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Peeling Skin From Epiduo. Do I Keep Applying It On This Area?

Good I'm glad! Idk if I have seen improvement, but I have only been using it 1 week so far. I wash my face in the morning with dove soap, pat dry, wait 10 minutes and then apply cerave lotion. At nigh...

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13 years ago
Peeling Skin From Epiduo. Do I Keep Applying It On This Area?

Hey! I am on day 6 of using epiduo and my skin is peeling as well! It's completely normal, it's a good thing in fact! New skin is working its way through I too, recommend cetaphil, or cerave am and p...

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13 years ago
Acne Free Diet Journal

Most definitely! I wanna report about my first day yesterday, which was a 95% success!! I ate egg whites for breakfast, along with a banana shake (banana, ice, soy milk and some spinach blended) then ...

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13 years ago
Acne Free Diet Journal

Good thoughts, and again thanks for your input! And wow a month is very quick that's awesome for you! Hopefully mine is relatively fast too!

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13 years ago
Acne Free Diet Journal

Thank you so much for your quick response! And yes, I will try to be as detailed as possible with recording my food intake. If you don't mind me asking, how quick did you see improvements? And what ty...

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13 years ago
Acne Free Diet Journal

Okay, today will be my first day of my hopefully, acne free skin diet I figured that by starting a diet on here everyday, once a day, it will help me stick to it. So, support is more than welcome guy...

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13 years ago
I'm going to stop wearing makeup

I envy you.. I'm 22 years old (and a new sufferer to acne I might add) and I've let acne take over my life, especially my social life. I have a boyfriend too and never let him see me without makeup be...

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13 years ago
Please Help! Feeling Like Sh*t So Far Due To Acne !

Yeah, your right. I'm a very healthy and fit, so I like to think, girl. So, I have been considering making a life change with my diet anyhow. I think I will start with no sugar, then remove dairy and ...

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13 years ago
Please Help! Feeling Like Sh*t So Far Due To Acne !

Wow very informative thank you! Now you got me debating the oral meds... Yes I consume dairy and grain. I asked my doctor about cutting out dairy sugar and grain and she said there is not enough info ...

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13 years ago
Please Help! Feeling Like Sh*t So Far Due To Acne !

Oh my goodness. It went bad/good! As soon as I walked in my derm said "oh boy", which was a fabulous start! Hahaa. She told me she wanted me to stop taking ziana immediately and she switched me to epi...

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13 years ago
So Many Factors, And Idk Which Ones Really Cause Acne 🙁

Again, thank you all very much for all of yourfeedback. For my last two repliers:Your posts were both very informative (replier number one broke it down very simply for me personally! haha) Replier n...

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13 years ago
So Many Factors, And Idk Which Ones Really Cause Acne 🙁

Thank you all very much for your VERY detailed information!! I, like most of you probably, am not a MD, but definitely have done my share of research and greatly appreciate some new things I just lear...

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13 years ago
Ziana Gel? Can Anyone Help Me Out?

Hey! Thank you so much and yes, I'm a girl I know I gotta wait the 3 months but literally I feel like this was the slowest two months if my life! Lol another thing is that I also started birth contro...

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13 years ago
Please Help! Feeling Like Sh*t So Far Due To Acne !

See! But that's what makes me so annoyed because people say a million different things that can cause acne; stress, food, makeup, etc.. How can you make yourself NOT think about it?? My derm is in for...

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13 years ago
Please Help! Feeling Like Sh*t So Far Due To Acne !

I'm glad you gave an appointment Wednesday! I have one Thursday! Hahah and I literally cannot wait. It's as if I think all my answers will miraculously come on Thursday lol a girl can dream right?? Bu...

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13 years ago
So Many Factors, And Idk Which Ones Really Cause Acne 🙁

Ok so here's the deal.. I am 22 and completely obsess over my acne. It's literally only on my lower cheeks, never my chin, nose or forehead ( knock on wood) I just drive myself crazy on here reading t...

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13 years ago
Please Help! Feeling Like Sh*t So Far Due To Acne !

Hey I wanna say that first of all, it's PROBABLY not as bad as it seems to you. Because of course you're gonna be super hard on yourself. Also, I do understand how you feel cuz I'm 22 and can definit...

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13 years ago
Ziana and Purging: New User Questions

Hey, I was just wondering how your doing with the ziana??? I still am not having much success, two months in :/ kind of discouraging but I am trying to stick with it! Purging is STILL occurring. Any s...

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13 years ago
Ziana Gel? Can Anyone Help Me Out?

Hello everybody I am 22 years old and am a somewhat new sufferer to acne. I didn't start breaking out til the age of 20. Since then, I have tried a few things, both antibiotics and topicals, aside fr...

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13 years ago
Long Term Retin-A Micro Experience

Hey if it means anything, I'd say wait the month cause you really gotta be patient! I'm no expert, I am using ziana gel and its my first topical I am ever using. My acne is mild/moderate, but it's sti...

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13 years ago
Retin-A Micro 0.04% For Cystic Acne & Acne Scars

Hey, I was wondering how you are doing now? I am using ziana gel, and also have been experiencing a very long and painful purging period! My skin is way worse than when I started but I'm hanging in th...

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13 years ago
Ziana and Purging: New User Questions

I have been using ziana for exactly 37 days now (not that I'm counting or anything:) but I am still a little frustrated with the product because my "purging process" has been happening for about 3 wee...

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13 years ago
Ziana Gel

Hey, thanks for responding! Yes, I know patience, patience, patience! Haha it's difficult being practically 22 and having this issue out of nowhere! Adult acne attack!! Anyway, my derm said I need to ...

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13 years ago
My Experience With Ziana (Success Story + Before/during/after Pics)

First of all, let me say congratulations on your success with ziana! I am currently using ziana for my moderate acne, and am getting quite discouraged I have been using it for 1 month now and my skin...

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13 years ago
Ziana Gel

I went to the dermatologist on October 4th, 2012. She prescribed me ziana gel, which I am still using the samples since she gave me about 7 of them along with cerave lotion. I have been using this pr...

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13 years ago