For anyone thats ever completely resolved their acne, how?!?!?
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Just time really... And keep you're face really clean... You'll grow out of it. Most people stop breaking out between 17 and mid-20s. You just gotta hang in there for it to be entirely resolved...
The primary reason for acne is dirt and oil clogging up your pores. There is no miracle product, you just need to keep that dirt and oil outta there using face cleaning products, astringents, and even good ol' soap.
If it's really that bad that it's affecting your social life, I recommend talking to your doctor or seeing a dermatologist. Maybe they can prescribe something stronger. My friend had really horrible acne once, they got so red they almost looked purple, they were even going down his back. He went to a dermatologist and they gave him some kind of medicine (a pill I think), and it cleaned up amazingly within just a couple weeks!
When you do have some really bad pimples, use Noxema. It's as close as you can get to a miracle worker. (Generic "cold cream" is the same thing if you have any of that sitting around). Rub them with an ice cube for a minute to contract them as much as you can, then glob on the Noxema. It will dry it right up within a couple hours. Do that two or three times a day and they will get drastically smaller quickly and won't be red any more. Keep rubbing them with an ice cube between Noxema globs to keep them from swelling too much and popping (whether they pop on their own or you pop them yourself, they can leave scars). If they do pop, don't touch them with your hands (at least until you wash them with antibacterial soap - hands carry massive amounts of bacteria that could get under your skin), try and draw the ooze OUT of your skin with a tissue or something and squeeze away from you're skin. If you push it into your face, a pimple will just pop up somewhere else. Clean your face thoroughly with ispropyl rubbing alcohol (or an alcohol wipe if you have one), and put some more Noxema on it to dry it up. Keep it clean and it will clear up within a couple days. But whatever you do, DON'T POP THEM!
I recommend Neutrogena products. The only real secret is you have to be consistent in order for it to help. You can't thoroughly clean your face 50 times a day for a couple days and then only use some soap in the shower for a couple days, and then go all out again... You need to set up a routine (like every morning and every night) and use the same product consistently. Don't give up on it if you don't see results right away. Almost every product out there is to PREVENT acne, not get rid of it after you have it.
Good luck!
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Well a lot of those medications actually bring out acne before it makes it better. It pulls out the dirt and what is clogging your pores. Did you ever ask you doctor to put you on acutane? It makes your acne a lot worse at first but after a couple months it should clear it up. Good luck=)
the dermatologist cleared up my acne in like 3 months. the medicine is pretty expensive but totally worth it.
Cetaphil, cetaphil cetaphil
Takes a couple weeks but completely eliminated my acne...turns out everything i was using was making my skin worse...this super gentle clenser did the trick perfect!
murad is the best. www.murad.com. i swear youll see really good results. i have it too and now its clearing up. just after 7 days it cleared up.
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