Pimples Can anyone recommend any remedies?

[zomgwtf]

If you are male this may be connected to shaving and irritation of the skin. If you are female it may have something to do with make up.

It might also be connected to not continuing to use the product as directed. A lot of times people use the products suggested by the dermatologist and one of two things happens:

a)More pimples appear (normal) so they stop using it and say it's a failed product and complain.

b)Pimples go away so the stop using product too early and pimples ccome back, they then say product failed and complain. This is the most frequent complaint I think.

These products don't fail, it's like saying soap doesn't cut through grease, its just not true unless you have some VERY complicated acne or alergies. In which case you should see your family physician and ask for a perscription to various acne treating meds. Most popular being Acutane.

The same thing applies here however, pimples go away and people stop taking the meds. They WILL come back, almost immediately and in fact they will be WORSE than what they were prior to you taking the meds.

Of course razor burn is completely possible, in order to avoid that just shave properly and use products that don't irritate your skin. (maybe you have sensitive skin) If your a man I'd suggest using Nivea for men line of face products for sensitive faces, they worked wonders for me .

 

[Mentallic]

b)Pimples go away so the stop using product too early and pimples ccome back

I used a product for well over a year and they never went away. Boy did I have bad acne...
But yes I agree with what you're saying. After being on meds for 3 years IIRC, the pimples finally started subsiding, then I eventually stopped them. So for a few months I had clear skin, and now I just seem to be getting a few here and there. But I think it's more from the stress than anything else, and they're definitely not anywhere near as bad as they used to be.

 

[zomgwtf]

3 years, woah. That must have been some very complicated acne .

 

[Mentallic]

So complicated that I still haven't figured them out to this day

 

[TubbaBlubba]

Ugh, I have a cold. I always get more acne when I do.

 

[Mentallic]

That's what you worry about when you have a cold?

 

[TubbaBlubba]

Of course. The other symptoms go away with nose spray and a well measured mixture of NSAIDs.

 

[Mentallic]

And the pimples should die down in a couple days or so after the cold is over. I don't see how you could be dreading pimples when you're about to cough up a lung.

 

[TubbaBlubba]

I don't have a cough, just a throatache and a plugged nose.

 

[Mentallic]

...just...

lol and you're just having a few extra pimples.

 

[TubbaBlubba]

Yes, but they're more annoying than the throatache and stuffed nose.

 

[Mentallic]

If I had to choose over having pimples for 3 years again or having a throatache and stuffed nose for 3 years, bring on the ugly!

 

[TubbaBlubba]

It's all a matter of degrees, isn't it? I'd certainly have a concrete-stuffed nose and a razor in my throat over having my back all covered in cystic acne.

 

[Mentallic]

Whatever makes you sleep comfortably at night Personally, I'd only ever take the cold over the acne if I knew I couldn't fake a sickie that day.

 

[Noxide]

Sit in the sun to dry the oil on your face.

Bad advice.

Scar tissue darkens much more than regular epithelial tissue when exposed to sunlight.

 

[DaveC426913]

Bad advice.

Scar tissue darkens much more than regular epithelial tissue when exposed to sunlight.

He was being sarcastic.

Back in the day, we used to be a little more free and playful with medical posts.

Good times. Good times...

 

[Mentallic]

He was being sarcastic.

Back in the day, we used to be a little more free and playful with medical posts.

Good times. Good times...

Haha

 

[zomgwtf]

He was being sarcastic.

Back in the day, we used to be a little more free and playful with medical posts.

Good times. Good times...

Actually the advice isn't so bad... it's just giving the wrong reason why it would work . Sitting out in the sun and getting a mild sunburn will actually help with your pimple problem, no word of a lie.