Spots at 32yrs!!

rjm2k1

Forgot to mention, one of the guys I work with had really bad spots until he cut out all dairy products from his diet, then they cleared up.

BlondeHeadOn

I am 47 and still get spots :eek: :eek:

On the plus side, I think they make me look younger - if anyone says how young I look, I say "It must be the teenage spots!"

I have recently started using Dr Hauschka cleansing cream, which I find is great. I have also stopped using any night cream at all - which is recommended in the Dr Hauschka literature. I always thought I had to use night cream, or my skin would shrivel up - not at all, I've now got the clearest skin I have had for years, except for during PMT (which I guess I just have to live with).

Worth a try, and the Dr Hauschka cleansing stuff is great - see link here:

http://www.drhauschka.co.uk/productinfo.php?product=16

Hope it helps!

floyd

My spots cleared up when I started using Australian Bodycare tea tree face wash and started eating properly but its definately a case of trial and error to see what works for you.
Dr Brandt microdermabrasion is great for reducing the redness and giving you soft skin. Have also tried the Philosophy microdermabrasion and that is very good too.
My friend had teenage acne and she swears by Prescriptives and Liz Earle for stopping her erruptions!

naturalplease

I had very bad spots from age 10 to 24. I tried just about every kind of cream, lotion, potion - you name it. Nothing really seemed to make much difference. Then, I went to see a nutritionalist about something else, and she took me off cow's milk dairy products. The spots vanished. I still get the odd one (but usually when I've had dairy products).

Make sure you use completely natural skin care products such as Primavera (I find their Tea Tree & Lavender face wash is really good), Suki (good but expensive), Green People etc. Also visit www.imperfectlynatural.co.uk for lots of other companies which sell natural products.

knickermafia

get some vitamins into your diet.
zinc and vitamin c chewables ..... i never looked back

cazziebo

so glad this thread appeared.

I'm 46 and just come off the pill and got terrible break outs! (Reason I was on the pill was for my skin - it's always been bad and it cleared it up completely. Now I've met the most fab guy after years of singledom I get high blood pressure. Grrr!)

Got a great diet - eat lots of fruit/veg/ drink loads of water - don't even like chocolate! Lots of fresh air but still bad skin, mainly round about my jawline. Going to try some of the recommendations here

Never thought I'd be spotty and wrinkly at the same time, but yes, I guess overall I do look younger so maybe there is a bright side!

Thanks people! :T

floyd

Forgot to mention a range that my Mum swears by called Salcura. She uses it for lupus-type skin flushes and it works wonderfully but they do other products for psoriasis, eczema and acne/spots.
It is not cheap but the results on other damaged skin are incredible

melg1973

I'm 34 and only in the last year have I stopped getting spots round my mouth, since I started cleaning my face with:

Firstly with a facial wipe (a sensitive one with moisturiser) to get most of the make up off.

Then followed with sensitive baby lotion, I just keep going until nothing left!

Thats on a night, in the morning I just use the baby lotion.

frivolous_fay

cazziebo wrote: »

I'm 46 and just come off the pill and got terrible break outs!

O, joy. I'm 30 and about to do the same thing... and not even spot free on it

Violetta_2

jewlls wrote: »

What was the name of the soap that she reccommended?

Hi jewlls it was part of the Clinique 3 step range the facial soap bar is the 3rd product down the page I think I got the mild one it dries my skin but not overdries IYSWIM the assistant does a quiz on you to decide which one you need I didn't buy the toner I got a sample and it stung really badly and i already had some moisturiser hth