Thread: Acne

you don't have acne.

Is it only at "that time of the month" or do you see it e.g. around your shoulders where you may just have irritation from sweat from the gym under a strap?

Possible options are Vit B5 / pantothenic acid - e.g. load it for a couple days (e.g. 3 x 2000 mg / day for a couple days) or there are topical Vit B5 products.

If you're experiencing acne as a result of DHT (e.g. AAS), Nizoral 1% shampoo can be used as a body wash.

Otherwise the BEST thing I've found in my life - I had acne as a child up thru my 30s and it was literally not until I started going thru the 'later in life' hormone changes & my estrogen levels have dropped some, that I don't have the problems I used to. I started using Retin-A as soon as it came on the market in the 70s but it dried the mutherfuck out of my skin and only kinda helped. What I've found since:

white recovery brightening cleansing oil advanced formula - cleanser/makeup remover by Shu Uemura Art of Beauty

Shu Uemura skin cleanser - it's oil-based and works w/ your skin's natural oil balance instead of trying to dry it the hell out. I no longer have dry skin, nor do I have acne. I get an occasional white head, but that is literally it - and your'e talking to someone who used to resemble a topographical map of the United States w/ the Rockies on the left side and the Appalachians & Ozarks down the right w/ the South Dakota Black Hills rolling across the middle. Best thing I ever found. You can get Shu Uemura at Sephora or online. The bottle that I bought in Jan of 2009 is still about 1/2 full. The stuff lasts forever. It also works as a makeup remover.

Sassy,
Thank you so much for the info. I get it both from :that time of the month" and from AAS. I will look in the the Shu Uemura skin cleanser. I have used Retin-A before as well. You are the best

Originally Posted by Gena Marie

Sassy,
Thank you so much for the info. I get it both from :that time of the month" and from AAS. I will look in the the Shu Uemura skin cleanser. I have used Retin-A before as well. You are the best

I"d get the B5 - its a cheap supplement and just load it for a couple days - tends to help clean out any deeper pimples that can ocassionally develop. The Nizoral can help as a body wash and the Shu Uemura is the best $70 I ever spent. All the other stuff can dry your skin out so badly and I have just literally one or two zits randomly. It also evens out my oiliness while dealing w/ the acne.

I will try the B5 as well. I have oily skin as well, so I really need to get the product. Thank you for the advice.

Originally Posted by Gena Marie

I will try the B5 as well. I have oily skin as well, so I really need to get the product. Thank you for the advice.

Oily skin is a blessing & a curse - my mom has always had deathly dry skin and now she's got some serious wrinkleage (granted she's 70, but damn...), whereas I've always had an oil slick on my face. But when I try stuff to dry it up some then it just gets really dry. This oil-based cleanser is something I wish I would've known about 20 yrs ago. I would've been so much happier ...!

I haven't found a perfect product yet, but to kill off a nasty pimple or an oncoming one I've found that making a paste of baking soda/water and applying to the area for 30 minutes or overnight works wonders!

I hear washing the area with dawn dish detergent really helps.

Originally Posted by missj

I haven't found a perfect product yet, but to kill off a nasty pimple or an oncoming one I've found that making a paste of baking soda/water and applying to the area for 30 minutes or overnight works wonders!

WOW! Never heard of that. Can't hurt and the price is right Thanks

Originally Posted by REDDOG309

I hear washing the area with dawn dish detergent really helps.

This is something I have never heard either. I wonder why dish detergent?

Thanks

Originally Posted by Prince

you don't have acne.

You 2 live together ?

Originally Posted by Gena Marie

WOW! Never heard of that. Can't hurt and the price is right Thanks



This is something I have never heard either. I wonder why dish detergent?

Thanks

I belive its the degreaseing agent in it.
My Son uses it sometimes and it seems to help, maybe came from a home remedy book.

Originally Posted by Gena Marie

Hello,
Maybe there is a thread buried amongst the thousands that are here, but does anyone have any good acne treatment advice? My hormone levels are slightly off balance, lol, so I know the issue, I just get sick of going to my Dermatologist. I have been prescribed most everything oral and topical, and I still have breakouts. Not just on my face either. It is so annoying.
Anyone?

