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free skin care · Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:24 am

I have oily/combo skin that is VERY prone to breakouts.. I wouldn't call it straight up acne, but I always seem to have a blemish (or two or three!)

For the past two years or so I've been using the Serious Skin Care Daily Ritual cleanser, and whatever moisturizer I decided to buy at the store when I last ran out... Usually some type of "normal" moisturizer for my cheeks and something meant for oily acne prone skin on my tzone. I don't use any toner. As a spot treatment, I just use that cheap Clearasil stuff. I don't wear heavy makeup, usually just eyeliner, mascara and a simple dusting of powder to keep the shine down. (I can't stand foundation, I feel like a clown!) So I don't think it's a thing of too much makeup clogging my pores or anything.

The SSC seemed to work for a while, it kept my breakouts in check and helped with the blackheads/whiteheads I tend to get as well. I really do like the cleanser, it has little scrubbing beads and makes my face feel so clean without leaving any residue feeling behind... But the past few months I've notice it doesn't seem to be effective anymore. I'm breaking out horribly again and have flaky dry spots around my nose and mouth (the heaviest moisturizing cream doesn't seem to help either). My Tzone seems oily than ever too.

I was on MUA looking for a new product line to try and came across the Paula's Choice. It got decent reviews and has quite a few products meant for my type skin... I ordered a kit this past weekend and am hoping it arrives ASAP. There seems to be a money back guarantee, so hopefully it won't be too difficult getting my $$ back if I don't like it.

Is it possible for one's skin to become... I dunno.. tolerant of a product, persay, that renders it ineffective?? I'm disappointed the SSC doesn't work any more, as I really do like it.

Has anyone had any experience with Paula's Choice?? Can anyone recommend anything else that may help?!

free skin care · Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:17 am

I used to love SSC, but I too found that it stopped working after awhile. I thought that maybe they changed their formulas, or the products they set to the stores were slightly different than what you order online, but I've seen a few posts that said it stopped working for them.
Please let us know how Paula's Choice works for you?

free skin care · Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:05 pm

Rodan+Fields or Skinceuticals' new acne kit

free skin care · Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:23 pm

I've used a few Paula's Choice products and found a couple of them helpful, like most lines there are a couple of products that stand out, but the others I could take or leave.

I agree that your skin does seem to build up a tolerance to products after a while, which is a shame when you find something that works for you. I've been trying to vary my use of some products. Though I suppose as time goes on your skin care needs do change so you have to change your products accordingly.

free skin care · Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:57 pm

i got paula's choice gentle cleanser last month.. its not bad.. but i dont like it enough to repurchase. although its great at getting all traces of makeup off!
i also got the extra strength acne gel.. it does nothing.. all the acne spot treatments ive ever tried have not done anything for me Sad

i think most people need to change skincare products with climate change (i learned that this summer) as your skintype changes a bit and also as you guys have said as your skintype changes or skincare needs change you need to change products too~

free skin care · Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:29 pm

I have acne-prone skin ... and it used to be very oily. For years I tried various systems ... only to find that after 6 months of working well ... my body/system had become "immune" to whatever current system I was trying and my face would revert to it's annoying, acne-prone state! Crying or Very sad

The only thing I found that worked for longer than about 6 months was OCM. I've been doing OCM for almost a year [started late last August] and while I still had a slight "adjustment" period when Fall turned to Winter ... and Winter turned to Spring ... even those were far milder than ever before ...

OCM not only cleared my acne ... it also normalized my skin so it's closer to "normal" ... although my T-zone is still slightly oily sometimes.

I use a home-made glycolic/S.A. toner ... and I use my own Pearl based moisturizer ... and MMU. In my 55 years ... my skin has never been clearer ... well ... except maybe when I was a child. Laughing

At any rate, I will probably never cleanse my face in any other fashion.

Hope this helps.

Mary

free skin care · Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:41 pm

hpjrt

How do you make your toner? I'm looking for a little something more than ACV.

free skin care · Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:22 pm

Hi Chevy!

I had a '76 Camaro that I used to absolutely love to drive... and my cousin had a '77 limited edition Camaro with the pointed decoration on the front lights.

For a while I used to have to use the window as a door as the hinge was bent down due to the weight of the door and it stopped opening... then when I was pregnant with my son I thought that it was about time to get that fixed as I would soon not be able to get into my car! Laughing

Anywho! That child is now a teen and he is having good luck with Ice Elements.

I recently did a review of it here:
http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=15222

If you are interested in the products, which are aloe vera based, you may want to hop onto their message boards and ask Brenda, the Esthetician, what she would recommend for you. If you do not want to detail your issues on the board you can PM her and she will get back to you.

One of the wonderful things about those who work at Ice Elements is that if you want to incorporate other items from other lines they will assist you in that as well.

Whatever you choose, I wish you luck in finding happy skin!
Bosoxy.

free skin care · Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:01 pm

I've been using Serious Skin Care (Daily Ritual Cleanser, Clarifying Treatment, Moisturizer, Unplugged, Glycolic Cleanser and Dry-Lo) along with Neutrogena Advanced Solutions Acne Mark Fading Peel. Adding the Neutrogena Peel has definitely made the difference for me. It speeds up the fading of the scars and the healing of the breakouts.
I don't have a problem with dryness because I use Cellex-C High Potency Serum and Aloette Cellular Day Defense SPF 15 in the morning. I also started drinking a lot more water.

free skin care · Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:24 pm

Bosoxy wrote:

For a while I used to have to use the window as a door as the hinge was bent down due to the weight of the door and it stopped opening...

Holy crap -- the SAME THING happened to my '78 Camaro!! Had to get it fixed three different times over the 19+ year life of the car!

free skin care · Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:59 pm

heehee!

Yeah, I bet that door weighed more than some of the cars built today!!!

OK, a slight exageration.... Rolling Eyes

but I think you know what I mean... lol! lol!

I would love to be able to get that car fixed up and on the road... a lot of memories... Wink

Take care.
Bosoxy.

free skin care · Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:17 am

Hi Chevy,

I also have prone/blemish skin. I'm now using her products and they're fantastic Very Happy

Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:34 pm

ok Kate Somerville stuff is pretty good...I use it for all things and so does my husband, it's pretty funny watching him put on masks and stuff cuz I never thought he would even though he has skin issues(that's saying it nicely) but he will be 30 soon and we have 3 kids so he figured he better do something soon cuz he's getting tired of it...check them out online they offer samples of stuff too..FYI

free skin care · Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:21 pm

I've used three things from Paula's Choice- antioxidant serum, BHA lotion 2% and the skin balancing cleanser.

The BHA lotion was way too greasy for my liking. I used it a couple of times, but couldnt tolerate the greasy residue it left on my face so I quit using it before seeing if it really does help my acne.

The cleanser was ok- mild, gentle, gets rid of makeup and doesnt make my face feel tight after cleansing, but I didnt consider repurchasing due to the shipping costs. But a month ago, my skin got SOOOO bad, and I used this cleanser and it seems to have calmed a skin a lot. So based on that, I will repurchase! Very Happy

HTH

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