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Bdd, Acne, And Meds...help

Today seems like a better day for me. I woke up, did my normal regimen (in the dark as always), and when I turned on the lights there was a surprise awaiting me. My face didn't look all that awful. I ...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

12 years ago
Does Bp Lose Its Effect?

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...

In forum The Regimen

12 years ago
Looking At Your Skin Really Close

ah i know what everyone means about trying different mirrors because some are more flattering (which i sometimes need if i have a chance of ever leaving the house!) and some that are very harsh which ...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

12 years ago
Salicylic Acid Cleanser

On 8/14/2013 at 6:55 PM, CookieJ said: On 8/12/2013 at 8:42 AM, Rosalie324 said: Alright guys, I'm coming to you because I know you know best! What is the BEST salicylic acid...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

12 years ago
Aczone... Does It Work?

I made it thru 14-16 weeks of Aczone and I was never completely happy w/ the results. I found that Aczone is much more effective at attacking active acne, taking out the inflammation, rather than hel...

In forum Prescription acne medications

12 years ago
Depressed Beyond Belief

I can't even begin to explain how depressed I am. In one year I've went from a 18 year old without a blemish on his face to a 19 year old with red marks, scars, and active acne. All I used to do was h...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

12 years ago
Aczone... Does It Work?

Okay, so I've been searching this website for an hour trying to find a good, or even satisfactory review about using Aczone. All I've found is that people start a thread about being prescribed Aczone,...

In forum Prescription acne medications

12 years ago
Has Anyone Tried Aczone?

MaskedOne, are you using BP? That will cause your skin to turn a yellowish orange if you're using it in conjunction with Aczone. Thanks for the reply, MaskedOne. I tried it for one night but I did...

In forum Prescription acne medications

12 years ago
Does Bp Lose Its Effect?

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...

In forum The Regimen

12 years ago
Your Chin Acne May Not Be Hormonal!

I'm new to this site but had to share my success story of clearing my acne. I am an adult female in my 30's who never had acne in my life. I had an occasional zit here and there but nothing I ever ha...

In forum Hormonal acne

12 years ago
Bearing My Acne:(

I know acne can make people feel insecure not matter how mild, but I promise you that you are your worst critic. I wouldn't have even thought you had skin problems unless you told me so. Even then, I ...

In forum Acne

12 years ago
Could This Combination Of Medications Be Cuasing This?

I know from personal experience that when I took doxy that I felt continuously tired and sluggish. I was taking it for lyme's disease from December 2011-April 2012. What you can be experiencing is cal...

In forum Prescription acne medications

12 years ago
How many of you outgrew acne?

My acne has lessened with age and better treatment (not popping etc). I do think it's possible to outgrow acne if it's hormone related. Outgrow acne means that hormones stabilizes. Yep. Sorry for n...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

12 years ago
Looking At Your Skin Really Close

I'm always scruitinising my skin close up in the mirror and every bit of my skin just looks sooooo bad at that distance! Mirrors and reflective surfaces in general seem to be like a kind of addiction ...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

12 years ago
Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Garnier do a nice 2% one in their Pure Active range. My skin's really sensitive to BP as well but it got on fine with this wash, in fact it made it feel really nice! Another plus side is it's pretty a...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

12 years ago
Smoking Cigarettes And Acne

Smoking is not good for your health. It increases the risk for lung cancer. Yeah, that's my dilemma. I'm addicted to nicotine, it helps my acne somewhat, but I know the it does nothing good for my ...

In forum Acne

12 years ago
Smoking Cigarettes And Acne

I used to smoke about 5-10 cigarettes a day, and it was helping me with stress and, sadly, with making new friends. I don't think it had a direct impact on my acne, but it did affect my skin texture. ...

In forum Acne

12 years ago
Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Garnier do a nice 2% one in their Pure Active range. My skin's really sensitive to BP as well but it got on fine with this wash, in fact it made it feel really nice! Another plus side is it's pretty a...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

12 years ago
Looking At Your Skin Really Close

I used to look in magnifying mirrors at least 10 times a day. Caused stress and picking. Hide the mirrors unless absolutely necessary people. No good ever came of staring at one's own face for too lon...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

12 years ago
Does Bp Lose Its Effect?

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...

In forum The Regimen

12 years ago
Bdd, Acne, And Meds...help

That is so great that you have such good benefits out in the UK. Hopefully my psych will have some good suggestions that will give me some realistic options. My appointment is tomorrow. I'm having maj...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

12 years ago
Is This Small Cyst?!

Yeah those zits are def a pain in the butt. Then again every zit is a pain in the butt. I had a cystic pimple once... It was horrible it was on the back of my head though so I didn't have to deal with...

In forum Acne

12 years ago
These Bumps Will Be The Death Of Me 🙁

I still gets these bumps on my forehead and next to my eyebrows courtesy of my hair conditioner (which is fantastic for my hair, but has something personal against my face). Agreed on how annoying the...

In forum Acne

12 years ago
Salicylic Acid Cleanser

I will definitely check out the Aveeno wash! I need to start using SA, and hopefully it will help with the tiny bumps I've been complaining about! Thanks for the suggestion

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

12 years ago
Is This Small Cyst?!

Correct cysts take a longer time to come to a head. I used to get bigger hard pimples that my derm referred to as tumor zits.. Not sure why but whatever, they would be super painful and would take day...

In forum Acne

12 years ago