acne

If you've struggled with it before, what helped clear it up?


(Besides proactive lol).

25000 IU of Vitamin A daily.  

I'm not sure if this is true so I'll just put it out there. My mother puts honey on her face saying it helps with dry skin and cleaning out pores?... Again don't know for sure but doesn't hurt to research.

Quoting Michael Westen:" 25000 IU of Vitamin A daily.  "

Really? Is that safe to take while breastfeeding? I heard something about Biotin the other day. I'm soooo sick of dealing with acne, as a teen I expected it, but I didn't expect it to get worse the older I got! It's so bad right now, I don't want to leave the house.

Quoting ♡ ♡ ♡:" Really? Is that safe to take while breastfeeding? I heard something about Biotin the other day. I'm ... [snip!] ... I expected it, but I didn't expect it to get worse the older I got! It's so bad right now, I don't want to leave the house."

Yep! I took it when I was nursing and pregnant. And I talked to an OB and a MW about it. Both said it was fine! Some people take up to 100k but I wouldn't while nursing. I had BAD acne when I was a teen. I started taking it when I was 17 and now my face is clear with the exception of 1-2 period induced break outs.

I could see a difference within a week and everyone else could see a difference in 2 weeks and a MAJOR difference in a month!

Quoting Michael Westen:" Yep! I took it when I was nursing and pregnant. And I talked to an OB and a MW about it. Both said it ... [snip!] ... I could see a difference within a week and everyone else could see a difference in 2 weeks and a MAJOR difference in a month!"

I will definitely give it a shot. I'm finding it doesn't matter what kind of face wash I use (along with the other crap I buy hoping for a miracle lol), nothing makes a difference, so I'm trying other approaches. So this will be perfect. Thank you for sharing.  

Oh and is it like a multi vitamin with other stuff in it that you take, or just vitamin A?

Quoting letonemesis:" I'm not sure if this is true so I'll just put it out there. My mother puts honey on her face saying it ... [snip!] ... on her face saying it helps with dry skin and cleaning out pores?... Again don't know for sure but doesn't hurt to research."

Like, as a mask? Or puts it on and leaved it on? Because I've heard about using it in a mask before.

Quoting ♡ ♡ ♡:" I will definitely give it a shot. I'm finding it doesn't matter what kind of face wash I use (along ... [snip!] ... perfect. Thank you for sharing.   Oh and is it like a multi vitamin with other stuff in it that you take, or just vitamin A?"

I only take Vitamin A. I can't stand the smell of multivitamins.

And obviously you still need to keep your face clean as you do with the rest of your body but I just buy this $10 thing of Say Yes To Tomatoes face wash. Much cheaper than Proactiv!

I have always had a problem of acne, mostly on the foot. I don't take any Vitamins as I don't like them. I use acne cream. It is very good and keeps me from scratching my feet and also gives a soothing effect.

If you've got the money, or I'm sure the cheaper version may work too but the Clarisonic brush did AMAZING things for my skin, I need to start using mine again if I can find where I put it/the charger. I may just end up needing to buy a new one. I really liked the Clinique 3 step face line too.