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A few remedies:
Vit A - Helps promote healthy skin in general, may help a bit.
Vit E - Helps promote healthy skin in general, may help a bit.
Zinc - Helps promote healthy skin in general, may help a bit, works well on Acne
Vit B5 (like 5-10 grams per day to start) - Can help some guys dramatically.
Anti-Bacterial Soap - Dermalogica or Clinique have good ones.
Sulphuric Soap - Have heard good things, never tried it.
Washing 2x a day (don't scrub really hard - that makes it worse! Do NOT like scrub scrub scrub your face with a brush, even a washcloth, use your hands and hopefully some type of cleanser that has a bit of granules in it)
Get a back brush for your back.
Retin-A, topical, can work very well. Drys the skin, takes a while to have a good effect.
Tetracycline - Dermatologists and Docs tend to prescribe this .... it is only mildy effective. Plus, it must be taken like between meals ..... on empty stomach ...... hard for a BBer to accommodate.
Accutane - THE Best remedy. NOT a short-term thing and not to be taken lightly. Takes a while to have an effect, but the effects may last anywhere from 2 years to the rest of ones life. Accutane must be adminsitered over a period of 4-6 months, without stopping, and can be anywhere from mildly uncomfortable to a mild version of hell. Look up my screen name and the word "accutane" using the search feature.
General Note: A coomon problem (especially for men, and especially for BBers and such .....) is that guys think "more is better". That is not the case with some aspects of treatement for Acne. The best example - scrubbing and cleansing. Gusy will think that if 2x a day to scrub is good, 4x is better! If light scrubbing is good - then freegin scrubbing the hell out of their face is better. IT'S NOT. You CAN (and many guys DO) go TOO FAR so that you actyually damage the skin, and the skin is constantly trying to heal - it makes more oil, tries to repair itself, and the acne gets WORSE! So do NORT scruib like a madman - CLEANSE - just CLEANSE - and Gently abrade the skin to get rid of dead cells, and get the surface layer of oil cleaned off - but do NOT rip the out few layers of skin off. OK?
Another note: Many guys tend to have greater problem with rapid CHANGES in hormone levels, than just having elevated hormone levels. Knowing that - PLAN AHEAD. Acne (on Test cycle for example) would be the biggest problem during the first month, and during the recovery time (when takingf clomid). PLAN AHEAD by taking B-5 and such a bit prior to these times.
Another note: The "deepr" the acne is in the skin, the longer it takes to effect a solution. Meaning, if they are just surface blemishes, then you might use something that will help these in a matter of days. But the deep "cystic" acne (the type that you FEEL first as like a lump under the skin - before you ecen SEE it) takes WEEKS to develop and may take WEEKs for any (even a veery effective) remedy to have an effect upon.
Another note (I am on a Roll): Do NOT touch your face! (what the hell ......?!?!?!). Yup. Oil from your hands WILL promote acne. Only touch your face with your hands CLEAN AND RECENTLY WASHED. This may sound like BS, but trust me, it IS a factor. I was working for a while and had this area of my forehad (just one side ...?) that was breaking out. Then I realized that when I was at my desk, I wouild rest my head on my hand/arm, and I was plaving my hand on my forehead while doing that! Trust me, this IS an issue. If you must handle yoru face at all then WASH YOUR HANDS first. (This is a big issue for .... and excuse me here . guys who "pop" ....... ew...... sorry).
And the last word (ewwwwwwwww) if you do "pop" or polay minor surregy on breakouts, WASH YOUR HANDS, and sterilze any pins or anything that you use!
Hope that helps.
Trust me, I know about this shit.
Pardon the typos. LOL
Later for now. I am off to da jeem nah yah, dahts right!
Vit A - Helps promote healthy skin in general, may help a bit.
Vit E - Helps promote healthy skin in general, may help a bit.
Zinc - Helps promote healthy skin in general, may help a bit, works well on Acne
Vit B5 (like 5-10 grams per day to start) - Can help some guys dramatically.
Anti-Bacterial Soap - Dermalogica or Clinique have good ones.
Sulphuric Soap - Have heard good things, never tried it.
Washing 2x a day (don't scrub really hard - that makes it worse! Do NOT like scrub scrub scrub your face with a brush, even a washcloth, use your hands and hopefully some type of cleanser that has a bit of granules in it)
Get a back brush for your back.
Retin-A, topical, can work very well. Drys the skin, takes a while to have a good effect.
Tetracycline - Dermatologists and Docs tend to prescribe this .... it is only mildy effective. Plus, it must be taken like between meals ..... on empty stomach ...... hard for a BBer to accommodate.
