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Jayni
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:44 pm  |
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Every time i get something on my face i leave it but the next day the skin's broken and dry. its not even a spot anymore. just a bright red hole in my face. it looks such a mess. iv been breakig my heart all night because it stings and it looks so bad. i just got back with my boyfriend and i want 2 look good 4 him soo bad. this has got so bad i'v thought about not waking up in the morning.. I need help. i'v got 2 get rid of this thing by the time i wake up in the morning. iv heard of faith healing but that sounds like a load of rubbish.Every other site i try 2 get help on just dont bother replying or i get a randomer sayin 'pls talk 2 me! no1 else is!' please please help. how can i heal this broken dry skin tonight? :'(
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:58 pm |
Have you tried Hyaluronic Acid? It is wonderful for hydrating and soothing. Use it topically and take it as a supplement. It might not work overnight.....but with continued use, you may not even get these dry spot anymore.
Lori |
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:34 pm |
Jayni--Hi, you can also try spot treating it with apple cider vinegar mixed with water. u can get it at the grocery store but make sure you get the real kind and not the cheaper artificial flavored one.
Also, if your skin is sensitive, which it sounds like, you should consider sensitive skincare brands like arouge (excellent brand without parabens, and pretty much all natural recommended by Juju) or la roche posay (i haven't personally used this, but lots of ladies here love the stuff). arouge gives out free samples http://www.zenyaku-usa.com/Zenyaku_Sample.asp here. |
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:41 pm |
| Your skin sounds really sensitive. What kind of skin care are you using? Any specific ingreients that your skin reacts the most? |
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:53 pm |
Maybe try to put some Cetaphil lotion (not the one with SPF) on your face before you go to sleep? This is really oily, actually, but a little bit will give you a big difference in your skin's softness overnight. It will feel almost like weird water (lol) when you put it on, honestly you don't need much at all. Go very sparingly. It will give your face a shine, though, so I don't recommend using this in the morning.
It also sounds to me like your skin is having a bad reaction to something.  What are you currently using? |
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:11 pm |
| Maybe something like Emu Oil would be good. I wouldn't use anything to harsh on your face at the moment considering your skin sounds so sensitive. When i'm run down my skin can become so sensitive that even if I cry the tears stain my face, feel like acid almost! I know it's expensive but Creme De La Mer is really soothing and takes away the redness for me when my skin is like this. I just keep a sample size jar of this for emergencies. |
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:18 pm |
| Hydrocortisone will help with redness and irritation, neosporin will heal any painful cracking. Maybe visit a dermotologist if it is causing you that much heartbreak. Try not to feel too bad about it, everyone has skin problems. Good luck. |
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:13 pm |
Jayni,
Would you be able to post your current skin care routine? What cleanser, moisturizer, etc. do you use? |
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Jayni
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Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:36 am |
| As 4 the dermatologist idea; my mom is a dermatologist!! n she just sez leave it n itl go away. But it takes bout 3 weeks 2 a month! All i use is garnier sensitive skin care makeup wipes and clinique cleanse tone and moisturise range. I dont wear foundation, just tinted moisturiser. im now meeting my boyfriends family 2nite. im gna die. please help! |
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Jayni
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Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:18 am |
Right i've had an idea!
Wen u get sunburn its the top layer of skin breaking down right? Well i figured if this was true then aftersun's supposed 2 do the trick of calming it down! So i went 2 get the aftersun frm my moms room n i found this roc stuff 4 intensly dry skin n cause mine is like the sahara iv givn that a go 2. wish me luck
Jayni x |
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Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:46 am |
Hi Jayni,
Good luck. My one comment would be that I think the Clinique toner is extremely harsh, and their moisturizer is very thick (probably to try to counteract the stripping effect of the toner). I think that the toner may be a bit much for your skin - especially given the reactions you are describing. If you can afford to do so, I would try switching toner and moisturizer if I were you. Personally, I find the Dr. Hauschka range is fantastic, it works without attacking your skin the way that I find Clinique does. If you go through the forum, you will find that many people have a favourite line of skin care - perhaps look at the postings from other people with sensitive acne-prone skin.
If you do start changing things, I would suggest doing it slowly, don't add a million more products to your skin care routine at once, you may react to something and you will never know what it is.
As a spot treatment for acne, you could try tea tree oil. |
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Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:55 am |
Jayni - please stop using Clinique - it really is one of the most drying lines on the market. I have oily skin, and this stuff even dried out my face! I would suggest you get into a sensitive skin line possibly organic, something that is healing instead of damaging.
