Getting rid of stubborn Acne..can anyone recommend products u have used?

I've heard that using alcohol can sometimes remove it. I don't it works for all people since it really drys up your skin but I know a few people that applied alcohol with some sort of cloth I presume and their acne went away in short time.
 
chancellor_dan said:
All this science nonsense. The simple solution is - if you wash, you beat the acne!
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I'm sure your vast knowledge and experience in the field of dermatology can refute years of research and study by leading experts.
 
blindside said:
I've heard that using alcohol can sometimes remove it. I don't it works for all people since it really drys up your skin but I know a few people that applied alcohol with some sort of cloth I presume and their acne went away in short time.
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Sounds like a waste of good booze.
 
Riesstiu IV said:
I'm sure your vast knowledge and experience in the field of dermatology can refute years of research and study by leading experts.
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Nah its not about science and research, its about practical experience. I found washing throgoughly meant no acne problems.
 
I have the same problem with acne on my chest and back too. How much does this prescription medicine cost and how much is the doctors visit?..
 
I used an even more powerful method : time.
Just wait two-three years, and it'll be gone. No side-effect. Superb efficiency.
 
Akka said:
I used an even more powerful method : time.
Just wait two-three years, and it'll be gone. No side-effect. Superb efficiency.
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Unfortunately not for me, as my brother is 26 and still has acne, so I think its a genetic thing.
 
chancellor_dan said:
Nah its not about science and research, its about practical experience. I found washing throgoughly meant no acne problems.
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I found that it had no effect. You probably weren't predisposed towards acne problems in the first place.
 
I took cepheflexin for a cyst and it almost completely cleared up my acne after 3 days use. Then I took minocycline for acne and it worked until I had an alergic reaction and I broke out in hives and all my joints swelled up. I'd suggest asking your doctor about pills to treat acne, poping one pill before a meal beats a lot of washing and scrubbing with products that can take weeks to have any effect.
 
I would not recommend taking Roaccutane or Accutane (same product, made by the same people, just differant names). This is about the same thing for most oral acne solutions.

For one, it's been proven to cause hair loss, depression, decreased vision, kidney failures, and Arthralgias (which is something like arthritis, mainly joint pains). If you really want to get rid of your acne that badly, it is seemingly really effective, but the extra side effects aren't worth it.

Benzoyl Peroxide, as others have suggested, is the most effective (and safe) way to get rid of it.

Edit: From the FDA website on Accutane:

Mental problems and suicide. Some patients, while taking Accutane or soon after stopping Accutane, have become depressed or developed other serious mental problems. Symptoms of these problems include sad, "anxious" or empty mood, irritability, anger, loss of pleasure or interest in social or sports activities, sleeping too much or too little, changes in weight or appetite, school or work performance going down, or trouble concentrating. Some patients taking Accutane have had thoughts about hurting themselves or putting an end to their own lives (suicidal thoughts). Some people tried to end their own lives. And some people have ended their own lives. There were reports that some of these people did not appear depressed.
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It seems that all Roaccutane and Accutane is Vitamin A. Just try to find some foods that are high in Vitamin A and see if that helps any.
 
I can recommend drinking lot's of Guinness. It's a health tonic, makes you beautiful, and it taste good too.

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Showering.
 
I use Proactive, I don't know how good the knockoff of it you are using is, but you should wash your face twice a day, three if it's really bad. Once you get it under control don't stop washing twice a day, or it will just come back.
 
No really, i do it every weekend. Go outside ,take your shirt off and bathin the sun until you are *lightly* burned, it makes them all go away with no harmful side effects except skin cancer.
 
It could be a reaction to a to some kind of food. Is there anything you started eating regularly since 2004? If so, try cutting it out of your diet for a month or so & see if that helps.

There is no food that causes acne in general, but for every type of food there is someone it will cause a reaction in, whether it makes them hyperactive or hypoactive, or whether it causes their skin burst out into a rash or severe acne.
 
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