Accutane - THE Best remedy. NOT a short-term thing and not to be taken lightly. Takes a while to have an effect, but the effects may last anywhere from 2 years to the rest of ones life. Accutane must be adminsitered over a period of 4-6 months, without stopping, and can be anywhere from mildly uncomfortable to a mild version of hell. Look up my screen name and the word "accutane" using the search feature.
General Note: A coomon problem (especially for men, and especially for BBers and such .....) is that guys think "more is better". That is not the case with some aspects of treatement for Acne. The best example - scrubbing and cleansing. Gusy will think that if 2x a day to scrub is good, 4x is better! If light scrubbing is good - then freegin scrubbing the hell out of their face is better. IT'S NOT. You CAN (and many guys DO) go TOO FAR so that you actyually damage the skin, and the skin is constantly trying to heal - it makes more oil, tries to repair itself, and the acne gets WORSE! So do NORT scruib like a madman - CLEANSE - just CLEANSE - and Gently abrade the skin to get rid of dead cells, and get the surface layer of oil cleaned off - but do NOT rip the out few layers of skin off. OK?
Another note: Many guys tend to have greater problem with rapid CHANGES in hormone levels, than just having elevated hormone levels. Knowing that - PLAN AHEAD. Acne (on Test cycle for example) would be the biggest problem during the first month, and during the recovery time (when takingf clomid). PLAN AHEAD by taking B-5 and such a bit prior to these times.
Another note: The "deepr" the acne is in the skin, the longer it takes to effect a solution. Meaning, if they are just surface blemishes, then you might use something that will help these in a matter of days. But the deep "cystic" acne (the type that you FEEL first as like a lump under the skin - before you ecen SEE it) takes WEEKS to develop and may take WEEKs for any (even a veery effective) remedy to have an effect upon.
Another note (I am on a Roll): Do NOT touch your face! (what the hell ......?!?!?!). Yup. Oil from your hands WILL promote acne. Only touch your face with your hands CLEAN AND RECENTLY WASHED. This may sound like BS, but trust me, it IS a factor. I was working for a while and had this area of my forehad (just one side ...?) that was breaking out. Then I realized that when I was at my desk, I wouild rest my head on my hand/arm, and I was plaving my hand on my forehead while doing that! Trust me, this IS an issue. If you must handle yoru face at all then WASH YOUR HANDS first. (This is a big issue for .... and excuse me here . guys who "pop" ....... ew...... sorry).
And the last word (ewwwwwwwww) if you do "pop" or polay minor surregy on breakouts, WASH YOUR HANDS, and sterilze any pins or anything that you use!
Hope that helps.
Trust me, I know about this shit.
Pardon the typos. LOL
Later for now. I am off to da jeem nah yah, dahts right!
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And another thing ...... a very common misnomer.
Tanning does NOT help acne. It makes it worse.
(now bare with me .......)
It will help to sort of "cover up" some acne, because the skin is darker, and the inflammation around acne lesions or cysts or breakouts tend to make teh skin more red .... and if the skin is darker .... you will "see" them less.
BUT, tanning will promote more acne.
Oh by the way, more stuff:
If you have acne problems on your forehead, do not wear sweatbands (no one really does on their head anymore unless they want to look like 80's throw-backs), and
do NOT wear hats.
Yup. You read that right. That band around your forehead does not allow proper ventilation, does not allow the oil to get out an off of the skin well, does not allow perspiration to evaporate, .... etc etc etc ......... dont wear hats.
Tanning does NOT help acne. It makes it worse.
(now bare with me .......)
It will help to sort of "cover up" some acne, because the skin is darker, and the inflammation around acne lesions or cysts or breakouts tend to make teh skin more red .... and if the skin is darker .... you will "see" them less.
BUT, tanning will promote more acne.
Oh by the way, more stuff:
If you have acne problems on your forehead, do not wear sweatbands (no one really does on their head anymore unless they want to look like 80's throw-backs), and
do NOT wear hats.
Yup. You read that right. That band around your forehead does not allow proper ventilation, does not allow the oil to get out an off of the skin well, does not allow perspiration to evaporate, .... etc etc etc ......... dont wear hats.
Riker great post, I cant believe how much the acne thing is brought up. I hope you check back on this thread cause I have a question. I didnt get any acne until the 11th week of a twelve week cycle. TEST/DECA. My question is, is this shoulder chest and back acne different than the very occasional pimple that I got on occasionally got before. Its seems like a different kind of acne. Also I heard that the cycling antibiotics wont work while on a cycle. I wanted to start this and B-5 a week or two before my clomid assuming it has not cleared in the eight weeks that I will be bridging OX. One more thing, how much A and E can I take before its to much.
thanks
ORCA
thanks
ORCA
