Here's my problem: I've tried a lot of different acne stuff and most of them aren't very effective. Any recommendations? I was planning on trying out Proactiv, does it work?Acne Medication?
I hear you-I am in my midthirties AND I was a pizzaface all through teenage years-when will it ever stop. I've tried so many things. Proactive did work but it cost a lot. My primary care physician put me on a topical lotion called Clindmycin and it works great and the copay isn't bad-ask about it or if there is another medication you might try that might help. It's best to consult your physician anyway.Acne Medication?
u're like my sister case....try Clearasil...i tink it works...u jz have to but the whole set n jz follow th instructions(like wat my sis did)...it's worth trying...
try natural supplement. maybe u lack in vitamins. try multivite and evening primrose to regulate your hormones, better for your health and body and the same time is good skin food. i heard proactive works. but i'm using this product called cellinique (not clinique) and it works wonders for me and my housemates.
Proactive deos not work.
But u should check with your doc,
I did and I lost some of my ance.
You might be consuming too much oil. Cut down on greasy foods. Cut out animal protein for a while. Eat lots of fresh leafy vegetables and let your body get rid of some toxins. Drink more water and less soft drinks/sweet juices. I can look at a person's face and tell if they have healthy eating habits.
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do you drink alot of water if not you should try to. water is good for your skinn. alot of liquids with sugars and acids will give you pimples. if your skin is oily you need to wash your face moere often. dove and ponds have excellent facial cleansing cloths. vitamin a is good for the skin.
First you should start with a complete skin care line tailored to your skin type. Then you know you don't have chemical, ingredient warefare on your skin.
For acne, I suggest acne treatment gel - I personally use and have heard for some worked better than other well known products and for a fraction of the cost!
www.marykay.com/mstutson
If you鈥檙e looking for accurate acne information, best to see a dermatologist. Some people believe doctors are predisposed to take the easy way to deal with acne鈥?prescription drugs. But, with many, this simplistic answer may not be the appropriate course of action. Some feel that such prescription drugs just treat the symposium and not the underlying cause. But, a local dermatologist is still your best starting point.
For me personally, I discovered a great informational acne treatment site. Not only is there good information/articles but I got their audio e-book and following it鈥檚 advice can now say that my acne is a thing of the past! Keep in mind, were all different and there are various types of acne, so what works for some may not be totally effective for all.
Bottom line, hang in there, you will get past this! Sincere best wishes and good luck.
Oh, by the way the site that helped me is:
http://www.acne-treatment-medicine-1.inf鈥?/a>
It works well.....i my sister used to have acne until she came upon Proactiv
Im 32. nothing worked for me until i tried PRO activ it is the bomb. I have used it for over a year and it is under control. for the first time in my life im niot embarassed of my own face. It takes about a month to really notice a difference and the bottles last a long time. try it youll like it
1. Put toothpaste on your pimple before you go to bed, should help reduce swelling overnight. Make sure it is the paste not the gel. One of the most popular acne home remedies.
2. Wash your face twice a day in warm salty water. This should leave your face oil free without aggravating the acne.
3. Apply a paste of fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves over the face every night for 10-15 minutes and washed with warm water. This will prevent acne, pimples, blackheads, and wrinkles.
4. Place strawberry leaves on the acne, the alkalinity helps to reduce the swelling.
5. Extract juice of one lemon and mix with equal quantity of rose water. Apply this mixture on the face and let it stay for about half an hour. Wash the face with fresh water. About 15 days application helps cure acne, pimples and reduces blemishes and scars.
6. Another method is to massage the face with the skin of lemon before washing with lukewarm water.
7. Apply fresh mint juice over the face every night for the treatment of acne, pimples, insect stings, eczema, scabies, %26amp; other skin infections.
8. Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. At least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables should be included in your diet. All acne home remedies should include a healthy diet.
9. A couple of garlic cloves, crushed and dabbed on the face 1-2 times a day. One of the smellier acne home remedies!
10. Home face wash for acne: Mix together 1 or 2mls each of the following: witch hazel, tea-tree and sweet fennel essential oils, adding essential oil of geranium for women and essential oil of rosewood for men. Mix with 300mls of water. Shake before use, as the oils will float on top of the water during storage. Dab affected areas with cotton wool two or three times a day. The oils will clean and unclog giving antibiotic-like protection to the skin.
11. Apply fresh lemon juice on the affected area overnight. Wash off with warm water next morning.
12. Use 2-3 tsp. dried basil leaves to 1 cup boiling water. Steep 10-20 minutes. Cool, and apply with cotton ball.
13. Grind orange peel with some water to a paste and apply on affected parts. One of the best acne home remedies.
14. Clean face with cotton wool dipped in rose water 2-3 times a day.
15. Mix 1 teaspoon lemon juice in 1 teaspoon finely ground cinnamon powder and apply on affected areas frequently.
16. Nettle Tea is another solution, this tea has a herb that has some curing power and really helps work wonders on skin problems. Drink four cups a day to get the full benefit of one of the most powerful acne home remedies. Get nettle products here.
