re: acne question
10/18/03 11:04 AM
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TessLouise
Reged: 01/21/03
Posts: 540
Loc: Nashville, TN
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--- Has anyone heard of a connection with this and acne? I did a message board search, but didn't get a whole lot. My daughter has had acne for 6 years, she is 18 now -- her face also looks kind of irritated alot. I really would like to help her with that, its such a curse and she has been so brave about it. Proactiv has done nothing for her, nor has any other product. She had deep cleansing facials for years -- and that maybe controlled it a little, but it never cleared up, antibiotics made her very sick, stopped after 3 days --- she is getting acupuncture for it now -- no results yet....... any ideas ?
I don't know about a connection between IBS and acne. My family is very acne-prone--two of my three closest cousins and my sister all took Accutane at least once. My skin wasn't bad enough (all things being relative!), since Accutane is such a heavy-duty drug--you've got to be on birth control in order to take it, you've got to have your liver function monitored, etc. But for those three girls it was a blessing and might be worth checking into for your daughter.
You say her skin looks "irritated." Has she been tested for food allergies? That might be worth looking into as well.
Finally, I have tried every single face wash available at CVS, plus several OTC and prescription creams, plus at least one round of antibiotics--nothing helped for me but time (I'm 21 now, and my skin has looked progressively better since I graduated high school).
I use Weleda Calendula Baby Soap in the shower, and a face wash that contains tea tree oil at the sink. When my skin feels dry, I use my Aubrey Natural Organics unscented hand lotion on my face. At a certain point, I just got sick of using chemicals on my face that weren't doing any good, so this works for me.
Good luck!
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