Best Ways To Reduce Acne

Unregistered 012

Apr 11 2007, 12:08 AM

Well, i don't have horrible acne, but it is getting worse as times progresses. So i was wondering if anybody here knows the best medication, facial scrub, etc. that gets rid of acne. I have tried many different things.

I have tried Proactive, Clearisil, facial scrubs, and astringents-(They clean your face and help kill the acne).

I have also decided to cut back on Pop, candy, and other foods with a lot of sugar, and chocolate (big one right there i am addicted to chocolate lol).

So i am hoping that doing so will help out.

But, i also want a good acne reducer that will help in addition to get rid of acne.

Anything like facial scrubs, astringent, medicines and other things like that.

If you have something that has helped you please post it, with possibly a link, product name, and where i can buy it.

Hope to get some good responses.

~Justin~

shadowx

Apr 11 2007, 10:45 AM

Ive always used tea tree oil based products and not the commercial £25 a bottle stuff, i got some facial wash from superdrug, Uk that is, for about £3, a tea tree oil foamy wash and it really works, i still have spots, yes but that's to be expected at my age so theres not much i can do about that, everyone gets the odd spot, that cant be helped but products like this help to get rid of grease on the skin and kill bacteria, which as i understand it are the main causes for spots so it does help.

Ive also got a more concentrated tea tree oil which you dab on individual areas, like if i get a spot come up i just go destroy it and then cover the area with the oil and it stops it coming back and stops more appearing in that area. And you could mix it with warm water for a quick wash too.

And as usual eat less fatty foods yada yada! but thats boring! i refer to eat what i like and then use that kind of stuff ^^ to treat any spots i get.

Although this applies to spots like those in the teen years whereas true acne is a condition where you get spots possibly throughout your entire life. If thats what you have opposed to the odd sot then see your doctor, one of my friends did and got some pills that help dry his skin and reduce the acne. So if you have acne, or think you have acne, then see your doctor and see what they recommend. but if you have ordinary spots then id say use tea tree oil products. The best thing i tried was a tea tree oil based scrubbing wash with little beads in it to scrub away dirt and spots etc... good stuff!

michaelper22

Apr 11 2007, 06:41 PM

Stay cool, literally. After nights of sitting in my room with the blazing hot lights and my computer on, the temp rises a nice amount and makes my face secrete oil. Use less lighting if possible, and open up the windows (which in New York at this moment, will result in a nice rush of cold air).

seez

Apr 11 2007, 07:15 PM

I don't have acne at all, well maybe a bit sometimes but here's what do: I don't dump thousands of face products on my face. I let it mend itself, take care of itself. In the shower I scrub it with water, then soap, then an invigorating apricot scrub. These work best instead of the calm moisture ones. The calm moisture ones don't penetrate into the acne, they don't do anything. The invigorating ones drill into your face and make it healthy, strip off the dead skin. This is much better.

scan06disk

Apr 12 2007, 09:25 AM

Ok firstly Acne i not supposed to be touched or pinched or pulled or plucked it has to be treated gently just like a wound, firstly Acne is usually due to Oliy and unclean pores in faces i.e in layman's terms, but what i researched and found was tht Acne is easy to control once reduced i.e to eat properly and prevent getting depressed all the time as emotions and food all depend on ur body's mutual metabolism, what i mean it tht ur body has to be like a cool cucumber fresh and clean u should not eat oily stuff daily and especially Chocolate ! even if plp are saying tht coco isn't the cause well they probably made a deal with cadbury

but as tested coco has heaty ingredients tht means when digested there are elements that help in the growth of pimples, just remember keep off heaty things like Mango, chocolate, coco products, and anything tht make u fell a heaty feeling

Enjoy Life
Scan

Mermaid711

Apr 27 2007, 02:14 AM

First, wash your hands. Second, wash your face with a warm soapy water. The soap should not be oil based. Sugar does not affect acne. How ever oily foods do, especially through puberty. I hope this helps!

shigajet

Apr 27 2007, 02:41 AM

I also went through that horrible acne phase when I was in high school. It was mild, but it was a problem for me. I tried stuff like Oxy 5, but it didn't work...so I turned to prescription skin medicine to get me through until my early twenties. Later on, I also tried witch hazel to clear up/dry the skin as I figured this was a much simpler solution..plus eating the right food.

FolkRockFan

Apr 27 2007, 04:55 AM

First: don't wash your face more than two or three times a day. Too much washing dries out your skin and makes the problem worse.

Second: give any treatment several days to work. Clearing up acne can take some time, so remember to be patient and let whatever you use do the job.