17. Aloe Vera juice applied twice a day can greatly speed up the healing of acne lesions. You can buy Aloe Vera at vitacost.com
18. Another lotion that uses bee propolis extract may also be effective. Mix eight ounces of water and 11 drops of bee propolis extract. One of the acne home remedies which has been proven effective with many people.
19. Some herbal acne home remedies...
Burdock leaf tea.
Lavender essential oil (mix 1:10 with water)
Tincture of calendula flowers.
Tea tree essential oil (mix 1:10 with water)
Liquefy cabbage leaves with witch hazel, strain and add two drops of lemon oil. Use as a lotion.
20. Ice down the acne before bed, by morning it should be noticeably less swollen. Works best on larger pimples that have not yet formed a head.
21. Take vitamin B5 and zinc supplements daily to strengthen the skin's resistance to acne.
22. Mix mint juice with turmeric powder and apply on affected area. Leave for 15-30 minutes and wash off with lukewarm water.
23. Mix some vinegar and salt in a bowl. Pour a little bit in your hand and rub it on the pimples. Soak a face towel in it and dab it on the bumps. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes and rinse it off.
24. Blend cucumber and make a paste. Apply this as a mask on your face and leave it for 1/2 hour and then rinse. This refreshes your skin and prevents acne.
25. Mix corn flour with egg white and apply on your face. Let is dry completely for 1/2 hour. Dip your hands in warm water and massage your face and wash off. This when repeated regularly gives you a smooth skin.
26. Mix sandalwood paste with rosewater and apply on the face. Rinse off after 30 minutes.
27. Essential oil face mask for acne: Use a mask base powder, such as fuller's earth or kaolin powder. Use distilled or filtered water to make a paste. Mix 1 heaped teaspoon of base powder to 3 drops of essential oil. Add approximately 2 tablespoons of the water in, to make a fluid yet balanced paste. Essential oils to add in the mask either separately or try smaller amounts together; cypress oil 1 drop, lemon oil 2 drops, sage oil 1 drop.
28. Mix the paste of tender neem leaves with turmeric and apply of affected area. An eastern approach to acne home remedies.
29. Grind some nutmeg with milk and apply on affected area. Pimples disappear like magic without leaving a mark.
30. Make a mixture of lime juice and rose water. Apply on face and leave it for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off with lukewarm water.
31. Make a paste by mixing 3 tablespoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. Repeat for two weeks, pimples will disappear forever.
32. Rub fresh garlic on and around pimples. Pimples will disappear without a mark with regular applications.
33. Mix 1 tsps groundnut oil with 1 tspn fresh lime juice to prevent formation of blackheads and pimples .
34. Ground drumstick pods and leaves and mix mixed with fresh lime juice, and apply on pimples. This is also good for blackheads and dark spots.
35. First wash face and then dab acne with cotton balls soaked in vinegar.
36. Mix groundnut oil with an equal amtount of fresh lime juice and apply on face. leave for 10-15 minutes and wash. It may be applied daily to prevent formation of blackheads, acne and pimples.
37. Apply juice of raw papaya (including the skin and seed) on swelling acne, pimples.
38. Apply fresh lime juice mixed to a glass of boiled milk as a face wash for acne, pimples, blackheads, and cracked skin.
39. Apply ripe Tomatoes pulp on acne, pimples and kept upto 1 hour, then wash.
40. Make a paste of roasted %26amp; powdered pomgranate skin with fresh lime juice and apply over acne, boils, pimple, blackheads and whiteheads.
41. Apply grated potatoes as poultice to treat skin blemishes, wrinkles, boils, pimples, blackheads, whiteheads , etc.
42. Make a paste of ground radish seeds with water and apply on face to remove blackheads.
43. Apply a paste of ground seasame seeds with water as poultice for inflammation of the skin due to allergies, skin rashes, and pimples.
44. Large pores on facial skin can be treated with paste of sandalwood powder with masoor dal.
45. Use an oatmeal or almond mask throughly to cleanse your face. Mix either oatmeal or almond powder with enough rose water to make a soft paste that spreads easily on the skin. Rub it on your skin with your fingertips, paying special attention the problem areas. Leave to dry for about 15 minutes and then rinse off with cold water. This is very good in getting rid of blackheads.
46. A solution made out of one and a half cups of hot water and half a tablespoon of boric powder is an ideal remedy for blackheads, Saturate a face napkin in this hot solution and press on to the skin, repeat twice. Extract blackheads carefully with a blackhead remover and sterilized cottonwool. Pat on an astrigent.
47. Honey is a great remedy for skin blemishes and acne because the honey kills bacteria.
These are some effective home remedies for the treatment of acne and blackheads.
We have been fooled, tricked, deceived, and just plain lied to. It's time that someone put a stop to it, and everyone learn the truth!
Those of us who suffer from acne has usually been given 2 choices and neither of them work:
1. Over the counter remedies such as cleansers, creams, ointments, etc. These things have been proven over and over again not to work. Why? It does not address the root cause of the problem.
