MoonlitRiver

I was feeling pretty self-conscious about my skin during the day. I had my uni placement again today and actually got to sit in on a speech therapy session which was so great (especially seeing as tha...

Thanks sorbet! It does seem to be improving, just very very slowly! Also leaving a lot of hyperpigmentation behind it and the Epiduo is making it a bit dry but I guess it's still progressing in the ri...

I would strongly advise against this. It's not just the flakiness you'll have to deal with, your skin will get really red, tight and sore as well and it will not give you faster results for school it ...

Hey! My story is very similar to yours. I'm now 21, have had acne since I was 13, haven't left the house without make-up in 8 years, have a continuous love/hate relationship with benzoyl peroxide and ...

Hey! My story is very similar to yours. I'm now 21, have had acne since I was 13, haven't left the house without make-up in 8 years, have a continuous love/hate relationship with benzoyl peroxide and ...

  Well I was feeling more positive for most of the day. My skin is clearing up a bit with all the treatments I'm using and getting flatter and smoother everyday but it still looks absolutely ho...

You don't have acne at all. I can't even express how much I wish I had skin like yours!

Well I was feeling more positive for most of the day. My skin is clearing up a bit with all the treatments I'm using and getting flatter and smoother everyday but it still looks absolutely horrific in...

I would say that the BP is more likely to bring it to the surface but as Lilly75 said it should be smaller and heal faster because the BP will dry it out.   If you're desperate to minimise its i...

Sorry, I obviously read the initial post too fast. So the answer is yes BP should stop your hormonal breakouts given enough time and applied consistently

BP works for hormonal acne just as well as it works for any other kind of acne in my experience. It doesn't "stop" it because if you stop using it the acne will come right back but it can control it. ...

Thank you so much Lilly75! I searched the forum several times to try to find a thread on this issue, thinking that somebody else must have experienced this problem, but came up with no results. I'll d...

Hey ladyc, Are you looking to get hold of products for DK's Regimen? I used to use it a few years ago but have never bought the products from this site as the shipping costs make it totally extortion...

So I've never kept my own log on here but having read some other people's and found them really helpful for investigating different treatments I decided it was time I started my own in case it might h...

So yeh my question's basically in the title. Every lipbalm I buy seems to give me extra whiteheads at the corners of my mouth or sometimes just on top of my lips. Can anyone recommend one that doesn't...

I know it's sad isn't it. Hopefully it will one day get better for all of us!

Thanks emilyology I'm very keen to avoid Accutane at all costs! This is one of the only topicals I haven't yet tried but I didn't get on well with straight benzoyl peroxide 2.5% so am a bit dubious bu...

Thanks MaskedOne it's definitely easier said than done! I hate that people think it's ok to stare, as though we're not doing everything humanly possible to stop ourselves looking like this. People are...

Has anyone else experienced any success or failure with Epiduo? Any idea what it's like for effectiveness and/or side effects compared to straight 2.5% benzoyl peroxide? Would you recommend trying it?

I don't know the exact details of your routine and what might fit with it but I can suggest two possible solutions:   1. If you can/want to have a moisturiser in your routine I recommend Garnier...

omgmike4   Yeh you're right it's good to have a hobby you can consistently do to take your mind off it. Mine is playing the cello which luckily I can do inside the house! Doesn't really help wit...

I agree it is definitely an unusual prescription for acne, I think they only give you it if they suspect an underlying infection of some sort. 2000mg a day of Fluclox is a massive dose (like the highe...

Yeh you're right gradual's definitely the way to go, skin never likes sudden changes. Yes I ended up doing the standard regimen at night and just cleansing and using a slightly lighter moisturiser wit...

I had a 10 day course of this that I finished about a week ago because the cystic acne I had got severely infected and painful, making my glands, lips and eyes swell up. It massively brought down the ...

When I was using the Regimen I managed to reduce my applications to once a day pretty successfully after about a year (it took me this long to get properly clear in the first place). It is a case of a...