Comments on: Win A ThermaClear!

By: alli

alli — Sat, 16 May 2009 19:17:01 +0000

just wondering if the thermaclear worked for whoever won it…

By: Zhai

Zhai — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:41:19 +0000

I have always suffered from acne ever since I was 14 years old (now, 22). I have tried just about anything from ProActiv, Murad, Acneefree, Neutrogena, Clean & Clear, Clearasil, Mario Badescu and other prescription medications. The best that worked for me were the ones that my dermatologist prescribed; however even with insurance it was still pricey. It cost me about $250/month. I stopped after 8 months because I couldn’t afford it. Then, I went back to ProActiv. I wouldn’t say that my face got cleared but it helped until my skin got used to it that it suddenly stopped working so I completely stopped using it. It was 4 months ago when I experienced my worst acne moment. It started when my friend introduced me to a friend of hers (a blind date). The guy was really cute, and I thought we hit it off. After the date, I got really anxious so I called up my friend to ask her to ask him what he thought of me. My friend said he thought of me as a sister instead of someone he dates. I was devastated so I left it at that. A month later, I saw him at Express (where he was working) and asked about what I thought of acne.org’s regimen. I didn’t know what he was talking about so I asked him what he was talking about. And he said, “You should really do something about your bacne.” I was so embarrassed that I stopped shopping at that specific Express store location.

By: Sally

Sally — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:05:03 +0000

I’ve had breakouts since I was ten. yes, TEN. Small ones at first, lots of blackheads mainly, and tiny pimples. Then came the pustules and larger ones around 13.

At 14 my doctor put me on oral antibiotics for the acne. I remember rushing out the door to school at 7:20 in the morning, no time for breakfast and having to take those pills. Having to run out of class a few times and throwing up halfway down the hall because they made me woozy and upset my stomach.

I suffered using oral antibiotic after oral antibiotic all through high school. None of them seeming to clear my acne, and the antibiotics seemed to cause other body imbalances, yeast, fungus, impaired immune system.

I’m 21 now and my acne is still nearly as severe as ever. A year ago, when it was at its worst, I was working as a cashier and had children come up with their parents and ask me “Hey lady, what’s wrong with your face?” It was embarrassing, and terrible, and I felt disfigured. I still feel disfigured. It’s not as severe anymore, but the scars are still there, and the little breakouts that still pop up from stubborn blackheads and whiteheads.

I’ve tried changing my diet, taking herbal supplements, homeopathic remedies, antibiotics, almost every benzoyl peroxide and salycylic acid ointment out there. The only thing that’s lessened it even a little so far is my Duac topical gel and still nowhere near 100%.

What makes me sadder about this is that when I put makeup on, strangers will come up to me and tell me I should be a model. Too bad I can almost never even wear makeup because it makes my skin even worse afterwards. Even the super nice mineral makeup I’ve bought, the only thing that doesn’t inflame it as much as all the rest. And then I feel like such a fake, that if they saw the purple marks left over from the acne, and the new little breakouts that I cover up they would think I was a monster in disguise.

Every year when college classes start up I end up with thousands more pimples, too. If this laser treatment actually worked I would be so, so happy. I’ve tried everything else. I’m tempted to buy one of these on my own and SKIP OUT of paying for one of my college classes instead. that is how desperate I am to find something to stop my skin from freaking out so much.

By: Kent

Kent — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:14:44 +0000

Hands down, it was the night I asked my girlfriend to marry me. I woke up with 2 pimple that morning. Ahhhhh! What luck huh?

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:02:13 +0000

I had perfectly beautiful clear skin all the way till college. Then for whatever reason my skin went downhill and I quickly developed severe cystic acne. My face literally ached from the pimples. I looked horrible and my confidence was at an all time low. I had gone from the girl that everyone called ‘peaches and cream’ to the girl people looked at with horror.

I cried everyday and skipped out on a lot of school and social events because I was too ashamed of my face. No one close to me understood and many told me to just ‘get over it’. After a long time of treatments and such my skin is much more clear but I am still dealing with the after affects of scars.

