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Acne Treatments That I Know And Love

It's been a long time since I've posted anything on here, and trust me, that's a good thing. I find that this place has a wealth of good information, but with that, comes a great amount of disinformat...

In forum Acne

12 years ago
My Epiduo experience

call me crazy but i wash my face with head & shoulders and then apply epiduo and i still dont get any burns or irritation like everyone here talks about. there was an initial breakout but its mini...

In forum Personal logs

14 years ago
B-Complex Vitamins will break you out....

niacin is a b-vitamin and it has cured some peoples acne. didn't cure mine, but i did see improvements and I'd suggest it as a possible treatment. for some it has worked better than accutane.

In forum Diet & holistic health

15 years ago
Niacin is AMAZING for acne!

i couldnt imagine taking a gram. you'd flush so hard, not to mention niacin makes you tired and lazy. i'd sit around and mope all day

In forum Diet & holistic health

15 years ago
Accutane: Let's do it.

thats some nice info from your professor. so doesn't that mean that the people that still experience side effects such as hair loss even after stopping just haven't flushed it from their bodies? i'm a...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

15 years ago
Im on 60mg Accutane straight away.....

from what i've been reading, the higher doses have lead to a smaller or non existant initial breakout. probably because it shuts down the sebaceous glands a lot quicker. im going to be starting on 40/...

In forum Prescription acne medications

15 years ago
Niacin is AMAZING for acne!

For people who have taken Nicotinamide/niacinamide and it helped clear their acne please can you tell me how long it took to take affect?   I have been taking 500mg a day for 10 weeks now with no...

In forum Diet & holistic health

15 years ago
*`*~FABULOUS Skin Food (GREEN SMOOTHIES)~*`*

i just started making green smoothies and these things are DELICIOUS. and so far my skin has been feeling great and no breakouts for the past 2 days! im gonna keep up with this and make sure i at leas...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Niacin is AMAZING for acne!

Sorry for late reply, I'm taking 500mg niacin flush. 4 times so far.   Does anyone know if anything will reduce niacin flush symptoms? (eg. eating and then taking the pill?)   Because I've b...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
TEA?

caffeine gives you cysts on your chin. out of any tea i would definitely drink green tea because of its detox benefits, but just get the decaf.

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Niacin is AMAZING for acne!

I've tried making topical niacinamide myself but I found no improvements. It may have something to do with the moisturizer that I was mixing it in though. I just need to find something that doesnt bre...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Colostrum Log - Experiment

Name: Swits Start Date: December 24 2009 Dosage History and method: 1 teaspoon (1.5grams) twice per day. One when I wake up, and one before bed. Results History: Toxin dieoff, breaking out on unusual...

In forum Personal logs

16 years ago
Evening Primrose Oil

how much EPO do i need to take to get the full benefits? i have been taking about 10000 mg lately but i it gets expensive and i'm broke atm lol   i'm also taking dandelion root and muria puama ...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Evening Primrose Oil

day 5, again no breakout yet. this stuff is great, i lowered my dosage to 3 1000mg capsules per day and so far no new acne since. this stuff needs more attention, and this is nothing like fish oil. i'...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Evening Primrose Oil

k first day i took it, i got a cyst the next day. but today (day 3), i had no breakout. which is unusual because i get at least a new pimple a day. so i'm definitely sticking with this. right now i ta...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Niacin is AMAZING for acne!

inositol hexanicotinate is popular but it seems it is the worst on the liver. for no flush i'd rather go for niacinimide because it does the same thing plus you can add it into a topical and make a cr...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Evening Primrose Oil

just bought some borage oil today. 1000mg capsules, im gonna take 2 in the morning and 2 at night to start off, to see if i'll get any results. im also going to continue taking zinc, b complex, niacin...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Are eggs bad for acne?

i thought eggs were benefiting my skin, but i figured out that once i cut them out that my skin got a lot better. i think this may not be due to the eggs, but the fact that i was cooking them on butte...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Niacin is AMAZING for acne!

i lowered my dosage to about 250mg. i basically split my tablets in half, and so far besides the breakout that i had a couple of days. no new acne. just dealing with this breakout

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Niacin is AMAZING for acne!

i switched from no flush to flush and i was having great results. i may have broken out because i ate half of a medium pizza, but a breakout that big is unusual for me.

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Niacin is AMAZING for acne!

wow, i dont really know how to say this. but for the past 2 weeks i havent had a pimple and then yesterday i broke out like crazy. now i have like 5 small cysts to deal with and theyre all spread out ...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Niacin is AMAZING for acne!

ill say it again. if niacin doesn't work for you. add 200mcg of chromium picolinate and see what happens.

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Niacin is AMAZING for acne!

for me INH helped in the beginning, but the results faded. i think this is because INH is harder on the liver. so you get the benefits of niacin for a couple weeks, but the results fade because your l...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Niacin is AMAZING for acne!

wow, actually come to think of it, i used to have bad breath and chew gum all the time. now i noticed that i dont chew gum at all because i just don't need it.

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Niacin is AMAZING for acne!

IMPORTANT question...   lets say i take the non-flush and it works well for about a week...but then stops. Would it get better if I stop taking the non flush and then begin taking the flush kind?...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago