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How to Get Rid of Acne
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1. The Stuff of Acne
What is acne?
Acne is a generic term that is used to describe pimples, whiteheads, blackheads, and cysts.
What causes acne?
The most common forms of acne are believed to be caused by clogged skin pores. Some swear that certain foods can cause outbreaks. If you’ve searched the web you’ve likely found much conflicting information, my advice to you is to read it all and use the information to safely guide yourself through some personal lifestyle experiments. Change your diet for a few weeks, exercise or jump in a sauna every other day for a while. There is no acne panacea and everyone is unique - so the remedy that works for you will likely be unique as well. Experiment, be patient and beware of salesman.
2. Tips for Getting Rid of Acne
The following are just tips - nothing more. Look them over, try some out and stick with what works for you. When it comes to acne, personal experience is the best teacher. Please share yours by submitting a tip through the form at the bottom of this page.
How to get rid of pimples
- If you must pop a pimple yourself, apply a hot, wet compress until it becomes a whitehead, sterilize a needle in flame or alchohol and then carefully lance it. Squeeze it gently to drain and wash both your hands and the area of the pimple afterwards.
- Try changing your bath soap - many people have reported success with Ivory’s “Sensitive Skin” product.
- Switch to a makeup that is not oil based. The oils can irritate your skin and clog your pores.
- Wash makeup off every night before retiring.
- Is it your birth-control pill? If you think so then ask you doctor about switching to another kind.
- Vary your exposure to sunlight - don’t get much? Get some more. Get too much? Try keeping to the shade. Experiment with sunblock.
- Increase your water consumption - water. I repeat; W-A-T-E-R ;). This will help your body flush itself of toxins.
- Steam your face over hot water, under a hot, wet towel, or in a sauna to open your pores and flush them out. Wash your face afterwards.
- If you wash too much, your body my try and adapt by producing more oil - keep it at 1-2 gentle cleanses per day.
- Could it be stress? Try getting more sleep, or jogging.
- Mix a couple of tablespoons of baking soda with a few drops of water and apply it to the blemish nightly until it goes away.
- Many people swear that applying a dab of toothpaste works, many others swear that it does not.
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Accutane (isotretinoin) works wonders http://www.norxshop.com/skin-care.html
I’ve read some comments on this blog about the differences between the genders and how they affect acne and it’s treatment. I’ve heard rumors about this issue.
After doing some research, I found that guys’ skin is 25% thicker than that of a girl. Also, guys produce much much more DHT which produces oils. We’re talking skin type and hormones…these are factors that treatments are supposed to address…so how can treatments be effective if these factors vary so greatly from males to females?
Someone posted this site which I also found very helpful in answering my questions: http://campusacnetruth.org/html/acne_gender.html
*exirsize every day or every other day
*Drink lots of water every day
*Wash your face twice a day
*Blot exsess oils and sweat on face
If you do this everyday it will start working within 2-3 days. Not only will it pervent acne but youll also be healthyer.
Hello I’ve Had Acne since i was 10 it stinks the only way to get rid of it is to really want to, when i was younger i *wanted* to get rid of it but i was to lazy of whatever to wash before bed(Face Not Body)Well anyway if you keep up with it and dont give up it will work drink plenty of water i use Nutragena oil free face wash and a walmart brand benzoil prozide (10%) it works great you can put it on in the morning cuz when you rub it it turns clear (they dont tell you that on the bottle)but anyway shower daily and before you wash your face wash your hands then get hot water and wet your face a couple times then place a dime size acne wash on your hand lather(rub hands together a couple times) then wash your fac dont worry about your hair getting wet just make sure you rinse well do this every day 2 times a day at least and in about 2-4 moths your face will be clear
Avon has a skin care line called TRU Pore or something like that. I use the face wash and the toner. Honestly, it’s like a cheaper version of Pro Active and it works!
I’m 18 years old and find myself breaking out quite often especially on my forehead. I raided my sister’s cabinets and tried wipes, creams, and washes. Nothing seems to work. I turned to the internet for answers and stumbled upon this site-http://www.campusacnetruth.org. It has quite a lot of information on acne and what to avoid when choosing products. I decided to find a product more suited for men’s skin.
what about assne or backne? does anyone suffer here suffer from that?
My daughter was on Proactive for about 7 months. All of a sudden it stopped working. I was told that your skin can get used to the product, for her to only use everyother day. Come to find out, she was in full puberty, because she ended up starting her period for the first time, and ever since then we have tried so many things and nothing seemed to work. I finally took her to my doctor, whom I trust and he put her on an antibiotic, and told her to use “Dove” soap. She has been doing that for almost a month now, and compared to what her face looked like, I would say it has improved about 65%.
try to put toothpaste on it that always works for me!!!!!!!!!!!
Has anyone noticed that they only show women on the Proactive commercials??
Don’t guys have acne too?
I think the reason they do that, is because it works much better on women than on men. I’ve been trying everything I can find to get rid of my acne, and sometimes I see some positive effects…but never without negative effects.
Meanwhile, I know a lot of girls that have really bad acne one month and a perfectly clear face the next. When I ask how they did it, they say oh…”i used proactive” or “i used acutane.” So, of course i try those and nothing happens.
I’m convinced that it must be because I’m a guy. There aren’t any gender specific treatment, and yet it seems to me that there should be. I mean, isn’t a guy’s skin different than a girl’s skin??