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by earthfriendly » Fri, 19 May 2017 11:20 am
The best routine that has helped keep the acne at bay for me:
- weekly 10 min facial steam + exfoliation using similar product like this one
https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Aqua-Gel ... +exfoliate
- daily nightly * oil cleansing using
http://www.shuuemura-usa.com/product/cl ... lt,pd.html + argan oil (as a moisturize, comedogenic rating = 0)
- daily morning cleanse with water + argan oil for moisturizing
* Shu Uemura's oil cleanser is the only cleanser that has worked for me. It delivers what it promises and goes deep down in cleansing the pores. I had wasted too much time and money on the rest, in the past.
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by taxico » Mon, 22 May 2017 11:27 am
because earthfriendly replied, i'll add on to scar reduction...
i've got heaps of scars from various motorcycles and car crashes and am prone to keloids.
a friend (dermatologist) gave me a tube of tretinoin cream last year (free, near expiration date), which i have been regularly applying on one particularly (big) scarred patch.
it's been about 9 months since i started. it's probably improved in color, size and comfort by at least 75%. the reason i know is because i only applied it to 2/3 of the scar's surface area so i can gauge how well it works.
after 6 months, i've started rubbing it into the other 1/3 and various other scars as well.
it's not available OTC but you can ask your doctor if it's suitable for you.
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by terralovina » Wed, 24 May 2017 5:12 pm
Would you consider going for laser treatment? I have been going for 3 times (Q-switch laser) for my ongoing acne + acne scar problem. I have seen a huge difference on my face. I was resisting doing laser at first and opted for regular chemical peel facial. Though chemical peel facial does help in enlightening my overall complexion, but I did not get any significant improvement on my acne scar (have been going for 8 months at the moment, still doing it bc I still have 10 more times until my package finishes). There is no downtime at all doing Q-switch facial, and just make sure it is the dermatologist/doctor doing it for you, not a beautician.
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by taxico » Thu, 08 Jun 2017 5:52 pm
laser some times result in hyper pigmentation.
happened to my wife (east asian) and she got really annoyed.
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by becki » Tue, 01 Aug 2017 3:24 pm
My doctor recommends retin A cream... And has a unique way of using it to overcome skin dryness side effects
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by Sia White » Tue, 07 Aug 2018 8:25 pm
Exfoliation should be not more than 2 timer per week otherwise you will remove natural oils of the skin and the acne will become worse. it is the same when you have a sunburn - at first your skin is dry but then the acne is back and it is at least twice worse. I had
https://vanessamissylove.com/acne-solut ... cambridge/ and then I didn`t exfoliate the skin a month and half.
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by CashewNut » Wed, 05 Feb 2020 5:13 pm
I’ve had random spots arising on my face due to, i think, build up of sweat and dirt picked up on my long distance runs.
Like most blokes, i typically don’t use face or body creams. However, i did buy this for my face and it worked really well. Little pricey but you only need to use a little bit. A tub lasts me around 3 months.
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Cream for stubborn dark spots
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