Ageing and Attraction: How to get attractive skin

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I just wish I could figure out a really good acne treatment.

Salicilic Acid is a load of BS and does nothing unless it's in high percent solutions such as wart remover (10%+) and then it burns and can cause permanent scarring.. but 2% acne wash is worthless unless you leave it on for an hour.

Benzoal Peroxide 10% solution works fairly well if you leave it on for a bit before washing it off, but if it's not 10% at a minimum it is again, basically pointless for anything but spot mitigation.

I've been to a dermatologist and she gave me anti-biotics but those upset my stomach so badly I can't take them consistently, and the Retin-A cream i was given works but causes discoloration and skin breakage due to how badly it dries your skin out.

Changed diet, changed how I sleep and what I sleep in and when I shower, pretty much done everything my dermatologist recommended.. but alas it just won't go away entirely. It goes away mostly then when I get stressed out it comes back again.

Loufas, Exfoliation, vitamin E gel.. none of it seems to really help the persistent spots on my shoulders, upper arms and uhh whatever that area on either side of the torso is below your chest but above your stomach that the rib bones show through (and of course hurts really bad due to no padding!)

^ Me too. Everything strong enough to work is too strong for my skin.

Have you guys tried Accutane (isotretinoin)? It worked wonders for me, when nothing else did. It's kind of a drastic measure, but since acne is largely the result of a hormone imbalance, there's not much you can do.

metaldanielle, since I'm a girl and Accutane causes severe birth defects, the doctor made me go on the Pill at the same time.

You thought about accutane? You thought about using a chemical peel? Have you stripped your diet from sugar as well?

I think that's the one that the dermatologist wanted to give me, but because I lack health insurance I couldn't afford it so she went with an older one that has a generic.

My body has basically been coming up with ways to torment for as long as I remember. Hives when I was little, then it turned into severe headaches during puberty then acne afterwards which has basically persisted ever since.

Rats, it looks like Accutane was yanked from the U.S. market back in 2009.

I agree with the trying to eliminate or reduce sugar in one's diet. That can help some people in acne management.

This has worked for me
I am constantly carded and told I look 15-20 years younger than my age.

Accutane had plenty of side effects(my mother is a nurse and she was scared about the amount of possible side effects it had) and Id encourage anyone looking into it to take a good look at the side effects just in case and be careful to avoid any hard exercise(it can cause muscular problems and I ended up with clutches for 3 months and a knee that acts up every now and then)

It's definitely charm and humour. Consider that I have some people tell me now that they find it easy to listen to every word I say... positive energy is the reason why too.
You don't need to centre anyone out. I know exactly the types of people you are referring to without mentioning anyone's names. I don't think it's fair to those guys to point them out in the forum. But I do understand that you are trying to encourage people to help themselves and that is my goal here as well.
I believe the best way to get help for anyone complaining about their lack of dating experience is to first change the way they view themselves, and it doesn't necessarily have to be physical fitness to start with, or change their wardrobe. I would personally recommend self-help books or spiritual enlightenment myself as it has done wonders for me. Once you can reflect positive energy, others will take note of it. Of course, I can't tell a person to do any of this, they have to want to do this on their own.

And rabbitts- the solution for your acne problem is written in your post. Maybe stop thinking about it altogether and it will go away. You might think it's a long shot, but go for it.

MV, I couldn't take Accutane anyway. I have Ulcerative Colitis, which is a disease that Accutane is accused of causing.

Accutane is considered one of the most dangerous prescription drugs, isn't it? I do know for a fact that it isn't recommended for those with a history of anxiety or depression either. I had depression growing up and was on anti-depressants at the time i was prescribed it by a doctor to try and get rid of my acne problem (I was 13). The two pills had a dangerous reaction to eachother and I had to miss school for a couple days as a result. I can't remember what happened after, but I continued with normal facewashing chemicals or another pill I was on. But I am pretty certain i stopped worrying about the acne problem and it disappeared little by little. I get the occasional pimple on my body these days, and I tend to ignore it. I look back after a couple days and it's not there anymore.

I guess I'm lucky. I had no side effects on it, they even had to prescribe it in conjunction with something because it wasn't working quickly enough on its own! I was already on anti-depressants when I took Accutane, but I was in my early 30s, not my teens.

Is Growth Hormone even safe???

a lot of people use that stuff but I dunno why..

Honestly the only times my acne really clears up is when I spend time (a week or more) in places which are cool and damp.. so Northern Europe.. the Pacific Northwest.. and I presume if I ever make it up to the Maritimes in Canada or maybe Maine it might be the same thing. I'm not sure if this is entirely psychological (because that is my favorite climactic type, thus I feel more comfortable there) or if it's actually an environmental cause..

There are ways to increase natural hormones like exercising and getting the right diet.

Depends on your definition of safe and on dosage