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New Face Wash By Derm

I used to use Rosula face wash, which sounds pretty similar to this and I think it helped me more than before using it. Good luck!

In forum Prescription acne medications

13 years ago
I'm About To Have A Nervous Breakdown

I'm 29. Thought I had gotten rid of it since it was 6 years since my last severe outbreak. It came up from a clear face to an explosion, the likes of which my past mod to severe acne pales in comparis...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

13 years ago
Can't Help But Squeeze...

So I really am loathing myself right now because I broke down and squeezed at my cysts I am just getting so mentally frustrated with this now! My acne is so severe and it blew up almost literally ove...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

13 years ago
29 Y/o Female, 110Lbs, Just Started On 60Mg Accutane Per Day!

Day 12: Maybe a little bit better, but I'm afraid to claim that and jinx myself! It is a bit different now. I am still getting new spots, but they are by NO means as large as the dime and nickel sized...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

13 years ago
24/f Accutane Log

One tip on the eyelash loss, I lose them regularly from even before I got on the accutane. In my case, dry eyes was causing them and that is also a side effect of the accutane, so try getting some art...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

13 years ago
Crushed :/

No its pretty much unpredictable, lol. Some get clear with less effort than others. Some (like me) can't seem to shake it. Hopefully you will be one of the lucky ones!

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

13 years ago
Crushed :/

The BC does contain hormones so it could be breaking you out. If you go off it and see improvement than you know you have found the culprit. You can always get back on it later if you go off, just (of...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

13 years ago
24/f Accutane Log

Hey! We are in very similar situations except it sound like my acne is much more severe (I have severe spots and tracts). I am a 29 year old female and have been battling my acne for about 15 years no...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

13 years ago
Doxycycline. I Want Your Review If You Have Taken This Medication

It never really did anything for me. Minocycline was much better.

In forum Prescription acne medications

13 years ago
The Returning Monster. Help!

Whenever I have get big cysts, there seems to be no rhyme or reason as to why some come up and some fade back down. The only thing that's ever worked at all in getting rid of them quicker or at least ...

In forum Acne

13 years ago
Hormonal Acne On Guys? (Breakout All Over Chin And Jawline)

I am a 29 year old woman and have run the gauntlet of treatments. I have severe acne conglobata. It got so bad in a matter of 7 days that I was hospitalized. I feel hurt that it is being assumed that ...

In forum Acne

13 years ago
Can't Help But Squeeze...

Hey guys! I've been on accutane about a week and a half. No major changes yet. It does seem like everything is coming up to a head though. I've got some major cysts and in the past they have never com...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

13 years ago
Crushed :/

Hey, glad I could help! I agree, give everything a chance first. In terms of the accutane, derms will proscribe for very persistent acne in addition to severe. You just have to run the gauntlet of fa...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

13 years ago
Long List of Makeup Tips!!

A good list of comedogens in makeup: I use it to test products against before buying them, and, though it is a bit time consuming, I seem to get less breakouts this way!!

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

13 years ago
Hormonal Acne On Guys? (Breakout All Over Chin And Jawline)

Just chiming in here: The burden of proof falls to the person making the claim, not the person they are trying to convince. So yes, you should have some sources if you're trying to convince someone of...

In forum Acne

13 years ago
Help Face Stinging So Bad I Can't Sleep

Sounds like an allergic reaction to me. I was allergic to the BP when I tried the regimen. Anything that uncomfortable is NOT good. I would've washed off and just went without treatment that night. No...

In forum The Regimen

13 years ago
Accutane - Life Changing Experience

Yay for you!!! I mean WOW!! You look GREAT!!! I'm on it now. Have pretty severe acne like you used to, so seeing this gives me hope! Your skin is so clear and beautiful, I would never know you had ac...

In forum Prescription acne medications

13 years ago
Minocycline

Good luck girl! Adult acne SUCKS!!! I'm 29 and mine's mostly on the chin. I've been doing the topicals (differin, then tazorac) constantly and (mino on and off) for years and had clear skin for 5/12 ...

In forum Personal logs

13 years ago
Does Sex Lead's Do Pimple's?

I saw where someone posted that an increase in testosterone could contribute to breakouts. Not sure if its true or not though or if sex contributes to this in males, but I could see how it possibly co...

In forum Diet & holistic health

13 years ago
Comedonal Acne

Yeah, I feel ya! I was on tazorac for years and had to stay on it just to not get cysts, much less comedogens. Never got rid of my blackheads completely, no matter what the treatment (topicals, antibi...

In forum Acne

13 years ago
It Been So Long....

Agreed! This crap is soooo persistant! I'm doing accutane now after years of resistance to using the drug and hoping for the best... So far so good, though no real changes in the amount of acne I have...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

13 years ago
Crushed :/

If all else fails try accutane. I was scared of it for a long time, but since I've been on it I actually feel more confident, even with an IB! I feel like there is hope, even though it will probably t...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

13 years ago
1St Time On Accutane M/20

I started on the exact same day as you, lol. I also tried the topicals for years. Did differin for a couple years and minocycline then tazorac for 5 1/2 years and minocycline on and off. I also have m...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

13 years ago
29 Y/o Female, 110Lbs, Just Started On 60Mg Accutane Per Day!

Day 10: new pustules and cysts. Most of the new acne is on my forehead this time, between the eyes. Large, itchy, and painful throbbing sensations. The redness on the chin has faded a very, very littl...

In forum Accutane (isotretinoin) logs

13 years ago
Coping With The Pain Of Severe Acne

Dealing with very severe acne is difficult. I am experiencing more than pschological tramua from the way that my face looks. The physical pain that the cysts, nodules, and pustules cause is also takin...

In forum Acne

13 years ago