ACNE?!!! PLEASE HELP?! ?

Question

Okay, I have had acne for YEARS!! I have tried everything imaginable. I tried Proactive, Neutrogena, acnefree, dove, and a lot of other natural remedies and stuff. Could it be something in my diet? I do eat a lot, but it is always healthy food and i get a lot of exercise and im averege wait. ANY IDEAS?!??? please i need help!/

Answer 1

Try some home remedies:

Apple Zinger Facial Mask (Oily and Acne Prone Skin)

Take 1 medium size apple, grated fine, 5 tbs. honey. Mix the grated apple and honey well. Smooth over skin and let sit for 15 minutes. Rinse off with cool water.

Cool as a Cucumber Yogurt Facial (Normal/Oily Skin)

1/2 cucumber

1 Tbsp plain yogurt

Puree cucumber in blender mix in yogurt, apply to face. Leave on for 30 minutes. Rinse well.

Honey Mask (Oily/Blemished Skin)

Massage a small amount of slightly heated honey onto skin and leave on for 10-15 minutes. Be sure to wash off all the honey with lukewarm water or the honey left will clog your pores, resulting in more acne. Wheat germ may be added for its abrasive action, protein and nutrients.

Pineapple Olive Oil Mask

In a blender, combine 4 large pineapple chunks or 1/2 cup canned, drained pineapple and 3 tablespoons olive oil. Blend until almost smooth. Apply mixture to face with fingertips and leave on for 15 minutes. Rinse face with warm water and pat dry.

Tomato Blemish Remedy

1 tomato, ripe, chopped

1 tsp. lemon juice

1 T instant style oatmeal or old fashioned rolled oats

Blend all ingredients until just combined, in a paste. Apply to blemished skin, making sure the mixture is thick enough to stay in place.  Leave in place 10 minutes.  Remove with damp washcloth, and rinse and tone.

Honey Yogurt Exfoliating Facial Scrub

Mix 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar with ½ teaspoon of honey and 1 teaspoon of plain yogurt. Smooth the mixture over your face and leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse off using lukewarm water.

Oatmeal Exfoliating Facial Scrub

Mix one pack of instant oatmeal with water to create a paste. Once the paste is formed, dab the mixture onto your entire face. Let the mixture set for approximately 2 minutes and rinse off with cold water. According to experts oily skin should be treated with an oatmeal mask to get good results. Oatmeal when mashed not only acts as a great scrub but also effectively soaks away the excess oil from your face. The usage of oatmeal paste must be followed by a cold water rinse that helps in contracting the pores.

Seawater

Wash your face twice a day in warm, salty water. This helps leave your face clean and oil-free -- without employing any potentially irritating products or soaps.

Toning: Egg Whites

Using egg whites is the cheapest and easiest way to tone your skin at home. Simply separate a few raw egg whites into a bowl and apply directly on the facial skin after cleansing. Let the egg white dry for at least 15 minutes and rinse it off with lukewarm water for an instant glow. For acne, take one egg white and put it directly on top of the pimple for 20 minutes.

Garlic

Peel and mash eight cloves of fresh garlic. Apply to face avoiding the area around the eyes. Leave on for about 15 minutes. Wash off with a warm cloth.

Toothpaste

Put toothpaste on your pimples before you go to bed, should help reduce swelling overnight. Make sure it is the paste not the gel.

Baking Soda Solution

You will need 1 tbsp. baking soda, 1 tbsp. water. Mix together ingredients and apply on face allowing it to sit for 15 minutes before rinsing it with warm water. Baking Soda is very cheap and one box will last you a very long time. You can also use baking soda as an exfoliator: be careful when applying it to your face, since it is a very effective scrub. Massage the baking soda into your skin for ten to fifteen seconds and rinse. Your face is now clear of the surface cells that will cause many acne spots.

Vinegar

Mix some vinegar and salt in a bowl. Pour a little bit in your hand and rub it on the pimples. Soak a face towel in it and dab it on the bumps. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes and rinse it off.

Now, to do with your died, FOOD DOES NOT EFFECT ACNE, but what gets left on your hands after you eat does. If you eat chocolate, a hamburger, a hotdog, or just any "finger food" it will get on your fingers. Now, lets say you just ate an amazing hamburger at your favorite fast food restaurant, and then didn't wash your hands (most people don't after they eat). Then your face starts inching or you start washing your face without washing your hands before, then the oils from the food get over your face, clogging pores and creating more acne/blackheads/whiteheads. So, always try to wash your hands after you eat, especially finger food!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Your skin could be super sensitive which will make a lot of acne solutions not work or even is some cases make it worse.  Try using the acne skin set by Clinique.  Also, use oil blotting sheets to remove excess oil.  Although bad foods don't cause acne wash you hands a lot.  You probably touch your face more than you think.  Keeping them clean and oil free will help reduce problems.  There is a lot of other things that can cause break outs.  I would need to know a little more to give you more ideas.  One big thing if you wear make-up DO NOT sleep in it.  Clogging your skin overnight it a killer.  I hope these tips work but seriously try to the Clinique it worked for me and I tried just about everything else.

Answer 4

i used to suffer from acne.

even to this day i get an occasional pimple when it comes that time of the month.

i used proactive and it didnt work, however the refining mask did. whenever i feel like im getting a little pimple i put a small dab on the pimple and leave it on over night, and in the morning you can feel and see it start going down.

i use biore, the facial wash and the astringent on a daily basis.

i have some scars from past pimples and i uses ambi to get rid of them. i started using it 2 weeks ago and i can already see results.

i dont think your diet has anything to do with it, it could just be clogged pores.

see a dermatologist for a better understanding.  

Answer 5

well i think you cant really do anything much so i say just wait and usually the acne will go away on its very own. its usually just because of hormones

but i on the other hand have acne too but i find that proactive works for me. if you really want your acne gone experiment some more maybe go see a dermatologist and they can prescribe something