There are lots of sensitive skin members who I'm sure would have some great suggestions for you. Good Luck! |
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Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:06 am |
You seem to be using a rather strange combination of products for someone who is the daughter of a dermatologist...
For one thing, I'd suggest you try to calm down. It isn't worth freaking out over AND there's an abundance of scientific evidence that shows that stressing out invariably shows up on your skin first !!! |
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Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:11 am |
Yes, please do 2 things.
#1 - RELAX. Your boyfriend and his family should like you for YOU. Gosh, we all have skin problems from time to time. It doesn't change who we are. 
#2 - STOP using Clinique ASAP!!! You need something gentle and formulated for sensitive skin. The less ingredients the better. Less to react too.
Good luck! I am sure your boyfriend's family will see beyond the little skin problems you are having.
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Jayni
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Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:04 am |
Right. it has now got so bad that iv had 2 have stitches in my nose. so 2 yall hu think im overreacting im not.
I stopped using clinique a while ago n now all i use is my makeup wipes so i dont think it's that. N btw i dont have acne. its just a gaping hole btween my eyes. n as 4 the family thing too, well i ddnt go in2 skl 4 3 days this week it was so bad. My moms given me some steroid stuff im supposed 2 put on it, but evrifn she gives me neva works.so. ny more ideas?
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Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:09 am |
Perhaps it is a medical condition and you should see a doctor. Could be a skin infection. You may need anti-biotics.
Anyway, it definitely sounds too serious for us novices here on a skin forum to handle. Please seek professional help....both medical and perhaps emotional as it seems these skin problems have affected your overall health.
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Jayni
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Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:37 pm |
| Im not flippin suicidal! Im just down about it. n iv bin 2 the doctors bwt it n he jst sed itl go wen i find the right product. so wot is the right product??!! |
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Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:46 pm |
| not to sound insensitive but this seems fake guys!! "been to dr's, moms a dr". If they cant help u with medicated creams or such I am at a loss. And stitches in nose...for what? |
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Jayni
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Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:39 am |
| Stitches in my nose cuz thts where it is! i fell downstairs n the next day i had a line there n from there i got a madssive hole in the space btween my eyes. this happens evri tym. n mom's a dermatologist not a doctor. N english doctors dont no anythin bout stuff if u ask me. they just kill me off a lil bit more each time! so if u think it's fake then fine that's ur opinion. but bein as imguessin ur american and im all the way on the other side of the Atlantic i guess you'll never know |
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Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:24 am |
| Are you kidding me!? Board certified Dermatologists are Doctors which leads me to believe that your Mother is not certified and therefore you should be going to a proper Dr. anyway! |
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Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:46 am |
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| not to sound insensitive but this seems fake guys!! "been to dr's, moms a dr". If they cant help u with medicated creams or such I am at a loss. And stitches in nose...for what? |
Actually this is what I thought & I'm having a hard time trying to understand what she is trying to say...doesn't make much sense to me  |
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Jayni
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Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:34 am |
| I went 2 a diff docz n got sum cream. I had an infection in it n now i got a scar there. Its not like a normal kinda bumpy scar just like a patch on my skin witch is red. It will cover up tho. |
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Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:34 am |
| I second to STOP USING clinque! That stuff is horrible. I had some of the same issues, new boy and I was so very depressed. It seemed like the days I did not see him, my skin was ok, but then the days I was going to see him, I would wake up with big ol blemishes. It sucked. I went to the derm who put me on Tazoraz and Benzeclin during the day. He said to stop using the BP's and SA's in my cleanser and which to cetaphil. I have been doing this for two weeks now, first week a little dry, a few flakes of skin here and there. I just started making sure I did not use to much of the RX's. I also use a cloth in the shower with my cetaphil. Second week, no problems. Only a couple clogged pores (not red) and no more Big ol blemishes. Give it a shot. It changed me in a matter of days. I feel good about myself again. I have not felt this way in 6-8 years. NO LIE! |
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Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:55 am |
| Stop the Clinique for sure! I hated it...it was the worst! |
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Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:17 pm |
| MelissaMarie wrote: |
| not to sound insensitive but this seems fake guys!! "been to dr's, moms a dr". If they cant help u with medicated creams or such I am at a loss. And stitches in nose...for what? |
That was my first intial thought also, but you were the first to say it.
For the trouble girl, if this isn't some joke, can you explain to us in bit more detail because I certainly for one am confused. Is it like a rash? A pimple? Discoloration? I have no clue what you're really talking about because you're not giving us much detail.
Not to be rude, but reading your posts is making me cross-eyed, would appreciate if you spell some of the words out rather than try to use acronyms and use numbers for the letters and such. |
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