This takes a lot of pressure off my shoulders!

Wow i feel way better now!

I had bad pimples since i was 11 years old . I mean terrible!!!

I have to disagree - I only moisturize my face with a combination of water,vitamine E (oil form) and 100% Tea tree oil.

Since i started using that my face has cleared up and my marks (since i have hyper-pigmentation) are almost all gone in about 6months. I fight the odd pimple here and there but by the time i wake up it is almost gone. I am 21 years old so you can imagine i have been dealing with acne for 10 years and my parents are such healthy eaters my lifestyle is that way too that i was so frustrated with WHY i had acne.Turns out it is hereditary.

This may not work for everyone but it works for me before anything a Dr has EVER prescribed for me.

Please!! There was nothing in this article I have not heard a million times before!!! Except don't forget to exfoliate every few days - built-up dead skin cells can wreck havoc on you face!!!

it makes sense; the more healthy you are the better you look and feel. I find even drinking a glass of water before a meal you get full faster and therefor you don't eat as much.

finding a good skin care system and sticking to it in my opinion is crucial. our diet, life style, bad habbits, exercise, climate and many other factors have a huge impact on oue skin and its health. ALL skin care products work only in epidermis and can never penetrate our dermis. The dermis is the area where all aging and dehydration happens. Good moisturizers can communicate with the dermis to speed up repair processes and many other things. Look for ingredients like hydrolonic acid which acts as a moisture magnet allowing skin cells to hold on to H2O molecules much better, therefore making our skin healthier and more radiant. Oily, comb./oily, comb./norm. skin also needs moisture since its usally dehydrtated through using harsh clensers that strip the skin too much. The skin "thinks" it needs more moisture and starts producing even more oil leading to blackheads, whiteheads and sometimes flacky skin. From my own eperience as a Beauty Advisor and Make-Up Artist for many different companies I can truly say that finding the right skin routine took me a long time!!! What i use right now is a system of prevention and repair A.M. and P.M., that consists of serum and moisturaizer in the morning and same most. at night time but a different serum. Also you might want to invest in good foudation like Double Wear SPF 10 from Estee Lauder, it's non comedogenic, oil free, natural finish, stays in place for 15h! PREVAGE, which i have tried before is a serum and some of my customers had reaction to it. The main ingt. in PREVAGE is Idebenone, an antioxidant used to preserve human transplants, thats why the serum is yellow. Make sure you test on the inner part of your wrist before putting on your face. Look for proof and long term results without all the chemicals on your skin!!!

to Older&Wiser
exfoliation is not necsecerly the key to healthy skin. for example if you have dry skin its great to do so once or twice a week but with acne prone if you do that you will break out more. Micro demb. might be a better for this skin type but only once a month. I do agree with your comment!!!

After all the years dealing with acne, I now use Listerine (the original kind), It has cleared my face of acne and it looks more radiant also. Since it fights bacteria that is what causes Acne. I should have know this in my teen, 20, and 30's. I have both my nephews using it also and the are 16 and 17. There skin has cleared up and they are thankful that it is not costing a fortune. Use it on your face in the morning and at night. Just put some one a cotton ball and wipe your cleansed face with it. Let it dry and in a few days acne will be gone and not come back.

The best thing you can do for your skin, eat healthy. Lots of fruits and vegetables, fish, grains, etc. It will take years of your face, skin. No need to buy any expensive cosmetics. I know from experience. Also for acne, believe me I had it - a multi Vitamin B50 or B100 works great, Vitamin C, and E as well as a multi vitamin is helpful too.
Over 55, no one believes it.

in the old days, listerine was advertised as a dandruff remedy too.

im almost 36,people say i look 26.
i never were makeup but maybe once a month if i go somewere and i use all mineral makeup from bare essentails.

use dove soap to wash your face every other day,on the day inbetween just give it a good rinse.

always were sun screen.
i use ponds or shea butter and pure cocunut butter to mosterize my face and skin.

do not effoliate or use chemical peels,they ruin your face/skin,of course unless you really need it.

for acne,use proactive.

proactive doesnt fix the problem and it makes it worst after u stop using it

Mary Kay all the way...the Miracle set cleansers and moisturizers are the best. I never believed it until I started using it religiously day and night. My face looks 110% better. The firming eye creams are wonderful too. Everything I've used in the skin care line has worked great...and the make up is great too. My face is very dry, so instead of a foundation I use the tinted moisturizer and I love it.

