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30Apr/11Off

What is the best HGH product out there?

for body building/sleep cycles/better skin.. etc..

Also, for the ignorant masses: I do not care a bit about your opinion, so save the time and effort for the typing and use it elsewhere. And don't post dumb "answers" like.. "isn't that illegal." You obviously don't know what I'm referring to.
Nevertheless, I hope to hear from the educated few :-)

22Oct/10Off

How do I get my life-long acne problem to go away?

The first time I got a pimple was maybe in 2nd or 3rd grade. And ever since I can't remember a single day when I had a pimple free face. Since then, I have tried what I feel like is everything there is to try. I saw a dermatologist. She had me on all kinds of topicals that didn't work, I was on Acutane and that totally screwed my back up and didn't work with my acne. I've been on like 4 different kinds of birth control pills. Most recently Yasmin. I've tried proactive which didn't work. Oh I forgot to mention I am also allergic to benzoyl peroxide. I've had chemical peel treatments, microdermabrasion treatments, all very very expensive. I am now 24 and still don't know what my face looks like with clear skin. I've had depression because of it. I am married and am very luck to have found someone who could care less about my acne. But I know if I had better skin I'd be so much happier with myself which would reflect through everything else in my life. What else should I do?
Thank you to those who are answering and actually being helpful. This is a really sensitive subject FYI.
I am allergic to Benzoyl Peroxide which is in most OTC treatments. So I'll take a look at some of the suggested products but I can't sue it if it has BP in it. My face breaks out in itchy red rashes if I use it. I do exfoliate every night. I also have very fair skin so every little thing is so noticeable. Right now I am able to keep it from getting out of control, but it never completely goes away. I'm using the Clean and Clear acne treatment right now. But like I said, nothing I have found has made it go away.
Thanks everyone for your sincere feedback. :)

21Oct/10Off

Is this a good daily skin care routine?

see how people have a routine for Morning and night. Why is that? And i need help with my routine.

I have clinique 3 step acne solution;
1.Acne Solutions Cleansing Foam
2.Acne Solutions Clarifying Lotion
3.Acne Solutions Clearing Moisturizer Oil-Free
&& their Even Better Skin Tone Corrector

& Clean and clear advantage kit;
1.Acne Control Cleanser
2.Acne Control Moisturizer
3.Acne spot treatment

Now, my question is which should i use in the morning and which should i use at night time?? And why??
-Any advice or tips is highly appreciated. Thank you so much!!
& yess I have a lot of acne. I keep my hands out of my face and drink water. But i still break out alot.
&& both contain benzoyl perioxide and salcyic acid. [sorry for the spelling]

21Oct/10Off

skin care routine.?? help/advice?

I see how people have a routine for Morning and night. Why is that? And i need help with my routine.

I have clinique 3 step acne solution;
1.Acne Solutions Cleansing Foam
2.Acne Solutions Clarifying Lotion
3.Acne Solutions Clearing Moisturizer Oil-Free
&& their Even Better Skin Tone Corrector

& Clean and clear advantage kit;
1.Acne Control Cleanser
2.Acne Control Moisturizer
3.Acne spot treatment

Now, my question is which should i use in the morning and which should i use at night time?? And why??
-Any advice or tips is highly appreciated. Thank you so much!!

3Oct/10Off

Help with skin-care routine?

I would like to include:
1. scrub
2. cleaner
3. toner
4. moisturizer
5. mask
6. spot treatment for acne (hopefully with benzoyl peroxide)

At the moment, I use the Sensaria Balancing Cleanser for normal and combination skin in the morning, and at night I use the Biore pore unclogging scrub. My moisturizer is the Biore moisture lotion with spf 15, and occasionally I'll use this gift-size even better skin tone correcter from Clinique (I'm gonna assume it's a toner, but I don't really like using it because it's more of a gel/oil product).

I have combination skin; oily on my T-zone and normal everywhere else. And I break out mostly around my hairline and on my chin, and sometimes just random places. I enjoy my Biore pore unclogging scrub and I think it works really well, but I would like to change things up to my routine. I heard the Neutrogena "On-The-Spot Acne Treatment" works well, as well as the Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel from Clinique.
Thank you! (:

15Sep/10Off

adult acne treatments?

