Jofo

Oily skin update -- can't tell if the azelaic acid is having much of an effect on my oiliness. I'm still as greasy as ever, but hey, no breakouts! I will keep trying the Finacea until I run out. I ...

Quick follow-up to my post on the previous page. While the sulfur soap stopped my flaking, I still suffered from pustules and red marks that would appear in my beard after a few days of not shaving. I...

Just wanted to let you know that I'm following this thread and I'm looking forward to future updates. Do you have enough Finacea to last a while?

I'm not a fan of Accutane (which is essentially giving you toxic doses of vitamin A). If you are looking for something you can take once and forever eliminate your oil, I'm afraid you're out of luck. ...

There are some studies here linking niacinamide to sebum reduction. There's also a large thread on here somewhere for niacin helping people's acne. Niacin and niacinamide are also now included as ingr...

Try high doses of MSM (organic sulfur) and niacin/niacinamide, which have been shown to reduce sebum production. MSM will also help with joint pain. I've never heard of niacin reducing sebum product...

A week isn't much time. I took 10mg every day and didn't notice my oil production slowing down until 3 to 4 weeks after I started the medication. The wait is painful but the effects of the Accutane sh...

Sorry to bump an old thread but I revised my original post with an update that I feel is worth sharing, and I didn't want to make another thread repeating the same info.

Yeah it's the sugar content that is suspect. A lot of people see improvements in both acne and oil when they cut out sugary foods and drinks. In one of my blog posts I compiled a small list of people ...

Hmm interesting. If I could get long-lasting effects from taking 80mg for 5 months I would totally do it. I'll have to do some more searching to see if I can find anyone else who reported long-term im...

People, if your skin is dry or dehydrated then moisturize it. As has already been said, sebum is not your body's natural moisturizer so the fact that you have oily skin doesn't make you exempt from mo...

I wanted to drop in and say that I have seen a significant reduction in flaking from using sulfur soap. The specific soap I use is called Coral KAVI. I bought it years ago for acne and thought I'd try...

Oilygirl1980, I think switching to more gentle products is a worthwhile endeavor, but if a new regimen doesn't work then it doesn't work. Although it's a good idea to give any new regimen at least a c...

If you're already on a restrictive diet, you would probably be better off trying to add more nutritious foods to your diet first before removing foods. Green smoothies are an easy way to add more vege...

Well you've definitely piqued my interest in the the lemon oil. I'm skeptical that it will do much for me personally, but I may give it a shot when I'm done experimenting with my current batch of esse...

I have the same brand of aloe vera gel and I tried using it in the past to reduce oil with no success. I noticed in another thread that you said you have also been using lemon essential oil. I wonder ...

My oil came back 2-3 weeks after I stopped Accutane. But I was able to use as little as 10mg once a day and still get the oil reducing effect, so that was nice.

Jofo-can you elaborate on the mint teas thing? I drink peppermint tea (cold water and just drop the tea bag in instead of brewing it, it's just faster for me) but I'm wondering about the estrogenic ef...

I don't mean to dismiss other people's advice, but I would not recommend benzoyl peroxide or spearmint tea. Benzoyl peroxide will probably make your irritated skin more irritated, and mint teas can ha...

I just started drinking regular smoothies on top of my regular diet. My regular diet isn't that bad though. I usually don't eat junk, but my meals are definitely not always of a low glycemic impact. H...

Is there anything that you avoid in your diet, or have you just started drinking green smoothies on top of your regular diet? I unfortunately have been drinking green smoothies for about 2 years with ...

also ran into some interesting but hard to believe posts about something called Nobiletin. Jofo you may have some experience with this one. Didn't have much time to look into it in terms of effectiven...

I never thought about this before but it's a cool feature. Also being able to comment on reviews will be awesome!

I'm on an elimination diet right now that is very close to the Paleo diet. I only just started this week but I will post in a month or so if I see any positive results.

Quick update to say I stopped the topical green tea extract and switched to the SkinActives T-Zone Serum which contains 2.5% EGCg. I'll report back in a month with any results or lack of results. So...