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Should I Continue ?

You're very welcome. Yes, BP is making you sensitized to something that normally wouldn't be penetrating that deep. Most people don't need moisturizer (moisture, yes, like hyaluronic acid, but not s...

In forum The Regimen

11 years ago
Dehydrated Skin Problem

Spritz face with water all day, whenever you can. Evian also makes aerosol facial mist, but it's unnecessarily costly. Add a small amount of Vitamin E oil to the water, shake well. (The E is to p...

In forum Diet & holistic health

11 years ago
Should I Continue ?

It's hard to say if it's just the BP that's irritating you, or if it's the ingredients of the moisturizers on top of the BP. Everything I put on my face after BP, or AHA/BHA, burns like fire. Moistur...

In forum The Regimen

11 years ago
Messed Of My Skin Care Routine

Ack, way too much tea tree! Easy to overdo that stuff.   What was your skin like before you switched and why did you switch ?

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

11 years ago
Effaclar

I tried samples of this line recently the wash and serum and really really loved them , too!

In forum Other acne treatments

11 years ago
Copper Iud & Acne?

Wow déjà vu   I'm also in the IUD wrecked my face club

In forum Adult acne

11 years ago
Last Resort- Diary Of Ditching Western Medicine

Still purging a little, but everything else is healing well, as anticipated in a detox. Since detox breakout, healing, have been using turmeric therapy, aloe/tea tree/c serum/ mixed with Radiant msm/b...

In forum Personal logs

11 years ago
How ya feelin' about your acne today?

Less can be more if you're doing too much, but too much is different for everyone! I've been doing quite a lot to my face and have no regrets. Feeling far from flawless but on my way there. Thankin...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

11 years ago
Please Help Me Properly Treat My Acne-- Clogged Pores From Makeup

What a.p. said above was a great answer. The other answers not so much (1. shampoo doesn't go on your face 2. matte foundations break you out more than light ones.) "Just closed comodones" turn int...

In forum Acne

11 years ago
Can Someone Answer My Question?

My paramedical esthetics instructor always told us "You cant ever rinse your face enough." I like to spray my face with water throughout the day using a purse size spray bottle, it keeps my makeup f...

In forum Acne

11 years ago
Severe Acne, Nothing Working, Awful Dermatologist.

Hi, I have taken,in the past: Oxytetracycline, Benzoyl peroxide, Zineryt, Lymecycline, Doxycycline, Adapelene (Differin), Flucloxacillin and m currently using Isotrex gel. This has been over the cours...

In forum Prescription acne medications

11 years ago
Bulldog Cleansers

Sodium Laurate and glycerin are irritants, not sure why'd they be in a sensitive formulation, but these are not anti-acne products and contain no anti-acne ingredients. Read the descriptions of the ...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

11 years ago
Facial Burning And Grimey Skin

p.s. I'd stay away from cinnamon because of the burning you're experiencing

In forum Rosacea & facial redness

11 years ago
Facial Burning And Grimey Skin

I am the same way. It sounds like your diet is A+! That's half the battle. I recommended some other products on your other post. Another board member just had great success with Manuka honey I...

In forum Rosacea & facial redness

11 years ago
I've Never Been So Confused In My Life....

You're welcome and don't even think you're bitching, you're fine- we're all crazy about our skin here- it makes us so! It has helped so many to have a place to vent and commiserate. Many of us- like...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

11 years ago
Did 1St Dermarolling Session Ever Yesterday And Guess What

Hi- I PM'd you. - Wait 7-8 weeks between sessions - depending on how deep you went, you will peel and look worse, so treat it like a peel and hydrate with clean serums immediately after. - don't u...

In forum Acne Scars

11 years ago
Should I Continue Taking Apple Cider Vinegar - Diarrhea And Heartburns

Yes, it sounds like you might be too acidic already or like you perhaps could try switching to methods to heal permeable gut syndrome (digestive enzymes, probiotics, anti-inflammatory diet good sugges...

In forum Diet & holistic health

11 years ago
Facial Burning And Grimey Skin

It sounds like dermatitis from either a sensitivity to a product, over-washing and wreaking your pH (especially in hard water; pH preservation is vital for your skin's anti-bacterial function to preve...

In forum Rosacea & facial redness

11 years ago
I've Never Been So Confused In My Life....

Most of us here know what it's like to have your life and confidence shattered by acne. It's traumatic, and you have the symptoms of PTSD from it. I'm here for you if you want to chat, slowly emergi...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

11 years ago
Even If There's A Cure... Being Dependent On Pills Is Emotionally Unsettling

The drugs didn't work forever on my skin. If they did, I'd have no problem continuing taking them into the grave, to hell with the consequences on other parts of my body. I'm currently of the mind...

In forum Hormonal acne

11 years ago
I'm Thinking About Taking Vitamin A For Light Acne/cystic Breakouts....?

It won't hurt if, as you say, you don't megadose. You can also eat foods with high Vitamin A content It won't give you the same results as Accutane, but hope is not lost. Zinc is good. Magnesium ...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

11 years ago
Will This Cause A Breakout?

Canola oil is just an Omega 6, aka grapeseed. These are good for you. As a topical, it is just sitting on your skin. "Niacimide to restore the cutaneous barrier" supports that this is a product that ...

In forum Acne

11 years ago
I Burned My Forehead Pimples Using White Distilled Vinegar

I did this with 20 v developer and salon bleach on my forehead. It's a primitive peel that I would never do again, but surprisingly deep and even, and it minimized my forehead wrinkles- though Botox w...

In forum Other acne treatments

11 years ago
Antiinflammatory - Anti-Acne/anti-Aging Shot

Chase your CoQ10 capsules on an empty stomach, :30 before breakfast and before bed at least two hours after eating, with this cocktail: 1) a scoop of collagen powder 2) 1/2 tsp MSM powder 3) 1 tsp of...

In forum Adult acne

11 years ago
you know its bad when..

... at a party, you don't get in the hot tub with a cute boy you are hitting it off with because you have a couple zits on your back and don't want your makeup to melt off. You don't even get his numb...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

11 years ago