Third: try to reduce your stress levels. Stress can cause breakouts. It's a nasty cycle, really. Stress makes us break out, which stresses us out more, which leads to - yep - more breakouts. *sighs*

Mermaid711

Apr 28 2007, 08:57 PM

QUOTE(FolkRockFan @ Apr 26 2007, 11:55 PM)

This is very true. I couldn't agree more.how ever eating your veggies normally has good effects on your skin, oh an whoever made the sex wee comment should know that protien levels have little or no effect on acne, and you could be in violation of the rules. Also, acne can be a genetic trait.

ephemeralkiss

May 5 2007, 12:46 AM

It has been scientifically proven that eating a healthy diet while overall benefits health, really doesn't have much of an effect on acne. Of course, if you run your face in french fry grease it does, but no one ever does that unless they want an army of zits. But anyway, I had very mild acne, but both my parents had bad acne as teens. So I started going to the dermatologist in 7th grade. As a preventative measure, my doctor prescribed Accutane. It is the most effective pill on the market. It has been called the wonder drug. But, it is very expensive (200 dollars a month with my insurance

), and it also has been linked to birth defects in infants. Its been a year since I've been on accutane and I have had only 2 zits from that time. Yes, thats right, TWO ZITS! Ask your dermatologist about Accutane. It is TRULY AMAZING!

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thecolorchangingfedora

May 15 2008, 12:38 AM

Clinique doesn't really work on me; ProActive kinda does . . . Right now I'm using something called Differin .1%. You have to get it from your doctor, but supposedly it works really well. I haven't been using it long enough to tell if it works, but it might be worth looking into.

haberjj01

May 12 2008, 04:25 PM

I had struggled with acne my whole teenage life. I have literally tried everything. Of all the medications, astringents, and cleansers I have tried only two actually did anything. Proactive (that stuff you see on commercials) is the first thing that really worked. It comes with 3 things you put on your face. This stuff greatly reduced the number of pimples on my face. However, in the long run this just wasn't enough for me. Depending on what kind of acne you have this will show measurable improvement but not enough. For some it clears up their skin entirely, for me it didn't. The holy grail of acne medication for me was (drum roll please) Acutanne. This stuff was absolutely amazing. Not only does it start to clear up you skin within like 3 weeks, it keeps it that way forever! For about 95% of the population with acne who uses acutanne, this is the result that they will have. For the other 5% (like me) it is a little different. Ok, so my skin didn't clear up in 3 weeks (started too though) but it actually took about a month and a half. Then I think you are on the medication (which is in pill form) for like 5 months. By month 3 you are supposed to be completely clear and not getting new pimples. This never completely happened for me. My skin did clear up, but I still got SOME pimples. Now, my dermatologist said that I was in this 5% and that I would have to wait 5 months and then go on another 5 month period on acutanne. Which I did not want to do because there are some *BLEEP* drawbacks to acutanne.
Firstly, YOU CAN NOT DRINK ANY ALCOHOL WHATSOEVER WHILE ON ACUTANNE!!! Acutanne puts your liver at a severe risk to alcholol. So much so that you have to get blood work done every month. Secondly, acutanne has been know to cause you too loose hair. This happened to me also. While it looks natural, I still know I have what looks like a receeding hairline. It isn't bad whatsoever and now that I have been off acutanne it has stopped but no hair has or will ever grow back.
So i guess you have to way your options. If you do go on acutanne it will probably be the maricle that it is for 95% of those who try it. Not to say that I'm not happy with what I have. I barley break out, and when I do get a few pimples, they are not very bad at all. I could have gone for another 5 months of treatment but decided that I wanted to party again. lol. When you go to a dermatologist, they will put you on everything they can before they put you on acutanne. This is a last resort if nothing else works. So now all I do is wash my face with Noxema face wash once a day and my skin stays relatively clear. I'm sure if I went back to Proactive it would probably clear my skin up completely but I haven't done that yet.
Also, it really doesn't matter what you eat. Food doesn't effect acne at all so eat what you want. However, resting your hands on you face or excessive touching your face will rub dirt and bacteria into your pores so try not to do that too often.
One last piece of advice. Don't wash your face more than 2 or 3 times a day! The face washes that you use dry out your skin to much sometimes and washing excessively will actually cause more acne! You want you skin to be not too oily but not too dry either.
Good luck!

enchanted

Mar 21 2008, 02:36 AM

I have not had alot of acne throughout my life but recenlty I started getting some, it seems to go away and then come back again.......I think it may be caused by stress or hormones.....it seems that I've tried everything and it won't completely disapear.

ladylove

Feb 17 2008, 01:53 AM

I agree with Proactiv.

Combined with an active lifestyle, heathy diet, plenty of water and good amount of rest. The recipe for clear skin =)

I used to have really bad cystic acne all over my face. With the above regimine, you're on your way to beautiful skin. It may sound really simple, but it's really hard to maintain.

You need to find the prevention, not just the cure. It's longer lasting.

jlrr94

Jan 8 2008, 03:02 AM

I use CLINIQUE products. They're very good, a little expensive but it works.
Remember that cheap things are in most of the cases the expensive ones.

Good Luck!

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