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Use less product, or use it once a day or every other day. Or, find a noncomedogenic moisturizer and use it liberally throughout the day. Really look up the product ingredients though, any brand can...

I have found that benzoyl peroxide type regimens do great to prevent whiteheads. However, active whiteheads is more of a toss up. One thing benzoyl peroxide does not do well on in my case is infla...

I would say a "cheat" meal once or twice a week is perfectly reasonable. What type of diet are you on? How restrictive is it? I have found getting off dairy and cheese was pretty hard so I compromi...

^ Excellent description. I had similar talks with my mother's doctors as she recuperated from a stroke. Although after arguing with them, they did change her medication a couple of times. Apparently...

There are some cases which diet will not significantly reduce acne. However, it is impossible to say that diet and skin have no effect on each other. What we put in our bodies always has a direct im...

I had an interesting thought. I know most of us in this particular area of the board are outsiders right now in the fight against acne, but we all know diet plays a huge role. The research is there ...

I had an interesting thought. I know most of us in this particular area of the board are outsiders right now in the fight against acne, but we all know diet plays a huge role. The research is there ...

This sounds like a great plan but what happens when the pain of cystic acne is too much? I get cysts that are intertwined under my skin around my mouth and upper chin area and they end up blowing my ...

The main reason I seldom see doctors anymore is because I find I am always paying for a debate. I come in for a problem and they say "I am going to prescribe this to you, ok?. I say "i'm not really...

I decided to stop taking accutane after being on it for 2 months, the reason being I can't stand the side effects, I've had alot of tinnitus that has been disturbing my sleep alot, joint pain and some...

I know it's easy to say, "Stick through it, wait it out" But last night, I just could not do that. I had to apply BP and clindamycin last night to the area, I HAD TO. I woke up at 5 in the morning ...

Diet does not effect everybody the same way. For some it's dairy, for others it's fat, others insulin spikes, etc. I haven't found what works for me...but then again I'm not consistent nor patient. ...

That looks like acne to me. Better on your neck than your face!

I'm 19 years old. I'll be 20 in about 6 months...and I'm a virgin (a MALE virgin). I'm so self conscious about this and just feel so abnormal and weird because of it. It doesn't help that my "friends"...

So i did it i bought the regimen! Planning on doing it right step by step. Im praying in the next few months i see some improvments! Has anyone seen improvement in acne marks while on the regimen? Im ...

I had a dermatologist tell me once that purging from topicals is a myth. Well, unless you take a topical retinoid like Retin-A or Epiduo, then "purging" actually has some science behind it. With eve...

Update on my cleansing only method...almost week 3 and I now have a total of 27 nodules/cysts on my face, half of which have come in the last few days. It is incredibly painful and I am considering g...

I'm still doing the cleansing only method....everything looked good until week 2. I have now developed within 2 days mind you, a cyst on my cheek, a very oily pimple covered nose, and a large nodule ...

Changing your diet will certainly cure acne for many. For the rest, it may range from significant improvement to moderate improvement, to no improvement at all. My guess is there will always be a mi...

So i've been struggling with acne for 10 years. I am a 25 year old man. Cysts, chin acne, mouth acne, nose acne, you name it. Terrible case. It has died down somewhat in the last few years but I s...

I recently went from 8 years of BP use, periodic sulfur treatments, antibacterial soap, rounds of topical antibiotics, to just Cerave cleanser twice a day. My skin is not perfect by any means yet but ...

Hi, I stumbled across your log and had to chime in. I have dealt with cystic acne for 8 years trying everything but accutane and topical retinoids. I recently decided to get off everything I was usi...

I recently went from 8 years of BP use, periodic sulfur treatments, antibacterial soap, rounds of topical antibiotics, to just Cerave cleanser twice a day. My skin is not perfect by any means yet but ...

For those that warned me about Cetaphil, you were right. After using it last night and this morning, my face feels disgusting. It's so greasy and horrible, I feel like an oil-slick. I'll be back to to...

Still doing this regimen, although today I purchased some Cetaphil cleanser and moisturiser that I do plan on using at some point. I do not feel any less hygienic using only water, my face feels just ...