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Just Wanted To Let Everyone Know About Zinc Oxide

Allright, I'll bite. I just put on 40% Zinc oxide and my daily vitamin has 400mg of Zinc. I don't want to sleep with the zinc on because I use Differin at night, so I'll be wearing it during the day. ...

In forum Acne

13 years ago
I Have Something To Say (Everyone Please Read)

Your post breaks my heart. I sincerely hope you get to a place in your heart and in your mind that you love yourself and let go of any guilt you carry. Everyone is searching, everyone is trying. I'm...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
I Need Alternatives To Bcp For "fixing" Oily/acneic Skin!

Using the right blend for OCM really worked for me. The oil dissolves the oil in the pores keeping them clear, and the light residue left behind mimic sebum so your face stops making excess oil. It to...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
Just Wanted To Let Everyone Know About Zinc Oxide

Allright, I'll bite. I just put on 40% Zinc oxide and my daily vitamin has 400mg of Zinc. I don't want to sleep with the zinc on because I use Differin at night, so I'll be wearing it during the day....

In forum Acne

13 years ago
Anyone Else Have This?

So, I have been on Spiro and Differin for 2 weeks, and 2 days ago I saw a red mark on my neck. I thought my hubby got enthusiastic and covered it up like a hickey. Well, my "hickey" started to itch an...

In forum Personal logs

13 years ago
3 Months Into Spionolactone Treatment

I don't know how much fat would have to do with the dose. It really depends on your bodies natural composition. Girls that are just naturally low weight and don't carry body fat don't necessarily have...

In forum Hormonal acne

13 years ago
Spiro And Differin

DAY 16 So the mess on my face is improving. I currently have one active pimple that popped up on Christmas day, fun. However I now have 4 new actives under my chin on the underside of my jaw and for ...

In forum Personal logs

13 years ago
Spiro And Differin

Usually no make up, because I work from home. The once a week or so that I actually put make up on, I use smash box from sephora. I have pump primer, foundation and concealer I put on with brushes tha...

In forum Personal logs

13 years ago
Spiro And Differin

Scabs are finally coming off, and the 3 actives I had yesterday are drying up! Yay!!! Just hoping no more new ones pop up and that I heal (relatively) enough to cover it for Christmas. I swear It lo...

In forum Personal logs

13 years ago
Spiro And Differin

Thanks MommaBear. I ordered the SkinLaboratory's 20% Salicylic Acid from Amazon after reading hundreds of reviews. Its a good starter peel. So far I like it, it has worked well to dry up pimples, alth...

In forum Personal logs

13 years ago
28 And Still Can't Stop My Acne

Try OCM. I think that you are experiencing excessive oiliness because you have taught your skin to make more oil since you strip it off as soon as you get shiny. OCM works to dissolve the clogged po...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
Spiro And Differin

Day 9 Lots of Scabbing still. Feel like a monster. Also woke up with 2 new pustules that I'm really working on not touching! Most of my face feels like it has a clay mask on it, as I wait for the pe...

In forum Personal logs

13 years ago
Would Like To Use The Salicylic Acid To Treat My Acne

There is forums about SA. Some use OTC products with 2%, others use peels at 20-30%. Check those out. The key is to look at all the other ingredients to make sure there aren't other irritating, comode...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

13 years ago
Making Skin Look Nicer?

I'm using Skin Laboratory 20% salicylic peel. I don't know how it would work into the Regimen, I didn't use it when I was working the Regimen. Ultimately my acne is hormonal and BP isn't good for me....

In forum The Regimen

13 years ago
Spiro And Differin

DAY 8 Lots of peeling today from the SA peel. Some dark spots that I just have to wait to flake off. They are chemical burns, and don't freak me out, but they can't really be covered either so it's p...

In forum Personal logs

13 years ago
Acne Worst At Age 26 Then Ever...w/ Pics

Houston, I LOVE OCM!! It has been a lifesaver protecting my "good" skin while the meds work on my "bad" skin. I dont recommend using Grapeseed oil or Jojoba oil to start with. These tend to be more ...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
How Much Spiro?

Wow. My derm put me on 100mg right away and I'm supposed to increase to 200 tomorrow, now that I've been on it only a WEEK without falling over dead! LOL She also wanted me to do Accutane first, so m...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
Making Skin Look Nicer?

I like Salicylic acid 20% peels for at home, or lactic acid/glycolic from the aesthetician. Really gets rid of dingy skin, brightens and smooths everything out, and clears out lingering crap in the po...

In forum The Regimen

13 years ago
Spiro And Differin

Left the SA peel on longer than usual. Fanned my face as the product sat on there and the areas I treated turned white. Just put some raw honey on them, and will rinse that off and cover with Hemp oil...

In forum Personal logs

13 years ago
Spiro And Differin

Day 7 All the active pimples and scabs have dried up to just red marks, the remaining blackheads came out last night! Just a few small white bumps, not whiteheads, that I'm waiting to shrink. I thin...

In forum Personal logs

13 years ago
Aha And Acid Peel Questions

Time will work on its own, but I have found success with 20% Salicylic acid peels once per week. These are safe enough to do at home, since they are not water soluble, they cant go very deep. It's a p...

In forum Acne Scars

13 years ago
Spiro And Differin

Day 6 I definitely see how things "get worse" before they get better, but I will say that everything that popped up after starting treatment has already dried up and is now in healing stage. I have ...

In forum Personal logs

13 years ago
Att: Members, Please Read!

It sounds like someone he knows personally recently gave up on themselves and he is simply saying to us, what he feels his friend needed to hear. I am suffering now, I am frustrated now, and I am DO...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

13 years ago
What Helps Your Extremely Oily Skin? Sensible Answers Only.

OCM works for me. Check out the threads on here. I would wake up slimy, wash, then be slimy again before I could even make coffee. Make up didn't last the commute, and blotting just made me look ol...

In forum Oily skin

13 years ago
Which Honey Do I Use?

Use the Raw Unfiltered Natural honey on the left of the 1st pic. It supposed to be thicker, kinda like very soft wax. It hasn't been melted and processed so all the lovely nutrients are in there. Plus...

In forum Oily skin

13 years ago