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Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:07 am  |
| I've been using PTR's Acne gel (AHA/BHA) for awhile and wonder if you guys can rec something that works for spot treating faster? |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:35 am |
| I always apply a dab of Tea Tree Essential Oil and within a few days the spot has cleared or reduced significantly. |
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oily/acne prone - acne scars on chin area/Large Pores in winter. Oily in Summer. Fair, nuetral/cool complexion, burn easily. Early 20s |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:06 am |
Using the highest percentage of Vit E oil I can find, I rub a generous amount on the spot as soon as I notice it developing. I do this 2-3 times during the day & always at nite.
Usually by next morning & depending on size of the demon, it has almost disappeared. If not, repeat 2nd day/nite.
I find this also works really well for scratches, cuts, blisters etc. Just dries them up...
I keep Vit E oil around largely for this purpose & current bottle is Sally Hansen's cuticle and nail Vit E oil at 4000 internat'l units!! |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:48 am |
i usually grab my ever-gentle exfol serum (2% salicylic acid @3.2 ph - aloe base) more of a gel.
this is my first choice, 'cause it's not drying.
exfol serum is a fabulous leave on bha for all over use, too.
or if I feel I need something stronger, i'll grab my 2% (1.9 ph) SA - alcohol base.
a dab usually does the trick for me, clears 'em right up
- I call them my "buh-bye" potion for pimples. |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:00 am |
I just mash myself up a bit of aspirin with water...if I put it on before bed, by morning the offender is usually just about gone!
Pudoodles |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:06 am |
| Seconding Rosebud's tea tree oil suggestion. I use that at the first sign of a blemish, and it usually clears up overnight. |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:01 am |
| PSF acne mud for night spot treating. |
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27~Texas~Oily~ fair~ breakout prone~ easily congested~Cysts caused by emotional stress~ Using Ayurvedic skin care and philosophy~ Dry brushing body and face~ On strict less is more routine~ We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars~ Oscar Wilde |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:09 am |
| Dab some tea tree oil on there along with pearl paste to go on top. |
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26, combination skin with oily t-zone |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:15 am |
| I'm using the lowest Retrinal. I spot treat with the next level up. Things don't disappear overnight, but this has helped them come to head sooner or flake away sooner. |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:53 am |
| I say avoid alcohol at all costs... Best Bath Store's acne treatment gel works best for me. |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:09 am |
First I exfoliate the spot with some kind of solution like 10% lactic, or a pumpkin peel gel, or something...nothing grainy. Then I mix a drop of castor oil (drawing) & a drop of lavendar (anti-inflammatory) and put that on. Follow up with (night time) a dab of a spot-treatment sulfur mask (Zia makes one) or mash up an aspirin, make a paste, and glob that on. For day time I put on some of the BestBathWorks acne serum prior to coverup.
For those ones that get really sore on occasion, the ones you can feel coming before they appear -- I have some water-filled plastic ice cubes that I keep in the freezer (their real purpose is for party drinks I guess) but I use them for those 'hot spots.' I wrap a frozen cube in a dry face cloth, tuck a rubber band or hair band around the cube to keep it in place, and go to sleep with the cold area against the sore spot, after I do the above treatment. I've kept some potential cysts from getting too bad this way. I used to use real ice cubes but would wake up with cold water all over my pj's, so these plastic cubes work much better. |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:12 am |
| tea tree oil works. but if its a real killer and you have to get rid of it asap for the next day toothepaste or shaving cream lest on the spot over night will do it. spot test first though for a few hours to made sure your skin doesnt react. |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:23 am |
| A sulfur mask always helped when I used to break out. |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:26 am |
what do you put in that?? and what goes in an asprin mask i keep seeing everywhere on this website??  |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:40 am |
| Chocolat, you mean the BestBathStore serum that you found out about on this site right? I love that stuff! |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:46 am |
Aussiegirl, do a search of the DIY recipes page and you'll find variations of aspirin masks, washes, etc.
Annak212nyc, my mistake! I did mean BestBathStore. Their acne serum is great; not drying or irritating, helps w/quick healing, and really diminishes redness of those after-zit red spots that can linger on fair-skinned folks like me. |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:47 am |
aussiegirl,
I'm not sure if you mean the sulfur mask? I bought that from Sephora. It's a DDF brand. |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:07 pm |
| i use tea tree oil or jurlique blemish cream to spot treat. |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:08 pm |
| oh i forgot la roche posay's effiance k. |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:41 pm |
| bubbleoffplumb wrote: |
i usually grab my ever-gentle exfol serum (2% salicylic acid @3.2 ph - aloe base) more of a gel.
this is my first choice, 'cause it's not drying.
exfol serum is a fabulous leave on bha for all over use, too.
or if I feel I need something stronger, i'll grab my 2% (1.9 ph) SA - alcohol base.
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Where do you get this second stronger BHA from? |
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:01 pm |
| Mario Badescu drying lotion works really quickly. |
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Sat Dec 30, 2006 12:23 am |
| 5% salicilic solution from DY |
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Early 50s, Skin: combin.,semi-sensitive, fair with occasional breakouts, some old acne scars, freckles, under-eye wrinkles; Redhead with hazel eyes |
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Sat Dec 30, 2006 12:59 am |
Me too...
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I just mash myself up a bit of aspirin with water...if I put it on before bed, by morning the offender is usually just about gone!
Pudoodles |
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Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too. ~ Voltaire www.Candessence.com |
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Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:42 am |
| La Roche Posay's Effaclar K and Carekate's Bump Blasting serum. |
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mid 40's, Hawaiian/Japanese, combo skin, med/dark complexion. "If life hands you lemons, throw them at your enemies" |
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