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Originally Posted by noodle
i have disasterous oily, extremely sensitive, scarred and broken out skin.
it's a mess. add in some depo last year to totally screw up my pores for future generations and i ended up at the dermatologist today.
i've tried everything under the sun except the two she's given me to try.
i'm to use vanicream soap (supposed to be really mild) and benza-clin gel and hopefully something wonderful will happen.
unfortunately, i'm one of those people that is more allergic to the botanicals than some of the chemicals.
good luck, girly.
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Believe it or not the most common acne remedy that we recommend at the clinic I work at starts with dial antibacterial soap. Unfortunately it has been found that a large number of acne sufferers are carrying staph infections. Cheap to give a try, thought I would throw that out for you.
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Originally Posted by ItWasMe
I like to make my own soap with oils, water, and lye. Sometimes with fragrance oils or essential oils, but not for the face. Super-fatted at 10% it is non-drying. But it does not remove mascara well. So if I am removing makeup, I use an olay cleanser. I always use the Olay moisturizer.
I used to have oily skin, and used an astringent to remove excess oils. BTW I noticed Avon's skin care lines has cleanser and astringent for oily skin; cleanser and toner for normal or dry skin.
My favorite lipstick was discontinued. Not the shade, the entire line. I found them on eBay. There are folks who buy discontinued lots of makeups and such, and sell them. Granted, I had to buy 3 of them because they are being sold in sets of 3 or 6. But I am set for quite a while now. What exactly are you looking for?
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I have made my own soaps too, I have to admit that I have a similar problem. Super-fatting wise anyway. I generally don't go all the way to 10%, more like 8%. I did make one soap that was a rose/rosemary combination with cocoa butter and olive oil that worked wonders for cleansing my face however. That one was a pain to cut!
I am always switching soaps for my face to be honest. Lately I have been using my own soap as I mentioned, but another old standby would be just a liquid dove soap with an occasional clay mask. Astringent is a must as well, especially in the summertime for myself.