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Originally Posted by anonymouswhitefemale
- Wash pillowcases at least once a week
- If your hair is long, tie back when you sleep
- wash your face first thing in the morning
- Eat less fatty foods - I cut out most sugar, chocolate, crisps, oily foods etc
- Drink lots of water
- Take a multivitamin tablet every day
- If it's really bad see your doctor and get some antibiotics, Minocycline worked better than any of the others I was prescribed
- Try not to touch your face as much, and dont pick/play/rub etc...
- Wash your hair frequently, grease from your hair gives you spots, seriously
- dont wear make up more than you really need to, and be sure to totally clean it off before you go to bed - it clogs pores, stops them from breathing, leading to spots
- get some hardcore spot cream for individual uglies, I use something with 10% Benzoyl Peroxide in it - works ok, but only put it on the spot as it really dries out normal skin
- Avoid soda stuff, things like Coke are REALLY bad for your skin
- smoking and drinking apparently are bad for the skin, but I haven't learnt my lesson there yet
- Be sure to wash your face twice a day, can use a medicated soap, but make sure it doesnt dry out your skin too much.
- I used a concoction of pure aloe vera, sandlewood oil and jojoba stuff for a while, that seemed to help quite a lot, but kinda difficult to get the stuff.
- If you're popping a spot, make sure to get everything out, the puss, all the blood it'll give, and beware of clear puss afterwards. You need to wash this off, and clean properly, because it can reinfect other pores around it. Since the clear puss can come out for 20 minutes afterwards, make sure to clean it then....
- DIET DIET DIET DIET. It's so much about the food you eat it's not even funny. Greasy foods, fats, sugar all mess your skin up, and to keep your skin healthy in the first place you need lots of fruits/veg.
Im bored now, so that's all you're getting haha. But basically, there's no one thing that will cure you, it's a combination of so many elements that you have to make changes in your lifestyle to beat.
Good luck. |
...Well you just said almost everything I would have said.. except:
WATER! Drink lots of water, it not only will clean up your skin, but it will help you lose weight, your hair and nails will grow better and you will have more energy and be more healthy!
I have oily skin as well, I never spend lots of money on creams and soaps, I buy a simple face soap, a make-up remover and a light face cream...
I don't really believe in brand names, but I do like Nivea. My brother lived and breathed nutragina (spelling?) and it cleaned up his face pretty well.
I used to use the nutragina make-up which helped keep my face clear, but it gets expensive... Just buy the powder and foundation and conceller if needed since those are the things that we tend to pile on more!