One of my worst stories was when I showed up to the opera I was performing in (I was a music major) and I had a bare face for the make-up artist to do his work. One of the guys in the show took one look at me when I walked in and said loudly “Jennifer what is wrong with your face!” Of course everyone in the dressing room turned to look and there I was completely exposed at the worst of times with a face full of huge, red, swollen, pimples.

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:15:55 +0000

I’ve honestly never really had acne in my youth–however, the recent stress of moving has caused me to break out with a number of large and obvious pimples. It’s kind of jarring and a little frustrating having to deal with this for pretty much the first time at the age of 25, plus I’m a guy, so I can’t comfortably use make-up to cover them up. This would be really helpful for my situation.

By: Lisa G.

Lisa G. — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:00:19 +0000

I have always had difficulty with acne. I was miserable as a teenager and my skin has only gotten a little better as an adult. My worst pimple story was of course the day of my wedding. I had been fighting an increasingly worse batch of acne the week before my wedding due to all the stress and the morning of my wedding I woke up with a large, painful pimple on the side of my chin to top my whole horrible skin week of. You can see it so clearly in all of my wedding photos even though I had my makeup professionally done.

By: Zee

Zee — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:17:37 +0000

My worst pimple story probably goes back to high school when I was 17. My family had gone to Maryland for my cousins wedding and I had been trying really hard to get my skin to behave for the festivities. I had refrained from touching, overwashing, and applying too much retin-A, which made my skin turn tomato red. A week before the wedding events started my skin had finally started to clear up–I was ecstatic. The night of the rehearsal, we all went out for a delicious spicy thai dinner. The next day, my entire face had transformed into gross, red pimples. It was horrible, but at least it taught me that spicy food is a big no-no when it comes to treating my acne!

By: Lily

Lily — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:03:36 +0000

Just hearing the word acne, or zit or pimple sends shivers down my spine. Acne really affected me throughout my teen years, and though the experience is depressing I thought it really taught me how to understand other people’s feelings and be more considerate when involved in discussions.
So I have a lot of embarrassing acne stories, but the one that stood out the most happened at my friends house. Growing up, I had two best friends who both spoke the same language that was different from mine, so I would always have trouble understanding conversations when I’m at their house with their families. This one time I went to my friends house for dinner and her family was gathered around the dinner table talking in their own language. But, because I’ve been around my friends for so long I can usually pick up a couple of simple words. So I see my friends grandmother staring at me and all of a sudden she says,
“Why is her face so red?” while looking at me…
Then, my friend goes “I dunno, maybe she’s drunk.” (This she said in english)
Then the mom goes “Oh, no she just has really bad skin.”
And by that time, I just pretended all was well. But, deep down inside I was mortified that her family was talking about me thinking that I didn’t understand. I had to excuse myself to the bathroom pretending everything was fine. Gosh, I was so scared to come out…and to think not one of friends defended me…

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:14:31 +0000

I started suffering from persistent cystic acne during my first semester finals in college. Four years later, I am still suffering from breakouts. Every holiday when I go home to visit my family, I am always lectured about not eating the correct food, not washing my face enough, messing around with my face too much, how much better I’d look without pimples and scars covering my face, etc. Although I know in my heart that they mean good, it makes me feel so bad about myself to to see loved ones look my face and think my acne is so bad that they are willing to spare the embarrassment of bringing my acne up in conversation to give me advice. However, instead of helping me, they serve as a constant reminder of my blemished skin. I have now developed a habit of bringing up my fight with acne in conversations with just about anyone as a defense mechanism, just so I don’t have to hear it from them first. I’ve tried everything I can within my budget to treat my acne, but nothing works. I love myself for who I am on the inside, but I can’t help but feel that people are distracted by my spotty face to see the real me. It’s my time to shine, but I’m hiding behind my pimples. I’m graduating college in a month and it would be wonderful to start my the next chapter of my life as a working woman with a fresh face and a boost of self-confidence.