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Taking The Swelling Down

Take an advil or ibuprofen, and BP to dry it out and kill any remaining bacteria to make sure the infection is gone.

In forum Acne

11 years ago
I'm At The End Of My Rope Here

Honestly… just give it a shot. I've been battling acne for 10+ years, was on antibiotics, prescription topicals, tried tons of natural and OTC remedies and nothing has worked as good as this. Although...

In forum The Regimen

11 years ago
Sun And Acne

Every time I'm on vacation in the caribbean, my back clears up 100% within 3-4 days…. something about the ocean and the sunshine clears up my acne in less than a week. I tried appl...

In forum Acne

11 years ago
10 Weeks On The Regimen...with Pics

It's week 13 for me and I'm still breaking out. So discouraging.

In forum The Regimen

11 years ago
Period Acne

Advil or ibuprofen every day the week before your period!

In forum Acne

11 years ago
10 Weeks On Regimen - Still Have Dry Skin!?

Oddly enough, my 10th week was last week and it was the driest it has ever been. I was constantly itching my cheeks. What I did was rub jojoba oil on the dry spots for 2 minutes, the flakes would come...

In forum The Regimen

11 years ago
Finally Starting The Regimen

Week 11 update Hi everyone, just an update. I've been mixing equal parts of AHA and my cerave moisturizer and using it every night, it really helps a lot with the dryness ad makes my skin feel so sof...

In forum The Regimen

11 years ago
10 Weeks On Regimen - Still Have Dry Skin!?

Oddly enough, my 10th week was last week and it was the driest it has ever been. I was constantly itching my cheeks. What I did was rub jojoba oil on the dry spots for 2 minutes, the flakes would come...

In forum The Regimen

11 years ago
10 Weeks On Regimen - Still Have Dry Skin!?

Oddly enough, my 10th week was last week and it was the driest it has ever been. I was constantly itching my cheeks. What I did was rub jojoba oil on the dry spots for 2 minutes, the flakes would come...

In forum The Regimen

11 years ago
Rate My Acne

1. Very light. Your skin looks great

In forum Acne

11 years ago
Finally Starting The Regimen

Week 7 update Hi everyone! Just an update, the regimen is still going well. I used jojoba oil with my moisturizer last week to help deal with the flakiness and it lead to like 3-4 non-inflammatory br...

In forum The Regimen

11 years ago
Acne Has Become Severe

Just checking in, about 4 months into the regimen. pretty much all that remains are dark spots, and I rarely get pimples now Wow!!! Such an improvement. Your skin looks great! Congrats

In forum Acne

11 years ago
Is This Normal? :[

I think you should stop whatever you're doing and give the regimen a try. If you look at my thread in the regimen section, you can see my acne was much much much worse than yours and the regimen is cl...

In forum Acne

11 years ago
Finally Starting The Regimen

Week 5 update Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't been active last week, I've been so busy with school and work, I haven't had the time to relax and log on. Anyways.. last week was the week prior to my cyc...

In forum The Regimen

11 years ago
Nothing Is Coming To A Fracking Head!

Put a shit ton of epsom salt on a cotton swab, soak it until all the epsom salt is dissolved and apply it to the spot. It will sting a little. I'm doing this right now with a massive nodule on my fore...

In forum Acne

12 years ago
Finally Starting The Regimen

Week 3 update Hi everyone! This regimen is working so well on my acne.. although I know it's probably hard to tell due to all the hyperpigmentation on my face, I literally have NO acne on my face rig...

In forum The Regimen

12 years ago
What Is This?

Doesn't look like acne to me. I'd get it checked out by a derm, like the poster above said.

In forum Acne

12 years ago
Popped A Pimple Too Soon, Please Help

Put a big glob of 2.5% BP on that sucker and take an ibuprofen.

In forum Acne

12 years ago
Does Anyone Else Get A Large Pimple Around Thier Period?

I read on another thread on here that if you take Aleve before your cycle or during your cycle (whenever you break out), you may be able to avoid the dreadful PMS breakout… has anyone tried this?

In forum Acne

12 years ago
Finally Starting The Regimen

Week 2 update So far so good! I popped both of the nodules that were bugging me last week (the huge one on my forehead, and the one on my temple), and got all the gunk out (or most of it, at least).....

In forum The Regimen

12 years ago
Make- Up You Can Wear That Won't Cause Break Outs But Will Cover Pimples

Just to clarify, I use MUFE Mat velvet + foundation as my skin is quite oily. This keeps my face nice and mat for the majority of the day. I very very rarely need concealer if I use this foundation, I...

In forum Acne

12 years ago
Make- Up You Can Wear That Won't Cause Break Outs But Will Cover Pimples

+1 for Make Up For Ever! My holy grail <3

In forum Acne

12 years ago
Girls You Have To Try It - Spironolactone (With Pics)

Wow, your skin looks great! I'm mad my derm wouldn't even consider letting me try spiro, even though I have a few symptoms that show I have excess androgens… sigh

In forum Prescription acne medications

12 years ago
Does Anyone Else Get A Large Pimple Around Thier Period?

A large pimple? More like 3-4 at a time the week before/during my cycle. Just started the regimen 2 weeks ago to see if they're preventable.

In forum Acne

12 years ago
Finally Starting The Regimen

Week 1 update So I've successfully got through week 1 of the regimen! Woohoo! My skin has JUST become slightly dry the last day or 2, whereas the first few days I didn't feel any dryness at all. Thin...

In forum The Regimen

12 years ago