I guess my acne is only ‘mild’, but nothing I do will make the pimples go away. They only show up around my chin, but occasionally I’ll get one on my forehead or cheek. I really only have constant pimples on my chin that do not go away. I am naturally pretty pale, so any marks are extremely noticeable. I have many (at least 5 on each side of my chin) little skin-colored bumps, and then there are a few skin-colored bumps that are a bit larger in the middle of my chin. I also have the remains of a huge cystic pimple that hasn’t gone away, and that originally appeared back in October. It was extremely painful to begin with, but now all that is left is an occasionally sore red circle. My chin breaks out regularly, usually one or two pimples at a time, but there is always a mark left, even though I usually don’t pop them. I’m 16 and recently moved to a pretty humid environment with hot sweaty summers and freezing winters, and since I moved from Arizona, where it’s extremely dry, I was thinking that maybe the humidity is getting to my skin. I’ve been here for about 8 months, and I would think my skin would’ve adjusted by now.
I’ve used everything these past 8 months, so I’ll try to list them all (sorry this is long, but I want to be as detailed as possible):
-Clean & Clear Continuous Acne Control Cleanser
-Clearasil Benzoyl Peroxide Spot Treatment
-Neutrogena Acne Cleansing Cloths (ones in the orange tub)
-Neutrogena Rapid Clear Pads and Gel Spot Treatment
-St. Ives Apricot Scrub
-Noxema (Original and scrub)
-Neutrogena Stress Control Cream Cleanser
-Noxema Blemish Pads (these worked well for me two years ago, but do nothing now)

Natural/At-Home Remedies I have used with no effect include aspirin, witch hazel (which was all I had to use in Arizona for soft, clean skin), yogurt, and alcohol.

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This is bad cystic adult acne. I am not willing to put anymore harsh manmade crap on my face.

I’ve tried everything – trust me. I must be doing something wrong. It’s everywhere and it looks like chicken pox. I’ve been to the doctor (to make sure it’s not something else) and it’s just body acne. They gave me something – but it drys my skin out so bad I can’t use it. I use the Neutrogena body wash (and never have noticed any change) but I also have always used a moisturizer/treatment after I shower and again before I go to bed. Do you think that is what is making it never go away? Should I not be using anything on it – just cleaning in the shower?

I don’t have severe cystic acne, but the acne I do have is get really annoying. I don’t get pimples on my cheeks but ALWAYS on my forehead and its getting really bad on my chin. I’ve used pretty much every skin cleanser out there like pro-active,clean and clear, clearasil, etc. When I used proactive it dried my face out, and the only thing that worked was the mask. My nose gets really
shiny, but I don’t usually break out there. Ive started to get scars that are really annoying and I heard that bio-oil works. So right now im using bio oil on my scars and the tea-tree oil cleanser and moisturizer from the body shop.
But I was wondering if there is something that has worked well for you that can work for me?
I know you’re supposed to drink lots of water but is there something else you can take to help?
&& do you have a special home remedy treatment I could try?

thanks in advance )

I took minocycline for 3 months then isotretinoin for 5 months at 40mg a day, to get rid of my VERY bad acne.
At the end of the treatment I had virtually no spots at all.
As soon as I finished I started washing with cidal soap every morning and benzoyl peroxide every night, so the nasties wouldn’t come back. Unfortunately about 2 weeks after stopping treatment, despite my cleaning efforts I’ve started to get breakouts for the last 2 weeks. (I’ve been off for a monthish now). I hope this wasn’t some how triggered by using benzoyl peroxide when I had no spots :S? It is no where near as bad as before I started treatment. Spots are smaller and less juicy but still quite a few. The benzoyl has made my skin dry too. I don’t want it to get any worse. I even stopped drinking milk and coffee and started drinking green tea and reducing alcohol intake. (I heard these don’t help?) I don’t want to have to take more isotretinoin, but I might have to?

Any advice on what to do would be great

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I am 14 and a half years old and I have chest and back acne. I started using Exfoliac long ago but in short terms ( 3 days in a row). Last week, I decided I would use it everyday like my doctor prescribed. It’s been fine until now, with some little tingling feelings. Today, after putting the Exfoliac on, the chest acne really started burning, and the skin became reddish. What can I do? Should I stop the treatment ? Help !