Effects of Nutrient Deficiency on Skin

[GreenTealael 25,439]

15 minutes ago, mousecat88 said:

I have the tretinoin cream, too. My doc said I don't have "that" type of acne so retinoids won't help. I only had the Retin A from a while back. He said Retin A is for like.. clogged pores/white heads and that kind of thing. I was using the Retin A in desperation before I went to the doctor.

Mine is superficial bacteria and sad, sad hormones. I don't get whiteheads though. Just cystic painful lumps or random tiny red dots. I am also now getting jawline acne, but that's from the surgery messing with my hormones apparently.

I understand, it still resurfaces the skin, promoting cell turnover very visibly so scars from acne fade fast

[mousecat88 2,281]

I'm lucky I don't have any scarring. I guess there are a few small pock marks on my forehead, but I have bangs (I've had them all 30 years of my life, so they aren't going anywhere ever) and I will always have forehead acne from hair oils so... whatevaaa. lol

[ErinshayWV 20]

Clindamycin gel works great for me too. Apparently our fat cells store estrogen (for women) and as we are melting the fat away, those hormones are re-firing, hence why we feel and look 13yrs old again with blazing acne. Argh!

[mousecat88 2,281]

I started the Aczone about a week ago and it is making all of my acne bleed! And I am popping up with more. I think the erythromycin was better, even though it didn't do a whole lot. I'm *supposed* to give it 6-8 weeks though...