Try this.. I got a parrot and I put peanut oil on my zits and blk heads, then let him at them, he pops em, sucks them out clean, ( i think he thinks there worms ) and it never leaves a scar. since i started doing this they never came back ! It must be one of those loud birds tho that scream all day and night. Tell Prince you need $2000 asap before you turn into a big zit !

GICH

Thanks for that Retlaw, We have had several parrots, large and small and I still get zits. So I think I will stick with Sassy & MissyJ for now

keep us updated please if you find something that works great!

Originally Posted by Retlaw

Try this.. I got a parrot and I put peanut oil on my zits and blk heads, then let him at them, he pops em, sucks them out clean, ( i think he thinks there worms ) and it never leaves a scar. since i started doing this they never came back ! It must be one of those loud birds tho that scream all day and night. Tell Prince you need $2000 asap before you turn into a big zit !

GICH

Dude.

I think, I will go with baking soda and water and see if works on my face, but I have it over other places and would like an opinion:

Do you think by having them extracted, which in the long run is high in costs, or do I consider Accutane? If Accutane, is there anything of side effects?


I plan on Clen, sometime down the road in rotation with ephi...see what I am up against! My hat off to you Sassy, for I have the DHC oil cleanser and it makes me break out. In fact, I have half a bottle left, lasted well over 2 years.

any other suggestions other then picking and flicking or Accutane?

Originally Posted by Nightowl

I think, I will go with baking soda and water and see if works on my face, but I have it over other places and would like an opinion:

Do you think by having them extracted, which in the long run is high in costs, or do I consider Accutane? If Accutane, is there anything of side effects?


I plan on Clen, sometime down the road in rotation with ephi...see what I am up against! My hat off to you Sassy, for I have the DHC oil cleanser and it makes me break out. In fact, I have half a bottle left, lasted well over 2 years.

any other suggestions other then picking and flicking or Accutane?

You can talk to your dermatologist about accutane - mostly its harsh on your liver (this is a big issue for people using it while running cycles, esp orals).

Clen won't have any impact on acne - I've never heard of anyone breaking out from it and its not a steroid (despite the new article Anthony Roberts posted about the anabolic properties of it).

Are you talking about cystic acne or AAS-relsted ?

if you look at my back and shoulders...you would never worry about your acne again...

Originally Posted by Nightowl

I think, I will go with baking soda and water and see if works on my face, but I have it over other places and would like an opinion:

Do you think by having them extracted, which in the long run is high in costs, or do I consider Accutane? If Accutane, is there anything of side effects?


I plan on Clen, sometime down the road in rotation with ephi...see what I am up against! My hat off to you Sassy, for I have the DHC oil cleanser and it makes me break out. In fact, I have half a bottle left, lasted well over 2 years.

any other suggestions other then picking and flicking or Accutane?

oh, come on. let a giant bird peck the acne off your face like a man. don't be a pussy.

it's the non-sexual equivelent of putting peanutbutter on you dick, nuts, asshole, or whatever gets you off, and letting a dog lick it off :=)

I used to have terrible acne, but this fixes it absolutely wonderfully, and my makeup now looks better on my skin as well.

- I put a very thin layer of benzoyl peroxide on my face. This is the main ingredient in acne creams like Clean and Clear/Noxema/fancy skins creams. I recomment using this one: Clean & Clear Persa-gel It will irritate or make your skin red the first time, but just stick with it because your skin will get used to it.
- Use a toner on your skin every night and morning to remove makeup/dirt/oil/sweat from your face
- Use a facial moisturizer on your neck and face. I use one with SPF for extra goodies. Currently using and loving Kiehl's Ultra Facial Moisturizer with SPF

Good luck!

Originally Posted by sassy69

You can talk to your dermatologist about accutane - mostly its harsh on your liver (this is a big issue for people using it while running cycles, esp orals).

Clen won't have any impact on acne - I've never heard of anyone breaking out from it and its not a steroid (despite the new article Anthony Roberts posted about the anabolic properties of it).

Are you talking about cystic acne or AAS-relsted ?

THank you, All (even you with the bird's beak) I hadn't a clue with reference to the accutane and cycling, let alone the use of Clen with no such attributes.

