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Hi Retin A works slowly so you need to be patient and it can seem worse before it improves. My daughter saw improvement by about the 3 month mark and remarkable improvement by 6 months ( all her pih w...

I agree - go! If she is your gf she obviously likes you and honestly won't care if you have blemishes or not.

amy27 - I agree that JLopez has good advice for you. The other thing that came to mind is what are you using to exfoliate? It is best to stay away from products that contain 'scrubbing particles' as t...

Sorry for the late reply - for some reason I don't get notified if someone quotes me or responds even if I ask for notifications. Anyway, my daughter used the AHA both morning and night, in the mornin...

I agree with megtree, your skin looks pretty awesome to me and I can't see any redness. I would also agree with her advice and suggest that you stay away from tea tree oil which may irritate/burn your...

I agree with SiriBai! Wipes are not the way to go. Also look at your witch hazel and if it contains alcohol (some does and some doesn't) I would ditch that too. So just use your regular cleaner to ge...

In my opinion it is best to use tea tree oil as a spot treatment rather than all over your face. You don't have a lot of blemishes so it should work well that way. If you want to put moisturizer on t...

That's awesome that you discovered what was causing your problem! I had no idea that those products could cause the problem. Thanks for sharing. Do you mind me asking what shampoo/conditioner you are...

Psychokitty is right, going off the pill can cause a huge imbalance in your hormones which can take some time to balance out. I know that is hard not to worry about your skin but stress can exacerbat...

Good to hear that it is working for you! My daughter was thinking of starting to take cod liver oil for her acne, could you tell me your dosage? Thanks.

In my opinion you should stop using the clarisonic. My daughter's dermatologist told her not to use hers as it can just spread the bacteria around and irritate the skin (ie. make your skin worse). ...

Hi My daughter has been using that concealer for about a year now (while on the regimen) and she loves it! I think that the amount of salicylic acid in it is so low that it does not cause irritation ...

hi jojoba oil made me break out horribly - so maybe it is not the aha? just a thought

Hi Sorry to hear of your struggles but don't give up! I don't know where you live, but if you are in Canada there is a line of products by Lorna Vanderhaeghe which my daughter and I have both used wit...

From my experience aha (glycolic acid) didn't help with the hyperpigmentation at all (I used Dan's from the Regimen). It is great for getting rid of flakes and moisturizing the skin however. Some hyp...

My daughter has been using Tazorac for 6 months now and all of her hyperpigmentation is gone. Her dermatologist told her that if she was using any other topical (she used BP) to make sure she applied ...

Hi Sometimes the pill takes 3-6 months to improve your skin and sometimes it gets worse before it gets better. It can be different for everyone and it depends which pill you are on as well. Which bir...

Hi I am not an expert but if you live in Canada I would highly recommend that you look at Estrosmart or Estrosmart plus by Lorna Vanderhaege. They both contain DIM and are recommended for hormonal ac...

I second the idea of using grapeseed oil as it is the only thing that worked for my daughter and didn't make her break out. You can get it from any health food store (not the cooking kind) and you ju...

You can use bp and tretinoin together in your skin care routine but NOT at the same time. For example use the bp in the morning after you clean your face and apply the tretinoin at night after you cle...

Sorry to hear of your struggles. I would say 'stay positive' but I realize that is easier said than done. If you can stand looking at more supplements I would suggest that you check out a line of prod...

DebraYR - if you look at Paula Begouin's site www.beautypedia.com she talks about how some products have to be a certain PH level to be effective and how SA and BP can work together because they do di...

Hey just thought I would through my two cents worth in to the discussion! I have no scientific evidence just experience however. My daughter was prescribed a strong topical retinoid (tazorac) about 6...

I am not an expert but looks like clogged pores to me. Do you exfoliate at all?

I agree with you. My daughter was prescribed Tazorac after trying numerous other topicals. The first 3 months there was little (if any) improvement and she almost gave up. She didn't get the initia...