does anyone know of a good acne treatment?

[zorra_chiflada]

or herbal or unconventional remedies?
nothing too expensive.
and no, i'm not going on the pill.

[HEIRESS]

no

:(

and good girl, fuck the pill
Id rather have shat skin then a fucked up endocrine system
sometimes I wish I could have good skin and a healthy hormonal balance but thems the breaks

[zorra_chiflada]

no

:(

and good girl, fuck the pill
Id rather have shat skin then a fucked up endocrine system
sometimes I wish I could have good skin and a healthy hormonal balance but thems the breaks

my mother went on the pill for acne when she was younger and it aggrevated a genetic disease, i'm not sure what it's called, but it caused excess pigmentation, and she had big dark blotches all over her face (like a dalmation). he had to have her skin peeled, and her skin looks quite bad now. :(

[Medellia]

I know I won't be of much help. It doesn't really matter what I use, as long as I use it on a regular basis. I just wash my face with special acne soap. Lately I've just been using regular body wash as I've run out of my normal face wash and haven't had a chance to get more. I think it's Neutrogena. It doesn't cost much here. Maybe $1.50. If you would prefer an herbal treatment, that's probably cosmo's territory. I used an excellent one once which worked better than anything else, but it was a few years ago. I don't remember what was in it or even what the name was. I've been looking for it for awhile, so if I can find it again I'll let you know what it is.

[HEIRESS]

yeah the pill made the skin around my nose darken up too
shits creepy, but its faded on its own now

[Medellia]

no

:(

and good girl, fuck the pill
Id rather have shat skin then a fucked up endocrine system
sometimes I wish I could have good skin and a healthy hormonal balance but thems the breaks
Ohh, my roommate's on the pill because her cramps are debilitating. Even the prescription pain relievers didn't work. Only the pill. My mom had to go on it because she has lupus and getting pregnant now would kill her and her doctor made her go off of it when she started having heart problems. They weren't caused by the pill but it would exacerbate things if she stayed on it. So now she's kinda damned if she does, damned if she doesn't. :/

[Rancid_Beasties]

The only thing I used to mostly get rid of it was this prescription stuff called differin, its a gel you put on at night before you go to sleep, kinda makes your face stiff but it worked with no sideeffects other than the face stiffness at night. Also I was given a prescription for antibiotics but I'm one of those people that believe in only taking antibiotics where absolutely necessary...its kind of a last resort.

[Loppfessor]

The only time I really break out is when I don't shave for a few days so umm you might wanna lose the beard

[zorra_chiflada]

The only time I really break out is when I don't shave for a few days so umm you might wanna lose the beard

never!

[Rancid_Beasties]

Lopps comment is quite relevant to that other thread :p

Sorry :(

[Gareth]

for whatever reason my skin is better when i am in australia than when i am in nz. and whenever i am in australia my personal hygiene and diet is generally worse and i also drink more. makes no sense.

[Loppfessor]

never!


I don't blame you, you're like the ZZ Top of this board except there's only one of you so I guess you're more like the Z Top of this board.

[Mr_Complex]

Zinc tablets work. I use them. Though, my skin is pretty bad at the moment.

It's because of alcohol. The more I drink, the worse my skin gets. It doesn't make life better when I've been drinking virtually non-stop since Thursday.

I'm detoxing myself this month, so we will see if it's my diet and lifestyle.

[Qdrop]

if you have a persistant acne problem....and it's more than just a few minor spots occasionally.....you need medical science, dear.

fuck the herbs and home remedies.


i had persistant, moderate acne in my late teens and into my very early 20's.

i used everything over the counter....to no avail.
i was put on perscription topical solutions....nothing.
anitbiotics....worked well for a while...until i built up an immunity to them. then they stopped working.

the problem with these things were that they treated the symptoms, not the cause.
the cause being the skin producing too much sebum (oil) and clogging it's own pores.
good hygene helps....but it can't stop the biological condition.

the only thing that worked was Accutane.
i took that shit for 5 months (it's HARDCORE shit) and i was clear for life.
perfect skin.
Accutane actually effects your physiology and stops your glands from overproducing oil.
it's gets to the root of the problem.

