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.
How can I cure acne on my behind?
I am 23 years old, and I've been dealing with this on and off since puberty, although I never had a problem with acne anywhere else on my body but my buttocks.
I shower daily, using an exfoliating scrub, and only wear comfy cotton panties. My pants are not particularly tight.
I don't have oily skin- it's actually very normal, sometimes on the dry side. Like I said, I have very soft, clear skin everywhere else.
These bumps usually start out small and red and typically disappear on their own, but they occasionally grow into painfully large cysts under the skin that make it hard to sit down properly. They never form a head...and I don't touch or pick at them, because I don't want to make it worse.
In the unlikely case that one has opened, there is never solid material that comes out- just clear or yellowish fluid and LOTS of blood.
I don't have health insurance, so I can't see a dermatologist.
Any tried and true over-the-counter or home-made treatments?
Thank you!
is there any possible way to get rid of acne scars with a topical cream?
i've had a pretty bad case of acne, but it's been finally clearing up with the help of "acne free severe". Even the pimples i don't touch turn into scars. why does this happen? and is there any possible way to get rid of the scars or at least reduce them?