Acne Support Group

i have had acne since i was 10 years old, especially as a girl i felt very isolated and ashamed about it, i only ever saw boys with true acne. i was so embarrassed and deeply resentful. people told me i would grow out of it but it was just as bad in my 20,s. i guess it was best i did not know i would have it for so long. i was depressed and suicidal enough anyway. i could go on for ages about my tragic life but i will spare you.
what i want to share is what i found that worked, i tried loads of things that did not work.
through trial and error i found boots brazil nut body wash and others in that range do not irritate my skin as most products do.
if i express emotions and make sure i am not repressing anything my skin improves loads. it took a long time for me to see clearly the link between my mental emotional state and the acne. anger especially makes my acne flare up big time and of course acne and life really pisses me off , hence it took a while to acumilate enough anger free experiences of skin clearing to notice the link.
premier luxury collection moisture cream for multi use by dead sea premier also helps my skin without irritating it.
dettol ready to use wound spay antiseptic wash comes in a spray bottle also available in boots,and worked for me way better than any expensive rubbish that never worked. when using anything like that i shower first then lightly go over my face with some dettol spay applied to a cotton pad. scrubbing your face raw with half a bottle however tempting does not help matters. most treatments when abused by over use only cause more irritation and break skin down further making the acne spread easier as bacteria from an infected spot is spread all over damaged broken skin and makes lots more spots. i leart that lesson repeatedly before it sank in.
i tried many food fads to try and clear my skin, i also suffer from compulsive over eating and at age 28 i got desperate enough to join food addicts in recovery anonymouse. they gave me a super strict food plan but guess what i lost piles of wieght but before that i noticed the food plan had a side effect of totally clear skin. so here is what it is: absolutly no sugar or flour, i know.....! but clear skin. no alcohol ever, no smoking, no carbonated drinks, i eat only steamed fresh veg and salad in generous servings. i also eat steamed fish ,chicken,mince beef,tofu. basicly steam, bake,roast all fine but never ever fry anything in oil. i also have 2 pieces of fruit a day and for breakfast i have plain natural yogurt sprinked with plain oats and one of my bits of fruit. yes i eat a heap of dairy every single day for breakfast and my skin is clear. however my life includes no ,chocolate,no sweets, no bread, no pasta, nothing processed at all. my food is totally natural. i tried vegan and raw food previously, did nothing for my skin, but this radical puritanical clean food thing works for me.
do not squeeze spots, way easier to say than to do but i have found skin clears much better if left alone. stay away from piling on makup for same reason. you want to hide the spots but just end up cloging pores and irritating skin leading to more you guessed it spots. i found witch hazel consealer in the silver tube quite good, again seems not to irritate but rest of that range i found usless. also i found anything that stings like hell when you put it on your skin, that is your skin saying no thank you and it is best to listen to it.
Posted on 11/09/09, 04:11 pm