What is the best way to get rid of acne as an older teen or adult?

Question

I have had acne since i was 12. I am 19 now and it still wont go away. Its mainly around my jawbone and chin area. What do i do??? HELP!!!!! :)

Answer 1

I personally use rubbing alcohol.. It dries up acne within 2 days and doesn't rob your skin of essential oils either..

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

Acne on jabwone and chin area are a sign of improper hormonal balance in your body. I don't know the reason for your hormonal condition. It could be birth control, or it can be just genetics.

The fact is. Hormonal imbalance causes sebaceous glands to produce too much sebum (oil) that clogges pores and cause acne.

No matter what product you use from the outside, your sebaceous glands will continue to produce too much oil and over and over again cause new acne.

So it's logical it's necessary to deal with the problem from the inside and out.

The only product that offers complete solution is ClearPores. You can read everything about it here: http://www.clearpores.com/clicks/clickthrough.html?a=148622

You get 3 products in one. One cleansing lotion and one protective lotion. But the most important and most efficient is the herbal supplement that helps your body from the inside. It helps kill the bacteria that is still caught deep inside skin layers and also help that glands produce less oil.

That's the only good permanent solution for your problem I could think of.

Good Luck, hope this helped!

Answer 4

I have heard that proactive actually works.
There was a question about it on Yahoo Answers that I came not too long ago and most people said that it worked. Supposedly it is some very powerful stuff, so if you have sensitive skin it might not work or your skin gets worse.....
MIght be worth it to check it out though

Answer 5

Hi, I have been using clinique for more the 4 years and its been so good for me, I love it! I would never change it for anything else, even though is a little bit expensive but is better then something chip, they sell separately or by kit it really work you can log on to Clinique.com or just go to any mall and ask for the Clinique, then ask for the skin care for men, they ask what kind of skin you have, oily, dry or between? and they will give you just what you need, Im telling you it works! but you have to wash your face everyday and fallow the instructions.

Answer 6

Lime juice, tomato slices, home made packs can be used for treating acne. You can find more cheap, effective and natural home remedies for pimples at http://www.wellnesstalk.org/acne.html

Answer 7

I would suggest proactiv, but it doesnt dry out your skin. It works, but i've noticed that i've never been too dry as long as you use it correctly. And if you do try it, dont quit too fast; you have to give it time and be consistant.