I have all ways used Oil of Olay products and I have NO wrinkles in my sking.

F*x* IV BEEN DRINKIN A WATER BOTTLE EVERY PERIOD AT SCHOOL CUZ I THAUGHT IT WOULD CLEAR UP MY SKIN!!!

AND I HATE YOU JESICA SIMPSON UR STUPID PROACTIVE DOESNT WORK ON ME(and yes i have used it everyday morning and night and no!NOTHING)

I must agree with Lisa. I've used Oil Of Olay for fifthteen years and I'm thirty-one now and I'm practically wrinkle free. I still have people think I'm seventeen it's great.

Karolina, I'm 36 and tend to have breakouts when I use anything other than aloe vera to moisturize. Is there anything that can offer better hydration for somebody with very sensitive skin?

yipes.. carrrie. why should you worry about wrinkles at 31 years of age. that sounds very scary. actually, it is better to leave your skin alone except for mild dove soap and sunscreen and no tanning, until you are much older. the more you do to the face, the more problems you will create. most of everything is genetic, and that includes wrinkling and dryness and thin skin. I am in my sixties, and I am very gratefu for the genes and many of the skincare products we can buy at the drugstore. I used the most expensive, hundreds of dollars per jar, and they don't even measure up to drugstore purchases. get to know your ingredients and what works specifically for you.

I use a cream cleanser one day , and a expoliating cleanser on the other days. I use lots of moisturizer with spf15 during the day, and a night time moisturizer at night. I am almost 57 and I hardly have any wrinkles.
Most importantly, I stay out of the sun. That ruins your skin, and creates lots of wrinkles. Also no smoking.!!!!!

I have to agree with Lisa and Carrie. I am 70 years old and have been using Oil of Olay since I was 40 years old. Everyone comments that I have no wrinkles and look 10 years younger. I now used Regenerst and love it too! You do not have to spend hundreds of dollars for good skin care. Just moisturize every day.

HEIP IAM GETTING ALOT OF WRINKLES AROUND MY MOUTH ANT IDEAS WHAT ICAN DO OR WHAT CAN I PUT ON .

My mom is in her mid-70s and uses Pond's cold cream (since her mid 40s) and has beautiful skin.

I would have tO agree. Money shouldn't be an issue. Drink moderate water, don't overdose on caffeine with coffee or soda. And we all know smoking kills elastin. I eat my fish, nuts seeds and veggies. It isn't always fun, but I can tell the difference. I don't like spending tons on the newest cream- also found that Ponds night cream or cold cream works better than anything else. You can get it for under 5 dollars. Sometimes less is more.

DONT USE PROACTIVE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IT WILL RUIN YOUR FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DONT USE IT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~IT WILL MAKE ACNE WORSE AND AGE UR SKIN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~DONT USE!!!!

in responce to DONT USE PROACTIVE, have you had a bad experience with proactive? I've been using proactive for about 5 months now and my acne hasn't got any better. if anything they have gotten worse, i was going to stop using it but i wasn't sure if i should stop, i thought maybe i needed more time using it fot it to take effect. if anyone has had the same kind of experience with proactive please let me know how long you used it before it started to work or if it never worked at all.

I don't get acne often, maybe the odd one or two that will pop out and surprises me once in a while. but during my last semester of high school, that's when i experience acne, i went crazy, stressing over everything, from exams to making appointments for my prom and everything. I turned to everything I could find, then finally decided to turn to proactiv, it got worse the first few weeks, which made me even more scared and stressed, but eventually and slowly, my acne was under control.

acne is not curable, but it is controlled.

