need advice please

[shane05]

ok hears my situation, i am very healthy, 20 years of age, i work inside, clean, i had acne a few years back, not so severe now but still dont have clear skin exactly, what i am wondering is that maybe i wash my face to much, and with heavy washes (proactive) i also take accutane a little bit on light doses every other day, i was wondering if that this is to much and causeing my skin to possibly to be stubborn, seems it is irrated, any advice would be awsome......

 

[Mandi101]

You may be overly medicating your face. Make sure you wash your face only twice a day. I even sometimes don't wash my face at night. Proactive may be too harsh for your skin. I know I tried it for 2 months and all it did was make my face very red and irritated. I would try just washing your face twice a day with a gentle cleanser such as Aveeno, dove or neutrogena, or even clean & clear. I know clean & clear acne control cleanser works great.

Also- try to make sure you are toning and moisturizing your face. That is important even if you have oily skin. It took a lot of people telling me that over and over until I actually did it! I also do a mask once or twice a week which also helps keep the breakouts to a minium. I have done all of these things and I have no new pimples just a lot of marks to get rid of. I hope this helps- I found out that when I tried differin with minocycline- I was getting overloaded with medication and it was not helping just making it worse. So now my skin is clearer and keeps getting better each week.