Hypothetically if money was not an issue what sort of acne treatments are out there? I dont mean the topical creams like proactive or other informercial products, im referring to any type of procedures you can have done or anything along those lines that are just a one and done thing. something that would cure you for good. I ask because there has to be some sort of treatment like a laser removal or something in that ball park, with the technology we have today there has to be something.
I am 23 years old, male, and of great health. I play college basketball so i get plenty and i mean plenty of excersice. I am very health conscience and eat very well. I dont smoke, I dont drink coffee (which I heard was not conducive for good skin) the only vice I have is to occassionally drink alcohol as any college student would, but not in excess and definitely not enough to effect my acne. I currently use proactive and actually it works great for me, i really do not have any acne when I use it but the minute i get off of it, literally prob 2 or 3 days without i will flare up in break outs. and it is just the most frustrating annoying thing in the world. to constantly have to worry about your face. The rest of my body is completely fine, i honestly could not ask for better skin over the rest of my body, even my neck is fine. Its just my face and I dont understand it. I cant find a reason to point to, like I said im in great health,eat well, practice good higene but just cant seem to shake the acne. and i am at an age now where im pretty sure im done developing and its not due to hormones. so anyway could anyone out there please give me some suggestions? i am honestly looking for like I said from the start some sort of lazer removal or something that would close my poors up. im not really interested in another topical cream, im at the point where i just want to be normal and not have to worry about my skin like 99% of every other adult in the world that can care less about how they shave or that they need to go immediately wash their face after sweating. im tired of having to constantly stay on top of my routine of making sure i do my proactive everytime i get out of the shower, and having to put all of those products on my skin, and having them bleach my clothes and my pillows, and leaving my face red and irritated more times than not. I would just LOVE to be normal.

Thanks

13Sep/10Off

still breaking out while on accutane?

U guys im so pissed, i've been on accutane for 5 monthes, and im starting my sixth month now but i still get huge red bumps on my skin that will turn into cysts, so im wondering, does it usually get bad in the end? and do all the blackheads go away or should i get a facial? plus can i use acne spot treatments for the huge red bumps so that they don't turn into cysts?

also, i am wondering howlong its gonna take for the red marks to disappear, cuz im in milwaukee and there is no such thing as a sun, so i get pale and uneven skin tone.

HELP!!!
btw, i use neutrogena stress free cleanser, and olay oil free moisturizer, i cleanse iin the morning and evening. so i take care of my skin.
I started out with 20 mg capsule one in mornin and one in evening (adds up to 40mg) then for the 2nd to 5th month i have been on 30 mg twice a day (60mg). Im turnin 21 in july so does age play into any of this. I am aware of all the obvious side effects so no need to lecture me, cuz this was a last resort i suffered long enough. I can see better skin definatley, my bak cleared up, and my skin doesnt have breakouts except on my cheeks. which was my major problem.
another thing :P when the cysts dry up after a couple of days they do pop by themselves i i guess its a natural procedure right? plus no one answered my question about the acne spot treatments... u know those little tubes that u put a dab on ur pimple..

13Sep/10Off

What should I do about my skin? ?

Well, Im going through Puberty, but my skin is just terrible. Most of my friends have nice skin, but its a whole different case for me.

I had acne over my back, chest & face for a year or two.
I've been using the body washes with the salicylic(?) acid, Worked fine for me until winter came around. Now I started breaking out again on my chest, face & lower back, not to mention my thighs.

I also have had severe dandruff in the past.
I've gone through most dandruff shampoos, I found Nizoral works pretty well, kept me dandruff-free for days. I know how Winter can affect the scalp, but now my hair gets all oily in a matter of hours and I have scaling. My parents constantly embarass me by pointing it out infront of people. How fun must it be hearing your parents saying stuff like, "EW. Look at those flakes" infront of your best friends.

Finally, my nose is COVERED in icky whiteheads. I tried scrubs, but it causes me to peel. I also tried pore strips, it takes out a few and sometimes pulls a bit of skin. I tend to sweat alot & have oily/dry skin.

I've tried products, home remedies, steaming and I've gone for a facial before, but nothing seems to work for me. I just wish I could have been lucky and been born with a better skin type. I hate seeing all these little scars all over, I hate being teased by my parents, so what should I do?
Haha, I haven't been able to get my parents to take me to the doctor, they think its just normal and Im overreacting. Well, my part of the family (Mom&dad) have skin issues too. So it might just be inherited? I'm trying to eat better, it dosen't help when I have no clue how to cook anything but noodles & all that other stuff. Oh, can shaving contribute also?
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24Aug/10Off

what is a good facewash to use to open blackheads and replace a layer of skin on the face?

i used to suffer from bad acne when i was in early teens, now im 21 (male) with clear skin and still use Benzac face wash but have minor scarring and a few blackheads. just wondering if anyone knows a face wash or scrub etc that i could use to create even better skin?

14Aug/10Off

how can you get healthy looking skin?

i'm very concerned and yet sometimes very jealous that people have better skin than me . i have pimple scars around my upper lip area nd chin . but the weird thing is that when i look in the mirror i don't see the pimple scars . & my pimple scars aren't bad but they just bother me cause when i talk people might be looking at my acne scars rather than me talking . i don't have that much pimples anymore but they pop out like a few days before i have my period . i have naturally oily skin . i've tried pretty much a lot of drug store products such as clean and clear, neutrogena , cetaphil, st. ives , and olay . but yet i've used my sisters clean and clear acne treatment, & it worked amazingly :] but now i need to clear my acne scars & have my skin looking healthy . *please help* .

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