My skin sucks

There could be something in your diet that's a mild irritant. I usually have really good skin, but once I cut out the caffeine that I used to consume daily (tea), I noticed that my face broke out a little more. It might have also been from the increase in physical activity. With all the sweating, perhaps the pores aren't remaining as clear as before. Continue to drink loads of water. I believe my skin is beginning to adapt now.

What do you mean by "bad"? Zits? Red spots?

I never really get spots but I do get little dry patches and sometimes it looks a little sad. I use Vitamin E from The Body Shop and it's the only thing that really works on my skin and doesn't give me hives or makes my face tight! My diet change and introduction of more water has helped but vitamin E is really good for your skin

Skin is a secondary organ of detoxification. If your liver, kidneys and lungs cannot detox you then your excess toxins are released through your skin. Thus, skin eruptions like acne, chronic fungus or viral infections are usually the sign that there is too much of something(s) within you.
Your job is to figure out what that might be.
The most common toxin is acid. People with skin problems usually are suffering in acidosis.
Acidosis is caused by two things: diet and stress.
Fix that and you'll fix most skin problems!
Good luck!
Dr. Ken George, DC

Same thing happened to me, I now use Proactive :-)

Baby Oil, you just can't go wrong with it.
I started using it after showering, after swimming, cos my skin started to itch and was getting tight from all the chlorine.
Worked like a miracle!
Be careful getting out of the shower though, I've never fallen getting out of the shower, but had a few close squeaks!
You only need a tiny bit and it spreads all over really easily when you're still wet.
Then dry off as normal with a towel (you don't want to be like 'greased up deaf guy!' lol)

Now I use it after every shower, splodge some in my bath and after shaving it's a great skin soother.
Just be careful with your hair, if you use it in the bath wash your hair afterwards or it will look like you haven't washed your hair all year!
And wash your hands after applying to your bod.
If you touch your hair (when drying it) with even a trace of baby oil on your fingers your hair will look really greasy.

I do try other stuff every now and then but they just don't seem to soften my skin as much as simple baby oil does and now there's aloe vera baby oil.

I do get comments on how soft my skin is - but maybe thats just people trying to find something nice to say to chunky me.
I may have nice skin but theres too much of it! LOL