I don't know the person who wrote this article or who this dermatologist is, but I am shocked at their advice to use birth control pills to clear up acne! We all know that birth control pills contain hormones, which can have many negative effects on your body. You should not resort to using any hormone-based medication unless it is absolutely necessary. And as for the Proactive users out there, one of the active ingredients in this solution is benzoyl peroxide, which creates free radicals in the skin and whose effects are similar to unprotected sun exposure. Various research has also linked benzoyl peroxide with cancer. If you don't believe me perform a word search of the words "benzoyl peroxide cancer" and you'll see what I mean.

Proactiv does work if your acne is mild, if your acne is as they call "vulgaris" (like mine--blush) it will only clear up some of the pimples, but not correct any of the serious issues. Using only the cleanser, or only some of the products is nice, but to get rid of that nasty "from under the skin" stuff, talk to your doctor. Along with birth control there are so many other prescription drugs that can help. I use a combination of birth control, mild cleansers and a topical prescription cream, and my skin is at it's best (not quite perfect, but best) for the first time in almost 10 years. I rarely get my 8 glasses of water a day, and my diet is far from ideal. It's all about finding a combination that works for you, and running with it.

clinque sucks!!!!!!!!!!

oily skin should moisturize ,because if you oils are not balanced you make more oil! you just have to use one specially made for oily/acne skin .phytomer has a great one called balance emulsion and it hydrates while balancing oils

Ok, I have read all the comments and agree with most of them. The proactive..no..it sucks..it just makes those bubble-headed bimbo's in Hollywood richer!!! I'm 40 and my skin is in crisis...had a hystorectomy 3 years ago,and i have more acne than ever. I've tried everything out there. From Ponds, Dove, Oil of Olay, Mary Kay, Clinique, all of them but yet I suffer. Any advice ladies?

My acne has gotten worse since I have grown into my 30's.

I have tried Proactive ... twice now! And both times it was not at all helpful!

The reason I tried it a second time was that I thought I had not given it enough of a chance the first time ... I used it for just over a month. Now I have used it for two months ... it has dried my skin and not reduced my acne.

I have started to use Biotherm Acnopur (on the advice of a friend)and after two weeks have noticed my skin is not at all dry and my skin feels great! I have not been getting as much acne and what I have is starting to clear up.

Sidenote: I drink plenty of water, exercise and eat healthy. This does not work for all of us!

Good Luck!

Happy Holidays

Sorry, one more thing to consider in addition to Mandy's comment on balancing oils.

Mositurizers are not the key for balance (although very important for your skin) the product that does the balance is toner.
Toner takes the fresh clean skin and balances it, before you add your mositure!

Good Luck.

Today (Episode1013)I came upon the Cover FX interview after the beginning and watched to the end, wanting to know exactly what product was being talked about. Your interviewer neglected to repeat at the end of the interview what the product was. She should know better.

I AM A VERY HAPPY PERSON AND IN DOING SO I HAVE SEEN CROWS FEET IN THE CORNER OF MY EYES,WHAT CAN I DO OR TAKE FROM HOME TO REMOVE THEM????????

I've been using Cetaphil for years and find that it has been the best product in terms of cleansing and moisturizing. I started using it at the suggestion of my physician because I was getting really bad rashes in the winter because of my combination skin. I actually use the moisturizer to clean my face and follow up with another moisturizer with SPF. When I started to use Cetaphil, my acne started to clear up too!! Evidently I was drying out my skin too badly with the products make for acne control, which was causing even more breakouts. (ie, Clearasil) Sheesh.

Pro Activ did not work for me either. I was on the pill for many years and it did clear up my acne, but it doesn't work anymore. I now wash my face with oily skin Spectro Jel and it works great. I have clear skin like I did when I was younger and on the pill. The pill only works if it is hormones that are causing the break outs.

My friend's sister had acne problems and used proactive. It worked but her dermatologist told her it was bad for your skin. She has resorted to birth control and it works.