[Mcmac]

dog siemen is the way (y) seriouse..go try it zorra it will work

[adam_f]

One time I played connect the acne and ended up with a Jesus fish.

[CiaoBellaXO]

if you have a persistant acne problem....and it's more than just a few minor spots occasionally.....you need medical science, dear.

fuck the herbs and home remedies.


i had persistant, moderate acne in my late teens and into my very early 20's.

i used everything over the counter....to no avail.
i was put on perscription topical solutions....nothing.
anitbiotics....worked well for a while...until i built up an immunity to them. then they stopped working.

the problem with these things were that they treated the symptoms, not the cause.
the cause being the skin producing too much sebum (oil) and clogging it's own pores.
good hygene helps....but it can't stop the biological condition.

the only thing that worked was Accutane.
i took that shit for 5 months (it's HARDCORE shit) and i was clear for life.
perfect skin.
Accutane actually effects your physiology and stops your glands from overproducing oil.
it's gets to the root of the problem.

Yes but it does a number on your liver.

[Qdrop]

Yes but it does a number on your liver.

it can...in under 2% of people taking it. don't believe the hype.

you need to be carefully monitored while taking it, that's all.
simple blood test.

[CiaoBellaXO]

so you take it for 5 months and then that's it? One pill a day? I had a friend who was on it and her skin was like red, peely, ashy....but then like a month later it was smooth and zit free. Its only for severe cases right?

[Qdrop]

so you take it for 5 months and then that's it? One pill a day? I had a friend who was on it and her skin was like red, peely, ashy....but then like a month later it was smooth and zit free. Its only for severe cases right?

yep, 5 months...one pill a day. that's it.

it is usually reserved for either severe cases or very persistant cases (like mine)...just because it IS a pretty hardcore drug that needs to be monitored.

plenty of side effects are possible...some even likely....but they almost always fade away.

[Nuzzolese]

I have dry skin (problems of its own) so I don't use this old Max Factor (the make-up artist himself) tip from decades ago, for oily skin, but I have heard it recommended frequently.

Mix baking soda and water into a paste and leave it on your face until it dries. Do this about once a month. It alters the pH of your face just enough that it gets rid of the greasies for two or three days.

I do not recommend however, to use any other products for a few days that will remove oils, as it is your body's natural reflex to combat dry skin by creating more oils.

The positive side to oily skin is that you will be less likely to get wrinkles.


I just use a Salicylic (sp?) acid cream every couple of days, it's basically what is in aspirine.

[cosmo105]

ahh i want to go off the pill :\

lately my skin's been breaking out like crazy. i switched skin care lines (you have to every few months or so) and it's just not doing it for my anymore. i think i need to go back.

the basics are:

cleanser - rinse w/ warm water and cleanse pores
toner - sanitizes and shrinks pores
moisturizer - replaces moisture lost through washing

and exfoliate (GENTLY!) once or twice a week.

and mr_complex was spot on about the zinc. 3 times a day.

drink lots of water, avoid caffiene and smoking and all other toxins.


i have oily skin, so i use clay masks every two weeks or so, but you can use them more often. a good one is pure bentonite clay mixed with raw organic apple cider vinegar. leave it on for about 20 minutes, your skin will be glowing. it's kind of gross when you wash it off, though - all green and pasty.

if you have REALLY huge, BAD zits, look for a good zinc cream. i use one by this brand Margarite, but i'm not sure if you'd be able to find it down thurr.

as far as internally, vitamin E is always good for the skin, and taking oils such as flaxseed can be helpful as well.

a basic rule for flaxseed oil is:
one tablespoon per 100 pounds of body weight, daily.
if you weighed 150, 1 and 1/2 tablespoons, 200, 2 tablespoons, etc.
always take it in liquid form. even though it tastes pretty blech, you'd have to take 14 softgels to equal one tablespoon.

[CiaoBellaXO]

all these pill stories are freaking me out. . . but I love what it has done for my skin so I think I am going to hang in there for a while. Plus the no baby thing is really a huge bonus.

