How do apply acne medication and use a moisturizer at the same time?
What B asked:
i have bad acne and dry skin but i dont no wat 2 do do i apply my acne medication wait half and hour than apply moisturizer im confused some one plz help me
i have bad acne and dry skin but i dont no wat 2 do do i apply my acne medication wait half and hour than apply moisturizer im confused some one plz help me
dump both. use noxema with moisturizer. nothing has ever worked better. i never have acne anymore and it moisturizes. =3
what i try to do is put the moisturizer on first and try not to hit any big pimples or acne, then i dab the medication on the individual pimples..if i dont do this it usually burns and its annoying
I would put the moisturizer first, then the medication, Or you can put the medication at night and the moisturizer in the morning.
Which part are you confused about? How long to wait in between or whether you should apply moisturizer before or after?
Depending on your acne medication, how long you wait to apply moisturizer is different. Example, do you use a cream that you keep on? If so, then I would apply the acne medication at night before bed, and then apply moisturizer in the morning & if it doesn’t cause any bad reactions with the medication, I would also apply it before the acne medication.
If you’re using an acne wash, like Proactive, for example, I would apply the moisturizer a few minutes after washing, when it’s dry.
just use your moisturizer after that apply your acne medication or if not doest work consult to skincare
First, I understand where you’re coming from. I grew up with really bad acne, not only on my face but on my body as well. It was embarrassing and I tried everything including cleansers, creams, prescription medications, antibiotics, over the counter medications, and even shots from the dermatologist (ouch!) to get rid of it. I never did until many years later when it didn’t matter as much.
Here’s what I found out after lots of research and trial and error, the hard way.
It’s not a topical issue, it doesn’t help much to treat it from the outside, it’s an inside job. When you treat it from the outside it’s like treating the symptoms, not the cause. You’ll hear from many people that’s not the case, and it’s usually because they want you to buy their creams or lotions, and keep buying them month after month after month (or they haven’t experienced the truth). Of course, when you stop using it (as you’ve experienced) your blemishes come back… because you’re not treating the cause. And the costs for all of these routines/drugs add up month after month.
If you think about it logically, it makes sense. Why do we get rashes, breakouts, or other skin irritations? It’s usually because of something we ate, something that wasn’t meant to be put on our skin, something that caused us stress and our body reacts to all those things.
Bottom line is that most every cause of acne is related to what you eat, how you feel and how you take care of yourself. Your skin is a reflection of what’s on the inside. We have lots of toxins building up in our systems and they have to be cleaned out on the inside and that will reflect on the outside. The blemishes, rashes, acne, etc are indications that your body is reacting to what you’re eating, to stress, toxins, chemicals, hormones… literally a great number of things.
Basically what I did in a nutshell was clean out my system by taking out the processed and junk foods, and added as much fresh fruits and vegetables to my diet as possible. This part is key. I also started drinking a lot of water daily, starting with 3 or 4 glasses when I wake up (adding a squeeze of fresh lemon at times). I also got more active every day, walking, running, sports, jumping, whatever, just getting active. It not only gave me more energy, it help flush out the toxins that were clogging up my system.
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