ACNE HELP? PLEAAAAAAAAAASE !?
First off, I'm 16 years old in about 3 weeks (grade 10). I've been fighting with acne ever since i got my period which was in grade 6. So i was 11/12 years old. For about 5 years straight, acne has been my worst enemy.
My forehead is sort of oily and i get flakes and sometimes it becomes dry. My acne in grade 8 and 9 was terrible! Not severe, but it was all red and just really noticeable.
I have tried OUZO (greek alcohol) on my skin which dried my acne out but it was not for long term.
I have also tried Clean And Clear Advantage Acne Spot Treatment but all it did was give me more acne.
For about three-four months now, I have been using the Proactiv kit. It has greatly reduced my acne but it didn't make it disappear. After a month and a half, i basically just use it once every week just because i lost faith in it.
Two weeks ago, i read an article online that said washing your hair with hot water then with cold water made it shiner. So, for two weeks i've been doing that. My acne vanished! It was gone! I was so happy and i thought i finally was DONE with acne. That happiness didn't last for long. Exams were this whole week so i was obviously stressed, and my acne came back. I have 1 red spot on my forehead, 4 red spots on my right cheek, 2 red spots on my nose, and 1 red spot on my left cheek. They are all RED and noticeable.
I cried today just because they came back. Acne really brings my self-esteem down sometimes.
Anyways, today i steamed my face for about 10 minutes and then i used Proactiv cleanser and the mask that came with it. I'm going to see my results tomorrow morning.
Should i continue to steam my face then use proactiv cleanser+mask, or no? If my results come out bad what SHOULD i start doing? Any products or tricks that anyone knows of? please help me!
All answers are greatly appreciated. Thank you for taking your time to read this!
PS. I eat very healthy. I have not had any junk food for about a week now. My moms is Greek so she uses olive oil on all the food she makes. We never use vegetable oil..even for fries! And shes a great chef so her food is not a problem. The only thing i lack on is water. I probably drink two glasses per day. & My hair is not oily, and i try my best to keep my hands off my face.
February 23rd, 2011 - 01:37
Have you tried drinking soy milk? SOMETIMES cows ingest chemicals, which taints their hormone levels, and if you drink milk with lots of these hormones, it’ll throw your own system out of whack. This is especially true for females, as milk is taken from a nursing mother’s utter.
February 23rd, 2011 - 01:37
I spent tons of money to see a dermatologist and all she told me was to use products with benzol peroxide and my acne vanished. I like Neutrogena brand mask/cleanser and Clean&Clear but remember only the washes with BENZOL PEROXIDE!
February 23rd, 2011 - 01:37
Use the face wash, nuetrogena oil-free acne wash, I use this a few times each day, when I shower in the mornings, when I get home from school and when I take a shower before bed. This stuff is amazing and works a billion times better then that crap proactive makes. But also I take a anti-biotic that helps fight acne for my face, it’s called ampicillin. Ask a dermatologist to prescribe you this. As a bonus of it being an anti-biotic it’s like an extra layer of protection from getting sick. Hope this helps!
February 23rd, 2011 - 01:37
drink lots of green tea- like 2 cups a day
eat lots of blueberries
steam your face-this will open up pores immediately
when i see a blemish coming on i use this stuff called Azulan- i put it on at night(applying with a qtip), and the blemish is gone by the morning .. i dont know where its from but look it up! ITS AMAZING
chocolate will make you break out
ENERGY DRINK STAY AWAY!
i recommend trying L’Oreal Skin Genesis face wash.. I had mild acne, and as soon as i started using this its disappeared! BEST STUFF EVER
Biore Nose strips are awesome
use the moisturizer Vichy Aqua Thermal also works wonders for dry flakey skin
Guinot products work wonders as well- totally expensive though :(
I always rinse my face off with water first before actually rinsing my face with the facewash.. this has helped my skin
L’Oreal Makeup remover is really good..
even though your hair is not greasy tie it up more often, i gaurantee itll help! it has helped me so much!
you need to drink more water giiirl (:
February 23rd, 2011 - 01:37
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