My new regime – work so far! [acne products] [head and shoulders]

I have sensitive skin – oily and dry at the same time. Some cleansers and moisturizers seem to irritate and cause blotchiness.

Two weeks ago I went back to using head and shoulders on my body. I also bought the daily care of Avedas mositurizing lotion, which extracts of lavender and jojoba, etc. . has (Their website is great – it tells you whats in it, and what it represents).

I figure if Im sensitive, maybe acne products are too hard for me. I had read a post about someone all the major products from its routine of skin care and saw improvement. I stopped using the Tazorac on my back / chest.

I have noticed an immediate improvement on my back. My chest has a few flare-ups, but I am having the same regimen as well. I wonder why .

Ive also stopped swimming, and with showers instead to avoid the possibility of a dip in a bath full of bacteria. I threw my pouffy-bushy thing with a shower and got clean cotton washcloth every time I shower.

I have not tried u0026 H S on my face (something about cleaning with shampoo still bothers me .). Im using DHC. When I was exhausted from the DHC, I will try u0026 H S, as the DHC is $ 69 and S H u0026 is about $ 3.50. I am also still using Retin-a micro on my face. Im not sure Im brave enough to stop it. My face is clear, so there is no need to.

Anyone else to try something like this? Remove all acne products?

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Reply:I have very sensitive skin also. I won't use face washes with acne treatment in them anymore. I've used Purpose and st. ives apricot for sensitive skin is awesome. I also use Dove bar soap. The only acne treatment I use is 2.5% BP topical. The whole eliminating acne washes worked so great for my face. I was almost clear and had a nice glow and more even skin tone. BUT body acne became a huge issue for me so I started Yasmin which screwed everything up because of the initial breakout. I still continue to use very gentle cleansers and H&S for body wash.

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Reply:Well, I've kept this regimen up and I have noticed a MAJOR improvement in my back. I started getting a few blackheads across my shoulders, so I have been using a tiny bit of retin-a micro mixed with my moisturizer. I think in the past, I used too much topical cream and it may have irritated me. I have not noticed any irritation with the lesser amount of retin-a.

Maybe we're all over-medicating ourselves!…

I've also made an effort to get to bed earlier and drink more water. I'm pretty sure that has something to do with our skin. (On a side note, I had laser resurfacing on my entire face with a CO2 laser two years ago. For anyone who's had it done, you look like a burn victim afterwards – horrible! After a week of going to bed early and drinking as much water as I could tolerate, my skin was 100% back to normal. I didn't need to cover the redness with makeup because there wasn't any! My doctor could not believe how quickly I healed.)

So, drink up!

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Reply:I have a suggestion about the bp your using.I read somewhere that it will be more effective if its kept cold in the fridge.Not only that try taking an ice cube and rubbing it across the broken out area.Get it good and cold not freezing.Take the cold bp and apply it to where your skins broken out.Put an ice pk on the area for 10 mins.Remove and wipe off any bp stuff left on the skin,followup with an moisturizer oil free of course,do it twice a day for 6wks and see it it helps.Take care. :wave:

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Reply:I have sensitive skin – oily and dry at the same time. Certain cleansers and moisturizers seem to irritate it and cause blotchiness.

Two weeks ago I went back to using Head and Shoulders on my body. I also bought Aveda's daily care mositurizing lotion, which has extracts of lavender and jojoba, etc… (their website is great – it tells you what's in it, and what it's good for).

I figure if I'm so sensitive, maybe acne products are too harsh for me. I had read a post about someone who removed all harsh products from her skin care routine and saw improvement. I stopped using the Tazorac on my back/chest.

I have noticed immediate improvement on my back. My chest still has a few flare-ups, though I'm using the same regimen there as well. I wonder why…

I've also stopped bathing, and have been taking showers instead to rule out the possibility of soaking in a tub full of bacteria. I threw out my shower pouffy-scrubby thing and am using a clean cotton washcloth each time I shower.

I have not tried to H&S on my face (something about cleansing with shampoo still just bothers me…). I am using DHC. When I run out of the DHC, I will try the H&S, since the DHC is $69 and the H&S is about $3.50. I am also still using Retin-a micro on my face. I'm not sure I'm brave enough to stop that. My face is clear, so there's no need to.

Anyone else try something like this? Remove all acne products?
Hi i have similar skin to yourself and decided to ditch B.P a couple of weeks ago and try a new natural regime.
I have been using an exfoliating face wash every couple of days and a natural face wipe daily,I haven,t noticed a massive improvement i have a couple of new spots but i haven,t noticed a major relapse or anything.
I feel better in myself and will continue for a few months to see if i can get the results i want,if not it will be back to b.p or a new regime

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