Acne Options

[giggl3s]

just be glad you don't have acne

[Shadowknight2]

I know. I have bad acne too. I have a presciption to get ride of them, but I'm running out and it's starting to not work. I don't care if I have them, but it really is true. They hurt like hell.

[pinayprincess]

i dnt have pimples...i have black heads, but those are nothing....well what i use is neutrogena or biore....CLEAN AND CLEAR DOES NOT WORK1!

[my world]

eat right <veggies, non oily stuff, healthy > and wash your face whenever you can.. WATER ONLY

[im2tall]

oh man i know the pain of that. Well lemme tell yah now that STRIDEX is sooo bad for your skin. It strips away the natural oils (the good oils WITH the bad oils) and your skin is like "omg there is no oil on my face i gotta replenish!" and then your skin gets really oily which causes pimples, even more...and then plus the dirt, and stuff that gets on your face everyday. but some pimples you can't help becuase ur hormones are changing. but yah get off stridex. Clean and clear isn't bad, but you gotta figure out what kinda skin type you have. like oily, dry, mixed between the two? and get the stuff that best suits that type of skin. My skin is oily on my forehead, nose, and chin...but dry on my cheeks...so i use this cleanser and moisturizer that balances the two out...it works soo well...it's from the brand ORIGINS. and you can usually find it at like nordstroms our hechts, but it's a organic brand so some stores might not have it. if not that, then...Clinique works pretty good, also available at most stores like nordstroms and sears. but if you want the stuff from giant..then get clean & clear...phew, lol look i wrote a frickin  book

I'd strongly recommend ORIGINS. It's kinda expensive, but it does wonders. Get the Daily Face Wash and Night-A-Mins. I suffered a lot from acne when I was a teenager... people used to ask me if it hurt.. It's important to realize that drying out your skin is not the best way to treat acne. Having an oily skin DOES NOT MEAN that your face has a lot of moisture. Most of the treatments available over the counter tries to dry your face, but that's only going to aggrivate your skin even more. Acne is directly related to your pores. It occures when you pores are occluded, which blocks the oils and sweats from excreting out. This will cause the "redness" as things build up inside. So keeping your pores clean are a must.

Wash your face daily in the morning and before bed. Always moisturize your face with non-clogging lotions. Dry face can cause more harm than oily skin, so use moisturizers daily. Use the Night-A-Mins at night before you go to bed. The Night-A-Mins will help to recover the damages done during the day while you sleep. It does wonders. (BTW, don't ever use those strips that grabs the black heads and stuff.. that's only going to enlarge your pores, which looks bad)

You just need to find what works for you. Things like Acutane and Retine A stuff is pretty strong and can have side effects. Don't spend too much money on dermotologist because I've been there and done stuff which only cost too much money. Keeping a clean and moist skin is probably the best solution for acne problems. Some can be related to stress, so make sure you're stress level stays low.

If you do pick on your acne and it starts to bleed, make sure you can this white colored particle out of the pore. That particle is the oils and sweats that condensed into solid stuff. Then stop the bleeding and apply Neosporin for one week. This should reduce any scarring.

[LondonLover]

I used to have horrible acne, but then I got this weird face stuff imported from Germany and now my skin is clear!

[xCrAzYPnAix]

wow u talk about acne but you've only had it for four months ive had it for 5 years!! since i was in 4th grade! u dont kno what i tried Stridex pads Clean & Clear fash washes all things that the derm. would perscribe by the time i was in 5th grade i had gone through 3 different benzoyl peroxide gels and in 6th i had gotten worse....consistancy is such a must every day i would sometimes just give up...you kno? badd decison!!! never ever do that....thats where i screwed up... by 7th i wuz on anti-biotics--Vibramycin..nd even worse i had excema(sp) on my face!! u kno really really dry patches on your skin!!i used this type of neosporin type thing...but then i stoped it b/c my derm sed it culd cause permanent eye damage!! after vibramycin i used a diff biotic--amoxilyn...they use it also for strep throat...that was another wrong path...it cause swelling of my face and severly aggravated my excema! now i am on menocycline taxorac-for acne elidel-for excema...n believe me i tried proactiv, clearacil 3 day guarentee, clean and clear-again, biore, nd cetphyll...nothing...and after 5 yrs IM FINALLY seeing results!!!!!! most of all that hurt through out all this was the comments especially ones made by boys...never let it get to u lyk it got to me

[sammehmyst]

just keep washing washing washing

[jasloveelmo]

just wash it everyday have u see a doctor?

[baby_2pac]

I use pro activ and there is some pro-activ medicine called skin lightening lotion it's new and what that does is that it takes away all black spots and blemishes.

[cRaZiiXbEauTiFul]

also...make sure your washing your face twice a day, and look for sylicic (sp?) acid in your face wash.

a really good brand w/ sylicic acid is St Ives Medicated Apricot Scrub, its for "oily or acne prone skin"...but you shouldent wash your face twice a day using face scrub for both times..at night, use whatever scrub you normally use, but in the morning, splash on warn water or milk,...its better for you rskin, cuz you dont want to OVERcleanse... that can make breakouts more frequent i think...

[gnawxela]

don't have acne...sorry can't help

[angelrevelation]

they have this special acne fighting body wash... i think it's from neutrogena or something. and just wait and the mark'll go away eventually. maybe put cream on it in the meantime...?