Acne products for adult acne?

Question

What type of acne products do you use to treat your adult acne? Has anybody tried Murad's system, in particular? Pros and cons of whatever acne treatment you use? Thank you!! :)

Sorry, I should have said for the ProActive users...my brother uses ProActive. I have tried his and I do not like it for my skin. It dried my skin pretty badly and caused alot of redness. So, any recommendations are welcome besides ProActive, I guess! :)

Wow, I am so glad you posted - I did not even realize Clinique had an acne line. That is definitely an option there! Thank you!! :)

Answer 1

i tried murad redness relief, the first two days my face felt clean and the redness had gone down. by the third day my cheeks became flushed and it got worse from there. i went to Ulta and asked for a sample size on the cleanser, toner, and moisturizer try doing that before you buy. i tried many products that my friends love and they just dont improve the look of my skin, so you have to try things for yourself. i am currently using the new clinique acne line and love it.

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Answer 3

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 4

I use Nutrogena's Acne Treatment System - just stay away from the night serum . . .

The wash is a combination of a scrub and cream! I love it! it exfoliates, but not to the point of irritation. I can use it daily without over drying, and if I stop using it, I don't break out right away like so many others that I have tried.

The daytime cream/sunblock is also great! It's a light moisturizer that doesn't leave me oily.

The night time serum/cream honestly made my break outs worse. I don't know what it was with the stuff, but it was just better off in the garbage than my face.

If I am breaking out or don't use the cleanser, they have blemish pads that work well too! My skin is a mess when I am stressed, and these are the only products that seem to work for me!

Answer 5

ProActive is very expensive, and pretty irritating. I got very good results with the program I've been using for the past 5 or 6 years. After about 40 years of bad skin and trying everything under the sun - I'm finally acne-free, have a much more even skin tone, and have reduced the fine lines and superficial scarring.

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Hope this helps!

Answer 6

I have no idea if you'd be open to this, but some prescription birth control pills (Alesse, Tricyclen, Diane-35) can help with certain types of acne.
Apart from that, I'd suggest benzoyl peroxide - I've found it's less irritating than ProActiv, and you can buy it in any pharmacy.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

2.5% benzoyl peroxide, Azelaic Acid, 1% Salicylic Acid and topical Niacinamide. Benzoyl peroxide is first line treatment for acne but may be irriating to some people. Azelaic acid works like benzoyl peroxide but it is more natural.

Answer 9

I have tried Murad, however it didn't work so well for me. Then I switched to Dermalogica kit and it really helped me. The price is somewhat higher than other systems but at least it is worth it. You can find it here:

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Answer 10

i use clearasil. it has alot of different types for different types of acne and comes in washes, whipes, creams and other things