skin irritation

From Manchester, 2 posts

Who's got tips on acne treatment and acne products?
Is there a way of getting rid of those scars?

I've heard that laser techniques are supposed to be a pretty good way of making that skin irritation less obvious.
I've tried changing my diet, but it doesn't seem to have the effect I hoped it would have. Does anyone have experience in this?

I'd be greatful for all sorts of tips.

From London, 1 post

I found that only washing my face with water no other products, and not eating sugary/fatty foods worked amazingly.

Always shower after exercize and try not to drink too much alcohol

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I made a website recently dedicated to helping people stop acne, you can find it here:

Acne Treatments

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The only thing that works for my acne, seems to be totally avoiding grain products, and still getting my vitamins by taking wheat germ and brewer’s yeast in yogurt or with milk and fruit. I recently found a site though that sounds promising:
Acne Free

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The problem I have found with a lot of acne products is that they are very harsh on the skin. Ingredients such as glycolic acid, benzoyl peroxide, retin-A and salicylic acid can be effective for a spot treatment, but after a few days of use, you find that your skin gets worse. The stronger the product, the more drying. When the skin gets too dry, it produces more oil to lubricate and protect the skin. So, you use more of the product to try to control the oilyness....
The skin's natural oils help to protect against bacteria, too much oil will clog the pores causing acne. Somehow we just seem to get stuck in a never ending cycle.
A couple things I have found that help to break the cycle include: using a clean wash cloth to wash the face - this helps to gently exfoliate the skin and helps to keep it clean. Changing wash cloths after each use prevents the spread of bacteria; cleanse the face with either Cetaphil gentle cleansing bar (not the acne bar or the lotion, they don't work as well) or Neutrogena sensitve skin bar. Deodorant soaps are too harsh, again the excess oil cycle, and many others are too gentle and won't clean the skin well; I use jojoba oil. Just a drop or two and spread it over my skin after cleansing while it's still wet. The oil (it isn't really an oil -another story), sort of tricks the skin into thinking it has enough oil, and helps it not to produce more. Jojoba oil is very similar to our natural body oils and doesn't clog the pores; and I use a zinc-sulfur based product called Acne-ltd to treat the spots and pimples. It helps to control the oil and red-tones (I think that's from the zinc) and the sulfur is a natural anti-biotic and helps reduce pimple breakouts.
And it sounds crazy, but I drink lots of water. At least five 20 ounce bottles a day. Water helps to flush out toxins from the body and works to balance out all the sweets, and other acne causing foods.

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Originally posted by Nikki001 on 8 Jul 2004 3:13 PM
Who's got tips on acne treatment and acne products?
Is there a way of getting rid of those scars?

I've heard that laser techniques are supposed to be a pretty good way of making that skin irritation less obvious.
I've tried changing my diet, but it doesn't seem to have the effect I hoped it would have. Does anyone have experience in this?

I'd be greatful for all sorts of tips.
hi Nikki - i think tee tree is good stuff

From Los Angeles, 1 post

There are a variety of methods for treating acne scars, but the most effective also happen to be a bit more than a simple cream I've found.

Microdermabrasion, as well as chemical peels can be great for surface acne scars such as discoloration.

For deep acne scars, there are various forms of plastic surgery available, and these usually work well.

Read more about acne at

Acne Treatments

From Dublin Ireland, 1 post

Hi my kids both have nasty skin problems, psoriasis!!! Anyway not a mark on either of them now!!!! we used herbs working from the inside out to clean up the pancreas....that’s were all your grief is stored....and drinking herbs, hot herbs, cold herbs, dab it on herbs, leave it herbs, also crème de la mere, (wee bit expensive but for your face throat and hands it is a must)...give up a wee bit more confidence sunshine and NO soap...herbalist I s Sean Boylan in Dunboyne Co Meath Ireland...but I am sure any really good herbalist could help....also drink lots of water and take Udo.s Choice oil, it is yucky buy it oils you again from the inside and psoriasis is an inside thing.. hope this could be of help to someone if you would like to contact me please do, but lol I don’t know u can. Am just a newbie to the site?

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Hi all, there are some interesting posts here and I just wanted to add my two cents. I have had tons of skin problems since I was a teen and I've tried everything. The only thing that's worked has been this product from the skinstore. It's called [url=http://authentic-prevage.0catch.com]prevage[/url] and it's awesome for me. I'm sure other solutions are good for other people. I just know what has worked for me.

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I have been reading about what other people do for acne and I think it really is an individual decision because not everything works for each type of skin. I have tried things through the years and the only thing that works for me is a product called prevage. It's been really good for my skin for some reason. I think that if you try a number of solutions you'll find the best one.