Help With Bad Acne?

Jan 30, 2014

Sara D.

I've had bad back acne and chest acne for Two years now. I've tried everything. nothing works. people have told me to just leave it alone and it will go away. I left it a lone for a while. It went away a little but it's all coming back!! any remedies or products that you would suggest? (: please and thank you. xx

Jan 30, 2014

Sara D.

thanks dolls xx

Jan 30, 2014

Shannon B.

A cleansing brush helps a lot :)

Jan 31, 2014

Hannah P.

I've found two things that really help
- acid exfoliators
- equal parts ground turmeric, cinnamon & nutmeg mixed with honey to make a paste.
If I use both of these every day without fail I see dramatic improvement in my skin

I also found this blog post on treating acne by Carolina Hirons very helpful : http://www.carolinehirons.com/2012/05/acne-cheat-sheet.html

Jan 31, 2014

Abigail A.

Ask your doctor for some medication or find a product with benzol peroxide in it. (Hope I spelled that right)

Jan 31, 2014

Emily V.

If its possible, you should go to your doctor. that's what I did and he put me on alesse and gave me tactuo and my skin has cleared up so much!! :)

Feb 2, 2014

Brittany F.

To get rid of acne, benzoyl peroxide is your best bet. It is by far the most researched and best working ingredient for fighting acne and getting rid of pimples, it works by drying them out and killing the bacteria.
Find a cleanser and toner with benzoyl peroxide in it, and use it twice a day. This will help you keep your skin free of bacteria to prevent acne while working to fight it aswell. It will dry out your skin though so make sure you find a good oil free moisturizer to replenish your skins nutrients and avoid excess oil production, which may clog your pores and counteract the acne fighting agents you're using.
Tea tree oil is an absolutely amazing acne fighter, and I love using it as a spot treatment. I suggest getting an actual tea tree oil spot treatment as apposed to just using the oil because it has other ingredients which will help it be more effective. I love grease lightning by the body shop! Using this after your toner and before your moisturizer is great to speed up the process in getting rid of acne.
You can also be sure to keep your hair out of your face and keep it clean, the grease from your hair can sometimes clog your pores.
Make sure you're using oil free makeup, or even better mineral powder only, and clean your brushes in between uses.
Basically just keep everything clean!
I would also suggest trying RED LIGHT, if you'd like more info on it.