Bad breakout, please help!

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Im 16 with mild to moderate acne, my face has been clearer recently. However, i just came back from Aruba for a family vacation and i think its getting severe. I was told that the chlorine from swimming in the pool, the salt water from swimming in the ocean, and the sun might help to clear my acne some....wrong(at least it didn't work for me). Over the vacation my face has gotten to one of its worse points its ever been. I have little pimples on my forehead (i've never had pimples on my forehead before its only been on my cheeks and occasionally my chin) and both cheeks have little pimples as well as ones that hurt and have white fluid in 2 or 3 and some near my chin.
While in aruba because of all the sun screen i was applying and water i was in i did not use a face wash. I have a neutrogena sacylic acid face wash that i use once in the morning and once before bed, thats what i am using now that im not in the sun all day anymore...

Any suggestions on how i can stop it before it gets any worse/make it go away????
 
Sorry about your break out.
A few things...
Sunblock has been known to cause breakouts.I avoid any make up that contains it.While I do apply it to my body,I prefer a hat to cover my face.
Also,anywhere that has a lot of humidity could make break outs worse potentially too.

The Ocean,I have found, can help clear up acne.Something about the salt water that is healing.

Pool water,on the other hand,is horrible for acne.All the chemicals and mixtures of suntan oil,sweat,dirt and anything else people share can contribute to clogged pores.
Chlorine on it's own can cause break outs if it's in high amounts and you can bet any public pool has lots.

Also,it's still important to at least wash your face before bed to get off the days grime no matter what.


If you would like a natural treatment,try getting a ripe tomato and cutting a slice and rubbing the juice on your face,while really concentrating on the pimples.Let it dry about 10-15 minutes like a face mask and then rinse.
Tomatos have antibacterial properties so eating them and using them topically may help.

An over the counter Benzoyl Peroxide wash is probably more effective then the neutrogena salicylic acid face wash your using though.

Salicylic acid neeRAB to stay on the skin for a while in order to really work.As a face wash it is mostly just washed down the drain.
Maybe you could try the Neutrogena rapid clear acne defense face lotion instead and start using a BP face wash?
 
ok thanks very much for the advice. I'm into trying a natural treatment so i will definitely try the tomatoes and see what happens. I have also heard something about using lemons in the same way as how you advise using the tomatoes but i havent done much research on that so i will try the tomatoes.
Have you heard anything about using lemons as well?

As for the face wash ill look into trying the neutrogena rapid clear defense although im a bit hesitant because i tried using the neutrogena 7 day rapid clear intervention kit in the past and it made my face a lot worse, i guess its just how my skin reacted? so i may just try switching to the BP wash.
 
Some products do make acne worse before better.The reason is that it has to clear up everything that is beneath the skin,which brings them to the surface.
Most acne products take a minimum of two weeks before you really see results.
Bp wash is definitely better then salicylic acid wash though.

I'm not sure about lemons:confused: I have heard they can help with the marks pimples leave after they have gone though (hyper-pigmentation)
 
Hi My daughter has had Acne since she was thirteen particulary on the face, she used to drink lots of coke or cola and I kept asking her to drink more water, since she has done this, it has cleared up dramatically even though her diet is not good so I think this has helped. Obvioulsy water flushes out your system. I hope it can help you also I did read some pop star who had problems with Acne ate two apples a day and this helped her, good luck I hope you find a remedy as I know how painful it can be at your age.
 
Sorry to hear about your breakout,

Something that can help clear breakouts that you may not think could help-Calamine Lotion. I have found that depending on the type of pimple it is, it can sometimes be more effective than benzoyl peroxide.

Also, about the chlorine, I have well water at my house. My fiance has city water that contains cholorine, I believe alot of it because you can smell it when you turn on the shower as well as when you are in it. I noticed that I flare more after showering at his place for a few days. It may be just a coincidence, but its just strange.

From now on, I will bottle up some water from my house and take that with me to wash my face.

Try the Calamine Lotion, it may help alot beings it has zinc oxide in it which helps with the reddness, and the drying effect it has can help with the pimples themselves.
 
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