There is no one brand that works well for this, so don't get married to a brand name or a product description. Here's what you need:
(1) A non-irritating face cleanser. I use Clean %26amp; Clear Foaming Facial Cleanser for Sensitive Skin or Neutrogena One Step Gentle Cleanser. Seriously, a too-strong cleanser will just make your skin break out more.
(2) If you main problem is blackheads, get an AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acid) or BHA (Beta Hydroxy Acid) product. What this does is gently exfoliate the surface of your skin PLUS the inside of the pores, which loosens and quickly gets rid of blackheads. I use Paula鈥檚 Choice 2% Beta Hydroxy Acid Liquid, but you could also use Clinique Mild Clarifying Lotion or Neutrogena Healthy Skin Face Lotion (either the regular one, or the one for Sensitive Skin).
(3) Lastly (and this is the real gets-rid-of-blemishes part), you need a 5% or 10% Benzoyl Peroxide product. I would suggest Clean and Clear Persa-Gel 10, Maximum Strength, but if that is too strong and your skin gets too dry, try Paula鈥檚 Choice Extra Strength Blemish Fighting Solution, which only has 5%.
Incidentally, I don't work for Paula's Choice, or anything, and you certainly don't need to use those products (which you can only get from the website), it's just that I found them to be cheaper than all the alternatives.
Sounds like you're already on the right track by refusing to believe that ProActiv hype and crazy marketing! Good luck!What do you suggest on acne treatment that actually works?
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Try Serious Skin Care you can find it on the web. Your face is worth looking after. You take care of your skin it will take care of you later in life.
aveeno face products.
kinda expensive but this is the good stuff.
they have face scrubs, foaming wash, gel wash, cleasing pads, toner, lotion and blemish treatments!
I used to have an acute case of acne when I was younger for many years; it covered my face, back, chest and posterior. I eventually healed myself without the use of drugs. I cured myself through DIET.
-This is what you should avoid/elminate:
fried foods
White bread/flour
starch combinations during the same meal (e.g. potatoes and pasta)
soda/carbonated drinks
sugar/corn syrup
meat/dairy
soft foods (processed foods)
hydrogenated oils (in processed foods)
-you should increase your intake of:
fruits/vegetables, preferably organic (you should have a salad a day, at the least)
8 glasses of water a day
whole foods
black and/or brown bread (whole grains)
nuts
-you should have a balance, of 80% alkaline forming foods, to 20% acid forming foods. (mostly fruits and vegetables)
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Basically, your eliminations are poor/sluggish; thats is why some people can get away with eating badly, but you may not. The reason changing your diet to the foods below will help is because your eating foods that are much easier to digest and elminate than those above.
I would check out Edgar Cayce; without his advice I would probably still suffer today.
He also said you can help yourself through osteopathic adjustments to your spine, he said this can create imbalances in your nervous system (if it isn't in proper adjustment) which will affect everything else. I haven't done this yet, as it is expensive; but I assume when I do, I will be able to better digest the aforementioned foods. Through DIET ALONE I have been cured for a number of years.
Don't believe the people who say it doesn't effect it, I swear to god this will help. It helped me. =) good luck!
Just so others are aware, I'm copy/pasting this to others, so they can get advice, because I have been there. i'm not selling or advertising for anyone or anything, i'm not spamming. don't think that, if you see this advice elsewhere.
I used Retin-A back in the day by prescription, but it's since been banned for some reason. Didn't hurt me.
I guess this doesn't help, huh? Sorry.
Well, I have used proactiv and it was a total waste for me. Then I used Clean %26amp; Clear. It didn't work for me either. Now I use Differin. It is expensive but my acne is slowly clearing up. Yay!
i use the mary kay acne treatment gel it works with me very well and its only $7
NEUTROGENA! it works so good..and it makes your skin feel soft and smooth...get the oil-free acne wash...black head scrub, and the on the spot acne treatment cream/lotion stuff....and if you wear make up, then buy the bar of soap (it's orange %26amp; made specifically for acne-prone skin)...it smells like crap, but you'll get used to it. and idk if you're a girl or guy or what, but if you're a girl %26amp; u wear make up, then buy the neutrogena make up products....they're a little more expensive than say..cover girl...but they cover acne up great,
good luck..and I hope it works for you!!
CLEAN AND CLEAR BLACKHEAD CLEARING SCRUB
It worked for me and I have very crazy skin.
well when i had acne problems nothing worked! i even tried that proactiv stuff but that was just a waste. so i started using clearasil and it helped clear my skin really well! but everyones skin is different, maybe you should talk to your doctor or your dermatologist? thats if your acne is really bad.
OK so, i was having the same trouble ur having. what i use, and it really helps is one minocycline cap (its a pill) and benziq wash. now the pill is prescription and i believe the benziq is too (its a cream) but it may not be since its a cream, but i would ask your doctor about those options. also, if u can't get those i would recommend Clearasil ultra, the clearer skin in 3 days. i was using that until i got a free sample of benziq, now benziq may not be available, so if you can't get either the minocycline or benziq i would try the Clearasil.
As per a report many anti-acne products are known to worsen rosacea symptoms. Medical experts strongly urge rosacea sufferers to stop using these products.
Rosacea is a common skin condition that affects many Americans, but it can also spread to the eyes and cause a constant gritty, burning sensation.
I have been in search a product that works on my skin, I finally found it on one of acne rosacea review site. I use ZENMED Skin Support System - Dry Skin, and I saw results in weeks!
I recommend to go for ZENMED Skin Support System - Dry Skin once. Cheers
clearasil ultra works for me
i use proactiv and this stuff u get at walgreens that is called acne free. it works wel too
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