I have acne and eczema which also has given me dry skin. I saw a dermatologist was told to either wash with Cetaphil or Dove soap and use Glaxobase cream or Complex15 to moisturize. Very simple products not full of chemicals. Oh and washing with soap other than Dove is really bad apparently (told by dermatologist). And I'd like to point out I was never told to use toner, which means it can't be that good for you. And a good make up line is CoverFX. Canadian and very good, just a little expensive.

i use diane-35. it's a birth control pill that specifically targets acne. it takes a while to get going (2 to 4 months) but i stuck with it and now have no acne at all.

I am 57 years old, never smoked a cigarette in my life and have fine lines on my upper lip area...it makes me just want to cry....you would think I'm a smoker. Can anyone suggest anything that might help diminish these lines. I just started using a couple of products from the Oil of Olay Regenerist line. It's much too soon to notice a difference. I did pay almost $100.00 for a product that I bought from my aestetician which gave me absolutely no results.

Thanks for any help about these fine lines.

Susan

I think your personal skin regiment is important, BUT you got to find the right one. I don't really use much except I found Garnier Shine Control Moisturizer. Its very helpful, it also controls shine...
All the myths are sort of true, but you have to find out what works for yourself by experimenting.

48...nothing works...have deep scars. and still have acne..anyone tried dermabrasion as i am afraid to but nothing else works...tried everything on market..jsut have gotten used to a terrible looking face but does make you depressed...and only have it on the face....
help

wish they had a decorating show to fix my face...would love to see the face i had when i was 10...i would spend all the money i could get to have my face look nice again...drs. think oooh its not that bad ...but its not their face...

i have been putting olive oil on my skin for months now and i think its great it controlls my t zone and its great cause it keeps my skin soft

I'm in my mid 30, people normally compliment on my nice skin til recent years. After I got my tubal ligation done, areas in my face become sensitive and dry. I've try different skincare, nothing works. Started to drink lots of water but didn't seem to help neither. No point for me to take birth control anymore but I plan to take it again just to control my hormone. Any advice of how to make my face better? I'm desperate.

hi i think that every one shoud try different skin recipies until something works, but i can say that what works for me is onec a week or 1 a cuple of weeks put hot water to steem and steem al your face and then use mineral water sometimes it burns but it works for cleaning the poors.
don't loose the hope try to maintain a positive acttitude and sleep good, feed lots of green vegetables not over cook they are better row.

Im 25 and get comments all the time from people who think im 19-21ish all the time. I had Horrible acne in junior high and through out high school. To be honest I found that nothing on the market really helps. clearasil only made my acne worse. To be honest for bad breakouts i used toothpaste as spot treatments, the pimples didnt all disappear but they shrunk and the redness left. I dont wear alot of make up and if I do, I NEVER EVER sleep with it on. Im also on a low dose pill that helps somewhat but I still break out. Once a month I found that if you do a peroxide treatment and then make sure you moisturize a day later that helps. Especially in the oily areas. I also use clean and clear blackhead remover every night before bed, my face feels fresh and it gets all that yucky oil and dirt out of your skin. I must be though a lucky girl to not have acne too bad anymore, but good luck to all you girls and remember you all are beautiful inside which is more important then the outside!

i have i donno i wouldnt call it acne but i have alot of zits witch get very red im tired of having to buy drug store products and not getting any results i dont have the best diet but i do eat all my fruits and veggies and i drink alot of pop on occasion i use some olay products that do great with moisturizing but many things to get rid of zits dont work and even though you guys gave great advice im not sure i know which 1 is for me , i dont want to spend alot of money on products and im sick of being imbarassed to go out without any makeup or even makeup on , im in my young teens and i dont want to damage my skin with harsh chemica, Can ANYONE HELP ME??? thank u

