OT: acne scars
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Topic: OT: acne scars
Posted By: DarkBrunette
Subject: OT: acne scars
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 2:16pm
| what products are good that get rid red of acne scars for a dark complexion? Thank you! ( I know this isn't hair related, but, oh well...) :) |
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Posted By: *NOT*Principle
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 2:21pm
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ohh oooh Black and Beautiful brand Cocoa Butter stick from Wal-Mart for the everyday low price of 93 cents! Put it in your palms, rub together to soften it and apply this every night for 3 weeks. I've actually done this before. ------------- "To each his own" http://www.TickerFactory.com/"> 
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Posted By: cookiesnkream
Date Posted: July 26 2005 at 6:05pm
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hey girl,, ive been using Black Opal Essential Fade Complex seum,, the one made of once a day use,, its very fast,, even better than expensive prescriptions ive used,, give it a shot,, i get reddish purple acne marks but i have light skin,, it should still work for dark skin though........ ------------- Hair type: 3b some c?, fine strands, last relaxer sept 05, never again!!! current :ap length on sides,,nearly bsl in back, damn those old frazzled ends! I am hair OBSESSED |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 7:07am
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I have been using ZapZyt acne face wash for face and body and my blemishes that I had are leaving some are gone completely. I have only been using it for 1 month now and it was about $3.00. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Renee
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 11:53am
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where did you get it from CME? also, has anyone heard of ths drugstore brand similar to proactive? its called AcneFree and its only 15.99 ------------- |
Posted By: DarkBrunette
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 1:13pm
| Thanks a bunch ladies! |
Posted By: DarkBrunette
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 8:00pm
Also, I was wondering if vitamin E helped our skin type with acne scars? I went to some other boards (mostly of the white decent) and it said that worked well...
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Posted By: femmemuscle
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 10:23pm
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i'm not so sure about vitamin E..i've tried a lot of products..there's one on the market from Neutrogena, called the acne fade peel..it's good, because it fades the acne scars, and helps prevent new acne from cropping up..i have hormonal acne which can be a bear..right when you think it's over, another one or two big ones pop up.. the acne fade peel is not very expensive..and not drying..there is an acne system that goes with it, but don't bother..it's for pretty serious acne..a few folks in the "skin care" forum have been using it and are keeping each other posted with the results..so far...very good..it's been three weeks and my old acne scars are fading, slowly, but they are fading. thank gawd. |
Posted By: oskana
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 12:46pm
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you know i am glad u asked this here bec i feel like on the "skin care" forum AA ppl dont visit there that often. although I am greatful for any suggestions it would be better if it came from ppl with my dark skin tone. anyways has anyone ever used the one by Neutrogena even skin tone( i think thats what its called)...it had gabrielle union on the commercial |
Posted By: Renee
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 3:28pm
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maybe we should have a skin care thread as a sticky...............since you said many AA people dont visit the one on the forum ------------- |
Posted By: femmemuscle
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 6:03pm
| Hair talk has a skin care forum..everyone's on it..it's pretty helpful..the one that gabrielle union has advertised is called "visible image"..be careful because it's a skin care line..i picked up the moisturizer, and found that there's also a "skin lightener" that you put on before you moisturize..unfortunately, the drug store never stocked it in the first place..just what they ordered - the moisturizer..big lot of good that's going to do.. |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: July 29 2005 at 11:48am
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I agree. AA skin care is somewhat different from white. ------------- |
Renee wrote:Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: July 29 2005 at 11:54am
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Vitamin E works wonders! I swear by it. a few years ago I had a burn on my face and I started applying vitamin e as soon I got is and thank God you can't even see the burn now. I truly think it was the vitamin e that did it cuz that was the only think that I used. Make sure to buy the 100% Vitamin E oil with nothing else added, or you can also pop the pills and use that oil but I used the kind in the bottle cuz I think it had more IU's in it. ------------- |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: July 29 2005 at 12:22pm
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Does anyone use Black soap? I love it! Ingredients: plantain skins, palm kernel oil, natural solium, cocoa pod, and palm oil. Used to releive acne, oily skin, clear blemishes. It can also be used to wash your hair. ------------- |
Posted By: Renee
Date Posted: July 29 2005 at 3:38pm
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yeah i use black soap.......thats what im currently using to wash my face daily ------------- |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: July 29 2005 at 3:50pm
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Me too. I love it! Where did you get yours from? I also use shea butter afterwards as a moisturizer. ------------- |
Posted By: oskana
Date Posted: July 30 2005 at 12:44am
| when u stop using black soap does it have side efects...its intended effects are permanent or do you have to keep using it? |
Posted By: Renee
Date Posted: July 30 2005 at 5:33am
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huh? did you mean it "does it have side effects?" or "it has side effects?" as far as i know, you dont have to use continually. and it doesnt have side effects after you stop using it. i use zee black soap. pokahuntas, do you use shea butter on your body or face? i use black soap for my face only. i need to start using it for my body too. now why didnt i think of that! i used dudu osun when i was younger. there's no difference between the zee and dudu osun ------------- |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: July 30 2005 at 2:23pm
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I purchased the zapzyt at a store called meijers but you can get it at walmart, walgreens and cvs. I did use black soap and shea for a while but it only did so much, when I started the zapzyt most of the dark scars from my acne and drinking soda left...It has been about a month or a little longer and my skin is looking good. Make sure to use a moisturizer after wards ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Renee
Date Posted: July 30 2005 at 9:36pm
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how does soda cause dark spots. yeah im addicted to coke and i cant stop. im ashamed to admit that i would rather drink coke......... ------------- |
Posted By: oskana
Date Posted: July 31 2005 at 1:13am
| yeh that what i meant...thanks renee |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: July 31 2005 at 8:06am
Yeah, I use it on my face...I love it. The only thing is that it kinda stinks ------------- |
. Right now i'm using a sample I got from Nassabb...I like it but I'm still on the hunt for some shea butter. I have no idea why it's so hard for me to choose
. I guess cuz I'm particular about what I put on my face...and hair also. Yeah, I need to use black soup all over also. That's great stuff. Posted By: Kim J
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 10:11pm
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You may want to try finding a doctor (derma) who has experience with dark skin. ------------- -Happy Hair Days Kim |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 1:42pm
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@Renee...all I know is that when I drunk soda my face would break out and at times I never even got a bump just dark spots. Some pimples would also leave causeing dark spots. Anyways, I went to doctor after docter that just told me " well black people get dark spots" that answer was not good enough for me! I went to different products. Black soap and shea butter helped but it stopped about after 3 months...the shea butter became too oily for my skin. So I found the Zapzyt and I am renewed! ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Renee
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 1:46pm
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what are the ingrdients of the zapzyt? i heard benzoyl peroxide is really good so i got clearasil ultra with 10% benzoyl peroxide. i hope this works this time. black people get dark spots! ha! ill post my results when i see a difference ------------- |