Is anyone else taking it and is it smart to use all 4 steps than use the Scar lotion + Moisturizer? Also when I bought it the entire kit cost 40$ and on the box it said it is better than Proactiv and has 4x faster results and its made by the same exact company. But its kind of wierd since on step 2 like my face litterily starts bleeding all my acne just goes nuts and it burns like HELL for about 2 minutes than I put step 3 on its not to bad and is quite comfortible than I go ahead and use step 4 BURN BURN BURN agian! Than I put on the scar erase lotion and that stuff just BURNS BURNS more than all the steps combined wow omg but I like when it burns because I know its working I've been useing it for 3 days now useing twice a day and have not sceen much results... This stuff is also more expensive than proactive but is it better? and should I use every single step at once its basically having 5 layers of lotion on lol...
2006-11-06 20:11:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
You have to be very very cautious about what you put on your face.... acne ingredients are very strong specially when mixed up with chemicals.... i had been strugling with acne for quite some time and a friend of mine gave me as a gift a 4 step system called arbonne clear advantage, after trying everything else on the market (including md's and salon treatments) and noticing no improovement i was very skeptical in using it .. but let me tell you that it worked like a blessing .... my acne started to dry, my skin did not feel like it was burning, no itching, no driness, in fact it dried up the acne and no weird feeling ... it was incredible .... and the price ... it is only $66 for the 4 step and it includes a botanical supplement (one a day is enough) and i am telling you i am so grateful to this girl .... chech them out and quit using the other one ... it will be worse if you continue to use it....i but my supply online at: http://arbonnepuertorico.myarbonne.com and they are called arbonne clear advantage .... try them, they have a 45 day money back guarantee .. you will not regret using them....
2006-11-07 01:33:10 · answer #1 · answered by shoppinggirl90 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use regular AcneFree, a three-step system, for rosacia. As long as I don't forget to use it, it works beautifully. I had to go down to using it once a day instead of twice because it was drying my skin out really badly after the first four days of use. And this stuff is $19 at WalMart, where, for the same amount of the same three-step process, I paid $46 for Proactiv. I did start seeing results after one week; other people notice faster than you do, it seems. Co-workers were commenting on how great my skin looked, and I'd only been using it one week. Good luck to you, and stick with it. Every day will be better.
2006-11-07 01:06:17 · answer #2 · answered by cloudy5767 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i use the same exact system yet it doesn't give me the burn or pain ect. however if you have sensitive skin the system will be incredibly painful you also must wear at least SPF 15 on any area you use the product. because of the results you are getting id see a dermatologist.
2006-11-07 15:23:10 · answer #3 · answered by Kat 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can I make a suggestion? Bleeding and burning? Discontinue use of the product immediately-that is NOT normal. Burning may cause a serious chemicall burn on your face because it has happened to me. Do you boo! But I say best to heal then to hurt!
2006-11-07 02:54:41 · answer #4 · answered by BABYGIRL 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 months for best results
2006-11-07 01:12:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will work. but within 3 days u cant get results. you need 6 weeks to get the results.
2006-11-06 20:25:51 · answer #6 · answered by rajan naidu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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'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, & 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'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'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 ed skin.
39. Apply ripe Tomatoes pulp on acne, pimples and kept upto 1 hour, then wash.
40. Make a paste of roasted & 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.
2006-11-08 20:05:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