Ever get to work only to realize you have an enormous pimple parading around like the Queen of England on your face ?
Ah yes, the joy of acne. Whoever told me that I'd grow out of it as I got older deserves a fishslap. :)
A facial mask with a high sulfur content will help it go away faster. Just a dab on the offending area before bed and it will get better much, much faster.
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I don't know if this is one of the threads intended to be funny or not.. but I thought I was pass on some advice that I learned growing up..
(I'm in my early 40's now)
Unfortunately it only applies to guys:
One thing that helps is if you don't buy a cheap ass razor. Spend a few bucks and buy a decent disposible razor, and not that bag of 12 disposables for $2.50. Shave regularly if you need to. Don't think that it aggravates your acnme, so that is a reason to never shave. Yeah, it sometimes does aggravate it, but what you do after you shave is just as critical.
Along with that, buy some mens moisturizing aftershave product that doesn't clog pores. It will cost about $5 to $7. Don't be a cheap-ass. Nivea makes a good product. You need to moisturize after you shave. If you buy the right stuff it doesn't smell like cologne (or it doesn't have to).
Wash your face regularly of course, and give the benzoyl peroxide a rest, especially if they haven't worked well so far.
Men get pimples for lots of reasons, but the one that gets overlooked is that pores get clogged by dead and/or dried skin. If you think you have oily skin, you can end up over-compensating with excessive washing and benzoyl peroxide stuff which will dry your skin out. The dried skin then plogs up the pores in the exact way that you're afraid that oil will.
When you shave, you're scraping off a layer of dead skin particles. When you wash and then moisturize with a mens skin care product afterwards, you keep your skin both clean and from drying out.
I was an adult with pimples. I started doing what I have discribed above and it went away and it never came back.
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The powerful cleansing properties of carrots are effective in detoxifying the liver, thus overall effective for acne which are caused by toxicity of the blood.
The high amount of vitamin C and anti-oxidants in cucumber makes it an important ingredient in many beauty creams for treating eczema, psoriasis, acne, etc.
Essential Fatty Acids are vital for the membranes around every cell in our body, including our skin, hair and nails, the body's outer membrane. It can help eliminate skin problems like scalp or dandruff problems, eczema, psoriasis, severe acne and brittle nails.
The highly cleansing properties of grape juice and the high vitamin C content is very beneficial for the skin and helps reduce acne.
Juicing site with more info on naturally effective means of treating acne.
This has been a public service announcement from Fake Healer: Healing people through natural methods since....well....you get the point.
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(Afraid to even consider the possibilities of what said content was) I know you're a poodle and all, but keep your mind out of the gutter ;)
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That's just too damn funny!
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I have and always have had oily skin. My mother is an RN, and my diet growing up was extremely healthy. Red meat once a month. Soda pop once or twice a week. That's it. Rarely candy. Lotsa chicken.
Everyone reading this, I had ALL YOUR acne. I was acne Jesus.
I had oily skin, and puberty brought this eruption of acne all over my back and face. Nothing helped. Hormones+oily skin=acne.
There is no magic bullet.
You know what helped? I got to a point where I didn't care about it.
Anybody who talked crap? F#!* them; they're a$+~$**s. People with advice? I've tried everything. I tried the dermatologist; that about cut it in half. A few years went by, and for the most part, the acne went away.
I'm sure it has something to do with diet, and a good diet is a good thing and all, but I tried all the stuff and......I have oily skin, and puberty brings a hormonal eruption. It had to; I went from 5'6" to 6" tall in about a year and a half.
It all went away for the most part.
I have a zit in my nose right now and it hurts, but I'm 40 and I don't care. I'm not a teenager anymore. It goes away.
I don't want to joust nobody, I really wanted to walk away from this thread. I'm just saying this for the poor schmuck out there, maybe 17, maybe 19, who has this acne eruption; I know it sucks. I think the main thing is to get to the point where you're not worried about it in your head. I know it's hard, but when I look back on it, that was worse than a few infected skin pores.
I know you're a poodle and all, but keep your mind out of the gutter ;)
I don't want to joust nobody
I don't want to joust either.
You make a good point. Any advice given can't encompass every situation. People are different. They get bad skin for different reasons. There is no magic bullet as you say.
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I don't want to joust nobodyI don't want to joust either.
You make a good point. Any advice given can't encompass every situation. People are different. They get bad skin for different reasons. There is no magic bullet as you say.
Yeah, but that's no reason not to offer some ideas that may have helped you or someone you know. It may not work but sitting around wishing ain't gonna help either so you might as well try something, especially if there is no downside to the trying.
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No, I know that. I got no beef with nobody.
Just the thing is you get this long litany of people going "quit drinking chocolate milk. Quit eating so much chocolate. Don't eat eggwhites. Don't eat popcorn unless it's air popped. etc etc etc....." Most of them are, you know, well-meaning. Some are inferring YOU have a PROBLEM YOU CAN/SHOULD/MUST SOLVE.
