Acne: Help me Please!?
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I know this is really long, sorrry, but I really need help on this.
I am 14. I have pretty moderate acne on my forehead, and my chin. I also have blackheads on my nose. I have a few small dry patches that show if I use makeup, but mainly, my skin is pretty oily.
I have tried a lot of individual products and "systems;" AcneFree, Neutrogena, Clean and Clear, Kiss My Face, Burts Bees, Nature's Gate, Murad, neaclear, Alba, and probably more that I can't remember right now.
I have found out many things in my experience of using these many products.
1. Benzoyl Peroxide does not work for my skin.
2. Salicylic Acid helps with the redness, but does not get rid of the actual pimples.
This obviously poses a problem, because these are the two main ingredients in just about every acne treatment. That is why I am thinking of starting a whole new regimen.
I want to have a cleanser, a toner, and a moisturizer. A spot/night treatment would be great too. I don't want a system or anything like that, because I want to be able to tailor all of the ingredients myself.
I found out about some ingredients that are very beneficial for the skin, and was wondering if there are any more that I have forgotten, or any more that would be even better. Please correct me if I am wrong.
1. Tea Tree Oil- could be used as a spot/night treatment
2. Sulfur- could be used in a cleanser or moisturizer
3. Witch Hazel, Rosewater- could be used in a toner
I heard about this thing called the Oil Cleansing Method...it's where you use oil to dissolve oil. My parents (who are scientists) think this actually does make sense. I have tried the method before, but gave up after not long because I wasn't seeing fast improvements and it was hard to maintain.
So I was thinking of getting an cleanser with essential oils in it that I could use to "dissolve" the oil on my skin. If I get a cleanser like this, should I use a foamy one afterwards to get rid of excess oil?
Also, I need a moisturizer. My skin is very oily, so pretty much all moisturizers highlight that and my skin becomes very shiny by the end of the day. I was thinking that If I use an actual oil as a moistuizer, it would help balance my skin's natural oils and stop excess oil making.
What would be the best oil to use? I heard that jojoba oil is like the skin's oil, but very heavy...I need something that will moisturize but won't make me shiny. I'm talking something that I can rub into my skin- no rinsing afterwards.
So would this be an okay regimen?:
1. Cleanser, with:
-Sulfur
-Tea Tree Oil
2. Toner, with:
-Witch Hazel
-Rose/Orange Water
-Tea Tree Oil
3. Moisturizer, with:
-Sulfur
-Jojoba Oil, some other good oil?
4. Spot/night Treatment, with:
-Tea Tree Oil
-Aloe
-Any other intensive beneficial ingredients?
(I need to be able to use this without my skin getting used to it and the effects wearing off!)
Please give me more suggestions for good ingredients to look for.
Also, if you have products that you know have the ingredients I want, please suggest them!
NO suggestions to Proactiv kind of stuff. I've tried those things already.
September 14th, 2010 - 10:30
Where to start! Well, first, you don’t want to irritate your skin more with too many products or too much cleansing. People with oily/problem skin usually get into a bad cycle – the skin produces too much oil, so you scrub to get the oil off, which in turn dries out your skin, your skin produces excess oil, so you scrub to get the oil off… I’m not suggesting you shouldn’t clean your skin, but just be careful that you don’t irritate it more.
I’m a huge fan of some of your ideas – they would have been my suggestions! Jojoba oil is wonderful. It’s my absolute favorite carrier oil. I’ve been using it to clean my skin for 8 or so years now. At first, I was skeptical, because I had oily skin, but it’s really great. My skin is balanced now – I think it’s the oil, but I can’t say for sure it wasn’t just me getting older. I also love pure castille soap for washing, and witch hazel for a toner.
In the morning, I use liquid castille soap in the shower (it’s basically just oil with parts removed) with tea tree added to it. After, I use jojoba as a moisturizer. I put anywhere from 3-10 drops on a cotton pad, moisten it with water to help it spread, and apply it to my face.
At night, I just use the jojoba as a cleanser. I add a few more drops than I would use in the morning, moisten, apply, then flip the cotton pad over and wipe away the excess oil.
I don’t use a toner at all anymore, but if I did, I’d use it in between the shower and the jojoba application in the morning and I’d skip it completely at night.
I’d also skip the spot treatment at night, and instead add some tea tree or lavender (or both) essential oils to the jojoba. Or make a little bottle with a stronger essential oil/jojoba blend to use as a spot treatment.
So, basically I suggest this:
Cleanser – pure castille soap. Either tea tree or lavender, or plain and you can add the essential oils to it.
Toner – pure witch hazel, and add the essential oils to it.
Moisturizer (and/or cleanser) – jojoba oil with essential oils added to it
If you try jojoba (which I think you should!), start small. Start with say, just 1 or 2 drops for your whole face. See how that goes – you can always add more.
September 14th, 2010 - 10:30
Ask the gp, don’t keep touching the spots though
September 14th, 2010 - 10:30
sounds like you want to do everything the hard way like most people but the easy way works good to. rubbing alcohol and cotton balls work great. try it before you decide its not expensive enough
September 14th, 2010 - 10:30
Go to a doctor you never know you might have skin cancer if you go out alot or just try a different soap and try to pop it and if it bleeds it means you haven’t got all the puss. I have it on my chin. It’s very aggravating. I hope this helps. Good Luck!
September 14th, 2010 - 10:30
Not sure where you can get all of that other stuff
but to help you straight up with acne I would recommend
NEUROSKIN Acne Treatment
seriously it works
I used it because I was getting frustrated with acne I would even
bother them so much that I would end up scratching them and
they would look so nasty!
I would recommend
NEUROSKIN Acne Treatment
buy it from the company because retailers want to sell
it for $40.00 while the company sales it for $19.95\
It will really work PROMISE!
September 14th, 2010 - 10:30
I’ve been in that situation and there is really nothing you can do about it. There are things you can do to try to reduce the blemishes and get rid of acne/pimples temporarily but you will always be finding yourself cleaning your face or your body depending on where it’s at.
I mean of course your acne should go away eventually but for some this is the case their whole life.
I’m 29 years old and have been suffering from these little pests since I was a teenager. I tried all sorts of face washes from the local grocery store and what not, but nothing seemed to work. If anything it would just make my skin dry and itchy.
Literally the best acne face wash I’ve ever used has been this stuff called clearpores. It has got rid of the acne to quickest and has been a success ever since I got it. It’s unique cause of it’s herbal supplement you take a long with it that helps your skin from the inside out. I saved money on it at skincleansingsystem.com at the time which was helpful.
You should really look into this stuff and if you can to assure the best results, get the 3 month supply because if it doesn’t work it will still save you butt on the return policy.
Well good luck and best wishes.