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Topical Vitamin A?

Just wanted to add that it was a slow but steady improvement for me. Don't expect an overnight miracle but don't get discouraged, either!

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Just thought I would add an update. I've been using the Vitamin A for about three months now. My face is about 99% clear (still some stubborn blackheads). My oil reduction is dramatic! I still ge...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Can I ask why you shower it off instead of just leaving it on like you do at night?     ←    

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Hi pooratbest, I am using it over my entire face and jaw, leaving it on over night and then re-apply for 15-20 minutes in the morning before I shower it off.

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20 years ago
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Hi Wally,   yes, still getting those nasty blackheads Things do seem to be oh so slowly improving every day though. But when I think back to eight weeks ago i can't believe the improvement!! ...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Just wondering how everyone else is doing with the onset of summer. It is 20 degrees warmer than usual here and my face is oiler than it has been recently (although not as bad as it was before). B...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Pooratbest - Have you checked the web site [Removed]? Won't they ship to the UK? Since I'm posting, I'll also give an update: Yeah style_emoticons/ Still no new pimples (can't belive it myself) Sti...

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20 years ago
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Wally so happy to hear everything is still going well for you I can completely relate to your post. My husband was upset when I went on Accutane, twice, because of the health risks, but he just ...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

But if you get anything vaguely similar to accutane symptoms (look them up) in places you aren't applying it, then try dropping the topical for a while (just a week or two), and see if they go a way. ...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Synchroboy, I was actually thinking about adding AHA myself, but I had the Avon stuff at home already. Not sure why I stopped using it before, other than my own laziness and my skin wasn't looking s...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Welcome deepboi! It's been about six weeks and my skin keeps getting better and better everyday! I have also been applying Dan's BP twice a day in conjunction with the vit A, but I have always used ...

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20 years ago
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Keeper3 - my skin was sooo oily (sounds like the beginning of a bad joke) that I NEVER became dry on Accutane. When I would blot my face with those little blue papers I would have to use at least t...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Update mid-way through week 5:   As I looked in the mirror at lunch time today at work, I was amazed that I was not one bit oily!! Usually by this time of the day my makeup is slipping off...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

btw - I am starting week 5 of using this

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

I for one have had absolutely, positvely no adverse side effects (other than the initial purge period). As a matter of fact, I haven't even had a smidge of dryness at all. My skin is very soft. No ...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

sorry asparagus - didn't mean to offend any guys out there! My point was that I personally tried everything I could to avoid looking oily all day, which is why I wouldn't wear the vitamin A all day a...

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20 years ago
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celtpri - I can relate, but as a girl, I use powder and blotting paper to keep from looking too oily all day. TylerD - my skin is not flaky at all - I'm still using a lot of BP with it to help get ...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Welcome Celtpri! Don't you think it is too shiny to wear all day? Are you also leaving it on all night? Keep up posted on your results!

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20 years ago
OMG!!!!! U GUYS MUST TRY THIS!!

Thanks for the info jit76. I will definitely stop using the BS and ACV twice a day and start washing the ACV off after 10 min or so.

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Yes, holy frioles, indeed!!!   That's what the 2nd derm said when I went in for my 2nd course of Accutane!!. (had to switch because I switched insurance co.) They couldn't believe it either....

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20 years ago
OMG!!!!! U GUYS MUST TRY THIS!!

can anyone help with the question as to whether the ACV should be rinsed off or left on?

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

I have been using this now for four weeks and I have been using waaaay more than a two or three drops! I also apply it in the morning for about 15 minutes before I shower. (have I been using too mu...

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20 years ago
OMG!!!!! U GUYS MUST TRY THIS!!

I just recently started using the baking soda mixed with my cleanser in the morning and evening and then applying ACV and leaving it on, applying BP and moisturizer. Do you really have to rinse it of...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Thanks Wally - It does seem to be getting better - the oil and the flare up. Although I am still getting new pimples, they seem to be small and not too bothersome. Oily skin is slowly improving. I...

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20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Aynon, your post is making me feel a little bit better. But I am still really a mess here. My oil seems to be getting less every day but my skin is horrible! I have more acne now than when I went o...

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20 years ago