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soundgarden
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Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:13 pm  |
Hey all!
When I was in high school I had HORRIBLE acne. I tried everything I could afford. None were successful. When I graduated my acne began to fade. Today, almost 2 years later, I have very little recurring acne. However, I have all these dark brown spots and a very uneven skin tone left over. I am naturally light-brown in skin tone. I am currently using Esoterica Skin Fade Cream. It helped, but it looks like it has reached its maximum effectiveness.
I have been searching for a strong, safe, and effective product for a while now. I am a college student and I work part time, so I can't afford to buy and try every product. Can somenoe who has knowledge in this area please suggest a good product I should try. I am not in a major rush to clear up my face, but I would like it all gone within a year (of course, if there are faster prodcuts I am willing to listen  )
Here is a picture of my face. It was taken about a month ago. There has not been any noticable change since then.
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Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:14 pm |
Fastest would probably be a TCA peel. You'll have a period of about one week where you look horrible as your skin "molts" but then moderate hyperpigmentation should be gone. That's the quick route that's fairly inexpensive. (You could do it yourself via platinumskincare.com but I wouldn't recommend TCA in the hands of a newbie. Check around local salons/derm/aesteticians - someone will do them and probably for a couple hundred dollars.
Next expensive: Get an Rx from your doc for Azelex. It quickly removes hyperpigmentation from acne. Don't know if you have insurance that will cover that. I think about $80/tube. Retin-A is another RX you could get but takes longer to remove the spots. It's about the same price and also helps get rid of fine wrinkling if that's a concern.
Next: A vitamin c serum (cellularskinrx.com, Janson Beckett's C&C, Vivier) are all used here. Apply each AM and PM. Vitamin C will limit melanocyte production so darker areas will become lighter. It also has other benefits so your skin will end up looking better overall. Prices ranges from $38 to $80 plus for C serums.
Next:Use an alpha-hydroxy product(s) regularly and a daily sunscreen(should do this anyhow to prevent hyperpigmentation and premature aging). AHA cleanser plus lotion will slowly remove the dark spots. Physical exfoliation using a rougher washcloth or just the exfoliation from shaving will help to remove the dead skin cells that the AHA loosens up and makes ready for removal.
I'm sure I probably left something out but someone else here will jump in and help, too, I'm sure. Good luck! |
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Mabsy
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Thu Jul 14, 2005 1:01 am |
| Something to do in terms of your skincare regime would be to use a vitamin C serum and an AHA product as Betterat40 suggested. I'd suggest using an AHA serum at night and using the C serum in the morning (under a moisturiser with SPF, or under just SPF depending on your skin type). |
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soundgarden
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soundgarden
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Sat Jul 23, 2005 4:47 pm |
Can someone reccomend a really good AHA product?
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Sat Jul 23, 2005 5:15 pm |
| Try MD Formulations. You could get the cleanser and the cream. |
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Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:03 pm |
| I like MD Forte's glycolic products. I believe that MD Formulations is very similar to this line. |
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Mabsy
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Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:05 am |
| MD Formulations make some good AHA products. Jan Marini also have an AHA serum that I like although I think others' opinions about it are divided. |
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soundgarden
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:59 pm |
| I haven't used Lactic acid before, but is supposed to be more gentle. I peronally, am a fan of glycolic acid though, and have seen results, so would recommend that. The link wouldn't come up, but I would recommend the cream or lotion with the lowest percentage to start. Probably around 10 or 12, and with a pH around 3.8 |
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:54 pm |
Hi Soundgarden
I think Lactic acid is more 'smoothing' than exfoliating, if you know what I mean.
I usually use glycolic, but I don't know the MD product. 8-10% is best for starters. I moved up to 15% but found it drying. Now I'm moving back again because at 8-10% glycolic has water retaining properties, so your skin seems moisturised.
I just tried the DY lactic tonight for the first time so can't say much about it but on first impression it does seem smoothing.
Maybe then glycolic is better for increasing skin turnover and evening out your skin tone. |
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