I'll think on this Gel, as I've had such problems with skin and itching. When allergy season hits...oh gosh it is bad.

The AAS is what I am thinking it is, as manhood told me that the gear is at fault, so I guess that is AAS.

Originally Posted by Nightowl

I think, I will go with baking soda and water and see if works on my face, but I have it over other places and would like an opinion:

Do you think by having them extracted, which in the long run is high in costs, or do I consider Accutane? If Accutane, is there anything of side effects?


I plan on Clen, sometime down the road in rotation with ephi...see what I am up against! My hat off to you Sassy, for I have the DHC oil cleanser and it makes me break out. In fact, I have half a bottle left, lasted well over 2 years.

any other suggestions other then picking and flicking or Accutane?

You gals are so wonderful. I love you. I had used Accutane before. What a pain in the ass that was. It cost a lot. Lots of blood tests and I still get break outs. I think Accutane was a harsh course of action for me. My acne is not bad, I just get nasty blemishes here and there. I did Accutane because I had been on orals and topicals from my Derm for a couple of years. I am sure it is my hormone levels, so maybe once I reduce certain levels, things will clear up. I hope, I hope

I remembered your topic and thought it would be best to add something new.


ACNE:.
A series of red pustules with yellow heads can appear over the face, neck, shoulders and back. The , sebaceous glands become blocked and inflamed, often as the result of hormoneal changes, but also due to poor diet and elimination. The skin needs gentle but thorough cleansing with herbs like dandelion and camomile, and toning with herbs such as witch hazel to help fight infection. Ointment with red clover and calendula, or with essential oils like lavender and tea tree, can help reduce infection and heal the lesions.

Nightowl, thanks for the info. I know mine is due to hormones. OOPS
You are awesome

lol now thats funny

Drink a lot of water after a few weeks it should start clearing up, thats what I did after some advice from a friend, because most of the products didn't work. Hope it helps :-)

here is some additional 411 for the mending

The best get-flawless-skin regimen? It's not a trendy spa treatment. It's a way of eating. Yeah, yeah, we know that for years, experts said greasy foods and chocolate don't cause pimples and that, overall, what you eat has no effect on your skin. But research proves otherwise. So follow these four rules on how to feed your face.


Lay Off the White Stuff
Turns out french fries do cause breakouts. But it's not the grease that's the culprit, it's the potatoes. In a recent study, researchers looked at 1,200 natives of an island near Papua New Guinea and 115 hunter-gatherers in Paraguay and couldn't find a single zit in the lot. What's their secret? "A diet that consists almost exclusively of protein, fruits, and veggies," says Loren Cordain, PhD, professor of health and exercise science at Colorado State University and lead author of the study. Absent from their meals: the simple carbohydrates — such as white bread, pasta, rice, potatoes and sweets — that are the basis of our modern diet. These carbs send our insulin levels soaring, and researchers speculate that this sets off a series of reactions that leads to breakouts.

Simple food switch: Instead of refined white carbs, go for moderate amounts of complex ones like whole-grain bread, brown rice, and whole-wheat pasta (they're digested more slowly and don't lead to that skin-sabotaging insulin spike).

Indulge in Olive Oil
If you avoid fat for the sake of your waistline, your face could be paying the price. "A lot of young women have dry, flaky skin because they don't eat enough fat," says Joy Bauer, a nutritionist in New York City and author of The 90/10 Weight-Loss Plan. If you're getting fewer than 20 grams of fat a day (roughly 2 tablespoons of oil), your skin may not be able to lubricate itself and your body may not absorb enough vitamin A, which your skin needs to prevent premature aging.

Simple food switch: Sprinkle your salad with olive oil and toss in some avocados and nuts. We swear, this won't have an adverse effect on your jeans size

Banish Blush Triggers
While a little bit of color in your cheeks is flattering, full-on ruddiness isn't exactly the look you're after. And certain foods and beverages, such as spices, cured meats, MSG, and alcohol (particularly red wine), cause blood vessels to dilate, bringing on facial redness, says John Wolf, MD, chairman of the department of dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

my wife just read today that you can cut a tomato in half and rub it on your face...
some kind of acidic shit in it that helps with acne....