Breakouts as an adult...

**Stina** · 01-13-2010 12:47 PM

I was pretty lucky as an adolescent and a teenager not to really have ANY issues with pimples whatsoever. Maybe one pimple every 3-4 months. That's it. I swear.

Now in my mid-twenties, however, I am dealing with breakouts right around the week of my period on various areas of my face. Not really "acne" per se. The other 3 weeks of my cycle my skin looks really clear, even dry sometimes.

Do you ladies have any recommendations as to what I could do to prevent or quickly treat this? I'm done with hormonal birth control because of the awful side effects. I currently use Clinque's 3-step for combination skin twice a day. Any other lotions, potions or regimens I should try?

You'd think at 25, I'd know all the pimple tips and tricks, but alas, I'm a newbie.

**Mes T** · 01-13-2010 03:57 PM

Yeah seems like a lot of people suddenly start having skin troubles as adults.

Try putting some tea tree oil on your pimples before bed. I heard that suggestion on this forum actually, seems to work for people.

**jimmyrayjit** · 01-14-2010 03:25 AM

It could be a sign of recurring stretch marks if you are adult. I am also 22-years college going girl and have the same issue before three-four months. I have got the solution from here and that was *removed out bound link* removal options as cream, lotion, gel, etc. I were choose cream and lotion both. You could also get information from here:

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**Lady Aurian** · 01-14-2010 04:42 AM

You don't want to over cleanse your skin as that disrupts the PH balance! I recomend to just cleanse your skin at night and rinse in the mornings with Rooibos tea *outbound link removed* before applying moisteriser...