use micheals teen and adult skin factors support for acne take it three times a day, use a oil carrier moisturizer such as almond oil or hazel nut oil, use a gentle soap nothing with chemicals try an organic soap, and spot treat with tea tree oil. Eat good amounts of zinc and anything with burdock root in it or red clover flower Ive been free of acne since i was a teenager I am in my mid 20s now. I have followed this routine for years!
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First things first, try to eat healthy. I find that drinking tons of water and green teas are awesome and beneficial to YOU and YOUR SKIN. WIthin 1 day, your skin will feel brighter and softer… Now just try doing this for about a week. by the end of the week youll be like WOW. And this might be a lil gross, but if your drinking enough water, your pee should be clear. thats how u no.
I know its hard, but lay off the caffiene. It makes your Skin Reeaally oily. (blackheads) And it gives u pimples. If you reall wanna get crazy wit it, Take vitamin supplements E, A, C, and D… Look them up. And eat plenty of vegetables…. just try if for like a week.
Do: water, vitamins, tea, Veggies, and good healthy foods.
Don't: soda/chocolate/fried foods = BAD
TRUST ME.. You' ll not only look awesome on the outside, youll feeel the same way on the inside. Now I have great looking almost perfect skin(except for those tiny blackheads sometimes or that unexpected zit) BUT before I started eating good my skin was all oily and had some pimples. most of all LOTS of blackheads. Now its soft and cuddly Good luck
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I just posted about this in the psoriasis thread because it helps that as well....
Anyroad....try tea tree oil soap. You can get it from Sally's Beauty Supply stores or Puritan's Pride ( www.puritan.com ) (you can also get a catalog from PP).
I had some pretty bad acne. My face, my neck, my back, and my shoulders. But after about 2 1/2 weeks of using this soap...it's certainly not as bad. And it's certainly cheaper than Proactiv and Acne Free. From Sally's Beauty Supply you can get the generic kind (that's what I have...it's generic of Paul Mitchell) for $2.98. From Puritan's Pride you can get 3 bars for $6.90.
I hope this helped!
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One thing the book does say,is how destructive it is for companies (such as murad and proactiv) to make these CLAIMS that nearly everyone gets clear skin from using their products. That it gets people's hopes up and then when it doesnt work for them,they lose their faith that ANY product will work,and they give up hope,and think something is wrong with them.
It also says how many different causes of ACNE there are (hormonal,skin doesnt exfoliate properly,infection,too much oil,ROSEACA,stress,etc) EACH problem requires a different course of action! so Murad's CLAIM that it treats all these different things is SUCH A LIE. The only active ingrediant it even has is SALICYLIC ACID,which MANY over the counter products have.That simply isnt enough to treat all ACNE. The book also helps you deal with the emotional impact of Acne. Stating that ACNE is a MAJOR cause of severe depression!
It gives you hope because he says there are SO many new and different treatments for acne,that just about any kind can be controlled. It gives you a complete list of acne treatments,how much they cost,how long before they work,what is best for what skin type... I wrote many of these things down to take with me to the dermatologist office. It helped him make an accurate diagnoses,and I"m happy to say my acne is MUCH MUCH better then before! But since I had tried proactiv and murad and nothing worked for me,I did feel hopeless. I didnt even want to go the dermatologist because i didnt think it would help. I'm sure there are others like me out there,so that's why I wanted people to know they arent alone. But not to give up! the book was a life saver.I hope you like reading it and find it as useful as I did.
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Thanks for the book title! I'll have to check it out whenever I get to the store.
I remember during my early teens I tried using Proactiv after all of the over-the-counter creams/cleansers/etc. failed to heal my acne. It turned out to be a big mistake because my face became inflamed and broke out even more than usual. It even managed to make my oily skin extremely dry and flaky. My mother recently tried Murad and had to stop because her face swelled up so bad and she got a terrible infection from all of the breakouts she started getting after using it. It took her almost two weeks for the swelling and redness to fade. It is a safe bet that I won't be trying Murad ever in this lifetime.
What has worked.... Not a whole lot, to be honest. I found a product called Acne Free in Walmart, which worked better than anything I've tried. I would still have the occasional breakout, but at least it didn't cause redness or cause me to break out even more than usual. The product line I used was the Severe Acne Free kit, by the way. My only complaint would be that it did slightly dry out my upper cheeks and my nose, which was easily fixed by applying a light moisturizer along that area after I used the products.
As for food making my acne worse... I haven't noticed much food irritating my acne as long as I was my hands after I eat anything greasy. The only food I have a problem with is when my mother makes breaded mushrooms since she soaks them in butter.
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I read this great book called HEALING ADULT ACNE by Richard G. fried (who was just featured on Oprah not too long ago)
Anyone suffering acne (from any age) should really read this book. There is so much information and guidance in it if you have acne.
I had it terrible about a year ago.After I read this book,I felt much better and had more of an understanding of acne and the MANY different things that cause it.
I also know that caffeine and a vitamin called iodine can make break outs worse. Iodine is in alot of multi-vitamins and in seafood.
Anyone care to share their personal expriences of what makes acne worse? (or better)
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I also agree caffeine is horrible for people with acne~makes it worse.