[Nuzzolese]

all these pill stories are freaking me out. . . but I love what it has done for my skin so I think I am going to hang in there for a while. Plus the no baby thing is really a huge bonus.

I've been hearing worse reports about the patch, that it is more likely to cause blood clots than the pill.

[cosmo105]

glycerine and nutrogena are wayyy too drying.

[beastieangel01]

glycerine and nutrogena are wayyy too drying.

yeah, I tried using the latter for a few months because my skin went nuts. With the shift back to San Diego after being in DC for a year... I think that's what did it because I've NEVER had acne problems, period.

Now it calmed down, a lot. And I didn't do anything for it. I gave up after that one dried my skin out and stopped caring. Now it's back to normal. Before, I never did anything for the skin mainly cause I never had to. The thing that I think may be key is the fact that I tend to moisturize a lot more than most people. I use the Oil of Olay 15-SPF Face lotion, everyday.

[cosmo105]

^good on ya. everyone should wear at least spf 15. my esthetician goes nuts on me if i don't.

[adam_f]

I saw an infomercial with P. Diddy for some solution. Proactiv or something like that. It probably only comes in diamond encrusted tubes, but it looked like it worked.

[cosmo105]

DO NOT USE PROACTIVE!!

that shit is a waste of money, way too overdrying.

what worked really well for me for a long time was Derma-E's Clear Skin system, but again, it might cost an arm and a leg to get it down there, zorra :\

[adam_f]

It seems like you know everything about everything that's fairly necessary cosmo. Figured I'd point that out.

[cosmo105]

is that a good thing or a bad thing? :(

[Qdrop]

It seems like you know everything about everything that's fairly necessary cosmo. Figured I'd point that out.

she certainly thinks so.













but who am i to talk, eh?

[beastieangel01]

it's a good thing :D

I can vouch for her. She helped cure me of Hives (y) it's been well over a year since I've had any. And I used to get them every month or two before then for a year straight. All thanks to Cos.

[cosmo105]

yes, but i don't give advice and talk about things i don't know about.

also: that's so great to hear, Crys. i'm glad that worked out for you :)

[Qdrop]

yes, but i don't give advice and talk about things i don't know about.

haaahahhhahha....

yeah.

i could go somewhere with this....

but i won't.

[TAL]

it's a good thing :D

I can vouch for her. She helped cure me of Hives (y) it's been well over a year since I've had any. And I used to get them every month or two before then for a year straight. All thanks to Cos.
Stop, Hives! (http://www.readingfestivalonline.co.uk/images/actionaid/Pelle%20Almqvist%20from%20The%20Hives.jpg)

[cosmo105]

haaahahhhahha....

yeah.

i could go somewhere with this....

but i won't.
you just did :rolleyes:

just drop it man, i have no problem with you. i don't know what your deal is with me.

[TurdBerglar]

stop being fuckn' italian. maybe that will work

[beastieangel01]

Stop, Hives! (http://www.readingfestivalonline.co.uk/images/actionaid/Pelle%20Almqvist%20from%20The%20Hives.jpg)

ha.

they were nasty, man. They'd grow about 4 inches wide and 3 inches tall and be all over my sides, stomach, and some on my back. They would puff up a bit, be bright red, and itch to the point the stung like all hell. I couldn't move at times.

ATTRACTIVE, isn't it?!

[TurdBerglar]

yeah so am i. what the fuck do you want?

[Nuzzolese]

Yes, I learned the hard way about Proactive. Those beads in the cleanser scratched my face up :mad:

That's the one that Stephanie Seymore, Jessica Simpson, and Vanessa Williams all endorse. Maybe it only works on soon to be famous/hot women.

[cosmo105]

oops, it's pro-activ. i think.

anyway, those commercials make me sad. the people in them had such terrible "before" skin. i can't imagine how rough that was on them.

and then you see the celebrities in their "before" shots and it's maybe one or two little zits on their chins.

[wanton wench]

burts bees parsley blemish stick! (y)

[cosmo105]

that reminds me - i don't know why i didn't mentioin it earlier. tea tree oil! don't use it straight on your face because it's too strong. either dilute it or get something that's specifically for blemishes. it's pretty nice stuff. antiseptic and all, and helps some with the redness and irritation. and it's australian, so i'm sure you'll be able to find some of that ;)

[CiaoBellaXO]

Doesn't zinc make you constipated?

