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The idea that your skin will produce more oil as a result of being dry has never been proven by any study but I do believe it is always a good idea to keep your skin balanced, remove excess oil withou...

Almond milk but store bought cereal is such cheap crap man. Buy some steal cut oats and make the real deal with some fresh fruit, honey, etc. Real food.

Glad it works for you but using a Harsh Cleanser on your face is not something I would ever recommend to anyone.

You're lucky. As a female you can try androgen blockers like spiro to reduce oily skin. Sorry, as a guy I can't use these so cannot comment on the effectiveness but If I could use them I would definit...

If you do end up trying a retinoid take it very slow. They tell you to use it daily but if it were me I would start using it every third day for a few weeks then try every other day for a few weeks be...

Not an expert but from what I have read Differin expires after 3 years (the expiration date you have may just be overly cautious) so I wouldn't worry about that. The frustrating thing about acne is ho...

Can't comment too much on the scars but in my experience my skin has healed remarkably well given enough time. I understand being uninsured is a big factor and I don't know what to tell you about that...

There are good and bad doctors just like every other profession so I would get a second/third opinion if you doubt the diagnosis.

If you do a search for sebum increase and benzoyl peroxide you will find there have been studies that showed an increase in sebum when people use benzoyl peroxide. It is unknown if you are actually ma...

Are antibiotics supposed to somehow prevent acne from coming back once you stop taking them (assuming it does help acne to clear up) and if so how would that work? If not, what would be the point of t...

I like Olay Sensative Foaming Facial Cleanser. I use the one in the tube not the liquid. Despite it's name it only foams up a small amount and has never left my skin feeling tight or overly dry.

If you have acne prone skin I think it would be a really bad idea. If you put moisturizer on your skin without cleaning it thoroughly you are trapping oil, sweat, etc. underneath the moisturizer which...

Something is causing the dryness so yes there is a long term fix it's just figuring out the cause. Your skin could be still recovering from something you used/did a while ago, sometimes it takes time....

I don't believe in "purging". If things are getting worse stop what you are doing.

Your skin can be oily or dry along with dehydrated or not dehydrated. You have oily, dehydrated skin. Your skin is oily obviously because you can see and feel the oil it is making but underneath the o...

It does depend on the doctor but the most common first things doctors try in my experience is a retinoid cream (differin, retin a, tazorac etc.) and an antibiotic pill probably doxycycline. Sometimes ...

You need to go to the Dermatologist again. Not all doctors are equal either so if you don't get a good vibe from one go to another one. From personal experience there are more bad doctors (don't even ...

I do believe that anytime your skin is out of balance from doing too much to it that can trigger acne. Be careful not to swing from one extreme to another (using too much to doing nothing). I used to ...

I don't believe the whole initial breakout theory. If you are breaking out because of something you are doing stop doing it. Your skin does not have to get worse before it gets better.

haha "it kills the top layer of your skin". So many things wrong with that statement.

I often times notice when I get a pimple I will get a few in the same area of my face at the same time. It seems to me that this would have to mean something but I am not sure what to make of it. Does...

At a certain point I think you have to try Accutane regardless of the side effects (not sure if you have tried it yet or not). Matthew Mcconaughey used it and look at him.

There is always the chance that something you are currently using is irritating your skin and potentially making it oilier than it would normally be. When I tried Cerave cleanser and moisturizer my sk...

If it is really bad and you don't want to wait for it to resolve on it's own go to a Dermatologist and get a cortizone shot.