Any acne product you recommend (for dry/combo acne prone skin and acne scars)?
I recently started getting acne. (And by recently, I mean last year in 6th grade. The same year I just started getting my menstrual cycle. a.k.a period.)
Any-whoo. I'm in the 7th grade and I'm 12 years old. I have combo/dry skin, and I've tried almost every product in the world. Which isn't very wise considering the fact that the economy's bad. :P
HISTORY:
When I started getting my monthly, I also got a zit once a month. I used some products, but it didn't work. It started getting worse in the beginning on 2010. I started getting 2-3 zits a month, and then, right when I went to go to China, (around July) I had 6-7 zits all over my face. I just broke out. Blackheads, whiteheads, crystalline acne, anything and everything. You name it, I had it.
I couldn't stick to a daily regimen because when I was in China, I was in a village, and plus, you don't see many 12 year olds with travel size acne kits, now do you?
Anyway, when I came back to America, some of my acne had diminished. I was stuck with a lot of scars. But my skin was still pretty bad because my pimples just kept coming back. When one zit had disheveled, another comes. When that goes away, another comes. It was a never ending cycle. But then I started using Neutrogena Acne Stress Control Cleanser and it went back to 1-2 pimples a month. I'm still stuck with scars.
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Now that that's done, can anyone recommend me some products? I know that everyone's skin is different, but I'm still willing to try anything and everything to reduce my acne and my acne scars. I know I inherit my acne from my mom (she had had it when she was little and my brother has acne too...but much less milder than mine) and maybe because of my period? I don't know.
PRODUCTS I'VE USED:
[Dx]Neutrogena | Oil-Free Acne Wash
[Dx]Neutrogena | Alcohol-Free Toner
[Dx]Neutrogena |Oil-Free Moisture Combination Skin
[Dx]Neutrogena | Rapid Clear 2-in-1 Fight & Fade Gel
[Dx]Aveeno | Daily Moisturizer
[:)]Neutrogena | Acne Stress Control
[:)]Sana (Japan) | Namerakahonpo Haritsuya Cream
Please list some products! (It can be through YOUR personal experience)
do u think this will work..?
i used to have flawless skin..but tis summer when i went 2 vacation 2 some hot country i didnt proper care for 1 whole month..since 2 months my skin became oliy n started breakingout..i tired so many products..nutin helped..i am using proactive ritenow..it works for me but my question is..i am using proactive during nite..i dont wann use it during day b'coz i work in a restaurant...n its too strong for daytime...in the morning i am using neutrogena oli-removing foaming cleanser and neutrogena pore refining toner and neutrogena oil-free moisture combination skin and clean & clear Acne Spot Treatment....i hope i am doin rite..any suggestions...
the best cleanser and moisturizer for acne?
i am 14 and currently use clean and clear blackhead clearing scrub as a face wash. i also use neutrogena oil free moisture spf 15 as a moisturizer. i have tried many different cleansers, but have never settled on one. please suggest ones that you can get at walgreens, thanks! oh, i also have very oily skin and get blackheads on my face.
Is the Proactiv Solution Skincare line really worth it?
I'm a teenager and dealing with bad skin.. bahahah.
& of course. I haate it.
I've tried numerous clean & clear, neutrogena, aveeno, and even more types of products specially designed for acne, and oily skin.
but none of it really works out well for me..
And of course, I always watch those commericails with Jessica Simpson in it sponsering Proactiv, but seriously, does it work?
I have:
- Many blemishes, pimples, blackheads on my forehead
- Few blemishes above my upper lip
- Few blemishes/ pimpes on my chine
- Few blemishes around my cheeks
- & I have oily/ shiny skin
Here are a few questions:
- Have you tried Proactiv and would you reccomend it?
- What exactly should I be looking towards: Renewing Cleanser, Revitalizing Toner, Reparing lotion, Proactiv® Solution 3-Step System plus Refining Mask and Oil-Free Moisture with SPF 15,
Mild Exfoliating Peel, Daily Oil Control, Deep Cleansing Wash and Advanced Blemish Treatment.. there's a lot of products!
- How much is it?
- Is it effective? Quickly?
- If you do not reccomend proactiv, then what works for you and what you would reccomend for me?
- And please feel free to add anything else about proactiv or any other effective skin products, and link, and videos would be greatly appreciated.
I need help finding a new skin care routine?
Ok, I have been using this routine for a while now and I think it's time to change it. Because some of the products aren't working as well as they used to.Right now i'm using:
Cetaphil moisturizer for dry sensitive skin - This stuff saved my skin during the winter.But it tends to make my skin feel oily and sometimes i'll break out.Occasionaly I'll use Neutrogena oil-free moisture - I love the fact that it has sunscreen so I can wear it for when I go outside but the only drawback is it doesn't really moisturize my skin it gets flaky.I have mild acne just mostly blackheads so I use Clean&clear Advantage acne spot treatment -Sometimes it works well sometimes it doesn't i've also tried benzoal peroxide and I didn't like that.So thats what I use.. If you feel I should remove anything or add something please let me know what product and where you can get it I prefer getting it from cvs.I heard your supposed to be using a brightening serum and I want to use an antiaging cream like olay
Oh and I also use biore nose and forhead blackhead strips I like those... Thanks for all your help!
Clean and Clear treatment?
Does the Clean&Clear advantage acne spot treatment work on clearing pimple scars, & pimples? if so how many days to see the results? Can i see the difference in one night ? by the way, do i need to moisturize my face first before applying the clean and clear advantave acne spot? My everyday thing is i use cetaphil for my whole face then aply the oil-free moisture from neutrogena with spf 15 . is that good ?