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Ultra Low Dose Accutane Experiment

Any updates from any users on low dose? I've been doing it for 5 years but I had to stop because of back and joint soreness noise and pain

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

5 years ago
OILY skin must go!

sebacia does not work. i tried it. no affect on oily skin! the only thing that has worked is low dose accutane, but unfortunately, it hurts my joints too much.

In forum Oily skin

5 years ago
Who has successfully used azelaic acid?

Has everyone used azelaic acid to help with cystic acne? Is it better than benzoyl peroxide? I am thinking about adding the ordinary 10% to my routine every other day to keep my monthly chin pimple aw...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

5 years ago
Cured oily skin - Acetyl L-Carnitine (topical)

didn't work

In forum Oily skin

5 years ago
Does topical tretinoin help oily skin?

I don't have acne anymore but I an prone to cystic acne because I have oily skin. Would a topical like tretinoin or adapalene help with super oily skin? anyone experiences? thanks

In forum Prescription acne medications

5 years ago
News mdicaments in clinical trials to reduce sebum

Any updates?

In forum Oily skin

5 years ago
Cured oily skin - Acetyl L-Carnitine (topical)

I tried this straight for 2 weeks. At first it did feel very matte, but I was extremely oily again after 2 hours.

In forum Oily skin

5 years ago
L-cysteine or L-carnitine with Pantothenic acid?

I think 10 grams a day helped with my oily skin a bit, but when I cut down to 5 grams the oily skin came back but for the past 2 months I have had no cystic acne. miracle.

In forum Other acne treatments

5 years ago
Sebacia laser therapy

Did it work?

In forum Other acne treatments

5 years ago
Safe lip balm?

the healing ointment as Lanolin alcohol... which is comeodogenic?

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

5 years ago
Safe lip balm?

The lip repair or the healing ointment?

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

5 years ago
Fluoride

That's great. But I don't see a direct correlation for me. When I was living in Asia, I only drank bottled water and my country had no flouride in the water. Here in California, there's tons of flouri...

In forum Diet & holistic health

5 years ago
L-cysteine or L-carnitine with Pantothenic acid?

10 grams a day, but I cut down to 7.5 grams in a week and will try to stay around 3-5grams depending on how oily my skin gets. So far so good and it's been only 6 days. It's not making me completely o...

In forum Other acne treatments

5 years ago
Safe lip balm?

I have been using EOS lip balm for years and i just realized it has pore clogging ingredients. I only get acne around the lip and mouth area and chin. Sometimes on my lip!! so it makes sense. I also t...

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

5 years ago
Monthly Acne

I have very oily skin at 31 years old. But I do not break out on my forehead or cheeks. I only break out once a month or two with one or two deep cystic pimples on my chin or lip. Some months I am com...

In forum Acne

5 years ago
L-cysteine or L-carnitine with Pantothenic acid?

I've been on Pantothenic acid for the past few days now and I definitely notice a huge difference in my oily skin. I'm also taking it with L-carnitine, but I am reading that L-cysteine helps prevent h...

In forum Other acne treatments

5 years ago
My almost 5 years on low dosage Accutane experience

I've had extremely genetically oily skin since I was in middle school. My mom at 60 still gets the occasional chin break out from still being oily. I tried everything. Topicals to antibiotics to treti...

In forum Prescription acne medications

5 years ago
Does Blue Light cause hyperpigmentation?

I know that blue lights at 415 wavelengths kill acne bacteria, but does it also make post pimple inflammatory hyper pigmentation darker on darker complexion people?

In forum Hyperpigmentation - red/dark marks

5 years ago
Low Dose Accutane Worked For Me. You should try it!

Some background on me: Oily skin runs in my family. Everyone on my mother's side of the family has acne or blocked pores on their nose or both. I've been battling with cystic acne since I was in middl...

In forum Prescription acne medications

9 years ago
Accutane Seems To Be Working For Me. You Should Consider It.

there is no way my body can handle anything more than 20 mg. i once took 30 one day and I was dead. i will do low dosage as long as possible.

In forum Prescription acne medications

10 years ago
Accutane Seems To Be Working For Me. You Should Consider It.

I've been suffering from extremely oily skin since middle school. My acne has never been severe, but I would get cystic acne the size of a quarter and would get so red and inflamed with so much pus on...

In forum Prescription acne medications

10 years ago
Expired Differin 2 Years Old?

Hey, so my acne is pretty much chin and lip. I might have one or two big big cysts at the same time... the kind that is so deep that comes to a head that needs to be popped until the hard sebum plug i...

In forum Prescription acne medications

10 years ago
what happens to a pimple if you dont pop it??

if a pimple is full of pus you might as well gently pop it because it will pop on its own anyways... often at times when you don't want it to pop. Also removing pus will speed up the healing. Now if t...

In forum Acne

14 years ago
Epiduo is a scam!

But .3% differin is not available as a generic. or is it?   and you say that you mix it with your hands? What I do is apply differin first wait 5 minutes for it to dry and then bp on my chin at ...

In forum Prescription acne medications

15 years ago
My doxycycline log!

so you didn't get any major breakouts post doxycycline?

In forum Personal logs

15 years ago