Best product for adult acne?

I am tired of dealing with acne! I have tried Pro-activ(can%26#039;t believe the infomercial sucked me in not once, twice BUT three times I%26#039;ve learned now lol), the Wal-Mart comparable to that(should have known it wouldn%26#039;t work...still convinced by Britney Jessica Vanessa and Diddy that Pro-activ works), Neutogena(not sure on the spelling but it makes my face feel funny), and Clean and Clear. I am currently using Clearasil Ultra Face Wash and face cream and it has been working up until recently. I have limited income and cannot spend a fortune on remedies that don%26#039;t work.


I%26#039;m looking for answers from people who have/had this issue and found something that is working for them well. Also ideas on the best makeup to help conceal my unsightly issue would be great too!|||GO TO THE DERMATOLOGIST AND GET TAZORAK. AFTER YOU HAVE USED IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, ONLY USE IT AS SPOT TREATMENT.


IT WILL MAKE YOUR SKIN PEEL, BUT THIS IS GOOD AND TEMPORARY. --(THIS MIGHT BE EXPENSIVE W/O INSURANCE, IF SO, JUST TRY THE BELOW OPTIONS FIRST AND IN THE MEANTIME, TRY TO GET YOUR HANDS ON SOME TYPE OF RETINOID.)


USE VASELINE WHEN YOU GET DRY.


USE ONLY THE PROACTIVE %26#039;TYPE%26#039; BENZOIL PEROXIDE 2.5 AND NO STRONGER. AND DON%26#039;T LEAVE IT ON TOO LONG, WASH IT OFF IN THE MORNING AND REAPPLY IF NEEDED.


USE CLEARASIL DAILY CLEANSING PADS EVERY SINGLE DAY, ESPECIALLY BEFORE YOU GO TO BED. BUT NOT WHILE YOU ARE BEGINNING THE TAZORAK (THIS WILL BE TOO HARSH) --ONLY WHEN YOU TAPER IT DOWN TO SPOT TREATMENTS A FEW MONTHS LATER.


DRINK LOTS OF WATER


CHANGE YOUR PILLOW CASES EVERY NIGHT.


USE A VERY MILD CLEANSER LIKE OLAY SENSITIVE SKIN FOAMING CLEANSER OR ANOTHER EXTREMELY MILD CLEANSER.AND WASH YOUR FACE NO MORE THAN 3X DAILY MAX.


TAKE VITIMINS EVERY SINGLE DAY, BUT ONE WITHOUT IODINE.


TAKE A B COMPLEX, A FEW VIT C, A FEW VIT E, AND AN OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID COMPLEX EVERY DAY (FISH OILS AND OTHER OILS).


ONLY SQUEEZE WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND MAKE SURE TO DISINFECT YOUR HANDS AND YOUR SKIN BEFORE AND AFTER IF YOU PLAN TO DO MINOR SELF SURGERY.


IF YOU ARE ON BIRTH CONTROL AND YOUR ACNE IS OUT OF CONTROL, TRY GETTING OFF THEM. IF YOU ARE NOT ON BIRTH CONTROL TRY ORTHO TRI CYCLIN--IT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT MIGHT CLEAR YOU UP.


IF YOU WANT TO COVER IT UP, TRY CONCEALERS THAT COME IN A POT OR COMPACT THAT HAVE DIFFERENT SHADES TO MIX AND MATCH, OR GO TO A COSMETIC COUNTER AND ASK FOR HELP BUYING A SHADE THAT MATCHES YOU EXACTLY, SOMETIMES THEIR EYES ARE BETTER THAN YOURS.--A GOOD CONCEALER IS WORTH THE 10-20 BUCKS.


