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maladroithim

#21 January 21, 2009, 08:07:18 pm

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I used to have really bad acne. The acne was super bad. I remember one time in art class I was nominated as the subject for the portrait thing and everyone in class drew my portrait and they drew all these red dots all over my face and I left the room in tears.

I tried lots of medications and none of them worked (except for accutane and it almost killed me and the results were temporary; it is bad stuff).

So one day I tried this on a whim:

And I have had beautiful skin ever since!

Acne washes and medications usually make your skin worse. It is in the interest of the manufacturer for it to make your skin worse. I would 100% recommend normal antibacterial bar soap. I have had great luck with Dial antibacterial gold. When I have switched away from the soap I have immediately gotten breakouts so it has to work.

If you have sensitive skin, harsh soaps like this will give you a rash. But it will probably clear up your acne.

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#22 January 21, 2009, 08:46:05 pm

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Quote from: inflamed penii on January 21, 2009, 08:00:30 pm

i dunno what would happen if guys took it, but birth control tends to regulate hormones and stop acne. yeah.

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Quote from: maladroithim on January 21, 2009, 08:07:18 pm

And I have had beautiful skin ever since!

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#23 January 21, 2009, 08:59:22 pm

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Quote from: crumply on January 21, 2009, 04:07:25 pm

If you think about sporty people you know from school or whatever they quite often have a lot better skin than ther nerdy, sit-in-front-of-computer-all-day types like us. I think very few people can get away with sitting on their ass on the internet all the time without negative consequences.

Actually I always sit on my lazy ass surfing on the internet and go to Mc Donald's everyday and I'm the hottest guy in town

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JMickle

#24 January 21, 2009, 09:09:20 pm

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Quote from: ~ Bridgeman ~ on January 21, 2009, 08:59:22 pm

Actually I always sit on my lazy ass surfing on the internet and go to Mc Donald's everyday and I'm the hottest guy in town

LOLZZ JUST AS PLANNEDZZ

I really don't understand tbh, I'm 17 and never had more than like, 5 spots at one time. And its not like i'm the most hygieneic guy in the world

I think the hormones thing is probably true, I've heard it a few places, so take that advice.

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Lars

#25 January 21, 2009, 09:12:27 pm

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i have no idea if it is random but i used to have a lot of acne but once i started working out hard it gradually went away. the reason i did it in the first place was because working out during teenage years supposedly helps a lot in stablizing hormones so i figured it'd work. and it might've. i dunno why but a year or so after i started working out seriously i was completely free of acne. just dont respect results after a week or two. nothing works that fast.

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maladroithim

#26 January 21, 2009, 09:20:53 pm

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Also isn't it crazy that this is like maybe the first acne thread GW has ever had? I'm sure like nearly everyone here has had acne problems at some point.

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#27 January 21, 2009, 09:25:54 pm

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Quote from: maladroithim on January 21, 2009, 09:20:53 pm

Also isn't it crazy that this is like maybe the first acne thread GW has ever had? I'm sure like nearly everyone here has had acne problems at some point.

Not exactly the first

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#28 January 21, 2009, 09:40:14 pm

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I vaguely recall another acne thread about 1 maybe ~2 years ago.

EDIT: oh maybe that was it Grunthor

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maladroithim

#29 January 21, 2009, 10:04:58 pm

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Wow I forgot about that thread.

Still like . . .

I don't know I would expect it to be a more frequent conversation topic I don't know.

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Marcus

#30 January 21, 2009, 10:06:30 pm

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rub avocado on your face i hear this works wonders.

i never had acne and rarely get pimples. kinda strange since i always grease my hair and the oil runs off when i sweat.

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the_nackster

#31 January 21, 2009, 11:13:07 pm

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All these crazy ass acne washes are full of shit. Wash your face 2-3 times a day with a mild bar soap. If your face doesnt start to look better within a week then you can shoot me in the face for lying to you. Ill hold my oath to that.

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#32 January 22, 2009, 12:14:39 am

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Yeah when I was having bad breakouts about 3 years ago, I had a tendency to basically SCOUR my face when I washed it and scrub way too hard thinking I was doing myself a favour. That's definitely a huge no-no, just irritates the skin more. I was also working nights and not getting much sleep, when I stopped things got a lot better.

I still have SPLOTCHY complexion, but it runs on my dad's side of the family in the males. I don't get breakouts anymore, but ocassionally I'll get a pimple and I use some Clearasil skin-toned gunk that at least removes a lot of the redness.

