The Acne Thread

[Katie Bee]

Just out of curiosity how do you clean out your pores without squeezing? I want the dirt out but the only way I know how to treat is to prevent more from getting in by cleansing or by squeezing whats clogging the pore out...

 

[ScarlettLover]

^I def would not 'squeeze', it can potientially cause scarring. And I assume you are talking about blackheads?

The best thing is prevention. I would exfoliate gently to help with the clogging and get the dead skin off of your face. You can buy pore strips for blackheads, but if you have sensitive skin they can leave damage aswell.

Once you have blackheads the best thing to do is leave it alone (don't pick!) and treat it with benzol peroxide or consult your derm.

Steaming water and holding your face over it can open the pores and help with clogging aswell.

Hope I helped alittle!

 

[.amahlia.]

Steaming water and holding your face over it can open the pores and help with clogging

yes, it really does. you can also (after opening your pores w/ steam) cleans your face and then put like a really cold cloth on your face for a while to close your pores and reduce redness and swelling.

 

[Sav_]

You shouldn't steam too often. It can cause broken blood vessels.



Plus, your pores don't actually 'open' or 'close'. The steam only loosens whatever is clogging them up.

 

[i_can_do_it_178]

i put honey on my face from time to time... i find it soothens my skin and helps with my acne

 

[~Fixation~]

sweating helps unclog pores, so try to get some exercise also.

 

[reverberates]

i say just massage an oil on your face to unclog a pore. that will help.
i think steaming just stresses the skin.

 

[ScarlettLover]

^I agree. The Oil Cleansing Method is great to unclog pores. It may sound funny rubbing oil on your face, but there are some really good oils out there. I've used an EVOO and Castor oil ratio before and it's great!

You can google the oil cleansing method and I believe there is a thread here.

 

[Wickedandbad]

2 years! eek. I paid like £7 for 90 550mg tablets from eBay a while back. That sounds expensive having to take several grams a day. So you saw results after a month?

yeah I saw results after a month, and I think I continued high dose for 2 months, by this time my skin had cleared. It is expensive, but the dosage I took for 2 years was about 4 tablets a day, so greatly reduced (And I dont think I actually needed to take it for that long..I was just paranoid )

It's good to do research,find out the cheapest place to buy them and then buy in bulk. At the time the cheapest place I could find was burstingwithhealth.co.uk

Hope this helps! x

 

[Lite_Brite]

Just out of curiosity how do you clean out your pores without squeezing? I want the dirt out but the only way I know how to treat is to prevent more from getting in by cleansing or by squeezing whats clogging the pore out...

using a BHA such as salicylic acid will chemically exfoliate inside pores, unclogging them as well as removing dead surface cells that lead to blackheads. this is a lot gentler than steaming (heat is so bad for one's skin) and certainly gentler than squeezing. aspirin masks are a good cheap way to use a BHA, if you want to know how to make one I can tell you or you can hunt around the forums/Google.

 

[Deborah]

I never liked the asprin mask, I found it fiddly. What other masks have this BHA thingy?

 

[StrawberrySpring]

what about acne scars? I used to have acne on my back, now I have only awful, pink scars seriously, I don't know what's worse.

 

[fashionjunkiexx]

i know exactly what you meann!
mines almost cleared up (touch wood) but im still left with scar and although its not as bad it looks like its all still there :/
i recently tried one of those aspirin masks mentioned above, and it did help to improve the appearance but im thinking the results are short livedd.

 

[dumbfairy]

I'm not liking the Dalacin T soloution.I used it because I felt like I should give it a go despite all of my previous doubts. Firstly, it smells AWFUL.It's what I imagine putting rotten eggs on my skin would be like. Secondly, I have seen nearly no results, 3 weeks after starting.I have had angry spots appear (on my chin still) and they are not budging.

Other than my chin my skin is pretty good

 

[Mk's Beauty Shop]

I read today that raw potato helps blemishes. Has anyone tried that?

 

[Deleted member 106803]

Raw potato has more vitamin C than an apple, so maybe it does!

 

[Mk's Beauty Shop]

I cant really remember why but something to do with the potassium and sulphate? If i am correct lol I'm considering just rubbing some on my face anyway.. Its weird because some people say white carbs, pasta bread and potatoes make your skin worse but maybe raw potato is good?

 

[Deborah]

Yeah but are they saying eat it? I thought raw potato was really bad for you to eat?

 

[fashionjunkiexx]

it is i think because the starch hasnt been broken down properly or something im assuming they mean for you to put it on your skin

 

[tigerrouge]

I think rubbing with raw potato peel is an old-fashioned cure for warts, so putting the juice on your skin must do no harm in small amounts. But it's best not to eat raw potatoes, they can potentially contain amounts of a poison, which exists in the 'green bits'.