Oilygirl1980

Wishclean- Would any of the Brita or Pur ones work for a bathroom faucet? Those are the only ones I can find. Clear my Skin- They did actually! Saw palmetto, stinging nettle, black cohosh. I eventua...

You're right. So glad you suggested a filter for the shower. What a difference. I'll have to pick up another air purifier. I have cats so I have one already, but another one would definitely be worth ...

So, i finally tested my water. Hardness and akalinity are at the max amount. The ph is 8.5. Which explains a lot. I need to find the test kit for mold though because it's growing on the wall underneat...

I was just going to suggest the same thing. Earth balance natural buttery spread is very good. I'm a farm girl and I eat butter in ridiculous amounts (not intolerant of it and I'm underweight) but whe...

I can relate. I'm obsessive about the way my skin looks so you're not alone. You already know you need to stop picking at your face. I gave myself some pretty terrible scars and marks and while they...

I've been using BP since highschool, so that's 15 years for me. I won't bother trying to stop using it again. It keeps me nearly acne free. And I agree with DJM204- 2.5% works better for me than the ...

Another poster and I were just talking about this on a different thread. My skin is so reliant on BP, i can't get off of it no matter how hard I try. I just can't risk the acne that comes when I don't...

Oh I know about the BP skin addiction..or at least that's what I call it. I have acne prone skin, but generally no one would know it as long as I use it twice a day. But if I try to stop, nightmare. ...

I have never thought that there might be a ph issue with my skin, though I understand how important it is not to throw it off. Going to pick up strips to test it out and then head to the hardware stor...

Hi Tom, Thanks for the link, I don't know where to start on it, but i'll keep reading. I really don't think I have rosacea because I have none of the most popular symptoms. Like facial redness, I hav...

Google rosacea forums. Honestly I'm not sure why acne.org has a rosacea forum because it is a completely different condition, and really beyond the scope of this community. It does mimic acne with its...

I don't think (or don't know) if I have skin ph problems but I might pick up those strips and test that. I use a cream cleanser with a ph of between 2.8 and 3.8 and though people tell me I need one wi...

Wishclean- thank you, it does help. What products do you use to manage inflammation? Water- i looked up my city's water report tonight and i wasnt sure i was reading it right. I need to check the fl...

I want to ask some questions without telling my full story because it would be very very long... In short- I joined this site for oily skin. Acne hasn't really been a battle because as long as I use ...

Witch hazel has saved me more times than i can count. That kind, the one with rose water smells amazing and is very calming. Great for normal and dry skin. I have oily skin so the one with the grain a...

Ah ok. Well im glad its not severe but i can emphasize with the persistence. Mom warned me of the skin changes that i would face through out highschool, my 20s and now my 30s. Short lived phases but f...

While I agree completely, that bp won't lose it's effectiveness, (been over 15 years for me and it's still the ONLY thing that keeps me acne free), I have to say that I've heard from my friends that u...

Looks like I know what I'm doing after work tonight. Makin' a lovely box cake. Dang it!

Here's a thread that I'm hoping helped the guy who asked...give it a read. I hope it helps! Also-i know plenty of guys that wear make-up. Sure, they don't advertise it but we know the people in our...

Agreed. Deviating from your routine is never a good idea. For me when i was younger, it was the "overkill" thing. Since something worked, i did more, applied more, washed for longer, used more bp...w...

While I agree completely, that bp won't lose it's effectiveness, (been over 15 years for me and it's still the ONLY thing that keeps me acne free), I have to say that I've heard from my friends that u...

You're human and you're not alone. I think a lot of us have been so frustrated about our skin because it affects every single thing we do and then we get so sad and defeated that we might make a choic...

Beautiful. You look great. And that's great that your body is responding fairly quickly. It took almost a month on the sp for me. The spearmint tea actually seemed to work a little quicker. I've rese...

That's a good question. For me- since I took both regular and low dose, I don't remember there being an significantly different effects coming off either one. I'm currently trying to figure out the ro...

Hi SunnySarah! For me, birth control has never affected my skin, negatively or positively. I used to get a little hormonal acne right before my period but that's pretty common. I tried so many BCs, lo...