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Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:33 pm  |
December 1st-
Cheeks less red, some more white heads so far, using all products, spot treating with retin-A sometimes every other day, or just a whole week.
Is it good that im getting more White heads usually a day before i get them, its a red spot, is that good?? |
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Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:38 pm |
google5, sounds like your skin is having pretty good progress. You need to understand that our body keeps producting oil that might lead to whiteheads. Retin-A cannot completely stop oil production so it is reasonable to have some whiteheads, just apply Retin-A in hope of dissovling them before they become blk heads. Keep doing what's making your skin better...  |
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Simple but No Simplier...Approaching late 20s, Normal/Combination Skin, Rarely Breakout now but have some old acne marks, sunspots, & broken caps |
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Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:49 pm |
| Ok, they go red, then whitehead, then go red again, then fade, i think, right? heh havnt been keeping track of whitch pimples fade |
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Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:14 pm |
| google5 wrote: |
| Ok, they go red, then whitehead, then go red again, then fade, i think, right? heh havnt been keeping track of whitch pimples fade |
Sounds about right. Skin might appear red when its congested. |
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Simple but No Simplier...Approaching late 20s, Normal/Combination Skin, Rarely Breakout now but have some old acne marks, sunspots, & broken caps |
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Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:38 pm |
| what does that mean? |
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Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:47 pm |
Hello google5,
The skin turns a bit red sometimes...when the pores are congested. Then it accumulates and become whiteheads. The when you apply retin-A to dissolve those whiteheads, they went back to congested pores. With further application of retin-A, the pores got clean. |
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Simple but No Simplier...Approaching late 20s, Normal/Combination Skin, Rarely Breakout now but have some old acne marks, sunspots, & broken caps |
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Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:10 pm |
| ah ok. since the Retin-A is kind of "removing" or in harsh words, burning, the gunky stuff there/dead skin? |
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Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:12 pm |
Yes, Retin-A "exfoliates", that's the word. Dissove, exfoliate, same thing.  |
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Simple but No Simplier...Approaching late 20s, Normal/Combination Skin, Rarely Breakout now but have some old acne marks, sunspots, & broken caps |
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Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:31 pm |
| I was just out in the cold for about 5 minutes so my face is redder now is this common? not my whole face, just the acne parts. i noticed this because i had my contact's in too long, and that made it look like it was preatty faded, but then i took them out and lookedi n the same mirror, and it was alotttt redder |
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Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:21 pm |
| but to add, i was close to the mirror, its preatty bright and i was just outside (repeating myself...) But, when i had my contacts in it looked better... :\ |
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Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:49 pm |
| Cold can be very stimulating to the skin. Its not abnormal to have your cheek gotten red after being outside, in cold weather. |
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Simple but No Simplier...Approaching late 20s, Normal/Combination Skin, Rarely Breakout now but have some old acne marks, sunspots, & broken caps |
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Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:54 am |
ok.
My sister also said that using skin peelers (Gel's, aka tazorac, Retin-A etc..) is good for getting scar's away. So she said to put those on scars, not just on pimples. is this true? |
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Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:01 am |
Yes it is true, Retin-A can stimulate collagen production and scars would look less noticeable
Edited to add that Retin-A helps with previous acne marks like discolouration but it can't do much for indents. |
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Simple but No Simplier...Approaching late 20s, Normal/Combination Skin, Rarely Breakout now but have some old acne marks, sunspots, & broken caps |
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Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:58 pm |
| Tazorac is just another version of Retin-A. The active ingredient is the same. It would help with acne discolouration but I don't think anything can fill in dents. |
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Simple but No Simplier...Approaching late 20s, Normal/Combination Skin, Rarely Breakout now but have some old acne marks, sunspots, & broken caps |
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Sat Dec 03, 2005 4:18 pm |
yea, i know, im just glad im a male, since males usally have rough skin, aka whiskers haha.
Thanks for the help, i will use the tazorac since it is used more in my family, and it probably helps our skin better for some reason. Ill just go with family tradition |
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Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:01 pm |
God skin confuses me.
I was just laying down in my bed for 30-45 mins relaxing, and i get up to goto the bathroom and my skin looks really irritated, why does it get worse by itself during the day? i only put acv toner on it this morning. |
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:43 pm |
Anyone know why skin does that?
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Im doing what my doctor told me, and its not helping, so then he suggested clearlight, but my mom doesn't have the $, so should i just stick to my regular routine? |
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:08 pm |
| advice please? |
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:11 pm |
| Yes google5, you should just stick with your regime. Do you still see some improvement with your regime? |
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Simple but No Simplier...Approaching late 20s, Normal/Combination Skin, Rarely Breakout now but have some old acne marks, sunspots, & broken caps |
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:12 pm |
no im really not seeing anything actually... i thought it was getting better, but then i noticed that my contact was just blurry... lol.. its still the same from like a month ago.
redness and all, some new pimples actually. i dont think it will be going away for awhile  |
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:45 pm |
| Sorry to hear that google5, I am a true believer in Retin-A products and they do work on me. I would continue to use Retin-A related products and hope time pass by faster. |
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Simple but No Simplier...Approaching late 20s, Normal/Combination Skin, Rarely Breakout now but have some old acne marks, sunspots, & broken caps |
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:08 pm |
Hi, It took at least three months to notice that my skin was getting better.
I am on Vitamin A Acid. |
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:10 pm |
| what is that? |
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:11 pm |
| Similar to what you are taking. |
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