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Post by TrishyKay on Sept 5, 2005 19:43:04 GMT -5
Hiya I just wanted to post this for anyone else who might have acne. I've had a mild "case" of acne since 6th grade and I've tried a lot of different things to get rid of it. Some of them helped a little but my acne was never permanently gone or even helped for very long. A month or two ago I got that Proactive Solution that you see commercials for on TV all the time, with like Jessica Simpson and Alicia Keys and P. Diddy saying it helped them. And it helped a lot! I've actually found that if I use the stuff 2 nights in a row, then don't use it the 3rd night, then use it 2 more nights, etc, it helps even more. So if any of ya'll have acne or even are sick of little pimples or whatever, Proactive might help. It has really helped me and I think it was definitely a good thing to spend my money on. I usually use it twice a day but I haven't run out of the crap yet. If you do get it, don't put it on as thick as they do in the commercials because just a little bit on the places you usually get zits (Your t-zones - Forehead/between the eyes, cheeks, and chin) will help. ^_^
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Post by FailureByDesign on Sept 5, 2005 20:19:08 GMT -5
yes, Proactive is awesome I use it and it seriously works *feels like an info commercial person*
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Post by Dragon on Sept 6, 2005 2:01:27 GMT -5
You sound like a commerical. Proactive gives me and my brother skin rashes.
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Post by PrettyBaby24 on Sept 6, 2005 13:45:34 GMT -5
I've never tried it because I'm allergic to everything I have ever used. The only stuff I'm not generally allergic to is AVON or Mark products.
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Post by eregnault85 on Sept 6, 2005 16:49:16 GMT -5
I have seen the infomercials on TV bout it and it looks really good
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Post by NorthCoast on Sept 6, 2005 17:23:11 GMT -5
Psssh do I feel naive. I thought you'd be trying to build up club activeness and here you are talking about pimple creams ; )
on the topic, I use Benzymiacin, or something of that spelling. Dr. prescriibed and it works really well.
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Post by Lauren on Sept 6, 2005 17:29:15 GMT -5
i use stridex. i've never tried proactive.
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Post by DreamClouds on Sept 6, 2005 18:59:15 GMT -5
i use this stuff called acne free... ya know, the one that they always compare to proactiv for their commercials.... it started to work when i first used it, but now it doesn't work as well anymore.
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Post by Kim on Sept 6, 2005 19:15:06 GMT -5
I dont use anything...I dont get pimples that bad, I just have really dry skin. Poop.
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Post by Lauren on Sept 6, 2005 20:13:13 GMT -5
well you can just use lotion for dry skin. i envy you kim
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Post by Dragon on Sept 7, 2005 1:15:58 GMT -5
I use birth control pills for my face, its the only thing I can use, my skin is so dam senstive, it really works!
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Post by Lauren on Sept 7, 2005 17:11:14 GMT -5
i've known people that do that
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Post by eregnault85 on Sept 11, 2005 10:12:12 GMT -5
IM supposed to be passed the acne stage, but I still get it
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Post by SqueePhrek on Sept 11, 2005 12:13:44 GMT -5
Yea, Trish, you did sound like a commercial. LOL. But I used to have bad acne when I was younger. I look at pictures now and I'm all ewww. But they didn't have Proactiv really publicized at least, back then.
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Post by TrishyKay on Sept 11, 2005 13:57:17 GMT -5
Lol, dude, I could so be one of the people on those commercials. Liz, you're never past the acne stage if you ever have it as a teenager or whatever. There are plenty of adults who have acne. It's something that you basically have for life. It's just supposed to improve as you get older. Lotion sometimes doesn't help with dry skin, man. :\ My cousin Rosie has really dry skin because of the stuff she uses for acne (which really helps her) and lotion doesn't help her at all. Dragon! When I went to the doctor last summer about my acne, she said she could put me on birth control but she would've had to give me a pelvic exam and I didn't want that lol, and she also said it's supposed to make your skin more sensitive to sunlight or whatever so blech. I just started using this xyzema crap and it didn't really help. -_-
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Post by eregnault85 on Sept 11, 2005 18:34:29 GMT -5
LoL yeah thats is true Trishy, I had it mild as a teenager, but it started breaking out REALLY bad when I was 18 and I just havent been able to control it since
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Post by NorthCoast on Sept 11, 2005 19:44:40 GMT -5
I've got a case of the minor spots now, being soccer season. That's the only reason I don't like sports. The sweat makes your face worse.
And don't get me started on what stage makeup can do to you..
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Post by Hermione_Girl13 on Sept 12, 2005 16:24:25 GMT -5
I agree about the stage makeup. Ugh.
Ive never had anything like that, just dry skin (but I use moisturizer). Im really lucky lol.
It sorta sucks tho, cause whenever I get the tiniest red splotch on my face I freak out thinking its gunna turn into something big lol!
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Post by eregnault85 on Sept 13, 2005 1:01:30 GMT -5
I agree with makeup all together, it really sucks **shakes head** Thats prolly why Im worse nowerdays than when I was a teenager **looks at what I just wrote and blinks** Wow, I cant believe I said that
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Post by Lauren on Sept 13, 2005 6:05:02 GMT -5
admitting it is the first step lol. I've been breakin out a lot lately
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Post by eregnault85 on Sept 13, 2005 9:01:14 GMT -5
Oh it must really suck!
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Post by SqueePhrek on Sept 13, 2005 11:14:44 GMT -5
When I was about 12 or 13, I looked like a pizza and once I got older, it cleared up.
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Post by FailureByDesign on Sept 13, 2005 13:35:12 GMT -5
I break out really bad when I get my period...but for the most part, my face is just redness instead of actual pimples...x.X
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Post by eregnault85 on Sept 13, 2005 18:20:53 GMT -5
Yeah Im like that too Desi I was totally the opposite to you Lindsay, I was fine till I was 18 Now its still pretty bad
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