2. Go see a doctor and or dermatologist. They will generally prescribe prescription drugs which include topicals and or antibiotics. This, too, has been proven over and over again not to work. Why? It does not address the root cause of the problem.
hope this works!!!!
There is a system called acnefree and it works just as well as proactiv but costs alot more.
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proactive is good but I've found that if you use a good cleanser night and day, and follow up with a zapzyt type of product and use an oil free moisturiser you will see the best results.
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Proactive did not work for me, but everyone's skin is different. My doc. put me on eurythomycin topical solution.
Proactiv worked good 4 me, maybe it'll work good 4 u too.
I have met a few people who used Proative, they all swear its the best. Their face is clean and clear now.
i have read that alot of people who use proactive like it and on the infomercials they say it works! i'd say give it a try and see!
I'm 40 and still get acne once in awhile. My 2 teenage sons suffer from it as well. The best things we've found for it are prescription--Differin gel to clear out the pores and Clindamycin to treat the pimples. Most over the counter stuff hasn't worked for us. We do like the Avon facial wash for acne prone skin with triclosan in it. There are some others that you can get in a department store. Neutrogena makes some good ones.
Here's a few tips to help your skin--don't wash more than twice a day. Any more than this and you'll end up driving your oil producing glands into overdrive and your skin will be oilier than before. Make sure you drink plenty of water--6 to 8 glasses--as it's good for skin. Essential fatty acids like vitamin E and omega 3, 6, 9 found in fish are good for the skin. So are vitamins A and D. Eat foods containing plenty of these. Exercise regularly. This keeps our bodies healthy and in turn our skin. Good sleep habits are a must as too little sleep can aggravate skin conditions. If you use makeup, make sure it's oil-free. Same for face lotions and sunblocks (Fruit of the Earth makes a good oil-free sunblock). And finally, don't ever, ever pick those little suckers. As hard as it is to actually not pick them, don't. Picking them will only make them worse. Trust me on that (personal experience). But if you have a really bad whitehead you can apply a wet washcloth (as hot as you can stand it) to the pimple. Let the heat draw out the pus then squeeze, very gently, just enough to get the pus out. Apply a good antibiotic ointment or a prescription one after it's dried out awhile.
I HAVE THE ANSWER TO ACNE!
I have a teen aged brother and me who have struggled with Acne for years...we tried many things, including Proactive and prescription medicines as well. Then, we found the solution.
Please don't shrug it off because this can help you a lot.
I was searching through the Internet and found www.acne.org. The site is owned by a guy named Dan. Dan, struggled with acne as well. He read medical books and tried many things on the market. Then, he found the way. BENZYL PEROXIDE! Now, I bet you have used it many times before but it hasn't done much right? Well, the reason is because everything on the market is 5% or 10% Benxyl Peroxide. These irritate your skin which causes MORE acne! (Touching it irritates it as well which causes more acne.) There is one thing on the market that has non irritating Benzyl Peroxide....2.5% Benzyl Peroxide. Netrogena on the Spot Acne Cream has 2.5. Nothing else on the market. You can get stuff on the Internet that have 2.5%! It is also on the site www.acne.org.
The regimen includes: First washing your face with a cleanser (suggested ones are on the site)
Then, drying and adding LARGE AMOUNTS or Benzyl Peroxide. In the beginning very little but you rank it up to 2 fingers after time.
Last, you moisturize, because the Benzyl Peroxide may dry up your skin. Suggested ones are on the website as well.
Go to www.acne.org and read about the clear skin regimen.
THIS MAN IS NOT TRYING TO MAKE MONEY...HE IS NOT SELLING ANYTHING!
He just wants to help. I have clear skin and so does Dan. There is also a forum where you can read more. The site teaches you how to pop a zit the right way and to find out other products that have work well.
I hope I Helped!
(My brother who is also a teen is clear as well. This regimen takes about 8 weeks to be completely clear but you will see gradually the acne go away. There is no cure for acne, so you have to do the regimen every day until acne goes away.)
PROACTIVE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL...ONLY FOR A FEW PEOPLE.
Dunno about proactive, but I would suggest best would be to go to a good dermatologist.
Before that equip yourself with more info from sites like
http://www.doctorgoodskin.com
http://www.dermadoctor.com
http://www.webmd.com
www.mayoclinic.com
wish you all the best.
SWEETIE TRY IT YOU WILL LOVE IT....
Try Velocity from Mary Kay. It's only $22, use it in the morning and at night. It's for acne prone skin for teenagers and young adults.
pro active
I'm only twelve but I've got millions of pimples--on face, back... I get like so pissed out in school. Most of my classmates are still clean!!! ARGHHHHH!! One my friends in China ( she's American ) uses Proactiv and her acne are getting better. I was going to use Clean%26amp;Clear, but my mom won't let me. She says that type of stuff hurts your skin.
Here's my recommendation: Water for life! Drink at least 8 bottles of water a day, don't eat junk food or chocolate and eat well, sleep well. And plenty of excersise!
With this kind of life style, my acne is now much much better than before. Really!
Try not to put all your luck on cosmetics. Prescription guranteed.
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