AND REMEMBER, DON%26#039;T EVER SLEEP WITH YOUR MAKE-UP ON. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WASH IT OFF AS SOON AS YOU DON%26#039;T NEED TO BE SEEN WITH IT ON ANYMORE. THE MORE TIME YOUR SKIN HAS TO BREATH AND NOT BE IRRITATED BY COSMETICS THE BETTER.|||Put the white creme style pain relief Neosporan on your face. Nothing else has worked for me like it has. It also won%26#039;t leave you too dry, causing your skin to overcompensate with even more oils. Report Abuse
|||Thanks Bekki that%26#039;s what I have been doing and it does help. Just wish I wouldn%26#039;t have to deal with it at all. Report Abuse
|||i apply SpectroJel every in the morning and at night and then use Ocny Pads just before falling asleep. i dont touch my face and in the moring iv made HUGE IMPROVEMENT!! FLAWLESS!! and i for coverup i use Estee Lauder. its very efective and covers almost all zits. but i make sure to apply spectro jell or maybelline pore free cleanser before i use my cover up because if your skin cant breath from the makeup, it will usly cause more acne. my estee lauder concieler is a PERFECT accesory fo my make up bag to carry around with me all day and is VERY effective.|||serious skin care|||I would try plain old simple soap and water followed by alchol preps or cotton balls in alchol. Its cheep, and effective. I found that by washing frequently and using alchol it helped to clean the oil out of the pores. The thing is that when you are very young you produce a lot of oils in your skin and you must repeat this process sometimes. for most people as you get older your zits tend to clear up with time.|||swab it once a day with alchohol. and wash once with an antibacterail soap. besides this wash ur face many timesa day with clean cool water. u could try a sandalwood paste face pack once a week. try not to get stressed, it increases acne. also u need to sweat... so go for some physical exercise!|||put some rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and rub it on your face, this may sting some. then put toothpaste on the worst of it. this should be done at night. the alcohol will dry out your face to prevent more, while the toothpaste will suck out all the junk reducing size and redness.|||you may want to go to a dermatologist and get something that is prescription strength, or try microdermabrasion or chemical peels. I tried Accutane when I was 18 and it worked wonders.|||Try the followin tips i found for u .do not use chemicals on skin. Follow these instructions and do let me know if they worked on your skin. i%26#039;m sure they will!








1. Put toothpaste on your pimple before you go to bed, should help reduce swelling overnight. Make sure it is the paste not the gel. One of the most popular acne home remedies.





2. Wash your face twice a day in warm salty water. This should leave your face oil free without aggravating the acne.





3. Apply a paste of fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves over the face every night for 10-15 minutes and washed with warm water. This will prevent acne, pimples, blackheads, and wrinkles.





4. Place strawberry leaves on the acne, the alkalinity helps to reduce the swelling.





5. Extract juice of one lemon and mix with equal quantity of rose water. Apply this mixture on the face and let it stay for about half an hour. Wash the face with fresh water. About 15 days application helps cure acne, pimples and reduces blemishes and scars.





6. Another method is to massage the face with the skin of lemon before washing with lukewarm water.





7. Apply fresh mint juice over the face every night for the treatment of acne, pimples, insect stings, eczema, scabies, %26amp; other skin infections.





8. Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. At least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables should be included in your diet. All acne home remedies should include a healthy diet.





9. A couple of garlic cloves, crushed and dabbed on the face 1-2 times a day. One of the smellier acne home remedies!





10. Home face wash for acne: Mix together 1 or 2mls each of the following: witch hazel, tea-tree and sweet fennel essential oils, adding essential oil of geranium for women and essential oil of rosewood for men. Mix with 300mls of water. Shake before use, as the oils will float on top of the water during storage. Dab affected areas with cotton wool two or three times a day. The oils will clean and unclog giving antibiotic-like protection to the skin.





11. Apply fresh lemon juice on the affected area overnight. Wash off with warm water next morning.





12. Use 2-3 tsp. dried basil leaves to 1 cup boiling water. Steep 10-20 minutes. Cool, and apply with cotton ball.





13. Grind orange peel with some water to a paste and apply on affected parts. One of the best acne home remedies.





14. Clean face with cotton wool dipped in rose water 2-3 times a day.





15. Mix 1 teaspoon lemon juice in 1 teaspoon finely ground cinnamon powder and apply on affected areas frequently.





16. Nettle Tea is another solution, this tea has a herb that has some curing power and really helps work wonders on skin problems. Drink four cups a day to get the full benefit of one of the most powerful acne home remedies. Get nettle products here.