The problem was hormones. Not food. No net change in eating habits occurred. No massive one, anyway. The massive change was the hormones. Not chocolate.
Time solves it. That's my take on it, anyway. I almost think the acne wasn't really the problem, the problem that needed to be solved was in MY head. I solved it. I think the quest to conquer it can become part of the problem is all.
I think the quest to conquer it can become part of the problem is all.
Kind of makes me think of religion.
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I guess what I'm trying to say is this: that's HOW I dealt with it. I quit caring. The problem dealt with itsself after that. I don't know when the massive acne problem went away. Because, I just didn't care.
I didn't sit around wishing. THAT would've REQUIRED CARING.
I get acne when I feel stressed. Perhaps the quit caring thing works. I also manhandle my face when I'm stressed. I cover my mouth with my hands, cup my forehead in my hands, pinch my chin. I think all of that transfers dirt and oils.
Now that I'm old enough that I get less acne, I'm getting other unusual growths--cysts and weird 'third nipple' moles and other strange stuff. If I get to heaven and God isn't laughing, I'll be pissed. I mean, seriously, this all better be a joke and not meant with malicious intent.
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I guess what I'm trying to say is this: that's HOW I dealt with it. I quit caring. The problem dealt with itsself after that. I don't know when the massive acne problem went away. Because, I just didn't care.
I didn't sit around wishing. THAT would've REQUIRED CARING.I get acne when I feel stressed. Perhaps the quit caring thing works. I also manhandle my face when I'm stressed. I cover my mouth with my hands, cup my forehead in my hands, pinch my chin. I think all of that transfers dirt and oils.
Now that I'm old enough that I get less acne, I'm getting other unusual growths--cysts and weird 'third nipple' moles and other strange stuff. If I get to heaven and God isn't laughing, I'll be pissed. I mean, seriously, this all better be a joke and not meant with malicious intent.
Hmmmm, what would I do with a third nipple? I only got 2 hands.....
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I guess what I'm trying to say is this: that's HOW I dealt with it. I quit caring. The problem dealt with itsself after that. I don't know when the massive acne problem went away. Because, I just didn't care.
I didn't sit around wishing. THAT would've REQUIRED CARING.
I agree with this but for some people it just isn't an option. I have a sister-in-law that has heavy-duty scarring from really bad acne and she still was getting it as an adult until she tried adding more vitamin C and other natural stuff into her diet to help alleviate the symptoms. It worked for her and may for some others I hope. Unfortunately we are in a society that puts too much stock into outward appearances and women suffer worse than men in these types of things. Looking like a victim of a flesh-eating disease or a REALLY devoted Seal fan just isn't a viable option that some to want to deal with. My sis-in-law is a beautiful, smart and fun girl but now is very self-conscious of her scars which has effected her self-esteem because of teasing through school and such. She is now older and it really isn't much of an issue anymore but the journey really had some negative effects on her. I just don't like to accept that there isn't some answer to a problem somewhere.
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If you're old, like me, and only get one of these buggers on occasion, Lanacane spray works wonders. Pop the zit, then apply Lanacane with a bit of cotton. The wound will be healed by the next morning or sooner. Here's some good news--my wife (she's a doctor, so when she explains this to me it's full of binding something-something and mito-something-something, so I do a lot of head nodding and smiling) says there is no link between diet and acne, so chocolate and pizza do not cause or exacerbate pimples. This is good, because they are my favorite foods. :-)
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I guess what I'm trying to say is this: that's HOW I dealt with it. I quit caring. The problem dealt with itsself after that. I don't know when the massive acne problem went away. Because, I just didn't care.
I didn't sit around wishing. THAT would've REQUIRED CARING.I agree with this but for some people it just isn't an option. I have a sister-in-law that has heavy-duty scarring from really bad acne and she still was getting it as an adult until she tried adding more vitamin C and other natural stuff into her diet to help alleviate the symptoms. It worked for her and may for some others I hope. Unfortunately we are in a society that puts too much stock into outward appearances and women suffer worse than men in these types of things. Looking like a victim of a flesh-eating disease or a REALLY devoted Seal fan just isn't a viable option that some to want to deal with. My sis-in-law is a beautiful, smart and fun girl but now is very self-conscious of her scars which has effected her self-esteem because of teasing through school and such. She is now older and it really isn't much of an issue anymore but the journey really had some negative effects on her. I just don't like to accept that there isn't some answer to a problem somewhere.
I can dig that. I never had the deep scarring stuff; just these weekly eruptions of 30-40 zits all over my face and back.
Then the dude in line who had gynecomastia telling me at the top of his lungs, "hey, HEATH!!! With all those zits, do you think you need CHOCOLATE MILK?" I mean, he had gynecomastia....why's he setting himself up? Jeesish.
Oy! Don't make me come over there!
Why? Do you need another butt whoopin'?