Oilygirl1980

Avada! You sound just like me. Sooo many allergies to things I would never think I would be allergic to. I just tried a whole bunch of natural products because I wanted to get away from all the chemic...

Ayeaye is right. Its being absorbed. I used to think mine was coming off too because my pillowcases were getting bleached but that was just my oil mixed with bp getting on it i think. I apply a thin l...

Melmel said exactly what i was going to say. Not sure if she uses the same cleanser as me - mine is neutrogenas deep clean cream cleanser with SA. This is the best cleanser for my skin since it addres...

I dont know if this helps but ill say it anyway. Maybe it will help you.   I can use cream cleansers with salicylic acid and i can use bp as my topical acne med. but i can not reverse this. Cle...

Im allergic to a lot of makeup. I cant use any type of foundation or powder. It causes bumps and blackheads for me. The only thing that doesnt clog my pores is concealer. Which seems odd, it seems l...

Shoot, i just posted a new topic about this when i could have just asked more questions on this one.   Im experimenting with spearmint tea. Fingers crossed that i see results. Im interested to ...

Im speaking only from my own experiences- i feel like there are two kinds of cycstic acne. One that looks like that picture and one that is just a red inflamed mountain that never comes to a head. Mos...

I feel like ive finally gotten to a point where i believe that oily skin is a result of hormonal imbalances and elevated androgen levels. I wanted to believe oily skin was somehow my fault by using th...

Well, i tested out the bb cream with my moisturizer (because im nuts about my particular sunscreen) and it was ok. Im not sure how it would have worked without it but i think my face would have been i...

Im 33 and i still do a bit of face picking. its terrible. For me, it took years of discipline and better judgment on which ones to mess with. I wish i could say ill never do it again but when i have ...

Daytime or nightime lotion? I use neutrogena tone correcting with spf and i love it. I have oily/sensitive/allergy prone/acne prone/ combo skin and its very light. Also gives me a "glow" that im hap...

This happens in one spot on me. Just above my mouth. Very teeny tiny whitehead. When i carefully extract it, one appears on the other side. Luckily they are very small and extracting them leaves no ma...

A friend of mine loves wet n wild tinted moisturizers. I tried it once and it was surprisingly pretty decent. I worry about the cheap ingredients, but shes been using it for years and i see no damage ...

Hi Adavilla! I did a ton of research on aloe vera after I bought a bottle of Aubrey Organics Aloe Vera juice. I only bought that one since it said it was 98% natural. I later found out that it was lu...

Stella- I was in the same boat. Before I came here, I had no idea which one of those things were true. Learning from all the people on here, I now know without question that none of the oily skin "myt...

I hope I didn't offend you! I had no idea that you're a medical student (which is awesome!) but I wouldn't bash the advice of anyone here, medical, holistic or otherwise. I appreciate your medical and...

I would see a derm or a doctor when you can so that doesn't get worse. But I agree on stopping on the coconut oil. It might not have caused it, but it could make it worse. Try the SA cleanser to maybe...

Hi Aanabill-I'm not a science girl either so no worries! I still appreciate the input very much. I don't believe there is anything in my cleanser that is absorbed. It rinses very clean which I love. ...

Oh Madeleine! I'm sorry to hear that. These weird sudden reactions are so frustrating since we all use so many products to target something specific, it's hard to know what's causing what!! I suppose ...

No time like the present. Ill start tomorrow. I will probably fail a few times, but i should just drink more tea. I was perusing the diet board tonight actually. Some interesting claims. I still nee...

Omnivium- agreed. I would love to go as basic as possible. I still want to try to get off bp but it may not be an option. Since my skincare routine keeps me acne free, instead of modifying it with ot...

I never knew it did anything for acne. If it just helps my skin heal faster that would be nice.

I use Studio Gear Hidden Agenda concealer and I love it. Been on it 10 years now. Covers well and never gives me blackheads like powders and foundations, which don't cover old acne marks on me anyway....

I just bought dissolving zinc tablets last night. 15 mg. Is there a different dose I should be on? Should I not be taking this at all? I don't know much about zinc or what it can do or not do for the...

Cbiot, Jofo, Omnivium and any other science people...... As you guys know, I was on a quest. It's over and all of my allergic reactions/acne/bumps are nearly gone. But oil is once again my mission to...