Does Ortho-tri cyclen or rubbing alcohol make acne worse?

Question

I haven't started taking ortho-tri-cyclen because I am afraid of the long term effects, and also the possibility that it makes my acne worse. For some reason, I just broke out on the top part of my neck...and it just won't go away. I want to know if rubbing alcohol makes it worse, or has any effect. I already know about the salicylic acid and benzoyl so please don't advise that. Thanks!

Answer 1

Ortho is supposed to help with acne, my girl uses to use it, the only draw back to using the ortho is that a lot of women say it makes you gain weight. Don't use Alchohol it will dry out your face and cause even worse acne, best thing to do is to see an dermatologist

Answer 2

Dry and/or greasy skin due to poor oil composition of the skin. Thick greasy oils clog pores, lack of oil leads to dryness and irritation. You need thin oils to moisturize while dissolving and clearing gunk in your poors. Try fish oil or seafood. 2 tsp fish oil a day or 4 servings of seafood a week. Stick it out for at least 2 months; it will take a long time to replace all your oil. Any effect after 1-2 days is temporary or random; so even if it makes you break out a little at first, you haven't given it a full try yet.

In the short term you can wash and moisturize well, but that will only go so far. Plus excessive washing can be drying and excessive moisturizing can be clogging. Use a small amount of a light moisturizer, made with oil not jelly or grease. Often that means soybean oil or mineral oil. Mineral oil means mined from the ground. So soybean oil is usually better, though mineral oil won't cause too much harm. Clean with soap and water, not a harsh acne cleanser. Even then they only work so well. So you really need the seafood.

Antibiotics aren't really good for bacteria long term, they'll come back in force after. Short term they may help. After you get off them find some kefir with acidophilus listed first or 2nd to replace the friendly bacteria they destroyed. Studies show less illness when you have these bacteria, even outside the stomach in places such as the lungs and elsewhere. You want friendly bacteria to fill the void when the antibiotics stop, not harmful ones.

In the short term you might also try 100,000+ iu retinol vitamin A (a megadose, and too much for normal use) or one of the acne drugs that is similar to retinol vitamin A. It's some minor harm to your organs, but it helps against bacteria on your skin. At least it doesn't have the other long term drawbacks to your skin that antibiotics and many scrubs do.

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Answer 3

ortho tri-cyclen may acutally help the acne. It somehow helps to keep from breaking out so much. Rubbing alcohol may actually really dry out your skin. Try Witch Hazel for it. Just rub some on your face and neck with a cotton ball. You can use this many times a day and it wont dry out your skin and will help clear up the acne.

Answer 4

The best advise to help reduce or eliminate Acne and blemishes is to stop drinking soda pop and drink tons of "plain" water, not flavored. That is the first step. Once acne or blemishes are already present, apply a thin layer of pure honey to the affected area. Pure honey contains natural bacteria that virtually destroys infections cleans out pores.
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Answer 5

OTC will make your skin better if anything. I've never used rubbing alcohol on an acne spot but I would imagine that it would be pretty hard on your skin...that's definitely not how it's supposed to be used but I suppose if you don't have sensitive skin you could try it just to see.

Answer 6

for me if i have a random zit rubbing alchohol helps me. it will make it redder though which is an unwanted side affect but it usually makes it go away really fast! Hope this helps!