mWilso

Anything from Sephora? Thanks for all the great suggestions! I am so overwhelmed right now.   I love reading reviews on makeupalley (I guess I don't have a lot going on) and people just love ...

I know that my insurance only covers the generic tretinoin gel in 0.01 and 0.025, but it covers the cream in 0.025/0.05/0.1 strengths. I wonder if that's a similar thing with your insurance. I doub...

Is it the gel or cream version?

First, let me say that I'm super excited because pretty soon I'll have beautiful clear skin again. Yay! Anyway, acne prevents most of us from accomplishing our goals or prevents us from doing certain...

Oh my goodness, please just use a pea sized amount! The medication spreads when it's beneath the skin, so you don't need to worry about caking it on. Retinoids (even in lower strengths) are very stron...

On 7/20/2012 at 8:40 AM, kmvanhorn said: A little background: I had very mild acne in high school, but nothing a little Clean and Clear couldn't handle. In college, my skin got worse due to s...

hello everyone. i just wanted to say that i have finally broken up with my boyfriend. it took a lot of courage but i finally manged to end our relationship. im single now and while i do feel good i wo...

Honestly, the only way you're going to find something that works for you is by trying it. 4153456456 people on here could swear hand to god that x, y, z works and it could be just awful for your skin ...

Honestly, the only way you're going to find something that works for you is by trying it.   4153456456 people on here could swear hand to god that x, y, z works and it could be just awful for you...

I broke out awfully my first trimester and then my skin cleared up beautifully for the rest of my pregnancy! It hadn't looked that good in a long time. Which was great, because I was too exhausted to ...

MWilso, I noticed your using a Calming Zinc bar in your AM regimen. Is this a bar from Cynthia Bailey? I have used a zinc bar of hers to help with my seborrheic dermatitis. It also has Zinc Pyrthione...

There are lots of cleansers out there that have a pH of 5-6 that won't disrupt your acid mantle (CeraVe, Cetaphil, Paula's choice, La Roche Posay Tolereine (sp?) are some that come to mind, and they h...

I agree with kmvanhorn about the Duac at night. Did your derm specifically tell you to use in at night in conjunction with the retin-A? I can understand if she told you to use it with the differin bec...

You look amazing!

Yeah, I noticed BP was good for drying out the acne, but the marks would last for years! So frustrating. Now I use the Olay Pro-X Brush for exfoliation (love it!) I don't recommend this for everyone b...

I read your other post about being so distraught because your boyfriend wouldn't look at you either.   I don't know anything about your skin issues or perioral dermatitis, but I feel really sad o...

Are you still using the TCA peel a couple of times a week?! Any website or derm that you talk to would never advise to use them that often! It doesn't just exfoliate the top layer of skin, it is a ...

So both of these problems aren't 'tane related...but I think one of my tonsils is inflamed. I've been having problems for the past year with tonsil stones, if you don't know what they are, google them...

Hi everyone! I just read this whole log, even though I'm not on accutane, and I just adore all of you! I've been thankful for something to read while I drank wine and my boyfriend played x-box (lame)....

I've heard that Elta MD UV clear is good for acne prone skin, I haven't personally used it though.     I use Glycolix Elite Spf 30 because it's 17% zinc, but I can imagine some people would...

Hi everyone! I've really enjoyed reading this log (since I sit at a computer all day for work and get hella bored!). I'm on retin-a 0.025 cream, so not differin, but a retinoid all the same. I just...

Hi Sasch! I just read your whole log. I'm really sorry that this has been such a difficult time for you. I get really bummed about my break outs and they really aren't bad. This site has been a good k...

For years I thought that I had dry skin too. No matter how much moisturizer I used, I still had flaky skin between my eyebrows, nasal folds and under my chin but my skin felt so oily underneath. It wa...

I'm definitely not an expert, but I noticed that my skin got like that when I was too harsh on it and my skin barrier was compromised. It was especially noticeable for me on my forehead. It looked inc...