I Need Some Skin Advice..

I have found some of my best skin care advice and reviews from Paula Begoun. Her site www.beautypedia.com has reviews on any kind of beauty product. I actually use her skin care line now (www.paulaschoice.com) and it has given me the best results out of anything I have tried in the past. The products are reasonably priced and she runs lots of free shipping/discount offers. Hope that helps!!

Yes!

1. Wash morning and night
2. Use an exfoliator and a cleanser. I use some apricot scrub and then some Clearasil
3. Always moisturize. I find that if I start skipping out on this, my face breaks out more.
4.LOTS OF WATER

I also recently started taking a biotin pill for hair skin and nails
I swear since I've been taking it has cleared up my complexion.
And drinks lots of water!!

I'm 37 and still have these issues. I've found that for me it's usually hormonal. If I eat too much sugar, either sweets or simple carbs in general, I break out like crazy because of the insulin surges. When I back off the carbs it calms down. Also, the location of the breakouts can tell you quite a bit about what's causing them & what to do to fix it. The hormonal ones tend to be on the chin area.

I don't know what your diet is like, but eating healthy food, fruits, vegetables, etc., and getting enough water has helped my skin to be clearer and my nails to be stronger... best of luck to you.

Im 22 and had acne since 13. My skin is finally clearing up since I began using acne pills and acne cream (I live in Japan so they are Japanese, but I saw acne pills in drugstores in America too and obv acne creams). Also using a face mask every day or other day along with toner and moisturizer. I also dry my face with paper towels. I have Retin A cream but it sucks. I've tried antibiotics, but they didn't do anything. I tried proactive along with most anything on the American shelves.

Here are some good products:
-Dr Bronner's Castile Tea Tree Oil soap
and/or
-Shiseido White Lucent foaming cleanser
-Acne pills
-sulfur (they have bottles of pink/clear stuff in drugstores or high end places -- same stuff though -- you shake it and apply it to pimples before bed. The active ingredient is sulfur and it dries pimples very well.

My skin is really getting clearer and I only started the pills last week *_* so I would recommend. BTW I am on the birth control pill and it didn't help with acne, but this pill does.

PS: I forgot to add that it might also be the Dr Bronners that is helping since I only started using that last week too and it uses castile and tea tree oil (noticed 2 people recommended these products). anyway...

I've had "bad" skin my whole life. Well, not really bad, but not clear either. I FINALLY got the nerve to go without foundation. I figure that with all the exercise I do mid-day/end of day, it's probably not good to have a coating on my skin. It's almost a month now, but I notice a huge difference. I guess all that jazz about being non-clogging is crap. Anyway, if you're wearing goop on your skin, you might want to stop using it for a while. (If you're like me, it'll feel like being naked and letting everyone see all that 's wrong. But, it could be the key to making it better.)

I'm twenty-two this phase of my life should be behind me. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Unfortunately, the whole "acne is for teenagers" thing isn't really true. I am 25, and I am still battling ugly, scarring acne on my back. I went on birth control (for a variety of reasons) and hoped that it would clear my skin like I'd heard, but there was zero change. I only had a little luck by going to the doctor and getting prescription benzoyl peroxide and cylicylic acid (something like that, its a anti-bacterial). I even went to a dermatologist before my wedding, hoping for something stronger and to eliminate the scarring, but the only solution he had was a series of laser treatments, expensive and not covered by insurance. I opted not to do it. Luckily my husband doesn't notice or care even a fraction of what I do.

If you can, try to see a doctor and see if a stronger prescription cream works for you. The only downside to it is that they tend to bleach, so had to wear white all the time or only wear it to bed and shower in the morning to protect my clothes.

If you have sensitive skin, you really shouldn't exfoliate like a PP said. But definitely wash your face morning, night and moisturize. ALSO... wash your pillowcase. That might be part of the problem as well.

I hate to tell you this but I'm 45 and still get breakouts. If you can, go see a dermatologist, it's worth the $ trust me.

The best routine I found is:

Cleanse with something gentle like Cerave
Exfoliate with a beta hydroxy lotion to clear pores ( Paulas Choice has good ones)
If you have an active blemish use a micro benzoyl peroxide to kill bacteria
Use a moisturizer for oily skin- yes you need one - get one with sunscreen.

At night use retin-A, get from the doctor or use an over the counter retinol. (in place of the exfoliator & beta hydroxy)

Don't use harsh scrubs. Keep your hands off your face. Buy non-comogenic makeup.

Also buy scent free laundry detergents, like All Free. Some detergent additives can cause breakouts.

Best of luck!

Could be a staph type of infenction if there is also a lot of redness. I have used Listerine after washing my face(when I was younger) it really takes the redness out and cleans the skin really well. Continue to wash with a good face wash and moisturize. However, I highly recommend lots of water and take prenatal vitamins. Prenatals have everything in them they are good for you and if you are dieting will help with the missing nutrient. All of the B vitamins and Iron are great for skin. I took prenatal vitamins from 18-40 years old as I liked using them when I got pregnant at 18 and they have been great through the years and they are cheap!