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Using Light Therapy With Topical Treatments?

I love my Sirius Aurora Light system. I got it for a steal, at like 70 bucks on Amazon... it has a green light for hyperpigmantation, blue for acne and red for toning and wrinkles. I was getting great...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

12 years ago
Killing Bacteria In Mineral Make-Up

Hey guys!! I had an idea yesterday -- I just bought a Sirius Aurora Light Therapy System with blue light (and green and red). It's been working realllllly well to kill bacteria on my skin and heal dee...

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

12 years ago
Cheese Substitutes

so yea, dairy has clearly been a major contribution to my acne. I've noticed that even the smallest amount of dairy is causing crazy breakouts lately. I'm not a HUGE dairy fan to begin with, but yea, ...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
Rash-Like Sebum Plugs On Cheek

So, I've been getting my acne under control with going diary-free and stopping picking and physically manipulating my skin.. So in low-lighting, I look pretty good. But when the light hits my face "ju...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
Sulfate Free Cleansers?

Hi. I'm using Differin .3 gel for my acne. I have very oily skin, but it is sensitive, it seems. When I use cleansers with sulfates (ammonium or sodium), I tend to get white, dandruff-like flakes o...

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

13 years ago
Bible Verses To Help Stop Skin Picking

I needed this. Thank you!!!     additionally, I plan to visit this page over and over again. As many times as it takes.

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

13 years ago
Vitamin D Has Cured Me Of Oily Skin And Acne

    Oh sorry, I meant to add that he's also taking additional supplements, which his dr. told him to take months ago when he was doing oral chelation. We found out he had heavy metal tox...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
Vitamin D Has Cured Me Of Oily Skin And Acne

Oh sorry, I meant to add that he's also taking additional supplements, which his dr. told him to take months ago when he was doing oral chelation. We found out he had heavy metal toxicity... He did i...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
Vitamin D Has Cured Me Of Oily Skin And Acne

Oh sorry, I meant to add that he's also taking additional supplements, which his dr. told him to take months ago when he was doing oral chelation. We found out he had heavy metal toxicity... He did i...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
Vitamin D Has Cured Me Of Oily Skin And Acne

I didn't read this entire post, but i definitely look forward to it!!! Because I am 25 and have suffered from acne since the age of 14, and after about 3 weeks on D3, my acne is almost completely gone...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
Pool/hot Tub = Cysts? 🙁

So, I haven't been doing anything differently lately. I've practically banished cystic acne and haven't had one in the last 5 months (other zits, yes, but no cysts). But I've had TWO in the last two w...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
How To Find Acne Cause

There's a holistic forum here you should check out it's great for smart folk slike you attempting to find the CAUSE of acne, and know that the body has the potential to health from this awful disease...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
Hormonal Cystic Acne

At 25, I kinda thought the same thing... Bad, bad cystic acne. I had kind of gotten a handle on things when I went to my first derm appt. -- last summer. June/July I started going dairy free/less. I n...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
How Long Does It Take To Develop/correct A Vitamin D Deficiency?

Well I started at 4,000 but I'm up to 10,000. Not sure that much is necessary. If you don't have a deficiency, I highly recommend 5,000 IU/day from a highly bioavailbe source (whole food, cold pressed...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
How Long Does It Take To Develop/correct A Vitamin D Deficiency?

Are you supplementing? Yes. And it's definitely working. I was just wondering what levels likely are during the summer, because I heard one person say it takes years to develop a deficiency.

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
If Vitamin D Failed You...

It's true, sunlight's better because your body knows when to stop producing/converting D.   And I don't know what every brand does and how every company makes their product, but at the risk of ...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
Vitamin Deficiencies That Affect Acne?

It's true, all of them. But I had a severe D deficiency that I started correcting the beginning of January, and the hundreds of bumps and red marks are almost all gone now. If you're skin's better dur...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
Can Apple Cider Vinegar With Mother (Braggs) Permanently Damage Skin?

I've read many, many, many reviews. Never heard of it permanently damaging skin. I mean... It's acidic, so be smart about it, but it's actually been really great on my skin. The mother is the unfilter...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
Fish Oil And Zinc

Nordic Naturals DHA strawberry fish oil has helped almost completely rid me of cysts (that plus vitamin D and avoiding dairy, I've had only 1 cyst in the last 5 months, used to have about 5 every mont...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
Dairy/sugar Without Breakouts? How? ..my Theory..

So, this is not a real scientific effort, but it kind of makes sense, I think.. Dairy and sugar, yep, they break me out... But I've found that when I chase or precede it with an ounce of raw, organic ...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
26 Years Old, Still Break Out, And Super Sensitive Skin

What phase were you in? What "part of your cycle?" I'm no doctor, but I know a lot about "cycles" and "fertility." So "follicular" phase means, "ovulation" phase. An egg is released from a follical in...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
26 Years Old, Still Break Out, And Super Sensitive Skin

got my results today! they were checking me out for a bunch of things, and I mentioned I've heard my estrogen levels were low. Got a copy of the test, and the estrogen level came back 60 pg/mL with R...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
How Long Does It Take To Develop/correct A Vitamin D Deficiency?

So, like most folks, my skin is always better in the summer, and worse in the winter. I had levels checked at my physical January 4th, and my vitamin D was at an 18!!!! "Severely low." So, my questi...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
26 Years Old, Still Break Out, And Super Sensitive Skin

I don't know what to do anymore I've been breaking out since I was probably about 11, PMS time is always the worst. I get it on my face, my neck, shoulders, chest, back... You can see my pores and se...

In forum Adult acne

13 years ago
Licorice Extract For Fading Spots

The BEST way I've erased red marks is a mask... Organic whole oatmeal ground up to almost powder (i use my magic bullet, haha), organic/local honey, whole organic yogurt. I have some really impressive...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago