On Breakouts

[BPH]

I figure this applies to pick-up because it's killing my self-confidence...

Last week I got my hair cut, and since I have a few blemishes on my forehead I decided to get OXY brand acne pads.

Anyway I've been using them for about a week now and I have a rather large breakout on my forehead. I've never had a bad case of acne in my almost 17 years of life.

Now I did some research and it says on wikihow, I believe, that these acne care products cause previously unseen blemishes to rise to the surface to be unclogged.

Ignore the above if you think you know better, but my question is how do I get rid of my acne?

 

[SamTheHobit]

Go to a homeopath.

 

[BPH]

That really wasn't helpful...

 

[Chickfight]

Check out acne.org

 

[BPH]

That was kinda useful

I watched the videos and read over the Regimen, the only problem would be ordering these products and waiting a few days to actually start using them

It's a great idea, but does anybody have an alternative?

 

[RSanders219]

Watch what you eat. If you're eating a lot of dairy and meat in your diet it will definitely add to the problem also try and cut down on junk food and soda/juice. Just drink water. I went vegetarian for about 2 years and have never had better skin in my life.

 

[BPH]

Watch what you eat. If you're eating a lot of dairy and meat in your diet it will definitely add to the problem also try and cut down on junk food and soda/juice. Just drink water. I went vegetarian for about 2 years and have never had better skin in my life.

Show me a vegetarian diet that's high in protein and will help me gain weight in muscle and I'll gladly convert

 

[Deadly_Ripped]

I really like using St. Ives daily face scrub. I use it in the shower and it keeps my skin hella-clean and prevents breakouts.

The key to treating your acne is simple: try different things for 1-2 months at a time until you find something that works REALLY well.

If you have health insurance, you should really see a dermatologist. The medication that they give you will help speed things up drastically, and may completely eliminate any bad acne that you have.

 

[EA Gold]

Cut the fast food, cut the sugar and cut washing your face with chemicals. You should see result instantaneously.

 

[BPH]

Cut the fast food, cut the sugar and cut washing your face with chemicals. You should see result instantaneously.

I don't eat fast food, I've been cutting down on sugar (even though I barely take in any), and the only "chemical" I've been using is 2% salicylic acid pads...

*awaits instantaneous results*

 

[handle]

how long have you had the outbreak? And you haven't had any before, really? I would suggest not using the oxy stuff for a while to see if it calms down with just regular ol' washing your face, etc. If it wasn't that bad before, maybe it's an isolated incident, which you may have aggravated.

 

[omkara]

Those pads are fairly useless. Salicylic acid is just aspirin. Plus they probably contain alcohol, which dries out skin at first but actually increases oil production.

Benzoyl peroxide 10% cream oughtta take care of it. It's as good as anything a dermatologist is gonna give you, unless you want to go on antibiotics which you don't really need.

I have had acne problems for awhile, and benzoyl peroxide a couple times a week (or daily if there's an outbreak) keeps it at bay. At my age, I found that it was mostly due to contact with bacteria (pillowcases etc.) and not internal in origin. I also use Neutrogena face cleaner daily and used to use apricot scrub, but they're not as important.