I've never had it bad enough to bother with prescription shit or hardcore over the counter solutions though, so I can't comment there. You might want to try cheap and basic stuff first before you go forking over cash for shit that probably won't even do much. But if you're really 15, then yeah, part of this is just par for the course. Sucks balls! If you have a sister, get her to give you some concealer or buy some skin-toned treatments to cover the bad spots. Sleep, wash your face in the morning and before bed, and the rest is up to god.......

Quote from: Farmrush on January 21, 2009, 09:40:14 pm

I vaguely recall another acne thread about 1 maybe ~2 years ago.

EDIT: oh maybe that was it Grunthor

I posted one like three years ago.

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#33 January 22, 2009, 07:10:33 am

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We can make it an annual event! If we increase awareness of methods of becoming despotty we'll all get out more and GW will go down the plughole just like the rest of the bacteria from our pores!

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Kezay

#34 January 22, 2009, 07:39:18 am

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Quote from: the_nackster on January 21, 2009, 11:13:07 pm

All these crazy ass acne washes are full of shit. Wash your face 2-3 times a day with a mild bar soap. If your face doesnt start to look better within a week then you can shoot me in the face for lying to you. Ill hold my oath to that.

Some of us have been there and done that, but simply washing your face with a bar of soap doesn't always do the trick. When I had it bad a few years ago my aunt suggested that and in some cases it made things worse. (dried out the skin, irritated it) Over the counter topical treatments did the job best and eventually I tried proactiv for a few months which worked wonders at which point I then stopped and I rarely have a breakout anymore and if I do, it's very mild. Not everyone is as lucky as you. :< Clear skinned bastard :P

Anyway, I pretty much used the clearasil stuff as it didn't dry out my skin as Proactiv started to, yet still gets the job done. (and costs a hell of a lot less to boot) I thought Mateui had some really good suggestions in the last thread about this stuff, too since he's kind of in a position to offer some more profound advice, I suppose.

By the by, is there any REAL truth to you diet affecting your acne? I mean, to a certain extent I suppose there would be if you simply ate crap (you are what you eat, as the adage goes) but I don't know if having sweets during a certain period like Christmas would really affect it all that much. Then again I've never really gotten a one sided answer on this, some professional derms. suggest that it does, others say it doesn't.

Last Edit: January 22, 2009, 07:40:57 am by Kezay

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#35 January 22, 2009, 08:06:39 am

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I used to use a pretty weird home remedy that might be painful for you depending on how bad it is. Still, next time you finish shaving take the razor and nip a little piece off of each inflamed area and then generously apply after shave. It burns like balls but it's pretty effective!

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#36 January 22, 2009, 12:44:00 pm

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this gives cutting off your nose despite your face a whole new meaning

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#37 January 22, 2009, 02:06:06 pm

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Quote from: inflamed penii on January 21, 2009, 08:00:30 pm

i dunno what would happen if guys took it, but birth control tends to regulate hormones and stop acne. yeah.

Speaking as a chick, I took birth control for almost six years and it did dick squat for acne. It's also worth mentioning that I was on birth control when I got pregnant, so maybe I'm just some sort of a mutant freak.

Moving back onto topic, I'm 26 and I still get break-outs that put most teenagers to shame. Accutane just about killed me and Proactive made me break out in ridiculous rashes. Right now I exfoliate my skin at least once a week, either with a bit of sea salt or with a lufa sponge. I have girly girl facial cleanser and toner from Carol Visage that has really seemed to help, but it does nothing for sudden break-outs so I still get the odd super-zit every now and again.

I was always told to use upward strokes when washing your face. Start at your chin and, in small circles, work your way up your face. When putting your moisturizers or toners on, work in downward strokes.

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#38 January 22, 2009, 02:10:00 pm

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Actually it definitely depends on the birth control, because I was on birth control that drastically INCREASED acne, and had to stop taking it because it made my face break out so bad. I tried Proactiv and it made my face far worse, and then I just started washing my face better and the combination of that and changing birth control was what fixed my acne. I don't really get acne anymore though, except when I eat a bunch of greasy food (but pizza is just too delicious, so I can put up with a bump or two on my face for a day).

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The Ghost

#39 January 22, 2009, 02:26:28 pm

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Man, I thought you guys were exaggerating the horrors of Accutane so I decided to look it up. Much to my surprise, there's like a million negative customer experiences with this drug. How is this shit still being sold?

Btw, I don't have acne. My face is as smooth as a baby's behind.

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Grin Tree

#40 January 22, 2009, 05:16:56 pm

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I used to get acne a lot and I couldn't figure out what the cause was until I cut out dairy from my diet - and it worked.

Some other important tips are to keep hair out of your face and change your sheets/pillow cases regularly.

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