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I didn't get anything even remotely close to acne until i was nearly 15.

 

Even then it wasn't bad.

 

My skin is smooth, I get a maximum of like 3 zits on my face at all times, usually under my lower lip or on the sides of my nose. The only problem is, although I don't have many breakouts, mine tend to last a good week or two and tend to be rather large. And by rather large I mean about the size of Lincoln's head on a penny. It's not too awful, especially compared some people I've seen.

 

 

 

I heard tooth paste can keep acne down for those of you looking for home remedies.

Just pop them :-# . 5 minutes (at the most) in front of the mirror every day popping pimples before they begin (the pores that look disturbed) and you will never have problems. Get it at the source, right?

Proactiv has worked wonders for me.

Just pop them :-# . 5 minutes (at the most) in front of the mirror every day popping pimples before they begin (the pores that look disturbed) and you will never have problems. Get it at the source, right?

 

 

 

Popping causes scarring. :?

Been using Proactiv again, it works like a charm for me, most of the time. I only have like 4 small zits compared to the dozen, noticable zits. I recently got some sunburn, which caused an outbreak wherever I got burnt.

I get it a little bit. I usually just deal with it. If it's really bad looking I pop it. Otherwise, I just chill out and deal with 'em. The worst thing that could happen is somebody telling me I'm ugly (Old news folks :)

 

 

 

EDIT: Fast food does it too. Keep off that if you eat it.

I get a fair amount of acne and pimples, and I find that the best way to get rid of them is to go to a cosmetician once in a while. I go once in every two months, and they pop it with proper sterilization and hydration steps before and after, so you won't get infected. It hurts pretty bad and your face is swollen for a day or two but it's very effective in the long run.

 

 

 

If you wanna DIY, I recommend using 100% alcohol and rubbing it with cotton balls on your face before sleep, or using the many Benzoyl Peroxide containing creams out there. ;)

changing ur diet just so that u wont get acne really seems dumb to me. i just eat the right amount of everything. when i do get acne or when i prevent them is just use acne cream. if it really becomes bad i just go to the dermatologist and he gives me a shot wherever it is which makes it smaller and easier to clear out.

I always get pimples right on my nose, in 3 specific places. Middle of the right side, far left, and right in the dead-on middle. It's only about every 3 weeks one pops up but I hate them :cry: . I use this one thing I found at the grocery store (I think it's called Clean and Clear, and it takes a couple days, but then it usually just fades away :)

TS, i know exactly how you feel, I've near enough tried everything going including dieting, not to be mr negative in the thread but I've given up, some people get rid of it with one cream, i however have accepted that my teenage years shall be lived "spotty". Sucks really cos I look at least 4 times uglier :lol:

If you're someone who really has bad acne you shouldn't waste your time with anything other than prescription drugs such as minocycline or accutane. Pretty much all the over the counter products out there are a complete crapshoot.

Acne isn't too bad for me. I just scrub really hard when I wash my face :lol:

 

 

 

There's one kid at my school, his acne is insane. It's like his face was stung all over by bees, it looks swollen. He's a good guy though.

i've heard that popping your pimples fastens the healing process. if your face starts to get greasy, then thats when you should wash your face. the general rule to fighting acne. :P

i've heard that popping your pimples fastens the healing process. if your face starts to get greasy, then thats when you should wash your face. the general rule to fighting acne. :P

 

 

 

That's what I believe. I don't know who the idiot was 100 years ago that said popping pimples gives giant scars streaking over your face #-o .

i've heard that popping your pimples fastens the healing process. if your face starts to get greasy, then thats when you should wash your face. the general rule to fighting acne. :P

 

It helps, but there's some pimples that you honestly can't pop, and that's the type that people with really bad acne tend to get.

 

I have fairly good skin. I get a few pimples around the hairline of my forehead, but that's just because i use conditioner to the roots.

Dude, my bro has had acne for like 5 years, almost 6. He's but trying Proactiv and Neutrogena and such. He's been to a Dermatologist and he's been prescribed medicine and all that. None worked. My aunt bought some DDF- Doctor's Dermatological Formula, and it's been working. After your testing, you should try some of it out.

 

 

 

And if you pop your pimples, you need to wash your face, or else more pimples will come in that area.

I had acne from about 14-15 right up until i was 20. It wasn't terrible, just a few across my forehead and maybe an occaisional one on my cheek, but i constantly had them. I don't think there was a point in those 5 years where i didn't have 4 or 5. I had a good diet and tried all the prescribed stuff but it made no difference. Then when i was 20 they just went away, all in the period of a few weeks and havn't really been back. i get one or two every few months but that's about it. It's weird that after 5+ years of treating it to no effect they ended up just getting bored and leaving :P

I used to suffer pretty much from acne from 12-15 , until I went to see a doctor. He gave me this great stuff that really helps, and I still use it every day accompanied by a softer kind of ointment, it looks like water but it has a strong scent and it kills most of the germs.

 

 

 

One thing that many people forget, is to relax. Your acne could become alot less active when you simply stop worrying about things, it does in my case. I could skip the ointment for some days during my vacation time, in example.

i've heard that popping your pimples fastens the healing process. if your face starts to get greasy, then thats when you should wash your face. the general rule to fighting acne. :P

 

 

 

That's what I believe. I don't know who the idiot was 100 years ago that said popping pimples gives giant scars streaking over your face #-o .

 

 

 

I pop zits all the time, you just have to do it responsibly. The usual "use two fingers and pinch that zit" thing just pushes some of the puss in deeper, whole some comes out. You have to make an incision with a sterelized needle (although I never sterilize mine) and squeeze out all sides, not the tip. I've seen horrifying faces by irresponsible poppers. And make sure to keep your fingers and face clean.

I have a bad case of whiteheads because I have a fringe that gets oily. I had a facial done, they dug through my forehead. It hurt :(

I had a problem with acne from age 13-15. I took all sorts of medicine and nothing worked. Finally, my doctor hooked me up on this wonder drug which I don't remember the name to. I had to get monthly blood tests while on it, but after 3 years of suffering this medicine cleared me up after 2 months for good.

Sounds like my diet, might explain the 4 zits I have...my dermatologist also told me masturbation causes acne.

Sounds like my diet, might explain the 4 zits I have...my dermatologist also told me masturbation causes acne.

 

 

 

Semen is good for your skin :-$ .

my dermatologist also told me masturbation causes acne.

 

 

 

 

 

I've been looking for an good way to get my acne gone for a while now, and I have to say........ you've just made me a sad panda.