MoonlitRiver

2 hours ago, Exning said: Remember, you gotta stick with it for at least 3-4 months. Saw palmetto deals with hormones, and it doesnt work overnight to help those hormones. Just like birth control...

Thank you lovely people for all your recommendations! I will go shopping soon and see which of those suits me colour-wise and price-wise, although unfortunately we can't seem to get Neutrogena Healthy...

I got referred a couple of years ago and it took about 3 months from referral to appointment. Felt like an absolute age because my acne was so bad at that point that I wasn't even able to leave the ho...

1 hour ago, Control Panel said: 1 hour ago, MoonlitRiver said: Cetaphil Moisturising Lotion. It's so thick and difficult to apply though Well I only use it overni...

So.... I took saw palmetto for a week and didn't get a single new spot come up in that time. A week ago I stopped it because I thought it was causing my hair to fall out, but since stopping my hair ha...

Currently searching for a good foundation myself, but I really like Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser and Cetaphil Moisturising Lotion.

I would say if you haven't tried the pill yet then that's definitely worth a shot before committing to Accutane, which is a very serious drug that for some people has serious and lifelong side effects...

I would say no it's too strong, and also has another ingredient in it that should only be used once a day. It will severely dry your skin out if you use it twice a day. So if you want to use it I woul...

The most backhanded compliment I've ever received..... Girl at school once said to me: "I don't know how you do it, come into school every day with your skin like that, I wouldn't be able to come into...

Thank you for your reply! I live in the UK so normally find that the spf 15 or so that you find in a lot of foundations is plenty sufficient for our cloudy rainy weather, but I hear what you're saying...

Good luck! Eliminating dairy has really helped me. It's not been a miracle cure, but I definitely noticed a big difference and I break out horribly now if I touch cheese or other whole fat dairy produ...

Yes definitely. Cysts are very deep in your skin and can take up to 3 or 4 weeks to appear. Also Retinol sounds like it's a topical retinoid and these usually have the effect of bringing all the under...

Yes, I was only on it a week but I do think it helped my skin. Just don't know if it caused the hair loss but that might have been caused by me coming off the pill 3 months ago? I just don't know. My ...

Hello everyone. So unfortunately my skin is getting worse again and I need higher coverage than my current BB Cream that I've been using for the past year can provide. Does anyone have any recommenda...

I've used PanOxyl before but the 2.5% one. The 10% one you're using would have been far too strong for my skin, and I think they're quite a harsh cream even in the lower percentage. I wouldn't dilute ...

So, I started taking saw palmetto about two weeks ago in yet another desperate attempt to cure my horrible acne. But the past couple of days I've noticed loads of hair falling out which has never ever...

I so totally relate to this! I always had mild/moderate acne as a teen. Then when I started taking a particular medication at university I broke out with full blown severe cystic acne like you, and it...

On 8/28/2016 at 4:10 PM, lifelong confusion said: Hey just wanted to mention that Saw Palmetto actually made my skin worse, I had to stop immediately. I think my problem has always been the fre...

Oh dear, that does sound like an extreme reaction so perhaps you are allergic. What you're using sounds great, but jojoba oil might also help as it's very gentle and very moisturising. Hope your skin ...

9 hours ago, Ae1976 said: I cured my acne mainly by avoiding sugar which was my trigger. As I am writing this I have 3 painful bumps on my left cheekbone caused by eating more cake than I shoul...

12 hours ago, FiercePenguin said: No problem, glad you found it interesting!  Yes, saw palmetto, stinging nettle, and pygeum all block DHT, a potent form of testosterone. If you haven...

3 hours ago, FiercePenguin said: Hi, I'm not sure if you've seen my thread on the hormonal acne forum but I go into a lot of detail in it and there is a link to my personal log thread from when...

Can I ask how you cured it on your own? Sorry you had such a rough time with derms. I understand the feeling too well, mine have always been useless too, wouldn't even prescribe me Accutane.

I got my jojoba oil from Holland and Barrett and it seems pretty good and has lasted me years!

I'm no dermatologist..... but I've been using Epiduo for years and my skin responds really well to it, and I would say that two pea sized amounts twice a day is way, way too much to start out with. Ha...