Obagi Question
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Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:17 am

A while back I used Obagi Clear and Exfoderm. During that time my skin was at it's best. It was glowing, had an even skin tone and my monthly acne issue disappeared.

However, my skin also looked thinner and it because very sensitive (I got a load of age spots on my cheek bones even though I wear SPF 50 all the time).

I stopped using Obagi but now, 3mts down the line, the area around my mouth is covered in acne and it's making me so depressed.

Would anyone know which Obagi product had which affect? I mean, which one gave the glow, which one gave the even skin tone, which one stopped the acne and which one made it thinner and more sensitive?

I'm hoping the one that stopped the acne isn't the one that made it thinner or more sensitive as Ogabi is the only thing that seems to work on my acne.

free skin care · Sat Apr 02, 2011 10:01 am

Dummie wrote:

A while back I used Obagi Clear and Exfoderm. During that time my skin was at it's best. It was glowing, had an even skin tone and my monthly acne issue disappeared.

However, my skin also looked thinner and it because very sensitive (I got a load of age spots on my cheek bones even though I wear SPF 50 all the time).

I stopped using Obagi but now, 3mts down the line, the area around my mouth is covered in acne and it's making me so depressed.

Would anyone know which Obagi product had which affect? I mean, which one gave the glow, which one gave the even skin tone, which one stopped the acne and which one made it thinner and more sensitive?

I'm hoping the one that stopped the acne isn't the one that made it thinner or more sensitive as Ogabi is the only thing that seems to work on my acne.

The Exfoderm (regular or forte) are both acid products. Forte using AHA, and regular using phytic acid. That exfoliated your skin, which maybe you perceived as making it thin? The Clear is Hydroquinone, which reduces pigmentation on the surface (the Blender mixed with Retin A is for the pigmentation that is in the deeper layers). I would say the Exfoderm would have helped with your acne. As far as SPF 50, that doesn't mean anything. It sounds like that was a chemical sunscreen. Were you avoiding the sun? Where you reapplying every 2 hours? There are a lot of other factors in sunscreen other than the SPF. I found when I was using Obagi that the best sunscreen was a physical one. Hope that helps a little!

Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:05 pm

Thanks rileygirl.

My skin was becoming transparent like which is why I thought it was thinning out.

I read over and over on this website that Retin A, Vit C and sunscreen and the most important products to use.

What is the difference between Retin A and AHA? Don't they both treat acne and act as an exfoliator?

I so need to get my skin care in order. I've got sooooo many products that don't seem to do anything.

free skin care · Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:19 am

Your best bet is to ask your question over on one of the Obagi or retin-a threads instead of starting a new one...you'd probably get more responses to your questions....

Not discounting Riley's response at all..she definitely knows what she's talking about and is someone you want in your corner Wink

...it's just that EDS has way too many "dead" threads that really go nowhere and would be appropriately placed within an already ongoing one... Smile

free skin care · Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:33 pm

i have used obagi 20% vc,,, how can i say... i have compare the ingredents with other vc products..... obagi is the cheaspest one and is the lowest effective ingredents one......

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