Tootie2014

Omg girl, I've been in this exact condition!!! I'd still be badly off if I didn't have an awesome care regimen. I am NOT selling snake oil, I don't work in the skin or pharmaceutical industry, I'm act...

There's no science whatsoever to back up an antibiotic making acne worse. Retinoids are the only ones that thin the skin and bring hidden bumps to the surface for a one last goodbye to acne. I would N...

I would never recommend accutane to begin with unless you had done a full 6 to 10 months of an external retinoid like tretinoin. I can't imagine using a fully loaded gun like that in my body when the ...

That's really strange. I have insanely sensitive skin and usually if something can go wrong, it does with my skin. I have had some panic moments with tretinoin cream where my skin was so dehydrated I ...

4 weeks in is not long enough to judge anything. You should still be purging a bit, they just may not be inflammatory pimples (red and swollen). The blackheads are what turn into pimples later, they'r...

I have many years of experience with generic Tretinoin cream. For some reason 6 months has always been my 'perfection point' in regards to breakouts on tretinoin. Most don't hang around long enoug...

On July 1, 2014 at 12:20:20 PM, Wikkid said: Tootie2014, I read a bit about zinc oxide cream and it looks very promising. Could help my (hormonal) neck & jawline acne. However, if yo...

Hey all! Wanted to give an update. So I had two treatments with PRP and dermapen, then one last treatment with just the dermapen. Those were quite some time ago now. Lasting effects: the itty bitty...

Tootie--- Did you take some before/during/after pics, by chance? I didn't, though I wish I had!!   I will say that the doc was right about full effects kicking in at 3 months. I'm very ...

I just wanted to add my past experience with spiro.   I was clear after about 6 months of 100mg a day (I'm 5'1" 100lbs) Tapered down to 75mg for a month, still clear. Then tapered down to 50mg ...

Geez sorry I haven't been on for awhile!!   Alright so post procedure, my swelling was all the way down about 8-9 days later. I really enjoyed it lol as my scars were invisible! Felt like I loo...

I don't know if what I did in the past would be considered "massage"... But quite a few years ago I had a pretty tightly tethered indented scar on the side of my chin up towards my lip. I don't think ...

I just wanted to share my experience today from a PRP treatment with both injection and dermapen in one sitting. I was a 'lucky' guinea pig for a training session and pretty stoked I got to do this wi...

can the tretinoin, zinc oxide and oil be bought at safeway? walgreens? And is the zinc oxide a powder? How long before results? would tea tree oil work as oil? so MWF: tretinoin TTH: zinc, o...

Good call, Cosa! About 4 or 5 years ago when my cystic acne was out of control, I had Botox done under my lip line to change my smile line. Oddly, my chin acne in that area was suppressed for quite so...

I'm not sure the first will stay stable ground which means the molecules will be too large to penetrate your skin anyway. So the second may be your best bet, however I'm not sure how much good sulfur ...

I agree with both posts and particularly zinc. Only for acne benefits you do not need to use zinc internally as zinc oxide powder will penetrate your skin with an oil vehicle and you have hormonal enz...

it is somewhat flat but still there...which oil is recommended and at what ratio to mix? and zinc only at night or morn and night? and when for tretinoin? Tretinoin will act as a peeling agent immed...

Yes, yes, yes! zinc oxide is amazing. I bought a one pound bag of pure zinc oxide and mix with jojoba or coconut oil and apply every other night to my face, alternating with tretinoin and my stubborn...

Depends on your skin. My skin does fine with coconut oil as a vehicle for certain powders to make my masks. However, I can not use vitamin e oil anywhere on my face as I get contact dermatitis within ...

Tretinoin will diminish your forehead and nose acne most likely.   Tretinoin and zinc oxide are known to up and down regulate two enzymes known to carry out hormonal conversions in the integume...

I can't see how collagen hydrolysate would help acne other than eventually plumping the skin so you'd have better delivery of your products. And full benefits of collagen hydrolysate probably won't be...

I'd say nix the banana peels. Grab a mild plain unscented soap or some jojoba oil, there's your cleanser.   I'd recommend running a week of hibiclens on both your cheeks and the spot on your arm...

Most DEFINITELY a retinoid job. I swear by tretinoin for my neck, chin and jawline acne. I'd also soothe the breakout with zinc oxide for the inflammation and to keep pores function properly.   ...

Zinc oxide will drastically reduce the inflammation! Other than that a strong peeling agent ie retinoids, BP or whatever you like to use in combo with a hot wet washcloth to soften it. You can skip th...