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enjoys freebies · Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:33 pm Quote

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??

enjoys freebies · Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:38 pm Quote

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... Surprised

enjoys freebies · Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:49 pm Quote

Ok, they go red, then whitehead, then go red again, then fade, i think, right? heh havnt been keeping track of whitch pimples fade

enjoys freebies · Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:14 pm Quote

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.

enjoys freebies · Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:38 pm Quote

what does that mean?

enjoys freebies · Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:47 pm Quote

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.

enjoys freebies · Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:10 pm Quote

ah ok. since the Retin-A is kind of "removing" or in harsh words, burning, the gunky stuff there/dead skin?

enjoys freebies · Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:12 pm Quote

Yes, Retin-A "exfoliates", that's the word. Dissove, exfoliate, same thing. Smile

enjoys freebies · Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:31 pm Quote

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

enjoys freebies · Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:21 pm Quote

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... :\

enjoys freebies · Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:49 pm Quote

Cold can be very stimulating to the skin. Its not abnormal to have your cheek gotten red after being outside, in cold weather.

enjoys freebies · Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:54 am Quote

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?

enjoys freebies · Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:01 am Quote

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.

enjoys freebies · Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:41 pm Quote

What bout Tazorac? My sister says this works very well...

http://www.allergan.com/site/products/consumers/home.asp?id=tazorac_gel&largeText=
We have the 0.1% gel, not the cream.

enjoys freebies · Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:58 pm Quote

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.

enjoys freebies · Sat Dec 03, 2005 4:18 pm Quote

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 Smile

enjoys freebies · Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:01 pm Quote

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.

enjoys freebies · Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:43 pm Quote

Anyone know why skin does that?

To add:
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?

enjoys freebies · Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:08 pm Quote

advice please?

enjoys freebies · Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:11 pm Quote

Yes google5, you should just stick with your regime. Do you still see some improvement with your regime?

enjoys freebies · Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:12 pm Quote

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 Sad

enjoys freebies · Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:45 pm Quote

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.

enjoys freebies · Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:08 pm Quote

Hi, It took at least three months to notice that my skin was getting better.

I am on Vitamin A Acid.

enjoys freebies · Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:10 pm Quote

what is that?

enjoys freebies · Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:11 pm Quote

Similar to what you are taking.

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