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.
Acne medicine not working?
Im 14. I got prescribed Ziana for acne. My dermatologist said to use it for 2 months and see if it helps. I used it probably everyday(or at leas every other day) for a month. It seemed like it did nothing. I mean, i know it takes 2 months, but shouldn't I see SOMETHING by now? I went to the store and bought Burts Bees Acne spot treatment to try cause i've heard it works. I'm just afraid to keep using it cause i go back to the dermatologist in a month and he's going to ask if i've been using it and if i said it didn't work and i only used it for a month, he'll get mad at me. Should i try out the Ziana for another month, or not?
Does coconut oil clog pores? Does it moisturize skin well?
all of the skin around my mouth is very red, dry, flaky, and irritated because I've been using an acne spot treatment on pimples near my mouth and the weather near me is beyond cold. My regular clinique moisturizer isnt helping it so i was wondering if organic coconut oil would help more? but i have very acne prone skin so do you think it would break me out? i would only put it on the spots around my mouth and just a little bit.
what do you think?
all answers are highly appreciated, but please no spam. thanks :)
Is it okay to use different products on your skin?
I want to use Cetaphil Face Wash
Clean and clear moisturizer
An acne spot treatment which brand I dont remember
& Garnier eye cream
Then for makeup I want
Smash box primer
Revlon foundation
Rimmel powder
Is it okay to use all these different brands on your face? Or should I stick with one product like Clinique or Neutrogena?
Has anyone ever tried witch hazel and aspirin as an acne remedy?
So I am in dire need of a fast fast fast acne remedy! Although my skin is starting to clear up from a horrible breakout (specifically around my jaw) its just not fast enough. I have used Burt's Bees Acne Spot Treatment for a while which worked wonders... but only for a couple of months. I would stay home all day applying the spot treatment every 2 or 3 hours and the next day, no more pimples! But now I am in love with Noxzema's adult acne skincare line but I have been skipping out quite a bit. And it doesn't help that I sometimes have to run on 3 or 4 hours of sleep a day. But anyways, my question is... Has anyone ever tried using a witch hazel astringent then applied the crushed aspirin as a spot treatment? I have heard amazing things about both and at this point, I am willing to try just about anything. I need honest, informative suggestions and answers. Please no nasty bias remarks! Thanks. :)
Help! What do i do?!?
SO I put on an acne spot treatment that LITERALLY burned my skin. Like my skin turned brown under where it was and started getting crusty so I peeled it off and now my skin is really raw and red. Is there any way to help it heal? The pimple is long gone but my face is all raw and red!
Skin ID burning my face?
I only have this problems wit certain pimples/spots. The small tube (acne spot treatment) burns a lot! Why is it doing this? It helped some of my other pimples go away. Now I'm breaking out worse! Is it something I ate? I wash my makeup off with noxzema and apply aveeno facial moisturizer in the mornigns and after putting skin id on in the evenings.
URGENT: Cystic pimple on back! Help!?
So I've always had a really clear back, and I have clear skin in general, but all of a sudden I noticed a big red cystic acne pimple on my back, on my right shoulder blade. It's raised and red and pretty noticable. I'm going on a cruise in a week and I need it to be gone asap. I've been using acne spot treatment on it, and I don't want to risk trying to pop it.
Any help/advice would be much appriciated! Thank you :).
Effective and fast way to get rid of Spots Left By Acne..?
PLS SUggest any treatment or remedy to get rid of those ugly spots ? Is clean & clear acne spot treatment effective in getting rid of them & how much is it ? right now, I have been using loreal spot corrector but to no avail..pls don't suggest me 2 use lemon with rose water..it doesn't work at ALL.....!
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how to get ride of acne in 2 weeks?
i have like 10 visible pimples that are small and red is there any way i can get rid of them in like 2-3 weeks? and prevent new ones from coming? i have a skin care rountine
in the morning i use 360 go clean deep exfoliating cleanser
and at night in the shower i use biore blemish fighting ice cleanser stuff and when i get out i use mary kay toner (formula 3) or clean& clear advantage mark treatment or clean& clear advantage acne spot treatment
is that a good routine?