Please help! 17, female! Recently bad acne!?!
Question: Please help! 17, female! Recently bad acne!?
I have actually never had acne in my life before until recently like I started getting some last year, a little more in January and now it's February and it's bad! The WORST ever it has been!!! Like seriously I used to be able to count that I had 1 spot 5 spots, now There is too many to count! Lots! Over 20!
Lots of spots on my forehead, chin, cheeks, side of my face.
I have not been using anything on them as I don't know what to use on them.
I have never been to a dermatologist before as there is none where I live, I cannot go to doctors as you have to have a serious condition to go there and appointments are hard to get. There is a Chinese herbal place near me that does medicines perhaps for acne.
I am really down and low, I have no confidence. This is giving me less confidence, I don't wear foundation at all as it makes it look probably worse. The only problem I have is with it in school.
My questions:
? HOW can I get rid of it?
? What products can I use?
Any other additional comments appreciated.
I live in UK so name products like clearisil? Neutragena? Are they good?
Answers:
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You could try one of the many over the counter cleanser/degreasers, most are based on peroxide, Panoxyl is a typical example. If this fails the next step is to see your GP for topical or oral antibiotics. Avoid tetracycline and oxytetracyline as they are awkward to take and not very effective, minocycline or lymecycline are better.
GP for more years than I care to remember
There was an article in the Daily Mail on Tuesday 15th February. It was written by a doctors son who had been unable to resolve his acne problem, apparently his brothers also had acne. Apparently there is a new OXY product which contains seaweed and this helped tremendously.
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It could be a hormonal thing - even at 17 your body will still be going through some changes.
Spots tend to be caused by oily skin so using products specially created for this should help. Products like Witch tend to be good for spot prone skin, whilst being gentle enough to not irritate.
If you don't see a result with products within a month, then it might be worth going to the doctor as there are pills or creams they can give you to help it settle down.
Also, try to avoid touching your face. Alot of bacteria can be introduced this way and cause even more spots.
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Try using Proactive. It works very effectively. You order it and it lasts about 30 days, for me more. Also, cut down your caffeine intake. Soda and coffee have loads of caffeine which can cause acne. Deep fried foods can do the same. Try a healthier diet, and drink a lot of water. This can help cleanse. Vitamin E might also help. Also, I've heard that some people break out more if they eat fruit with high acidity like orange (Which includes orange juice.) Hope this helps.
Also, if you want to cover up the acne for school, but don't want to clog the pores you may want to try some cover-up that also heals blemishes. There is Neutrogena SkinClearing Blemish Concealer and Almay Clear Complexion Powder.