darkiwi

also as for acne and scars i sufferd for ages on my backs and face f**king evil acne .then i went and bought proactive as well it works also helps treats spots ect and also helps heal scars . i probly sound just like the ads but it actualy works !!! good luck

intim8ed

I've had probs since puberty too. Especially when on gear. I know everyone's different but through trial and error I found trying to dry skin out ( acne creams, sunbeds etc.) only works for a short period. Your skin then starts registering that it is overly dry and produces even more of it's own oil than before, so back to square one.

The best approach is to keep the pores from clogging too much by using an exfoliator a couple of times a week( a loofah or a mit thingy from Boots) and to use a moisturising shower gel and /or oil free moisturiser on the face. Some folks swear by drinking water with a squeeze of fresh lemon in too.

Anyway, must dash, think thats the Avon lady heading up the path.

dagsgaz

You are exactly right with that statment m8.. sunbeds are short term and make things worse in long run.. i kinda scrub my body to get rid of the oil and ****.. kinda works but leavs me sore after

its all about diet, diet coke is the culprit for me..

every1 is differnt tho..

i have the benzoyl peroxide 10% cream nd it has never done any use to me.. it worked on my face.. it dried al the skin out.. but like my shoulders, chest and bak it never worked

my problem isnt realy spots, although i do get a few its black heads that i get on my back. i shower oncee to twice a day and never ever get rid of them.. thers nothing i can do but w8 until they go:\



acne expert here had it for around 7 years:\

hackskii

I noticed this myself when I quit drinking beer and dieted, I had some diet cokes and it made my skin terrible.

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a15x2

is it possible to get acne scars reduced by laser? any body heard/tried this?

Girl4

The best thing by far that I have ever used to treat acne is called Proactiv.

I've had hormonal acne (the type that you get mainly around your mouth and forehead) from the age of about 15 and have tried everything under the sun.
Antibiotics worked but as soon as you stop taking them they come back again grrr
I heard about how good Proactiv and thought I would give it a shot and it has been a Godsend!....I'm not usually one for raving about products coz I always thought they were all a gimic...but Proactiv has really worked a treat. I haven't had any spots now since using it, even at the time of the month which is usually a guaranteed spotty time!
It doesn't dry the skin out like lots of other acne cleansers do.

It isn't cheap though, it cost about £30 for a cleanser, toner and face mask and I had to send off to America for it. They do sell it over here (UK) but apparently the products here don't contain the best ingredient in them, benzoyl peroxide, so I would say to use the one with it.
I had no problems at all ordering mine off Ebay from the states and it arrived in good time.
Couldn't do without it now.
The only other product I have found to work without drying the skin is one you get on prescription called Zineryt...another great product...and used together with Proactiv is excellent.

Hope that you find something to work as it can really affect your confidence to have adult acne

ANABOLIC-EDGE

I think roaccutane blows everything else out of the water, although not without sides.

chrismac

Luke do you use anything to prevent - cure your spots?


I had my fist bought of AAS spots 6 weeks ago after a year of cycling. Think it was either the HCG or the Sustaplex.

I have used Retin A and it has cleared up the spots big time.... however my skin was so dry that each spot would not fade they just stayed red in colour, so against my initial intentions I dropped the Retin A use to just once a day and moisturised the areas that were dry from the medication - this has healed and faded each spot with only about 2-3 days use.

BTW - This is the first time I have had spots, hardly had them when a teenager! Bloody AAS use!

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Girl4

I have heard about this..it's also supposed to be for stretch marks aswell although there are mixed reviews about how well it actually works.

There is another cosmetic procedure which is usually performed by a plastic surgeon called a chemical peel which literally takes layers of skin off and with it any scars...although it is quite an invasive treatment and your skin can be literally red raw for days/weeks after and takes a while to return back to normal.....a milder version of this is called micro-dermabrasion....it's a procedure which you can have at most beauty salons and they usually come in a course of maybe about 4/5. Although the effects aren't usually as 'good' as the peel.

pj_11

For skin care - just ask the mrs - lol they know all the tricks. A good cleansor applied with cotton wool is good for prevention of acne.

Liam

Best thing you can do is buy 5-10 differnt face washes and use each for a week or 2 and see the effects. Some will be good for you, some will be rubish.

Main thing though is wash your face very regularly, I wash mine morning and night, in the shower, after training.

Diet (although some disagree) has a massive effect on my skin.

MWG

I used to have terrible acne on my back and neck when i was about 17 i started going on the sunbeds 3 times a week for 6 mins and it helped alot i still do this and they have never come back and i also use cocoa butter twice daily after a shower

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billydowlingrei

Good topic, this. Never as bad as it was when I was a teenager, but I still get acne of the chest, shoulders and back. When I was a teenager it was my face, my neck, my ears - nasty stuff.

But now, as I say, it is confined to my chest, back and shoulders. It's not so bad - nowhere near as bad as what some poor folks have to put up with, but it is still annoying and a bit of a confidence drainer (I really want to go swimming with my girlfriend, but would rather not yet etc.).

I had a marathon sunbathing session about two weeks ago. It kinda helped, but now I think spots are slowly returning. I drink two litres of water a day. I use Pan Oxyl 10 every day after a shower. My doctor has prescribed pills for it. I've read and tried most methods.

Currently my chest is good. Back is okay (its usually the worst by far). My left shoulder is completely fine but my right shoulder is ridden with spots!! How odd! Funny stuff, acne!


Good luck everyone who has it.


Billy

itraininthedark

i get the same, back shoulders chest, but right shoulder is more covered than the left.. doesnt make sense!! Recently been hammering my acne with 200 000 iu vitamin a and 50mg zinc a day (dont recomend anyone do this) all acne has dried up and disappeared, only few spots remain and scars. the acne did get much worse before it got better, also washed twice daily using clearasil on my spotty areas, and also a zinc oxide calcium carbonate cream on my chest and back (very chalky cream). been doing this for about two weeks and its almost all gone.

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