Spots

Len5

Hi,
I am a 26 year old Women who still suffers from spots. My skin in general is not that bad and I do not have bad acne. However my skin flares up and I get some really red angry looking spots on my chin or between my eyebrows. I have tried spot washes and other methods to try and get rid of these but nothing seems to work. I now just leave them and hope they totally disappear by themselves.
My question is can anyone recommend anything that will help?
I drink plenty of water everyday and my diet is quite good eat plenty of fruit and veg and I also workout.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated

System

Sudocrem applied when you go to bed (or in the day if your brave enough).

summerspring

perhaps they are hormone-related? do you get them at certain times of the month?

angelil

I'm of a similar age and have a similar problem. Very persistent spots (had acne from age 10!). I find vitamin A supplements help enormously.

Clutterfree

Len5 wrote: »

Hi,
I am a 26 year old Women who still suffers from spots. My skin in general is not that bad and I do not have bad acne. However my skin flares up and I get some really red angry looking spots on my chin or between my eyebrows. I have tried spot washes and other methods to try and get rid of these but nothing seems to work. I now just leave them and hope they totally disappear by themselves.
My question is can anyone recommend anything that will help?
I drink plenty of water everyday and my diet is quite good eat plenty of fruit and veg and I also workout.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated

Have a read of this blog, in particular this link...

http://www.carolinehirons.com/2011/08/spots-cheat-sheet.html

My skin has greatly improved since following her advice.

the-siren

I've found that cutting a clove of garlic in half and pressing it on the spot for about 20 seconds helps. It stings like crazy, really reallly painful for a wee while but the next day the spot is reduced in size and horribleness.

geri1965_2

I still get the odd spot and I am 48. I have one on my forehead and one on my chin right now!

I put toothpaste on them overnight.

Yorkie1

Your GP can prescribe for you if you want to go down that route.

poppy_f1

someone recommended calamine lotion to me, tried it for a few nights and cleared up my skin

Len5

perhaps they are hormone-related? do you get them at certain times of the month?
Hi no I get them at anytime which is why it's so frustrating.

cherylsurrey

Benzoyl peroxide gel or cream is very effective start at a 2.5% strength, and you can buy it from a high street chemist or one online if you cant get it locally, it's very cheap. I follow the regimen on acne.org which is a great site that shows you how to get your skin clear.


Despite being a life long healthy eating vegetarian, drinking lots of water and taking regular exercise I still got spots, and this is what works for me.