Katie asked:


I don’t have terrible acne. But I do break out from time to time. I have been dealing with acne my whole life. I jump from medication to medication, but nothing seems to work as well as I want it to. I still break out. My dermatologist has me on Benzaclin and Differin. They both make my acne go away quicker than usual, but I would like a medication that will prevent acne, not just slowly reduce it. The only downfall is I don’t want one that will dry out my skin. Is there even such a thing?

lauraandbeccy asked:


I am a teenager and I was prescribed by the dermatologist a list of acne medications including the following:
triaz 9% cleanser, evoclin foam, benzaclin cream, solodyn pills, and tazorac cream. I have been using all of these except the triaz for about 5 days, and I am worried what the triaz will do to my skin…I am starting my first day of school tomorrow–my junior year–and I don’t want to show up with my face peeling and flaking all day. Please give me a supportive answer…! :-/
I have reaaallly oily skin and i have used a bunch of acne medications before such as proactiv for about 3 years and it barely did anything and I am not going back to that. It did not irritate my face at all, but I have also tried the aspirin thing and it did not work. As I said, I am using everything right now except the triaz since I just got that from the pharmacy today, and my face at this moment is flaking a bit mostly around my chin/neck/mouth area.
I have used eucerin dermatologist recommended moisterizer lotion for a couple days while also using my medications.

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I just started Loestrin birth control about two weeks ago. Will taking Minocycline and Benzaclin acne medication interfere and reduce the pill’s effectiveness?

lauraandbeccy asked:


I am 17 years old and I have very oily skin. I have used over 20 acne products which have not satisfied me. I have used Proactiv, Benzaclin, Triaz, Tazorac, Evoclin, tons of OTC products, Solodyn, AcneFree, Juliets Cosmetics, etc. I have also used Nature’s Way Body Acne spray, and I don’t remember that working.
Right now I am using: Mosom cleanser, Clindamycin phosphate 1% lotion, and Neutrogena oil free light moisturizer. I am also taking Yasmin birth control because I heard that it could help with acne since it controls your hormones. I don’t really think the pills are working. My dermatologist also gave me Inova pads which made my face red, so I stopped using them. Pads don’t really tend to work on my skin. I cannot use anything with benzoyl peroxide in it because it makes my face burn and get red and sometimes itchy. I think I could use products with Salicylic Acid. I am wondering if the Mosom Cleanser that I am using is still working, I don’t think it’s working as well anymore. I really want to try the Murad Acne Complex Kit, but I have seen so many bad reviews, but so many good ones. So I’m not sure what to do :\
I also have looked at “Change for the better” which is an acne kit. I need help in choosing a new product because I am getting very impatient with my skin. I have an appointment with my dermatologist on Friday and I think I should ask him, but I would also like everybody else’s opinion. Thanks .
My acne has calmed down and it is not severe. I’d say it’s mild enough that I can almost completely cover it with makeup, but I feel like you can still see it. My parents and friends say that it’s not bad, but it still upsets me. I just want to be able to not wear ANY makeup at all and feel pretty. I don’t want any itchy pimples on my face. I don’t want to look at my face and see things that I have to pop and spend so much time taking care of that. My pores are also pretty big, it’s gross. I’ve used Acnetix which came with a pore minimizer that worked a little at first but then was bad. I feel like if my pores get smaller, then the acne will get worse because everything may get stuck inside…if that makes sense. Acnetix did not work.
My skin is TOTALLY not bad enough to use Accutane, and it is very hard to keep up with, and I would never ever use it.