I have these some flat, few slightly deep, shiny and tight kind of scars in my legs and is putting my self esteem down every summer. People are wearing shorts and I wear long pants, anything that covers my legs. I survived 4- year university wearing stockings in my white uniform (even in high temp) because I was too embarassed to show a skin. Its been a burden for years... Please recommend any treatment- topical creams,surgery.
Thank you

Ladies, I am one of the many women who has suffered from that nasty little friend acne. Most of my school years were horrible, I had such bad acne for years I tried everything. The amount of money my parents and I had spent on products is outragous. Approx. 3 years ago I tried Accutane, I know a lot of people have probably heard the horror stories using this medication. I must say it did me wonders. After 9 months of treatment my acne was gone, I still get the occassional pimple but I'll gladly take one or two rather than an entire face full. Accutane can do wonders, it's at least something to bring up with your doctor to get his/her feedback. There are risks but I definately think it's worth it! Just a thought.
Best of luck.

I tried pro-active to and my skin wasn't getting any better either. But I kept using it because I thought it would get better. But I stopped when my cousin told me it wasn't even reconmended by her doctor. Now I am using spectroderm works bettter for me.


xo

I have gotten acne after having my son 2 years ago when I was 26. I became an ARBONNE consultant and started using their clear advantage skin care line which is specific for acne. It rids your skin from acne without drying it out and does not allow a build up of oil. It is truly amazing and it lasts 3-4 months. Stay away from anyhting containing mineral oil as that is refined motor oil which only puts MORE oil on an already oily face.

I've done accutane 5 times. It always comes back. I've done the Bezoil and the Minocin and Tetra's and Differin....I've done it all!! I think the whole thing is a racket for the drug companies to make money!!!
Marvelon birthcontrol has worked wonders I use if for 3 months at a time. That means no period for 3 months YAHHHH! For me it is the hormone fluctuation that causes the big goiter flare ups. I can handle that 4 times a year. And it is really toned down compared to usual.
I am using a product called Medique skincare. It has AHA/BHA's. Skin cleanser and Moisturizer. It helps exfoliate & regenerate skin faster, thus unclogging pores. I now get regular facial peels as well. Yes I get the Medique from a Medical Spa. The difference in my skin is amazing! I work in the wedding business where your 1st impression makes or breaks you. Especially when your dealing with food. My advice is try something different than what a regular dermatologist will tell you. They are stuck fronting for drug pushers to only use their products. And they rarely entertain new methods to help. And they never consider your emotional trauma!!!!

I've had acne for about 2 years now but it only started to get pretty bad over the last year. I started using spectro gel combination cleanser and at nightime i use sudacream and put it on like a moisturizer... it works AMAZING . My skin has cleared up so much in the last two weeks more than ever before and thats ever since i started using this . I hope that someone reads this and trys it because i know how frustrating acne can be!

Hey all, I suffered from terrible terrible acne!! i mean GROSS all over your face and neck type dealo.
anyway proactive does crap all!! so dont even waste your money. Ive actually tried babywipes...a friend told me. dont get fragence ones though just sensitive wipes from pampers.
and guess what i use them 2 times a day and i have only the occasional breakout of 2-3 zits!!! try it...it might be the only thing outta the millions of products that might actually work for you!!

USE SPECTRO JEL
I've had acne a couple of years and I want to tell everyone to try this it really worked for me!
I use the Spectro Jel for Oily skin, then the toning pads for acne and the deep pore vanishing lotion for acne. It's the best product I've tried, and I've tried A LOT of stuff from Clean and Clear to Clinique to Biore and everything just dried out my skin or made things worse. Try Spectro Jel it feels really gentle and works amazing! (Just use the toning pads after you wach your face to get off all the make up) My acne used to be pretty bad, like a lot of whiteheads and red pimples and stuff but now NOTHING I have absolutely no pimples just a few red marks that are now fading. TRY IT!

Even though the thing says water are somewhat myths, I've found that once I started drinking more then 8 glasses of water per day (I know it's extreme but it works!) all the little red marks from old faded pimples are clearing. My overall complexion has improved a lot. Water improves your overal health anyways so drink some water it works for me!