[cosmo105]

any mineral can if taken in large doses. i should have mentioned that it's best to take them in a liquid multi-mineral trace form...if you take too much zinc, your copper is depleted and vice versa.

[paul jones]

that reminds me - i don't know why i didn't mentioin it earlier. tea tree oil! don't use it straight on your face because it's too strong. either dilute it or get something that's specifically for blemishes. it's pretty nice stuff. antiseptic and all, and helps some with the redness and irritation. and it's australian, so i'm sure you'll be able to find some of that ;)

yeah,I use tea tree oil

it's da shit (y)

[QweenOfBoggle]

the problem with these things were that they treated the symptoms, not the cause.
the cause being the skin producing too much sebum (oil) and clogging it's own pores.
good hygene helps....but it can't stop the biological condition.

the only thing that worked was Accutane.
i took that shit for 5 months (it's HARDCORE shit) and i was clear for life.
perfect skin.
Accutane actually effects your physiology and stops your glands from overproducing oil.
it's gets to the root of the problem.

Yepp. I went on accutane the first time when I was about 12 and it was wonderful. 5 years later though, I went back on it. I was on it for 6 months each time and my skin is perfect now. My dermatologist told me I may need to get on it again in my mid to early 20's, but it's really amazing.

The only thing, it's very expensive!

I can tell you one thing though, avoid mineral oil (aka baby oil) at ALL costs! That shit is absolutely horrible for your skin and it is in so many over-the-counter face washes/moisturizers/toners/etc. Most people believe it must be wonderful because it is in so many products, but it's not at all. Mineral oil cannot be absorbed by your skin, the molecules are too big to be absorbed transdermally. So basically, it creates a film on your skin that will not allow any moisture in or out, so you wind up with acne. Read the labels on the anything you may have now, it's probably in there. It's amazing...some products actually advertise that there's mineral oil in them.

[Loppfessor]

yeah so am i. what the fuck do you want?


Every single white person in America claims to be Italian

[Echewta]

Not me! No way.

[CiaoBellaXO]

Every single white person in America claims to be Italian

why do you say that?

[b-grrrlie]

Viola tricolor (http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=plant_profile.cgi&symbol=VITR), one of the best natural cures for acne. Here it grows naturally everywhere, but if you can't pick it yourself (all the parts above ground, not just flowers) you should be able to get it from herbal stores. Make tea, drink it two-three times a day for three weeks and your skin will be much better!

[TurdBerglar]

Every single white person in America claims to be Italian


dude. i grew up haveing homemade tortellinis and stuffed tomatos for thanksgiving.

[CrankItUp!]

or herbal or unconventional remedies?
nothing too expensive.
and no, i'm not going on the pill.
Yeah , try an electric sander you rat face bitch.

[cosmo105]

Viola tricolor (http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=plant_profile.cgi&symbol=VITR), one of the best natural cures for acne. Here it grows naturally everywhere, but if you can't pick it yourself (all the parts above ground, not just flowers) you should be able to get it from herbal stores. Make tea, drink it two-three times a day for three weeks and your skin will be much better!
i love johnny jump-ups! those are the cutest little flowers. i'll have to give that a try!

[zorra_chiflada]

stop being fuckn' italian. maybe that will work

hahahaaaaa!!
yeah, i should quit like, eating pizza, and making leaning towers and being in the mafia.

[zorra_chiflada]

Lopps comment is quite relevant to that other thread :p

Sorry :(

hilarious

[Loppfessor]

why do you say that?

Because if you ask any white person in America what their ethnicity is they will say "Well I'm part Italian, Irish, German and I have a little bit of *insert common Native American tribe name here* in me"....don't believe me? I dare you to go out and ask 10 random white people and see what answers you get.

[TurdBerglar]

i would have to agree with that

[CrankItUp!]

Mr. Enzo Brisciano - "Cicilan Redneck" is - my Godfather's name . (y)