Skin care products?

I have heard of Proactiv solution, but it is too expensive. What do you think? are there other similar things that can help me to have a better complexion and close my pores? thanks

Skin care products?
Heck yes! I work for the cosmetic company Shiseido, but I am CHEAP! I cant afford those things either! In my experience and knowledge of the skin, the true things that will give you great skin are simple, and inexpensive.


Tip 1: Wash your face daily with a facial cleanser, not bar soap. You can get great over the counter, i.e. Target brand, cvs brand, whatever facial cleansers, some of whice are meant for acne prone, oily skin.


Tip 2: EXFOLIATE!! exfoliation is teh best thing you can do for minimizing pores and making your skin healthy. Exfoliation keeps your skin healthy by sluffing away the dead layers of skin promoting new skin growth, which in return keeps acne at bay and helps lesson the appearance of pores. A great inexpensive exfoliater, St. Ives Appricot scrub, like $4


Tip 3: Moisturize with only OIL FREE produtcs


Tip 4: Use only OIL Free cosmetics, Nutragena makes great products.


Tip 5: Cosmetic counters at dept stores will give you samples, ask for them.
Reply:Get some astringent, that is the best thing for clogged pores. I saw a study done on Proactiv. While it does work, it works just as good as other things you can buy at walmart.
Reply:THIS WORKS FAST %26amp; CHEAP!!!


I used Tetracyclin, Proactive, Retina A and had many expensive facials with less than good results.


This has worked for me and many many other happy people.





Go to pharm.,Drug store, or Walmart, buy "PURPOSE" bar of soap - Blue box - Made by Johnson %26amp; Johnson - wash your face with this


2-3x's per day. Also pick up a LOW strength Benzoyl-peroxide cream, apply the cream by dabbing


to the individual blemishes.... DONT rub it in works using a oxidation/reduction reaction..It will unclog


dry it out and bring it to a head...DONT over use this or put anywhere else on your face. It will cause drying and make you look worse.





Salicylates such as found in regular asprin among other products work very similar but also remove layers of skin...


other over the counter creams with this product will dry out pimples but maybe too hash and cause surrounding skin trauma..


I have seen many people recommending crushing asprin and making a paste which probably will dry out the blemish but again


pretty strong and probably will cause more tissue damage and bigger scars as an anti inflammatory


probably would take the reddness out... again pretty harsh for sensative skin.





Also, If need which probably will for moisture ASK FOR "NUTRADERM lotion" - the orginal not the new stuff, this works


great and wont clog pores or leave a residue on your skin...Any lotion that is completely oil free and hypoallergic should


work but again I recommend Nutraderm. I have heard from people online that "Purpose" also makes a lotion that is good, Nutragena, and Nivea


make good products also. I recommend Nutraderm from experience and my dematologist.





"Purpose Bar" %26amp; "Nutraderm" are oil free and hypoallergic they contain no perfumes and are great for both men and women.


I have also heard great reports of this soap helping improve skin tone. Some people recommend the "Purpose luqid soap" saying


that the bar did dry out their skin some. The rational behind using the bar is that there are no ingredients in it that will clog pores, and


according to dermatologists they recommend the Bar. I have also heard good responses from "cetaphil soap". These products are safe for all skin colors and tones. I highly discourage use


of Proactive and other harsh chemicals for people with some natural color in their face due to the bleaching and drying effect it has


shown in many many people.





Additonal TIPS: acne, pimples, etc are frequently cause by a bacteria or hormone issues that cause clogging of pores.


DONT PICK POP POKE (your hands are the dirtiest part of your body) and will cause: infections, spreading of germs, more breakouts and scarring


DONT EVER listen to people online who tell you to scrub your sensative skin or use harsh chemicals


such as: Lemon juice, vinagar, alcohol, etc... DONT EVER use that APRICOT CRAP!!! DONT USE


PROACTIVE- this is expensive and harsh it may kill the bacteria cause also Benzoyl based wash but


will irritate skin and cause bleaching of face and neck.... Other similar treatments may work.. also


things such as Accutane but have SERIOUS side effects such as Major Depression, %26amp; birth defects in unborn children, among others


If you wear make up make sure it is oil free, %26amp; hypoallergic...Eating healthy...Drinking plenty of water.. changing pillow cases freq.


etc ...avoiding dirty sports equp. such as helmets...can not hurt...Acne/pimples again are caused by pores/hair follicles becoming plugged


up, this plugging then causes an inflammatory reaction - reddness and infection (pimple)..black head is dirt trapped in pore, while a white


head is the same thing you just dont see the dirt instead you see white pus (lymphocytes that accumulate in the area to fight the infection)


It has been shown in many studies this most often not caused by what you eat (chocolate etc... or how clean you are) but most often by either excess oils plugging pores or a bacteria


on the skins surface. - Proactive works in some people because it is a strong Benzoyl peroxide based washed but is most freq. to strong


for people with sensative skin - this is why alot of people get excessive drying and flaking, rashes, bleaching or breakouts from the product.


Retina-A does decrease the bacterial growth on your face but also removes dead/living skin, this can work well in some individuals and


has been shown to reduce wrinkles and scars but again I feel this is pretty harsh on sensative skin prone to breakouts. If you choose


Retina-A never use this product during the day only at night due to the sensativity it will give you to the sun. You must also get a perscription


for this product and I really don't believe it is worth the damage it does to your skin. In some rare cases for very deep/large boils and cyst types


of pimples oral antibiotics maybe needed but I would first recommend trying "purpose" and a low dose "benzoyl-peroxide cream" along with a good


oil free moisturizer "Nutraderm... etc" this does work well.





THIS WORKS FAST AND CHEAP!!! I no longer get expensive facials, take oral antibiotics, or even NEED makeup... I am very happy - Have


very good skin... and have many many other happy friends... THANKS again to my WONDERFUL


DERMATOLOGIST... TRY THIS!! GOOD LUCK.... PS. "PURPOSE" costs about $3 ----------------------------------------...


----PSSS---sorry so long I have to keep adding more information to this to address common questions that always being asked....





OK more additons to this here are 2 links to yahoo question and answers... given from people who used Alcohol and toothpaste to try to cure pimples:





http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...





http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...





TO SUM ALL THIS UP ********PURPOSE OR CETAPHIL FACE WASH 2 TIMES PER DAY - LOW STRENGTH BENZOYL PEROXIDE CREAM - A MOISTURIZER THAT CONTAINS NO


OIL AND IS HYPOALLERGIC SUCH AS NUTRADERM
Reply:From what I've read on here, Proactiv does not work.





I use Alpha Hydrox and I am pretty satisfied with the results, though my skin is already in very good condition.
Reply:I have supery sensetive skin but i dont really have acne but i use Dr. Tichenor's on my breakouts


you can buy it at a dollar store or walmart.


tooth paste works some and so does poroxide - poroxide kills the bacteria and helps dry out the skin oils..


i heard asprin works on acne too if you disolve it in water but it didnt work on me...


those are some of products i use...