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surferdude
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Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:23 pm |
hey i'm an 18 year old guy and i hate my skin. i have dark circles and bags under my eyes and all over my face are pits from acne scarring, especially my forehead. i still have a couple pimples here and there, and my nose is red. i also have small lines on the sides of my mouth. what is the remedy to my problems? creams? surgery? please let me know. thanks! |
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Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:05 am |
Is your skin dry, or oily? Or dry some places and oily others? There is SO much information on this board, it'd be a good idea to just start reading some of the threads and learning about some of the things people recommend.
Also, in order to help you more, can you tell us what your daily routine is right now? What do you do in the morning and at night for your skin?
There are lots of creams designed for dark circles and eye bags, and others for redness, etc., but before recommending loads of things for you to go out and buy, it'd be useful to know more about your skin. |
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surferdude
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Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:59 am |
i guess i would say my skin is oily, especially my forehead. and umm for my routine, i do nothing. lol. i do take a shower and rub my face with the bar soap though! but yeah what products are good for dark circles and redness? |
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Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:34 am |
Bar soap? I assume you mean the soap you use to wash the rest of your body with? If so, that would most likely be one of the reasons why you have suffered from acne/oiliness. If you use the same soap that you wash your body with, then your just depositing the oils and dirt from your body onto your face. Besides that, many bar soaps can clog the pores on your face and cause breakouts.
I would suggest you start by getting a good cleanser for your face. If acne is still a problem, then one with salicylic acid would be helpful, but you'll probably need some moisturizer to combat any dryness this type of cleanser can cause. If not, then something mild like Cetaphil should work. Anything is better than your body bar soap though. If you like to stick to a bar soap, there are plenty available for the face, just don't use it on your body as well.
Since your name is surferdude, I assume you are out in the sun alot? Always make sure to wear a strong UVA/UVB sunblock especially if your outdoors a lot. This will help stop the wrinkles from forming even further. As far as the scarring goes, hopefully others can suggest something for you. I personally think you would benefit from using pure jojoba oil at night for a moisturizer. It should help balance your oiliness, calm your skin and help keep your acne in check. Good luck and welcome! |
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Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:00 pm |
Aloette makes a good clarifying facial wash that I recently picked up for my teen son on Ebay. It is the first clarifying wash that he has used that is starting to work and doing so without drying out his skin. It also has jojoba beads in it.
Perhaps this wash, or a similar one, coupled with a good sunscreen would work out well for you.
Good luck! |
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Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:08 pm |
A moisturiser with aha would probably help with the acne scarring and pimples. BUT, and this is most important, as TAMgirl99 said, sunscreen is a must if you start using aha's to smooth out your skin. If you are out in the sun without adequate sun protection you're going to end up frying all that nice new skin and risk getting skin cancer in later years. And if you're surfing you'll have to remember to reapply every few hours, probably even more often if you're in the water constantly.
Spot treating the pimples with benzoyl peroxide will help but even with that your skin will become extra sensitive to the sun so again, you'll need to remember the sunscreen. Hope this helps and Good Luck! |
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surferdude
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Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:31 pm |
thanks for all the replies guys. i know i should wear sunscreen, but then i can't be tan! and i guess that's my main focus. i've tried sunless tanners and i didn't like them because if you forget to reapply it or can't for some reason, then you're tan one day and pale after like 3 days. and i wouldn't want people to know i'm using a sunless tanner. plus they never looked too real. always kind of an orange tint or made my skin look dirty. |
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surferdude
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Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:33 pm |
oh yeah and i got the neutrogena advanced solutions at home microdermabrasion kit and epidermx today. do you think that'll work for the scarring? |
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Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:51 pm |
Tanning is going to give you wrinkles way earlier than you want them. That's one thing I can promise you.
It's tough to get that across to people such as yourself that haven't seen the signs of aging yet, but once you do see those first lines kicking in you're going to regret your days in the sun.
Sorry if I'm being blunt, I'm just telling you the exact info I wish someone had given me when I was around 18 and spending all day at the beach w/o proper protection.
