Wow, is that available without a prescription? I will have to check it out! Thanks! And thanks for the book tip, I will be looking for that also. Every time I come in here, I always have a new shopping list, why is that? Hmm...LOL
There is a product by Mary Kay called Velocity that is actually prescribed by dermatologists for some patients for acne.
-- "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you, and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
If you need assistance on what products will work best for your skin type. I suggest picking up The Skin Type Solution by Dr. Leslie Baumann. Your skin type will be your guide in making product and treatment choices that are right for you.
The “16 Skin Types” solution goes beyond the basic 4…oily, dry, normal, combination, for a total of 16 different skin types. Each of the 16 types is based upon 4 criteria: dry or oily, sensitive or resistant (not easily irritated or blemished), pigmented (brown spots) or non-pigmented, wrinkled or tight. This book helped me find what products and ingredients to look for when I shop for new products. Dr. Baumann also give you details about your skin and what procedures would be good for your skin. I recommend this to anyone who is having trouble with finding the right product for your skin.
Note: All doctors recommend trying the product out for at least six months before expecting a result.
I have to agree, at least on the natural and the Neutrogena products; I use the Deep Clean line and my face is finally starting to look less rough. If I use an astringent, I immediately follow it with a noncomedogenic moisturizer applied very lightly, to prevent drying... and sometimes a pore-clarifying mask just for that extra cleaning.
I think you should try a cleanser with menthol in it to help cool your skin down. The neutrogena deep clean invigorating line is awesome at cooling skin and clearing pimples!
oh, and no matter what face wash you use, I recommend you switch it up every once in a while. Buy two different brands/types of facial wash and every 3 weeks or so, switch between them. I don't know why it works, but it does.
Hi ALL! I never felt relief until i started using ProActiv. I was very skeptical and waited WAY TOO LONG to start using it. It has been a lifesaver, my skin looks unbeliavable and now i try to get everyone to use it. I wish i had started using it as a teenager. If your like me and prefer to know it worked for someone before purchasing a product......here i am!! Use it, it works!!
Because this is a site sponsored by neutrogena, not sure how well this one will go over. I am almost 30 & until 3 years ago I had a problem with bad acne as well & also tried just about every product known. Then I stopped torturing my face with all the chemicals in acne products & I don't get break outs, I get an occasional pimple. By occasional I mean once or twice a year. I went all natural, except for the wash cloth maybe. I use what I call a Japanese wash cloth. I get it from the asian grocery, there's this really happy Japanese lady on the front. It's basically a polyester exfoliating washcloth. It does take some getting used to but it is fantastic. I also stopped using over the counter soaps & treatments. I started using honey vegetable glycerin soap for all over, even my face. This soap just dissolves dirt & oil, it doesn't strip your skin making it overproduce on oil. After washing I use a grape seed oil based lotion. As an astringent I use tea tree oil cut 50% with water. For the occasional pimple I do get I put tee tree oil on it directly, full strength a few times a day until it is gone, which is usually 1- 2 days. For makeup I switched to mineral based powder, no cream foundation because that just gets packed in your pores & if there is even the smallest particle of skin & oil under that makeup you will get a pimple! Another great thing to use is a green clay mask once a week & drink chrysanthemum tea as often as you can. All of these things can usually be found at a health food or herb store (except the washcloth) & costs a lot less than the chemical based treatments. Hope this helps!
I am SO with you ladies! Although my brothers battled terrible acne as teens I really only had a small area on my chin that seemed to 'reoccur' and the rest of my face was great. Then in my 20's (as I drack a lot of alcohol) I resorted to ProActive which worked great for keeping my skin clear but as I started to be concerned about aging and wrinkles(30's), my aestician kept saying that it was drying out my face. So I moved to a gentle cleanser but broke out into what my dermatologist called 'cystic acne'. It's the big, under the skin, painful type that seems to hang out for weeks only to reappear a few days later. She put me on retin A, antibiotics, banned me from using moisturizer or sunscreen and my face almost fell off the peeling was so bad! I'm with a new dermatologist who again has me on antibiotics, but I really want to find a natural alternative and still not have acne. I'd love any advice on natural products that are anti-acne, anti-wrinkle.
hi all- my acne history is one for the books but if anyone is suffering from cystic acne I might be able to help... For years i suffered from bad cystic acne, and i have the scars to prove it but luckily the acne has left.. and its all due to the fact that I completely cut gluten out of my diet. I tried everything, from lazer treatments that left me in a house for 5 days straight where i wasnt able to work or be outside and completely broke, to every topical medicine there is, to every antibotic available minus accutane... needless to say, i knew that something had to be wrong, nothing was clearing my skin and i finally realized, it had to a reaction to something in my diet. No doctor will tell me yes this is exactly what caused your acne, but after years of struggling, crying every day, calling out of work because i didnt want to look anyone in the eye, and finding myself avoiding my reflection, i realized i would try Anything. So about 8 months ago i went cold turkey, no more gluten in my diet and I have not had a cystic outbreak since... the occasional pimple yes, but the cystic acne is gone... the scars are still all there but i am using proactiv and that has improved my skin condition a lot in these past 8 months... No doctor that I found figured out that i might be allergic to something i put in my body every day... if you are to the point where nothing is helping your cystic acne, im telling you to try it... You have to read everything, because gluten is in everything, but once you get it down, its totally worth it. Trust me...
if you have any questions about my journey, please ask me.... id love to help anyone that is suffering. I know first hand how hard it is to face the world and be who you want to be when you have bad acne.... I hope this helps someone out there!
My oldest is having this problem now. He washes his face at least twice a day, put treatment on, watches his diet and still ends up with a cluster of them. We have gone to the dermatologist before and he had prescribed a cream and it looks like we are going to have to go back again. It seems like they come in cycles.
I get one here or there on occasion but I get them more than I did back when I was teen. I thought I was done with the battle lol.
There are a number of very good oil-control and blemish-fighting foundations available on the market as well to help not only conceal, but treat acne-like symptoms, though an appointment with a dermatologist is usually recommended.
Something I read - I wish I could remember where! - suggested that consuming foods rich in Vitamins A, E and K help to stave off acne, along with the Omega-3 oils.
Wearing oil free sunscreen helps, because when your skin thickens and darkens due to sun exposure, it overcompensates by producing more oil.
ALSO, as far as the time of the month goes, hormones can definitly trigger (but not cause) breakouts, according to acne.com. Birth control regulates those hormones, and can be a solution for that sort of breakout.
what I also recommend, if it gets really out of hand, is seeing a dermatologist. I did this way back in Middle School, and she prescribed me some glycolic peel that worked extremely well (but it does dry out your skin, so be careful) and I have had very little problems sense.
