now... i think a lot of my back is scars, with a random small bumps, and a few cystic ones I just want improvement I was deba...

In forum Hormonal acne

11 years ago
Best Shampoo For Scalp Acne?

I dont know if this could apply to anyone here, but me personally, I have really sensitive skin so a lot of shampoos that have the chemicals and fragrance in it makes my scalp break out... ive been us...

In forum Back/Body/Neck acne

11 years ago
Had My Hormones Tested And They Are A Mess :\

well i read on a lot of websites to take 2000-4000 a day i mentioned pcos to my dr, and she kind of laughed at me... i think the only other thing (besides high test levels) is my lh is high, but ever...

In forum Hormonal acne

11 years ago
Had My Hormones Tested And They Are A Mess :\

isnt DIM more for estrogen levels? Ive been taking 2000 mgs of inositol, i really hope it works

In forum Hormonal acne

11 years ago
Had My Hormones Tested And They Are A Mess :\

Well I do have it on more than just my back, my chest, neck, jawline, face, it's just worse on the back and I do have sensitive skin so all my soaps are fragrance free and for sensitive skin   I...

In forum Hormonal acne

11 years ago
Had My Hormones Tested And They Are A Mess :\

I have bad acne all over my back, plus pretty irregular periods (I get it more often than I should) all my levels are pretty much normal except testosterone and DHEA, they were both high I had a sonog...

In forum Hormonal acne

11 years ago
Treating Hormonal Acne The Natural Way?

Vitex helped me a lot the first 2 times I took it (one was for a year, the 2nd one for 8 months or so). But the third time, my stomach couldn't tolerate it so I switched to DIM (plain DIM, not the ble...

In forum Hormonal acne

11 years ago
Got My Hormones Tested This Past Week, And I'm So Lost!

i requested my hormones to be tested because i know they're all out of wack... quick backstory - my period is irregular (i spot just about the entire time in between periods) so i was always put on...

In forum Hormonal acne

11 years ago
Can Anyone Tell Me Where I Can Get These Clay Masks In Stores?

Aztec healing clay you can find at the vitamin shoppe!

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

11 years ago
How Long Does It Take To "pull" The Oil Out Of Pores?

I've had acne since like, 7th grade (I'm now 27) and lately it's been even worse (personally right now I think it's hormonal) But anyway, a few years ago I used the neutrogena pore refining cleanser ...

In forum Oily skin

11 years ago
Have You Had Success With Vitamin D3? Please Let Me Know

600IU is kinda low.... i believe the daily recommended dose is 400, but it really depends on how deficient you are in it. i think everyone should take 1000-2000IUs a day, winter time increase it bec...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
26 Years Old, Still Break Out, And Super Sensitive Skin

What phase were you in? What "part of your cycle?" I'm no doctor, but I know a lot about "cycles" and "fertility." So "follicular" phase means, "ovulation" phase. An egg is released from a follical in...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
26 Years Old, Still Break Out, And Super Sensitive Skin

got my results today! they were checking me out for a bunch of things, and I mentioned I've heard my estrogen levels were low. Got a copy of the test, and the estrogen level came back 60 pg/mL with ...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
26 Years Old, Still Break Out, And Super Sensitive Skin

Doctors are so ridiculous sometimes...when you get your hormones checked see if they can check your androgens as well. At least testosterone, free testosterone and DHEA. Do you have trouble losing wei...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
26 Years Old, Still Break Out, And Super Sensitive Skin

I honestly dont know, they just told me i had a cyst, gave me BC pills and i had sonograms done every few months to check it, and as far as i know, i am currently cyst free. they never said what kind...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
26 Years Old, Still Break Out, And Super Sensitive Skin

Another clay mask to try would be moroccan red clay. It tones and shrinks pores and it actually works! Lavender essential oil is great for healing too. One bar soap I think is good is desert essence t...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
26 Years Old, Still Break Out, And Super Sensitive Skin

Right now I'm taking sprintec My dr knows I'm on them though and didn't tell me to stop taking them for the bloodwork... But I'm not going just for that reason, I have little swollen glands everywh...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
26 Years Old, Still Break Out, And Super Sensitive Skin

Birth control is a synthetic hormone. Basically- pick one- birth control or better skin. It's flawed logic to try to fix something that is really going on inside with an outside remedy, so I wouldn't ...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
26 Years Old, Still Break Out, And Super Sensitive Skin

Well I currently take birth control pills, and it's definitely better than when I'm not taking them, but I still get break outs on my face/neck/back/chest. I'm going to get my estrogen levels checke...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
Loestrin / Yaz...is it worth it?

I took Yaz a few years ago, and my skin was looking really good. Barely any breakouts until it was that time of the month. I stopped taking it because I started getting this really sharp pain behind ...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago