[AliceElizabeth19]

*Update* I'm being referred to a dermatologist now so I'll hopefully be on roaccutane soon enough, thank you for all of the suggestions and if you're having any acne problems hopefully whatever has been written on here can possibly help you in some way or form


Hello hello,
I was just wondering if anyone has any advice on acne treatments to ease it whilst I'm going through the treatments? I've had my acne since I was 10 years old and I'm 20 now, I'm fed up with the damn stuff on my face XD

Currently on:
Skinoren (20%) + tetralysal

So far I have tried:
Duac + tetralysal
Erythromycin tablets + solution
Dianette
Microgynon
Panoxyl acnegel (benzoyl peroxide 10%)
Panoxyl aquagel (benzoyl peroxide 10%)

I must say this before anyone mentions it, I do have a healthy diet. I drink at least 9 glasses of water a day, eat healthy foods and I make sure I have a very low intake of any sugars, oil and 'fatty' foods which I've been doing for the last 8 years of my life -.-

I just want to know if anyone has any suggestions that would help ease my acne?
I'm going to see if I can see a dermatologist when I go to university in September if it doesn't improve within these next 4 months but I just want a day where I can just look at my face without thinking how ugly it is with the amount of crap on my face XD

Also I cannot use Sudocream, I react against the product and it also drys my skin out even more

[Mikeyyy!]

If you've not tried accutane, i would recommend it as an option. If you can stand dry skin/ lips and other side effects it can really help.
Look it up and ask your dermatologist about it.

[BloomerG]

I would give Aknicare a try. It works really well for me and it doesn't have any nasty side effects.

The active ingredients are Triethyl Citrate and Zinc Lactate, which I don't think you mentioned, so will hopefully work for you too

[Classical Liberal]

(Original post by AliceElizabeth19)
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Record your diet. I thought I had a healthy diet until I recorded it and realised it was not ideal.

And have more than 8 glasses of water...............

And no diary.

[venenecinema]

Don't waste your time with the Duac, I got the Tetralysal 300 tablets, used them for 3 months and my acne is now almost completely gone. Contrary to popular belief, the NHS suggest that acne has very little to do with your diet and is mostly down to hormones.

[Classical Liberal]

(Original post by venenecinema)
Contrary to popular belief, the NHS suggest that acne has very little to do with your diet and is mostly down to hormones.

What do you think drives your hormonal imbalances outside of puberty?

The tooth fairy?

Taking the pills (specifically antibiotics) do not cure "acne". What they do is reduce the symptoms of acne but fundamentally your hormones are still out of whack and you are still producing too much oil. And in addition the antibiotics indiscriminately kill bacteria inside you, which includes "good" bacteria that prevent some of you acne, thus when you come off the antibiotics you can be even more prone to acne.

Putting chemicals on your face, again does not cure acne, it just reduces the symptoms. However the products have the side effect of ****ing up your skin, which can cause acne and redness, and they also age you really quickly.

[venenecinema]

(Original post by Classical Liberal)
What do you think drives your hormonal imbalances outside of puberty?

The tooth fairy?

Taken directly from the NHS website:

Acne myths

Despite being one of the most widespread skin conditions, acne is also one of the most poorly understood. There are many myths and misconceptions about it, including:
"Acne is caused by a poor diet." There is no evidence that diet plays a role in acne. Eating a healthy, balanced diet is recommended because it is good for your heart and your health in general. However, it will not help your acne.

Please get your facts right before being sarky.

[venenecinema]

(Original post by Classical Liberal)
What do you think drives your hormonal imbalances outside of puberty?

The tooth fairy?

Taking the pills (specifically antibiotics) do not cure "acne". What they do is reduce the symptoms of acne but fundamentally your hormones are still out of whack and you are still producing too much oil. And in addition the antibiotics indiscriminately kill bacteria inside you, which includes "good" bacteria that prevent some of you acne, thus when you come off the antibiotics you can be even more prone to acne.

Putting chemicals on your face, again does not cure acne, its just reduces the symptoms. However all of the products have the side effect of ****ing up your skin, which can cause acne and redness, and they also age you really quickly.

Sorry, at what point did I claim that the pills had "cured" my acne? I said that the acne had gone, implying that it is no longer visible to me. I haven't studied medicine therefore I have absolutely no clue of what constitutes to acne being "cured", and I don't claim to.

[Classical Liberal]

(Original post by venenecinema)
Taken directly from the NHS website:

Acne myths

Despite being one of the most widespread skin conditions, acne is also one of the most poorly understood. There are many myths and misconceptions about it, including:
"Acne is caused by a poor diet." There is no evidence that diet plays a role in acne. Eating a healthy, balanced diet is recommended because it is good for your heart and your health in general. However, it will not help your acne.

Please get your facts right before being sarky.

I have heard it before, and the NHS is wrong.

[Classical Liberal]

(Original post by venenecinema)
Taken directly from the NHS website:

Acne myths

Despite being one of the most widespread skin conditions, acne is also one of the most poorly understood. There are many myths and misconceptions about it, including:
"Acne is caused by a poor diet." There is no evidence that diet plays a role in acne. Eating a healthy, balanced diet is recommended because it is good for your heart and your health in general. However, it will not help your acne.

Please get your facts right before being sarky.

I have heard it before, and the NHS is wrong.

There is a lot of evidence that acne is induced by diet. In particular things like diary, foods that have a high glysemic index and foods that poisons in them.

I know this because I can give myself acne, I can deliberately eat a lot of carbs and drink a lot milk and my acne will flare up like the 4th of July.

