Skin looks worse than ever!!

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I don't know what happened?!?! All of a sudden.. massive outbreak!

Since last week my skin has gone on a rampage and I cant figure out why. I've never had terrible skin, never great either.. but never as bad it is now... at least not since I was 13!! (now 24) So I'm gonna talk about things I've done and tried in the past 2 months and maybe someone can enlighten me on if they triggered this attack,... and if I'm lucky, maybe someone will have some helpful suggestions!

I only ever really get pimples during "that time of the month" and even then its about 3-5 little ones. I was on Yasmin for 9 mths and it really cleared my skin up. I stopped the bill for certain reasons. I was paranoid that once stopping, acne would hit me 3 times worse than before taking the BC. Maybe that's what's happened. (I stopped in April)

So.. b/c of my paranoia I've been using 4 different face washes. The first is Clean & Clear's warning deep pore cleanser, then I use one poster's "cure"- Herbal Essence's shampoo (yes on my face!), then Clean & Clear's daily pore cleanser. And finally Biore's pore cleanser. I wash my face in the morning with only one of the four.. then with all four at night! Maybe I'm over-washing... is that possible!?!?

After browsing through the boarRAB I saw people raving about Fish oil pills. So I picked up a bottle of those about 3-4 weeks ago. I've been taking 2 pills each morning, for the past 3 weeks, minus 5 days that I was on my period. (B/c it thins the blood, it was suggested not to take them while menstrating!) I remeraber reading on that board that some people seemed to have an outbreak before their skin actually got better. Maybe that's what's happened to my face?!?!

Summer season does tend to make my skin a bit more oily.. so maybe I'm breaking out b/c of that.. despite my excessive face washing! Maybe all the products are actually clogging my skin?? That's a long shot.

I don't really feel stressed. I know stress can cause break outs.. but I also know that people can be stressed and not even know it. I am moving at the end of summer and I hate my job. Even though my job bores me to death and its relatively stress-free..maybe hating it in general is stressing me and i dont even realize it!

I'm kinda freaking out b/c like i said, it's worse than ever! And its just a huge downer.. makes me some much more self-conscious.

All suggestions and worRAB of encouragement are greatly appreciate!!

Take care and thanks for reading my rant!! :)
 
Quit washing your face with cleanser period. Ive been doing this for a month but an also not using any moisturizer so I dont know which one or if both is better. My pores are not clean looking but dont feel bumpy and they are not popping up into zits. my face feels quite soft in spite of not using any moisturizer. Before I was using complex 15 or cetaphil. I have used jojoba during this time only a few times if I felt too dry but it didnt break out from it this time and I used to break out horribly before from it.
 
You know my situation is almost EXACTLY like yours. All of a sudden had a major break out, it's been 5 months now and it's still hanging around. Then i started spending tons of money on every product i could find, i got various creams from doctors and even took antibiotics. And here i am, still the same. I guess i'm telling you that you're not alone, but also i've started washing my face with a mild cleanser. I'm really starting to think that putting too much stuff on my face was just making it worse. Yes, i did spend tons of money on the stuff, but maybe it's overkill. I'll let you know how it works out.
 
So sure enough, a week later and my skin is back to looking great. I just can't figure out what is causing these random pimples!!

One thing I noticed....I was using Stridex paRAB because my face was feeling oily. My skin started feeling really dry and tight instead of oily, but still had red patches and the occasional pimple. I stopped using those paRAB and started moisturizing with Aveeno face moisturizer twice a day. I'm not sure if that's what's done the trick, but currently my skin is neither dry nor oily...it's smooth, not red, and no pimples. AHHH it's so frustrating not knowing what's working and what isn't!!!
 
Hahaha me too!

I was actually logging on here to post pretty much EXACTLY the same thing. A few weeks ago my skin was the best it's been in awhile. I bought the Herbal Essenses AND the fish tablets and was feeling pretty good about things but lately I've had pimples popping up all over the place.

One possible explanation is the hot weather. When I get sweaty, I do tend to break out a bit more. I've been wearing ballcaps a few times, which sometimes will break my forehead out....other than that, I dunno!

Let me know if either of you solve the mystery. It's driving me NUTS!!!
 
well its good to know we're not alone at least!

Two things I forgot to mention in my rant is that my diet hasnt changed at all... since fooRAB can contribute to skin problems. Also..I stopped wearing make up over a year ago. Not that I ever wore much anyway, but I always felt all greasy and clogged up wearing foundation and consealer. So I know that's not effecting my skin now.

I'm sure the hot weather isn't helping the situation at all. It's just so frustrating!!! :mad:

Good luck with the acne battle. If anything other than time seems to help I'll definitely post!

Take care! :wave:
 
It sounRAB like you are drying the top layer of your skin from different products. Overuse can actually make your acne worse. There is a product sold by prescription called Differin. The cream is less drying than the gel. I have found this product to work very well. It is expensive but most doctors have plenty of samples for you to try. I hope this helps.
 
If, as suggested, I am drying out the top layer of my skin with 3 different types of cleansers I'll narrow it down to one and pick up some good facial moisturizer. Aveeno always seems like a good product. I've used and really liked their regular hand lotion.

I also realized the other day that I went from drinking 4-6 bottles of water a day down to only 2 (about). I won't blame the breakout on lack of water, but I'm hoping that if I up the intake again that it will help clear my skin up.

I've also stopped taking the Fish Oil pills. Maybe I should have waited it out. The bottle is almost empty. How many bottles would I have to go through tho before seeing improvements?! Ugh- just didn't seem worth it.

So the plan- only use one facial cleanser and drink more water. I'll give this a week or two and see how it goes! Look for updates! :D
 
I believe you were suppose to use Herbal Essence conditioner not shampoo from what I read on a post.
 
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