The Acne Thread #2

[missshell81]

Check this out:
FRUTELS- the gummy vitamin for acne



http://www.frutels.com/

[thingummybob]

hm...never heard of this stuff...but sounds again really promising...yes i understand what they are writing and saying...though perhaps it would be even better to take all the ingredients(vitamines) by just eating healthy food or?

i guess that's also a good way to achieve less acne...i am gonna get a food plan where all vitamines are contained

but lots of thx missshell81

[Eurasian Mélange]

thingummybob - I read that spearmint will lower a man's libido, but I do not know about the acne seeing as men naturally have a lot more androgen than women do. If you're okay with having a lowered libido for a while, it should be fine to try out.

[raindrop1019]

I recently went off my birth control meds, and began to break out. I had stopped buying acne products, so I rushed to the drugstore and in my frustration bought the most powerful product I could find. I ended up with Clean & Clear Maximum strength Persa-Gel 10. It's 10% benzoyl peroxide and was only like $5. It works better than anything I've used before, although it makes the surrounding skin flaky and leaves a white residue. I still recommend it, if you use it at night and moisturize well.

[thingummybob]

Originally Posted by Eurasian Mélange

thingummybob - I read that spearmint will lower a man's libido, but I do not know about the acne seeing as men naturally have a lot more androgen than women do. If you're okay with having a lowered libido for a while, it should be fine to try out.

thank you for telling me...well it would be ok for me now

[cutxpaste]

the clinique 3 step skincare system is the best. i used it and it cleared up all my acne and i NEVER breakout anymore

[Eurasian Mélange]

I think when talking about skincare products we should also take into account the skin colour of the people whom the product has worked for. I purchased a book written by a group of doctors and it is all about how non-white people's skin is slightly different (and therefore more sensitive) to white people's skin and they write about products that can help non-whites and solve non-white-specific problems. This is because many Western products (which the majority are made for white people) that would work on white skin actually make non-white skin worse! I have not been able to try any Asian products (I'm half Asian and it seems many products do nothing for me) yet, but when I am in Toronto I will (for things other than spots, since the spearmint is working great and I only have one today!).

[spierce]

I finally got an appointment at the dermatologist for the 25. June!! I hope she'll be able to help me and not just hand me a bar of soap or something that doesn't work. I know my acne doesn't look that bad but it feels soooooooo horrible to me

[laurette]

^eurasian mélange I'm half asian too, hence I tend to hyperpigmentation. that's what several doctors told me and it's true: I have a little bump and as soon as it starts healing I get a scar, ugh it is brownish and will stay for about a month, I hate it. At the moment my skin is okay (far away from good, but my only problem are the scars), I hope it'll become better as soon as I'm on birth control.

purdles, I wish you all the best I know how terrible bad or in your case imperfect skin can make you feel

[Micaela]

^ so is it true that Asians tend to have hyperpigmentation? I'm Asian myself, and compared to my Canadian friend, my scars heal much more slower than hers. Her skin is completely perfect now, and her acne was worse than mine

[laurette]

^at least that's what several doctors and my experience told me when I pick a bit at a pimple it will heal really badly, but if my friend does she gets nothing.

[Micaela]

^ i see! thnx for telling me. yes, it doesn't sound very fair does it? lol.
hope everything goes well for you!

[Eurasian Mélange]

Micaela & Laurette - Yep, I have that too! The doctors who wrote this book also mention it and it tends to happen a lot more with non-whites than with whites. Luckily I do not get loads of lumps or dents, but I do get these hyperpigmentation blotches in red, brown and sometimes even in a horrible purplish colour. I'm currently trying one of the products recommended in the book for that, but I've been focusing so much on the spearmint and acne (which causes the hyperpigmentation scars in the first place) that I haven't paid much attention to the blotches and whether they're improving or not. These blotches do disappear on their own, but it takes months and sometimes even a year before they are not noticeable or have completely vanished.

[DandyWarhol]

i've heard a lot of mixed things from people about Clinique 3-Step program.. i've heard that it can totally ruin someones skin while for others, it clears up everything wonderfully. i just caution everyone!! ask for some samples at the counter before buying the whole thing!

[keroppi]

What's the best cleanser that you guys use? I've been using Clearasil Daily Wash for a couple of years and I want to try something new. Has anyone tried Oxy Daily Wash?