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31Jul/102

Blue Light Therapy for acne?

I am considering blue light therapy for acne, but I have a few questions about it. How often do you need the treatment to keep acne away? once a month? Once a week? Also, how effective is it? I've heard you can get the same results from a tanning bed, but that scares me because I don't want to damage my skin the same way a tanning bed would! Is it true that blue LED treatments are just the same as the UV rays in tanning salons?

NOTE: If you are going to suggest any over the counter or prescription acne medicine PLEASE DO NOT bother!!!! If I wanted to know about Proactive, I would ASK a question about it!!! Save your time and only answer if you know about what I'm asking about! I want to know ONLY about Blue and red light acne therapy. You will NOT get points for an unrelated answer!

27Jul/102

Ho do you safely go tanning if you have mild acne/acne scars?

I use BenzaClin tropical acne treatment (prescribed by my doctor) and it works very well but I'm scared to go to the tanning bed because of that. How can I safely tan with acne scars? Is it bad for my skin? I heard that tanning makes acne worse and makes your scars red. Please help.

22Jul/104

Indoor Tanning and Acne?

So i really want to start tanning indoors in a tanning bed or stand up or whatever but i currently am using benzoyl peroxide as a acne spot treatment. They say BP increases skin photosensitivity and you shouldnt tan while using it. Is it smart to stop the benzoyl peroxide completely and start tanning....or should i keep using the BP and just not tell the salon and tan anyways. Any advice welcome! Thanks in advanced :)