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Adderall and Acne

i took amphetamine medications for ADD since 4th grade (now about to graduate from UGA)...quit taking adderral last summer during a study abroad program in Austria. that was actually when my acne star...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

19 years ago
OMG!!!!! U GUYS MUST TRY THIS!!

Ok guys im currently on accutane im on my 4th month, most my acne is cleared but im left with red marks on both cheeks and a little bit on my chin. Seriously, if you're on accutane, don't do anyth...

In forum Acne Scars

20 years ago
OMG!!!!! U GUYS MUST TRY THIS!!

I've been doing this for two days. I dont think it's decreased my red marks, but my skin feels really smooth and my large pores are smaller. Ill keep doing it for those reasons alone. It might help wi...

In forum Acne Scars

20 years ago
OMG!!!!! U GUYS MUST TRY THIS!!

Wait so you use 1 part apple cidar vinegar and 20 parts water? Doesnt that just water it down way to mucha nd its basically just water? You'd think so, but as far as I can tell ph is logarithmic s...

In forum Acne Scars

20 years ago
OMG!!!!! U GUYS MUST TRY THIS!!

1:10 ratio of Apple cider vinnegar - I want to start at the bottom and work up to avoid breakouts I actually use 1:20 for my vinegar. I worked out that the Ph with that ratio would be about 4.5, w...

In forum Acne Scars

20 years ago
I beg all of you to try Zinc + Chromium

I think it's best to take zinc formulated with copper to avoid the copper deficiency angle.   Also, AFAIK, quite a lot of chromium doesn't contain GTF (glucose tolerance factor). If your diet/pil...

In forum Diet & holistic health

20 years ago
Vinegar Cured my Bacne

P.s - I found this info from a website where they say apply (eight parts water to one part vinegar) what do they mean by parts,? how much is that.     ←    

In forum Back/Body/Neck acne

20 years ago
Vinegar Cured my Bacne

I was just wondering if (Malt Vinegar) would work, i'm from the UK and anyone from here should know the kinda vinegar i'm on about, it's just standard vinegar you put on your food, also i'm trying to ...

In forum Back/Body/Neck acne

20 years ago
Vinegar Cured my Bacne

k….i have used this vinegar remedy for a week…and no results so far….i am very dissappointed especially since everybody on this thread is experiencing awesome results….   ...

In forum Back/Body/Neck acne

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Only accutane or oral isotretinoin is able to shrink the oil glands. There is NO existing topical product that can shrink oil glands except lasers that does controlled damage to oil glands to prevent ...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

yeah unfortunately vitamin a is still breaking me out...i figure that eventually i wouldve gotten over this hump, but like i said with so many things coming up, i ran out of time to experiment and i n...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

i also am taking vitamin a pills at 25,000 iu's a day. plan on going to the doc in a few weeks to make sure everything is fine.     ←    

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Ethanol- by the way you didn't manage to quote the entire thread, so I suggest you go back and edit your postings to do that.   p.s. like the judicious use of CAPS. Classy.

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

well I wrote to them again about what you just posted to me about, and heres what they said: "Take such articles from Roche with a grain a salt. Retinoic acid may prevent sebum binding but it's less e...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

hey, did you see this that the people at VC wrote me about its comparison to retin-a? I posted it earlier, but just in case you didnt catch it:   "Retinyl Palmitate is the best performer for skin...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

blondegirl21 said: oh- this website: [Removed] sells what were all talking about. Its $19.99 and its a 1oz bottle of pure vitamin a at 25,000 IUS a drop. ←

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

I always wondered what 'pro-retinol A' is in all those skin dollups you can get at the drug store/chemist/supermarket.   I finally managed to find out- it's retinyl parmitate(!)   Basically,...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Well I can't be bothered with this anymore, I've cut this and the hibiscrub and Im working on healing myself from the inside. My skin is looking good anyways and Im trying not to piss it off with usin...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

well what I was wanting to know, is if I buy this topical a, can I still take a vitamin a supplement daily also? Or would that be too much?     ←    

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

does anyone know if you can use both topical and internal A at the same time?     ←    

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

Besides, the most likely cause of your flare-up is the retinyl parmitate.   Why would you take more retinyl parmitate to treat a side-effect caused by retinyl parmitate?   That would just ma...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

My suspicion is you are just using too much; try reducing to once a day.   I don't know if 32000 IU for a few days will do anything at all. It depends on how full your liver stores are. In any ca...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

someone else in another thread said they are taking 32,000 IU of vitamin a a day...i told them they shouldnt because its over the rda dosage of 5,000.     ←    

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

3.I have alot of broken skin on my face(im a very bad picker )  is it possible for the vitamin a to get into my bloodstream through the broken skin?

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago
Topical Vitamin A?

so you mean to tell me vit a is going to make my skin look younger,  

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

20 years ago