17. Aloe Vera juice applied twice a day can greatly speed up the healing of acne lesions. You can buy Aloe Vera at vitacost.com





18. Another lotion that uses bee propolis extract may also be effective. Mix eight ounces of water and 11 drops of bee propolis extract. One of the acne home remedies which has been proven effective with many people.





19. Some herbal acne home remedies...


Burdock leaf tea.


Lavender essential oil (mix 1:10 with water)


Tincture of calendula flowers.


Tea tree essential oil (mix 1:10 with water)


Liquefy cabbage leaves with witch hazel, strain and add two drops of lemon oil. Use as a lotion.





20. Ice down the acne before bed, by morning it should be noticeably less swollen. Works best on larger pimples that have not yet formed a head.





21. Take vitamin B5 and zinc supplements daily to strengthen the skin%26#039;s resistance to acne.





22. Mix mint juice with turmeric powder and apply on affected area. Leave for 15-30 minutes and wash off with lukewarm water.





23. Mix some vinegar and salt in a bowl. Pour a little bit in your hand and rub it on the pimples. Soak a face towel in it and dab it on the bumps. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes and rinse it off.





24. Blend cucumber and make a paste. Apply this as a mask on your face and leave it for 1/2 hour and then rinse. This refreshes your skin and prevents acne.





25. Mix corn flour with egg white and apply on your face. Let is dry completely for 1/2 hour. Dip your hands in warm water and massage your face and wash off. This when repeated regularly gives you a smooth skin.





26. Mix sandalwood paste with rosewater and apply on the face. Rinse off after 30 minutes.





27. Essential oil face mask for acne: Use a mask base powder, such as fuller%26#039;s earth or kaolin powder. Use distilled or filtered water to make a paste. Mix 1 heaped teaspoon of base powder to 3 drops of essential oil. Add approximately 2 tablespoons of the water in, to make a fluid yet balanced paste. Essential oils to add in the mask either separately or try smaller amounts together; cypress oil 1 drop, lemon oil 2 drops, sage oil 1 drop.





28. Mix the paste of tender neem leaves with turmeric and apply of affected area. An eastern approach to acne home remedies.





29. Grind some nutmeg with milk and apply on affected area. Pimples disappear like magic without leaving a mark.





30. Make a mixture of lime juice and rose water. Apply on face and leave it for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off with lukewarm water.





31. Make a paste by mixing 3 tablespoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. Repeat for two weeks, pimples will disappear forever.





32. Rub fresh garlic on and around pimples. Pimples will disappear without a mark with regular applications.





33. Mix 1 tsps groundnut oil with 1 tspn fresh lime juice to prevent formation of blackheads and pimples .





34. Ground drumstick pods and leaves and mix mixed with fresh lime juice, and apply on pimples. This is also good for blackheads and dark spots.





35. First wash face and then dab acne with cotton balls soaked in vinegar.





36. Mix groundnut oil with an equal amtount of fresh lime juice and apply on face. leave for 10-15 minutes and wash. It may be applied daily to prevent formation of blackheads, acne and pimples.





37. Apply juice of raw papaya (including the skin and seed) on swelling acne, pimples.





38. Apply fresh lime juice mixed to a glass of boiled milk as a face wash for acne, pimples, blackheads, and cracked skin.





39. Apply ripe Tomatoes pulp on acne, pimples and kept upto 1 hour, then wash.





40. Make a paste of roasted %26amp; powdered pomgranate skin with fresh lime juice and apply over acne, boils, pimple, blackheads and whiteheads.





41. Apply grated potatoes as poultice to treat skin blemishes, wrinkles, boils, pimples, blackheads, whiteheads , etc.





42. Make a paste of ground radish seeds with water and apply on face to remove blackheads.





43. Apply a paste of ground seasame seeds with water as poultice for inflammation of the skin due to allergies, skin rashes, and pimples.





44. Large pores on facial skin can be treated with paste of sandalwood powder with masoor dal.





45. Use an oatmeal or almond mask throughly to cleanse your face. Mix either oatmeal or almond powder with enough rose water to make a soft paste that spreads easily on the skin. Rub it on your skin with your fingertips, paying special attention the problem areas. Leave to dry for about 15 minutes and then rinse off with cold water. This is very good in getting rid of blackheads.





