Blackheads

Eliza252

Hi, I also have problems with acne and the blocked pore problem at the moment as well - am 23 and its just come back after about five years of being problem free. For me at least its definately hormonal - I get acne when am v. stressed and then it ends up just being a cycle! something to do with having constantly high levels of adrenaline in your body causes your testosterone levels to raise and that gives you spots!! (errr... or something.. please dont take that literally thats just what I heared!). So the best solution is to chill out and stop drinking coffee... ha ha... like most of us have the opportunity to do that!

A few things which definately help me are:

Boots Natural Solutions Acne Tablets (no really, they definately have a helped reduced the inflammation and they are not too pricy either)

Not wearing heavy foundation - wear tinted mosturiser and if you can bear it dont wear concealer (I still do, although I take it off as soon as I get home) - if you have to wear concealer there is a really good product by urban decay (horrifically expensive so time to dig out the boots points! or look on ebay) which is a concealer with a medicated green bit to help stop infection and make spots look less red and then a concealer bit, too err.. conceal, obviously.

zinc is very good for you skin so try and introduce a bit more into your diet - things like lentils and green vegetables have lots of zinc in them and they are pennies compared to those pricey skin moisturisers

I have something called Celex-C which is an antibacterial facial liquid stuff which you slosh on before your moisturiser - its very good (at least it makes me feel much better!) but its also horrifically expensive (I got it from debenhams with necter card points)

also, go easy on the exfoliation - it helps unclog pores but if its too harsh it will make it worse! sometimes a good scrub with a soft flannel is good enough.

The other thing i've noticed is that what works is totally subjective, - what works for one person, doesnt for another - its a war people!!

I've rambled on for ages now so I'm going to stop! I know far too much about this stuff but I totally understand how much of an issue it can be!!

Loopylou_4

bargainaddict wrote:

Thanks loopylou, I will try it for my son. He has suffered since he was 10. we tried the antibiotics, doc had him on them for 1 year, only helped a little. Tried pretty much everything, if freederm doesn't work think its off the the dermatologist! How long do you reckon the tube will last?

Well, when I first opened the box & saw the tube I thought it looked pretty small, but you actually don't need to use much. I suppose it depends on if you need to use it for the whole of your face & if you use it once or twice a day. It says to just use a thin layer so it's not like you need to use that much. I reckon the tube will last quite a while, for me anyhow.
Good luck with it, hope it helps your son. I know how these things can really get people down.

Savvy_Sue

Listening to Woman's Hour today they did a bit on adult onset acne.

Ted_Hutchinson

These links look quite helpful as well.
AcneNet(from the American Academy of Dermatology)
http://www.skincarephysicians.com/acnenet/

Acne Support Group
020 8561 6868
http://www.m2w3.com/acne/

tinalives

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