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8Aug/101

Skin help…acne AND a rash =(?

Sooo...I have had acne for 3-4 years now.
I don't know if you'd call it "severe" or everything, sometimes my face looks really bad, like 10 pimples...other times like 2.
I've tried everything to get rid of it.... I spend SO much time washing my face; you'd think I'd have perfect skin. But the thing is, no matter how much I clean my face, it's NEVER completely clear.
So…let’s see….
I've tried Clean & Clear Advance acne kit, Proactive, Acne Free kit, Clean & Clear spot treatment, I've tried Neutrogena, I've tried ALL the generic stuff...I've tried literally all the combinations I could make from the stuff in the kits. I've tried literally every face wash they carry at Wal-Mart and CVS.
I wash my face everyday (at least 3 times). I shower everyday (and at night too--even thought it'd be easier for me to in the morning, I've figured it's better to shower after the day is over and sleep clean, then it would if I lied in bed all night dirty--yes I put *that* much thought and effort into this).
I've tried toothpaste. I've tried crushed up aspirin, I've tried lemons. I've tried apple cider vinegar. I've tried cucumber face masks.
…I use to sleep on my side/stomach...I now sleep uncomfortably on my back ( I have to sleep in like the crack of my bed so I don't roll over >.>) so that my face doesn't touch the pillow.
I force myself to drink bottles of water all day long. I haven't had a sip of soda in 2 years. I've been avoiding eating anything man made, I pretty much live off of salad, I don't even use dressing, Y_Y. I don’t even where any kind of skin make-up or blush.

Point is, I’ve tried EVERYTHING.
And like, this week, my face basically exploded. My face is always red, and my pimples leave bad marks. Not only that, but I have pimples on my face that won’t go away…they're not red/ a scar...the skin just grows on top of the pimple, so it's liek a bump on my skin, (DISGUSTING I know T_T).

So nowwww, on Monday, I woke up with a horribleee rash on my face. Like, blots of my face are all red and puffy and like oily. It hurts too. Other parts of my skin aren’t red, but it’s realllly bumpy and dry.

So, I haven’t put anything on my face for three days. I’m really at my wits end. I really don’t feel comfortable in my skin at all. Last night, I basically bawled for an hour because my face looks so bad.
Like, I've been dressing in gray lately and I've been avoiding talking to people face-to-face, because my face looks so bad.

I really don’t know what to do =(
I have no idea where the rash came from.
I have NO ideas left on how to get rid of my acne.
I don't know what I'm doing wonggg. Urgh.

So, please, PLEASE, ANY help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thank you.

5Aug/1014

What is THE BEST acne or pimple treatment, that you can get over the counter?

I mean, not for major breakouts, just a little stray pimple here and there...........
Ps.... Does that lemon juice thing really work? When you take the juice of two lemons and wash your face with the juice every 12 hours?

3Aug/102

how to get rid of acne scars, large pores, blemishes, blackheads, and red spots fast! please help me :(?

So there's a guy i like and he likes me back.
Although we don't actually go out yet, he wants to kiss me first but here's the problem.
I'm very self- conscious due to the fact that i have acne scars, huge pores, blackheads, and dry skin as well as oily oily skin A lovely combination, i know. While my skin is horrible, he has noticeably better skin than i do so it bothers me a bit.
I use makeup right now (maybelline's mineral power concealer).
Just that though, nothing else.

i've heard lemons are great for toners.
Can anyone give me detailed instructions on how to do it and how it will be like for the following couple of uses?

Please, my skin isn't doing me a favor and if we do get together, he'll be my first boyfriend.
I want to make it special and i don't want him to break up with me because of my skin.

27Jul/105

a question about my acne scars?

i recently had terrible acne from getting my period. but, i got rid of most of pimples(YAY) from seein g my dermatologist. welllllllll; ok well i picked my face (bad decision) for maybe the first few months, before finally getting over that habit. sooo ive had these terrible scars on my cheeks for about a year. and i would really like to get rid of them. my acne treatment is supposed to lighten them but its not doing a very good job, and i have been using it for forever. i have tried many masks, and home remedies, such as lemons, but i still cant find anything to get rid of them! is there a good scary treamtment that will get rid of those dark marks! ahhhh!

haha thanks in advance
**SCAR treatment not scary treament lolll**

26Jul/105

acne, back and arms. help?

so ive been going to the dermatologist and got pills a foam and body/face wash (i don't know what there called) it didn't work really and when i went back for another appointment they gave me new medicine and evocline to put on at night and still use the wash and foam for day. And its Not Working.
So my question is what else can i do to help it go away faster,
like some home treatment like using a combination of stuff like how people use lemons for scars is there anything like that i can do for acne
and has anyone had the same thing? how long did it take for yours to go away?
I cant buy anything i already have stuff!

20Jul/107

How can I get rid of acne scars without using…?

the following: tomato, cucumber, aloe, lemon juice, baking soda, baking powder, strawberries
I don't have any aloe, my parents wouldn't allow me to buy some, and we don't have lemons because nobody in our family likes them. And everything else, my parents would tell me off for wasting food. There SHOULD be some solutions for treatment at home without using them!!! Do you know any?
Please help me.