pick free for a couple of weeks!

[artist]

I made a few changes a couple of weeks ago, and I haven't had anything to pick at for the past week! The first change I made was drinking more water. Then, I quit using Differen gel because that made my skin worse than ever. Finally, I threw out my "acne" cleansers and picked an organic cleanser/scrub (no chemicals whatsoever) and have been using ONLY that. No benzoyl peroxide or anything else.

I seriously haven't gotten 1 zit in the past week! This is amazing for me, since for the past year it seemed like I was getting at least 1 a day. I tried Differin for three weeks and it just made my face a scaly, whitehead warzone. Supposedly it makes things worse before they get better, but this stuff was changing the texture of my skin and my face felt like it was burning all the time!

For the first week since these changes I still got a few, but after that I had nothing to pick at, and I haven't picked since. My face still looks crappy, because I have alot of red and light brown marks left over, but even those seem to be fading! It's so weird, I haven't really thought about picking lately either. I came here to see if there were any tips about getting rid of the stupid red marks, and I figured I would share what's helped me. I guess my main problem was having things to pick at...if there isn't anything, then I don't pick.

I just wanted to share what has been working for me. I know I will always have to work hard to keep myself from picking when I do get zits, but not being covered in them makes things a lot easier.

[playinwitfire]

Hey

Good on you! Mine is practically the same story...ive been drinking the required daily amount of water for the past week and it really makes you glow! plus I stopped using acne creams like you caus when i started drinking more water i didn't get so many spots...so i been trying to like simplify the skincare routine caus I've read it a lot like not overloading your face.

So at the mo..I'm using Dr Hauchka products which I get off ebay...although I read about loadz of celebs/models using dr hauschka on their skin. The products contain all natural ingredients and they shmell soo yummy. Yeah so I have like a cleanser a toned day cream and for treatments I'm using an exfoliator once a week and a facial steam wit clay mask twice a week..feels soo good.

I have a lot brown marks left over two..but the redness is slowly disappearing. I get up every morning to check how much my face has healed! sometimes it can be quite exciting when its actually like becoming smoother after like years. I did discover somthin for brown marks and improving texture..'revoltionary' skincare brand called Somme Institute. its all like new and simple lookz realli gd. Their website is www.sommeinstitute.com althought I bought the their stuff off drugstore.com

[brad]

I don't know if this will help you all like it helped me, but I used to use a bunch of those drying agents - even alcohol on my face. An unconventional doctor told me to stop that and instead put lotion on it. He said I was breaking out because my skin was irritated and dry from all that junk. I put lotion (Nutrigena - scent free) on my face every morning since and with a few minor outbreaks here and there have been pretty much zit free for years. It's funny, I told my sister to do the same when she noticed my complexion had cleared. She's having about the same luck as me with it.

[sunshinefunk]

I totally agree! I had to find out with trial and error, but I Noxema at night and put Cetaphil on after that and I only break out when I pick a lot. Beats wasting money on all the shit that claims to work.

Hope this helps.
-Sun-

[jules]

I always tended to overdry my face in hopes of drying up the breakouts. I would end up with constantly dry, red, and peeling skin that would break out more... It was a vicious cycle. Now I've started to moisturize with an oil free moisturizer after every wash and noticed a big improvement. As opposed to using a harsh toner after every wash to dry up the skin, I use the moisturizer instead and get much less breakouts. It is surprising to me, but worked nonetheless.

Jules

[asphinctersayswhat]

I use diluted lavender oil on a cotton ball soaked a little bit in water to remove makeup and 8% AHA at night, helps the skin to heal quicker but if you go out in the sun you need to make sure you wear an SPF sunscreen/makeup/moisturiser. Also If I am at home I wear pieces of clear coloured bandaids to cover anything I feel like picking at and at the same time you can't see them

LJ

[newandbetterme]

CONGRATS ARTIST !!!!!

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK....

AND REMEMBER WHY YOU WANNA CHANGE ;D ;D ;D

EVEN IF U DO GET A PIMPLE...DON'T WORRY...BE HAPPY SWEETIE.. ;D ;D ;D ;D

SOON YOU WILL BE ON MY RECOVERED POST