October 2, 2009
hey guys i have pretty bad face and back acne, any suggestions on getting rid of it?
I’m 15 and male so the birth pill is out of the question, i have been on anibiotics before but really don’t like how sensitive they make my skin to the sun. I have tried the natural diet approach as i tried the book "Mr X Acne Says". Lately i have been onto this site http://www.acne.org/ and tried the regimen, but it doesn’t seem to be working much better than what the change in diet did.
I am getting to the point where i am out of ideas, i am reluctant to try proactiv because my friend was on it and his acne didn’t clear up or anything like its supposed to.
Anyone got any suggestions?
October 2nd, 2009 at 9:10 am
i have the perfect method to get rid of ur acne [i now have a clear complexion and im soo glad my strategy worked. it took 1 week to work! now clear skin!]. first i’ll tell you some info. acne is caused by hormonal imbalance. so to get rid of it you must do things that help you internally, and a little bit of external . now…
you MUST do all these steps.
1. buy this multivitamin from walmart [generic brand of women's one a day]. it contains zinc, vitamin a, b, c, e. these are all good for the skin. and it calms down the hormone levels too, and cleans out the system.
2. this part is really important too! buy green tea bags [or the green tea loose leaves]. dont get the nestle or lipton or w/e its called tea. make sure they dont add sugar or other crap in it. green tea is great for acne b/c it balances hormone levels detoxifies the system. it clears up the complexion also. yes, most green tea has caffeine which isnt good for acne. so put a green tea bag in a cup of water and leave for 1 min [this is de-caffeinating it] then rinse out cup and fill it up with hot drinking water and put the bag in. at first you may not be used to drinking tea, so drink 2 cups of tea the first few days. then increase the amount of cups you drink until you have 5-6 cups of tea a day. trust me, green tea is the answer! after doing this you will love green tea and you’ll probly substitute it with water.
3. at the end of each day when you’re done with the green tea, run cold water through the green tea bag, then place on face if you have any inflammation of the skin. hold it against the inflammation for as long as you can- the longer the better. it relieves the redness well. but only doing green tea externally isnt good enough so make sure you do it internally too! [#2]
4. in the middle of the week, in the shower make sure you exfoliate your skin. dont be rough with your skin when exfoliating. you dont want to make your skin more inflamed. exfoliating is helpful b/c it opens up pores while cleaning them out. it helps a lot with clogged pores [bumps that are just THERE to annoy us]
5. at the end of each week, right after the shower [make sure its RIGHT after, when your pores are still open from the hotness] apply queen helene’s mint julep masque onto face. it shrinks pores, dries up pimples, smooths out skin and rinses away blackheads. it really makes your skin feel so soft!
6. make sure you are using a toner or astringent. a good one is witch hazel. companies always put it in cleansers b/c it is really good at eliminating extra oil without over-drying. witch hazel is found near the alcohol section in stores like target, etc.
7. also make sure to have a moisturizer with spf 15 or higher. if it has no spf 15, the sun will darken acne scars. i use olay complete all day moisture lotion with spf 15.
8. change pillow case every two or three days. make sure phones are clean.
crap, i forgot about the aloe vera plant . it should be around #4 or 5.
if you ever have a popped pimple, apply aloe vera. [cut off a leaf and squeeze out juice and apply on skin] it will heal it in 1-2 days, depending on how often you put it on throughout the day. its really effective and regenerates new skin cell growth 10 x faster than it takes for the body to do so. they have aloe vera in almost every nursey like orchard supply or home depot, etc.
if you have any q’s, email me [:
http://www.drugstore.com/qxp79218_333181_sespider/queen_helene/masque_mint_julep.htm
http://www.naturalacneremedy.com/btf/green-tea-and-acne.html
http://www.acne.org/green-tea-reviews/207/page1.html