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Originally Posted by settie
As a teenager, I had breakouts 24/7. Eventually, after trying every cleaner, every topical cream/ointment, etc. I pulled out the big guns and went on Accutane for 8 months or so. It made a big difference. When I get stressed, and lazy, I have the occasional zit. But as long as I follow my cleansing regimen, my skin is clear.
My biggest issue now is moisturizing my entire body, as Accutane dries you out like a raisin... :P
I'm not necessarily suggesting the use of Accutane to anyone though. I'd say its a last resort-type med. The one you take when NOTHING else works, and you're absolutely fed up with acne. Accutane gave me a mishmash of side effects, some I still experience today, years after stopping. I used Accutane long before Proactiv went on the market. I've never tried it out, but it looks like a good product line.
I used to use Neutrogena products, but found they weren't really doing anything...not particularly preventing breakouts, and not helping the ones I had.
So I switched back to Biore, and now use their cleansers. I love their astringent, I feel like theirs actually works, as opposed to some on the market. And I Love love LOVE their exfoliating facial product...whatever its called. It makes your skin so smooth after...for days and days. <3
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For a year and a half I took my daughter every two weeks to a dermatologist. She had horrible acne-red, huge zits..from her elbows to her forehead. They tried everything from oral meds to RetinA to chemical peels and it didn't get even a smidge better. When they recommended Accutane, she was handed this huge book about it, saw that she'd have to go for blood work and said "No way, Mom".
First we tried OTC versions of Proactiv but they didn't do much. Then I went and bought Biore products and Panoxyl cream. It worked. She still has some acne, especially on her torso, which she is attacking with the L'Oreal Adult Acne kit, with good results.
I myself still get pimples-I have oily skin and huge pores. I use a glycerin soap from Bath and Body Works as it's the only thing that doesn't make me feel like a dried leaf after washing. Even Neutragena's glycerin bar irritated my face.
Once or twice a month, I use the L'Oreal Glycol Peel kit for deep cleaning-the stuff that gets on the pad even after a good wash is amazing.
A little trick for those of us with oily skin-don't take the oil off, use it! When the shine starts to show, I just massage the oils back in as if they were moisturizer from a tube. Nothing beats natural.
Disclaimer: don't do that if you're in a dirty environment!