Skincare advice?
iMatt_101
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Naturally I have awfully dry skin and bad spots, so I went in to boots and asked them what I could use to sort this out, and they gave me Clearisil face wash and Dual Action moisturizer. They both worked very well and within 2 days my spots were gone and my skin was great! People were commenting on how good it was and how shocked the were as I used to have awful skin.
However, after about a month or so of using these two products every day, it seemed to stop working for some reason. I started to get spots again and my skin started to dry out again, so I started looking online for different products. I looked for what some celebrities with great skin such as Joey Essex and Cheryl Cole used, and from my research the tow products I needed to get were Clarins moisturizer and Sudocrem for spots. I also used E45 cream in the mornings as that was supposed to be good aswell.
These products all turned out great at first but similar to the ones I used before, they stopped working after a while apart from the Clarins moisturizer as my skin is still exceptionally smooth. However my spots have come back AGAIN and quite badly. I'm not really sure why as Sudocrem is supposed to be AMAZING for getting rid of spots but it's really not working at the moment, however it did at first? My friend told me that it is the Clarins moisturizer that is giving me spots, is this true?
I'm just not sure why my skin is so inconsistent, help please?
EDIT: I also started using small amounts of BB cream on my face recently to cover the bad areas on my skin [I know it's weird as I'm male but I felt it was needed], could this be a reason for the increase in spots?
However, after about a month or so of using these two products every day, it seemed to stop working for some reason. I started to get spots again and my skin started to dry out again, so I started looking online for different products. I looked for what some celebrities with great skin such as Joey Essex and Cheryl Cole used, and from my research the tow products I needed to get were Clarins moisturizer and Sudocrem for spots. I also used E45 cream in the mornings as that was supposed to be good aswell.
These products all turned out great at first but similar to the ones I used before, they stopped working after a while apart from the Clarins moisturizer as my skin is still exceptionally smooth. However my spots have come back AGAIN and quite badly. I'm not really sure why as Sudocrem is supposed to be AMAZING for getting rid of spots but it's really not working at the moment, however it did at first? My friend told me that it is the Clarins moisturizer that is giving me spots, is this true?
I'm just not sure why my skin is so inconsistent, help please?
EDIT: I also started using small amounts of BB cream on my face recently to cover the bad areas on my skin [I know it's weird as I'm male but I felt it was needed], could this be a reason for the increase in spots?
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A simple change of diet, cutting out oily unhealthy things, worked on his acidity levels, a bottle of gaviscon was a must. However by eating bio youghurts, stir-fries and plenty of water to flush out your system could help reduce the bad stuff causing spots.
I didn't have this problem, but when I got a spot the mark would never go..I put it down to using E45, cocoabutter etc, basically the oil was clogging my pores. What I discovered, looking for a 'reduce marks' cream, was a skin-whitening cream called NU76. It is natural but expensive, and works! My skin is mark free and lovely and smooth, with no more blotches of dry skin.
As mentioned, it does cost a bit, but I wouldn't use anything else now.
http://www.carolinehirons.com/
She started in October and her face is a lot clearer now, she used to have a alot of small pimples and spots but these days there is nothing.
She tried everything in boots and nothing seemed to work for her... You have no idea how good it is not to hear her moan every morning about a new spot haha!
There used to be a topical anti-biotic called Dalacin (sp?) that worked for a few people I knew. It was prescription only - haven't a clue if it's still available.
Not sure how long they are meant to last to be honest. I think in most cases you just need to get in front of the spots, prevent them with a good acne treatment cream or medication. Once you stop acne breakouts with them, then I guess its down to cleaning the skin and using "normal" ways of cleaning your skin.
I have personally had bad acne (on my chest and back) when I was younger and went to my GP, I was then referred to a clinic at hospital. In the end I was put on roaccutane for about 9 months. It worked but it took months to see any results and it dried my skin out so badly when I talked my lips would bleed, I had nose bleeds, dry hands, etc. That is what the drug is meant to do, but it was really horrific.
To this day (about 10 years later) my lips still get very dry and bleed, I even get nose bleeds and dry hands - but the acne came back. Granted not as bad, but what I went through wasn't worth it in my eyes.
I was never bothered too much with acne on my face. I have considered getting exposed skin care and using it on my back but not sure if it will work or not.