The Acne Cure
I know what you’re thinking. What happened to pasta week? Well, I tend to get distracted easily, so I actually haven’t made dinner for the last two nights. Tonight I will however.
I once heard a group of teenagers have rated having good skin as the quality they desire most (even ahead of being thin). Does your teenager suffer from acne? Do you?
I only started getting zits after age 21, and it was really annoying. I tried lots of things, and nothing worked. I’ve tried pro-activ, accutane, retin-A, antibiotics, and many other concoctions. The only thing that ever worked for me is the Pill. While I believe optimal nutrition is the best way to keep your skin clear, for me, I blamed hormones. I thought I would have to be on the pill the rest of my life, until I found acne.org. This is going to sound like an infomercial, but I am not affiliated, nor do I get any benefit from recommending you go their website.
BUT IT WORKS!!! Seriously, it works. Even ask my sister. She’s a believer too. The key to their regime is a gentle soap, 2.5 % benzoyl peroxide, and a very gently moisturizer. The soap and moisturizer I get at the drugstore, the BP I buy through their website, although you don’t have to. The benzoyl peroxide has been the most important step for me. If I skip this, I will certainly have a breakout. You truly have to follow the regime exactly. Gently wash never really touching your skin with your fingertips, but smoothing the soap over your skin. The peroxide lathered on gently and then waiting until it completely air dries. Then I use Jojoba oil as my moisturizer at night. Never before reading acne.org would I have put oil on my face, but the drying effects of the peroxide made it necessary for me to try it, and I LOVE IT. It sounds too simple to work, but it does. And it starts working from day 1. None of that stupid, “you’ll break out first because its cleaning out all the bad stuff!” First day improvement for me.
My second advice is clean your phones. This poor teenage girl I saw at Target had her phone on her shoulder pressed against her cheek, and on ONE side of her face, in the exact shape of her phone was an entire rectangle of acne… only under where her phone was sitting. WOW!!! Could she not see that her phone was a major cause of her acne. Please, clean your phones.
Any ideas that have worked for you?
Posted: February 4th, 2009 under Ideas and Issues.
Tags: acne, adult acne, cures, help, ideas, pimples, teenage acne, zits
Comments
Comment from jennifer ozuna
Time February 4, 2009 at 9:50 am
I completely agree! I have been using a combo of benzoyl peroxide and salicyclic acid for the last several years after reading on a website that when used together one fights the bacteria and one prevents more pimples.
I do not buy my benzoyl peroxide online however. Walmart carries and Equate version of it for about $3.97 per tube. I have also started using PanOXYL body bars (Walgreens, Walmart and CVS all have them–They range from about $6-$9 per bar) only to clean my back, shoulders and back of my arms after soaping up with my regular soap. I scrub those areas with a loofa as well. Since I started this regimen I only have an occasional breakout. I used to always get those pimples that were swollen and red and hurt to the touch both on my back and face…NOT ANYMORE!!! It is also important that I exfoliate my face (when I don’t I start breaking out more).
Great post!!!
Comment from Susan
Time February 4, 2009 at 10:18 am
Does the moisturizer have SPF protection in it for daytime exposure or is that something we really don’t have to worry about? I’ve heard some bad things about SPF causing breakouts.
Comment from Emily C
Time February 4, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Blackheads, too, I hope? I don’t have many red nasty pimples, but I have literally dozens of tiny blackheads on my cheeks. I was literally just about to google for advice on how to deal with this because I want pretty skin.
Comment from ashlee
Time February 4, 2009 at 9:01 pm
I am actually a Master Esthetician (skin care specialist)… BPO will work great for a while but then your skin will get acquired to it and stop having the same potency. BPO kills bacteria inside the pore by creating oxygen. Bacteria can not live in an oxygen environment. Then next thing to add in would be Salicylic Acid. SA breaks down the top dead layers that are not sluffing off. It also kills bacteria on the surface and sanitizes the skin. If using SA you need to also use a gently (key word is gentle) exfoliator at least 2-3 times a week to help remove those dead layers that SA is breaking up. Also, if you ice your skin at night with an ice cube directly on your skin rotating around in circular motion for 1-3 minutes, it will help reduce inflammation and has been found to make BPO more active. Hope this helps!
Comment from ashlee
Time February 4, 2009 at 9:02 pm
For the person talking about blackheads… use Salicylic Acid and a gentle scrub. My fav’s are from Glymed. I would suggest the Serious Action Skin Gel and the Serious Action Skin MAsque (use it as a scrub).
Comment from ashlee
Time February 4, 2009 at 9:04 pm
One more thing. SPF is very very important, especially when using BPO or any acid’s. A light water based moisturize with daily spf will not make you breakout unless there are pore clogging ingredients in it.
Comment from moi
Time February 6, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Cleansing your gut has a huge impact on your skin.
Also taking a “greens” supplement is crucial! Ultimate Living has a great product called Miracle Green.
Comment from moi
Time February 6, 2009 at 2:57 pm
OOps …I meant Green Miracle by Ultimate Living! ( ;
Comment from jODZ
Time February 18, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Thank you so much for this post. I to have been on all the tratments with mixed results. I am going to try this.
Comment from Sarah Kimmel
Time February 4, 2009 at 8:50 am
AMEN Amy!! When I am pregnant my skin is HORRIBLE! I found acne.org during my last pregnancy and it was the ONLY thing that helped me stay clear through my pregnancy. I totally recommend them. I also have to fight the urge to shout “ACNE.ORG” to someone at the store I can see is suffering from it. Totally works!