What can i try for acne besides Proactiv?
Ok, i have acne. I have been using it for 2-3 months. It starting coming out great until it got worse, dried up, flaky, burning, itching, pain, then it got better cause of that [weird] i think because it dried up. I guess i’m allergic or something. But it really scared me. Oh yeah it looked like i had a sunburn all of a sudden it was very freaky. I had to put wet towels cause everything i put like baby lotion, aloe gel for sun burns, clean&clear lotion, it would always burn. until i figured out it wasn’t a sun burn, I was worried. Should i send it back? ..but what will they do? Please tell me what works best for acne, tips on dries skin, and homemade acne treatments. . I use to have soft skin, and im not that old so help me with something that will adjust to sensitive skin……i am currently still going through this situation so if you would please help me.& help if you gone through a bit of this situation and help me figure if i am going through a sunburn problem cause of Proactiv.
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My friend uses:
Clinique- Acne Solutions
http://i.clinique.co.uk/images/skin_care/d_200706_about_anti_blemish_img1.jpg
She loves it, and HONESTLY, it works. I have seen a major difference in her skin !
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try the acne treatment from clean & clear
try newtrogena (spelling??) wave!
it really works
it makes your skin soooooooo smooth
or you could try clarisal
use a mild cleanser like from aveeno the complexion clearing one (its a bar of soap)and salicylic acid to put on areas of pimples plus a oil free moisturizer. if u can try getting on the pill which helped me clear my acne problems.
wave cleansers from neutrogena are good. I just started using something that is really simple, it is just these small round pads that dry out your skin a little bit or something and they work for me. I’ll find out what brand they are for you.
Clean and Clear
Clearasil
^^the best
Yes, send it back, and tell them that you would like to stop reciving the product…
Umm.. Yeah, it could eather be a sunburn, or a chemical reaction, or it could be as simple as your sking getting use to the newish product.
As for new products, try to wait a little until the burn goes away, and try something a little less stronger, with less benadry peroxide.
Or you could see a doctor, they could tell you what the burn is, and could give you new stuff.
I used to use Proactiv and the thing about Proactiv is that the main active ingredient is a bleach. (check the label if you don’t believe me)
Proactiv bleached all the towels I dried my face on and left my skin horribly dry when I used to have oily skin.
I would not surprise me if what you have is chemical burn. If you haven’t already stop using Proactiv and don’t use any cheap anti-acne treatments either (Clearasil, Clean & Clear, etc) because for most of them the active ingredient is also a bleach! This is why you should always read the labels of skin care products and buy things that use aloe or tea tree oil or something else natural.
If you’re female (which I assume you are?) ask your GP about a birth control pill that is designed to deal with acne. I am on Estelle and it’s worked wonders for me.
If you need to resort to Proactiv to deal with acne in the first place there’s a good chance that your bad skin is caused by hormones rather than anything else anyway so give it a go! If it doesn’t work then you’ve lost a very small amount of money compared to the cost of skin care products anyway.
I use Estelle pill + products from The Body Shop and my skin cleared up in no time… just please stop bleaching your face! I used to love Proactiv but after what it did to my skin I will tell anyone that will listen to stay as far away from it as possible.
antibiotics or even accutane from your dermatologist.
they work good and fast.
Aspirin mask.
ok go for neutrogena or clearasil. htey work wonders and are only a fraction of the cost of proactiv
Try AcneFree…. Atleast it worked for me …
Stop using Proactiv immediately! As MJ said, main ingredient is Benzoyl peroxide, which is also used for bleaching hair and teeth! And pls don’t go for Accutane either. Read this so you’ll understand why : http://accutane.poweradvocates.com/
As somebody said:”Don’t put anything onto your face, you wouldn’t put into your mouth!”