46. A solution made out of one and a half cups of hot water and half a tablespoon of boric powder is an ideal remedy for blackheads, Saturate a face napkin in this hot solution and press on to the skin, repeat twice. Extract blackheads carefully with a blackhead remover and sterilized cottonwool. Pat on an astrigent.





47. Honey is a great remedy for skin blemishes and acne because the honey kills bacteria.


These are some effective home remedies for the treatment of acne and blackheads.|||I used to have moderate (sometimes severe) acne. I tried many drugstore cleansers from Neutrogena, Clean %26amp; Clear, Clearasil, etc. None of them ever worked! Not even medicated ones that contained triclosan or benzoyl peroxide, which kill bacteria. And using rubbing alcohol as a toner just irritated my skin. Isapropyl (rubbing) alcohol is very bad for your skin. Yes, it sops up the oil -- but it also damages and dries out your skin. Dried out skin causes your oil glands to produce even more oil.





So I decided to take the more natural route. I switch between two cleansers that I like -- Burt%26#039;s Bees Garden Tomato Soap ($7) and Grassroots See Your Way Clear Extremely Thorough Cleansing Gel($12). I also use the Grassroots Get Glowing Deep Sea Mud Scrub ($15) and Grassroots Get Grounded Skin Purifying Clay Mask ($14) several times a week. You can find the Grassroots products at Kohl%26#039;s stores and Kohl%26#039;s online store at www.kohls.com. Kohl%26#039;s often has sells. Their mask is by far the best mask I%26#039;ve ever used, and when I am using the Tomato Soap my skin almost glows. You can find the Burt%26#039;s Bees Garden Tomato Soap at Longs Drugs, natural food stores, or online at places like www.drugstore.com.





I also use Common Sense Pure Shea Butter on my face at night. You have to let it melt in your hand before you apply it, though. I found this product and Burt%26#039;s Bees soap really help fade my acne scars. That%26#039;s because shea butter contains a lot of Vitamins C, E, and A. Vitamins C and E together help fade scars. You can find shea butter in natural food stores or online at www.drugstore.com.





I also try to drink more water and liquids, and I change my pillow case every few days. I also don%26#039;t wear foundation or concealor anymore. This regimen has given me the clearest skin I%26#039;ve had since I was 12 (I am now 19). I know the Grassroots products seem expensive, but they do last a long time.





Erm, sorry this answer wound up being so long! I%26#039;ll shut up now!|||try Murad... its whut i use... and my face is really clear... and its staying clear! its such a nice feeling! good luck!|||I am 46 and up until a month ago I had acne, not really, really bad but enough that I was uncomfortable with it, and I was watching QVC or HSN one day and orderd the stuff they were touting it is called La Jungle, I bought it because of the moisturizer and firming cream, the tiny lines and the not so tiny lines were getting the best of me, well to make a long story short, the stuff is GREAT!!!!! With in 1 mth the lines are deminished drastically but the added plus is that so is the acne!! I could not believe it! I have a friend who does not hand out the compliments very easily, but she just went on and on about how good my complexion was, and how much younger I looked! For her to say something like that was a real shocker for me! The price is on the higher end, but less than proactive and any thing you%26#039;ll get from a dermatologist. And believe me I have tried everything too. I have a whole cabnet full of junk that just made things worse and burned like crazy. It takes alot for me to be impressed the way this stuff has impressed me.|||DO NOT Put Alcohol on your face! Doing so will cause more harm than anything else you%26#039;ve tried. You may just want to start drinking more water. I hate water but I started drinking it (at least 5 glasses a day) and my face has cleared up alot. You may just go to the Dermatalogist for some products, but I like Swiss Ives face products just make sure its the right kind for your skin|||I HAVE I WENT TO A DERMATOLIGIST THEY DESCRIBED MINOCYCLINE WHICH REALLY WORKED.SORRY FOR ALL CAPS AND I HOPE I HELPED:P|||I use Retin-A. You have to get it prescribed from a doctor, and then you can pick it up from a chemist. It%26#039;s the only thing that has ever worked for me.. I tried Pro-Activ, but that made everything worse.