My mom's 70 years old and has been using oil of olay ever since I can remember and she is beautiful...I'm 44 and I've been using it myself for over 20 years and I'm told that I look younger...different things work for different skin types, I think you've got to find what's best for you...a few years ago I thought I'd try an expensive line and it made my skin itchy and blotchy...
Acne is hereditary and my poor 14 year old daughter was affect pretty bad around the age of 12 or 13 we tried everything including proactive and nothing worked..poor girl...I've never had them but her dad did. We ended up putting her on Acutane and I was scared because of all the stories but she was monitored very closely and within 5 months her skin looked FANTASTIC...she does have a tiny bit of scarring but it's faded over time.

i have combo skin but i never haD any red pimple's before until my late 20's now 29 so sad. But people give me S*** because i look 18 or 22 is the oldest. i smoked alot and drank alot i know MY SKIN would be in much better con. i have tried lots of things before. My lasting regimine is now spectro gel combo skin cleanser, am-pm olay cleasings cloths for when i wear heavy makeup, i use a mild aloe moisturizer sun block and my secret weapon is TRETINOIN. Lots of bad press but with misuse and giving up to soon will leave you feeling like S***. DO IT RIGHT, ONLY EXFOLIATE TWICE A MONTH. YES YES YES IF YOUR OLDER USE INJECTIONS OF YOUR CHOICE BUT YOU STILL NEED TO CLEANSE AND MOISTURIZE. LOTS OF OTHER MEDICAL PROCEDURES FOR THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH AND ONE MORE THING THAT I CAN GIVE MY TO CENTS ON IS DONT OVER EAT AND CLEAN OUT YOUR COLON. POOP PEAPLE POOP IT OUT. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE ON THEIR QUEST FOR YOUTH. OH YES IF GET INJECTIBLES AND LIVE IN A BIG MAN CITY LIKE I DONT (ND) CHECK REFRENCES MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THEY HAVE GOOD CREDITENTIALS. I DONT TRUST ANYONE AND BY THE WAY BIRTH CONTROL IS NOT AN ACNE CURE BUT WILL MAKE IT WORSE BECUASE HORMONE IMBALANCE. EASY DOES IT CLEANSER CHECK AND DOUBLE YOUR INGREDIENTS THATS IT FROM INSPRED ESTHETIAN

HAS ANY HEARD OF DERMAPLAN?

REAL RESULTS ARE USUALLY FROM A PRESCIRBED MED, BUT WITH MISUSE BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN HAS ANYONE USED REAL RETINOL A BEFORE?

TO SCARRED I THINK YOU CAN DO A LASOR SURGURY WHICH WILL COST AROUND 2200 BUCKS OR DERMAPLAN. THE SURGEON WILL PUT YOU UNDER AND THEN SKIMS OFF ABOUT 20 LAYERS OF SKIN WITH A MEDICAL WIRE BRUSH THEN IT TAKES ABOUT 6 MONTHS TO HEAL THAT PROCESS IS LIKE 500 DOLLORS OR LESS OR MORE I DONT KNOW LOOK IT UP UNDER DERMAPLAN. GOOD LUCK NO CREAMS ARE GONNA HELP. YES I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE THE DERM SKIM OF THE SCARS AND LET NEW SKIN GROW. BUT ARE YOU READY TO TAKE CARE WHILE IN THE HEALING PROCESS?

You are all so ignorent. I am 65 years old and have a couple of wrinkls , I avoided beeing exposed to the sun since I was young, and used oil of olay in the winter (because of the heating and the weather that caused my skin to be dry).

I have seen Dr. Glied's treatment on a girl that had a terrible Acne, and now
after a very short time there is no sighn of it, after years of agony and
shame, she looks great.

It is sometimes frustrating for an individual to have less-than-perfect skin, which is why they are tempted to believe in all those principles as far as skin care is concerned. There are many misunderstandings about what is good for the skin. Here are some of the common myths about skin