I don't know if you'll listen or not... I know it's hard to trust this info when you feel that "it will never happen to you." |
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Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:18 pm |
Maybe if you got one of the new gradual tanners for the face that's also kind of like a moisturizer that would help? You could put that on every night or so to keep a base of color, and then use sunscreen when you're out in the day.
I grew up going to the beach, and my teens looking like a Coppertone girl (well, skin color wise... if nothing else) and I LOVE the sun.
However, I saw one of those special photos that shows UV damage and it was shocking. Also, my aunt (who was a sun worshipper in her youth) has had a few instances of skin cancer on her face that had to be operated on... and when that happens you have to deal with scarring and hope it's not too large a piece of skin they need to cut off.
Thing is--even with sunscreen you can still get tan. Maybe as a compromise you can use SPF 15 or 30--so you're getting some protection, but still some color. This isn't ideal, but I totally get the wanting to be tan thing. |
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:43 pm |
surferdude wrote: |
thanks for all the replies guys. i know i should wear sunscreen, but then i can't be tan! and i guess that's my main focus. i've tried sunless tanners and i didn't like them because if you forget to reapply it or can't for some reason, then you're tan one day and pale after like 3 days. and i wouldn't want people to know i'm using a sunless tanner. plus they never looked too real. always kind of an orange tint or made my skin look dirty. |
You can still get tan even if you wear spf. I have always tanned even though I wear spf. It I never used sunblock on the other hand, I would fry myself like a lobster. When I do use sunblock I don't burn and even though it may take longer to tan, I still do. Since the past two years or so I have changed my feelings of wanting to be tan- now that I am older I realize that less sun even with sunblock is the best bet against aging.
I know what you mean about wanting to be tan... I love that "glow" sun gives you. I love any kind of water sport (I used to be a year round swimmer) and love surfing myself. I loved coming in after a day of playing in the water and sun to see my sun kissed skin and bleached out hair (which, obviously, takes longer than tanning).
One thing you might try is a bronzer. I know, don't laugh! I am not suggesting that you wear makeup (even though some guys do). You come across as one of those guys that doesn't give skin care a second thought. But if you are concerned about your scars etc, you're going to have to. So about the bronzers... you wouldn't want one that has those sparklies in it. They do have them with out so maybe try one of those. But I would totally look into Dr Hauschka's Translucent Bronze Concentrate:
"Translucent Bronze Concentrate is perfect for men - it is a very light-textured product, gives a healthy outdoor glow and protects the skin.
Translucent Bronze Concentrate can be used neat (sparingly) on the face after applying the moisturiser, and try using it neat on your body (or mixed with Quince Body Moisturiser to make it go further) for an instant light tan and healthy shining skin."
read more about it here:
http://www.essentialdayspa.com/dr-hauschka-translucent-b-p_2057.htm
And if your scars are a great concern I would look into laser resurfacing. It would be the fasted thing you could do. I am going to as soon as I can afford it. If you don't want to do this, then look into a product that helps even out the texture of your skin. I am seriously considering IS Clinical's Super Serum. Being on Tazorac (similar to Retin A) has helped diminish my scars (I have 98% raised scars though and only two pitted). I am hoping that adding the ISC Super Serum will help even more. Ok, probably boring you know... so I'll stop.
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_________________ early-mid 30s || oily-combination, sensitive & acne-prone skin || mild breakouts (Aczone helps a lot) || occasional eczema rashes || fine lines around eyes || very dark under eye cirlces- concealer a must || very fair neutral-warm complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair |
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:49 pm |
How could I have forgotten to mention that the main reason you should be wearing sunscreen is to help prevent skin cancer!!! Shame on you! But seriously, this should be at the top of your list of skin concerns. |
_________________ early-mid 30s || oily-combination, sensitive & acne-prone skin || mild breakouts (Aczone helps a lot) || occasional eczema rashes || fine lines around eyes || very dark under eye cirlces- concealer a must || very fair neutral-warm complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair |
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