Comments on: Guide to Cure Acne

By: LISA

LISA — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:51:14 +0000

Hi.
Love your blog. And its so weird cause if have use the same regimen as you do. I also use paulas choice proucts and Differin gel. i had beautiful skin for years. BUT i have a huge problem. I went off Ortho Tri Cylcen for two months. I noticed the first month off that i was breaking out a little. So after two months of being off, I went back on. Im on my second month now and my face is a huge mess.. Tons of white heads on my cheeks. All around the same area too. I find at least two more a day. I dont even want to leave the house. I had beautiful skin, what happened??? Do you think my skin has to get used to the birht control pill again? WIll i geet back my beautiful skin.. Please tell me what you think.. THANKS… Lisa

By: Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:49:28 +0000

A very good read. I went through bouts of pimples that were normally caused by hormones. I spent some time in dermatologist’s offices and that helped too. Mostly my outbreaks were mild and usually related to my menstrual cycle. I don’t have pimples on a regular basis anymore but I remember how awful they made me feel.

By: amy

amy — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:11:39 +0000

Can someone help me decide whether Cliques Pore refining Serum is safe?

It has Alcohol Denat but this has a (0..5) This ingred is listed as no 8 in the list of ingrediants. It also has Dioctyl Succinate and Hexylene Glycol but these are close to the bottom of list.
Shall i continue to use this product or not? xx

By: amy

amy — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:08:47 +0000

Can some one help me. I am currently looking at the ingred in Dermalogica Tinted moisturiser. It has Cetearyl Alchohol, Glyceryl Stearate,Sodium Chloride, and Steric Acid. The Glyceryl Stearate, is listed as No 7, and Cetearly Alchohol is listed as the 8th ingred, and steric acid as the 9th. Sodium Chloride is near the bottom.

Is this safe or one to avoid?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:37:11 +0000

I recently went to a Dermatogist for acne treatment, I was prescribed Retin-A cream. I have been using it for a few months, and I believe it has made my acne alot worse. I went to another Doctor who was telling me that the Retin-A cream isnt very good for acne, and actually can make it worse.( He said it was great for wrinkles) The problem is I am now left with a brand new tube of the cream. Is it safe to use on the back of my hands? I always put sunscreen on, I even carry it in my purse. I do alot of driving for my job so Im sure even with re-applying that my hands do have their fare share of sun damage. I would love to put this tube to use, so I dont have to waste it all…

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:59:01 +0000

Hi Jeni,

This is a fantastic blog! You’ve included so much information here and I look forward to trying the Philosophy products and the Shiseido sunscreen. I currently use the Retin A Micro and it did have a some redness and peeling at first but it works great! It really gets rid of all of the pesky black-heads. Now I use it only when my skin breaks out to smooth it again so its not so sensitive all of the time. The redness and peeling are barely there now too. I wanted to recommend a make-up line I just started using; Bella Pierre. It’s a little more expensive but it has no additives and feels great on my skin. Here’s the website in case anyone is interested: http://www.bellapierre.com/ca/ . I’ve only tried the loose mineral powder so far but look forward to buying more products. I was actually wondering if you had any advice for anti-aging products for acne-prone skin? I’ve done a little research but get overwhelmed with all of the products (haven’t tried any yet) I don’t mind spending a little extra especially if it’s a good product. I find a lot of the less-expensive products have so many additives that’s really what you are paying for. I almost bought Meaningful Beauty but found a lot of iffy blogs about it and I couldn’t find an ingredients list. I’m not looking for a miracle cream but something to add to the daily regimen to moisturize, nourish, reverse some damage (just turned 31) but act more like a preventive… Wouldn’t mind finding something that can take care of age spots and acne scars too, is this asking too much?? Some of the products that are rated #1 are Dermavexin, Avotone, Lifecell, Prototype 37C, Dermajuv and Epuri. The Epuri is a great price at $30 but has a couple of pore-clogging ingredients, parabens and other unessary ingredients. Avotone, Prototype 37C also have parabens while Lifecell, Dermavexin and Dermajuv don’t. Are you concerned about parabens in your products? Maybe you can write a blog about that :)

By: fashionforward

fashionforward — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:48:45 +0000

Kat James recommended Frutels as an all natural remedy for acne. they’re basically vitamins in chocolate. Wondering if you tried these and what did you think?(www,frutels.com)

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:00:37 +0000

I really like using toner since it seems like it gets anything left behind after washing my face. I looked at mine, and the second ingredient is a major no! Are there any toners you recommend? Also, I’ve got a lot of white heads. I think you said they are mostly due to cosmetic acne. I use Ulta Mineral power and I thought it was fine. Do you have any white head remedies?

By: Camille

Camille — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:43:28 +0000

Another tip:
If your water is chlorinated, install a shower filter that removes chlorine. Chlorine can clear up acne in the short run, but over a period of time, it dries your skin, which causes it to produce more oil to compensate, which can clog your pores. Chlorine is also damaging to the skin.

My pores look noticeably less clogged after just 2 weeks of using a shower filter. They’re still clogged, but they’re better. My skin is normal/combination/gets dry sometimes.

I use the Sprite brand of shower filter, which uses KDF-55 and Chlorgon (the only one that uses Chlorgon–most filters use KDF-55 which doesn’t seem to remove even nearly all the chlorine). It’s NSF certified to remove most of the chlorine. It’s also one of the cheapest ones out there. (But check your city’s water report–they may use chloramine instead of chlorine. Vitamin C filters claim they remove chloramine as well as chlorine, but they’re not NSF certified. I would have tried one if my roommates weren’t skeptical.)

By: elly

elly — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:21:52 +0000

Omg thank you very much for all these tips. I just recently got on Birth Control and I am looking forward to my results. I even researched the pill up to see if it was good for my acne and if it didn’t worsen it. I was on antibiotics, but I’m not so sure if i should be taking both at the same time, so for now I am only taking the pill. Any advice?