[venenecinema]

(Original post by Classical Liberal)
I have heard it before, and the NHS is wrong.

Please say you're joking? You think the NHS would be wrong about what is probably one of the most common things that GPs are visited about? Hopefully you're a medical researcher because this new finding of yours could be huge.

[Nice Username]

I found panoxyl incredible. Exfoliate before bed. Slap loads on (even though chemist recommends not to) Wake up with like 60-80% less redness then moisturise in the morning. Repeat until clear! My skin is completely clear now

[Brand New Eyes]

Definitely go see a dermatologist about it if you haven't already! Some of my friends did this and it helped them a lot.

Going on the pill helps some to control hormone imbalance

(Original post by AliceElizabeth19)
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[Thasneemy]

Lemon juice on your face for 30-40 minutes every night, for two weeks atleast. Try it out.

It's really helpful for clearing out your skin. It works wonders for me!

[cesca42]

Going on the pill helps with the hormonal stuff.

If you're really desperate then go and see a dermatologist and ask to be put on roaccutane, but it's a pretty strong drug :/

For me, my dermatologist gave me isotrexin gel which is a bit like topical roaccutane. Paired with duac and Clinique anti-blemish my skin finally seems to be clearing up !

Also, try taking vitamin c and zinc supplements, they help healthy skin too.

Best of luck with your skin, I know how you feel.

[Classical Liberal]

(Original post by venenecinema)
Please say you're joking? You think the NHS would be wrong about what is probably one of the most common things that GPs are visited about? Hopefully you're a medical researcher because this new finding of yours could be huge.

GPs don't have a ****ing clue. They do not really understand it, and will just hand you antibiotics to kill the bacteria. Anyway, it is an absolute disgrace that the NHS is going around saying that acne is not caused by diet. I am sure in some cases it is not. But for the most part it could probably be cured by having an ideal diet.

The problem is that there is no financial imperative for anybody to seriously finance an acne is caused by diet study. There is plenty of incentive to produce drugs and creams on the other hand.

[ReMos]

(Original post by venenecinema)
Taken directly from the NHS website:

Acne myths

Despite being one of the most widespread skin conditions, acne is also one of the most poorly understood. There are many myths and misconceptions about it, including:
"Acne is caused by a poor diet." There is no evidence that diet plays a role in acne. Eating a healthy, balanced diet is recommended because it is good for your heart and your health in general. However, it will not help your acne.

Please get your facts right before being sarky.

By saying that there are no evidence for the claim, it doesnt mean that they are saying MMHM NO GIRL *SNAP FIRGER* DIET AINT GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS MMHM.

With so many different medications for acne and diet types and suitability of different diets to different people I really dont think there is one notion that is correct for everyone. There are no 'facts' when its such an individual basis (atleast that is what I believe), and it's hard to ignore so many anecdotes.

A good diet will generally help your skin (and physical wellbeing) as mental wellbeing. A good (and fairly regular) diet will mean that apart from netural monthly hormone changes, the bodies regular supply of healthy nutrients will cause regularity in hormones. The diet might not directly target the acne, but it will assist the possible recovery.

I for sure know that is i have a large amount of soy products, which contain a lot of plant oestrogen, will cause havoc on my face and skin generally as a boy. might not be exactly 'acne', but so some degree it al goes together(Milk also has high hormone levels, etc etc)

[venenecinema]

(Original post by Classical Liberal)
GPs don't have a ****ing clue. They do not really understand it, and will just hand you antibiotics to kill the bacteria. Anyway, it is an absolute ****ing disgrace that the NHS is going around saying that acne is not caused by diet. I am sure in some cases it is not. But for the most part it could probably be cured by having an ideal diet.

The problem is that there is no financial imperative for anybody to seriously finance an acne is caused by diet study. There is plenty of incentive to produce drugs and creams on the other hand.

You're probably right there, and in no way do I put all of my faith in a GP under this government, I just find it highly unlikely that they would get advice pertaining to diets wrong.

[venenecinema]

(Original post by ReMos)
By saying that there are no evidence for the claim, it doesnt mean that they are saying MMHM NO GIRL *SNAP FIRGER* DIET AINT GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS MMHM.

With so many different medications for acne and diet types and suitability of different diets to different people I really dont think there is one notion that is correct for everyone. There are no 'facts' when its such an individual basis (atleast that is what I believe), and it's hard to ignore so many anecdotes.

A good diet will generally help your skin (and physical wellbeing) as mental wellbeing. A good (and fairly regular) diet will mean that apart from netural monthly hormone changes, the bodies regular supply of healthy nutrients will cause regularity in hormones. The diet might not directly target the acne, but it will assist the possible recovery.

I for sure know that is i have a large amount of soy products, which contain a lot of plant oestrogen, will cause havoc on my face and skin generally as a boy. might not be exactly 'acne', but so some degree it al goes together(Milk also has high hormone levels, etc etc)

You should probably read the last sentence from the quote, as it seems pretty explicit to me. Obviously it affects different people in different ways but they can't tailor the advice to the entire population, they are probably just basing it on the several millions of patients they have seen.

[SunderX]

(Original post by Classical Liberal)
I have heard it before, and the NHS is wrong.

There is a lot of evidence that acne is induced by diet. In particular things like diary, foods that have a high glysemic index and foods that poisons in them.

I know this because I can give myself acne, I can deliberately eat a lot of carbs and drink a lot milk and my acne will flare up like the 4th of July.

Because one anecdotal sample is clearly good science?