My acne story (without a twist)

**jbm** · 07-22-2010, 04:04 AM

Just finished my cycle 2 weeks ago no bad sides only my chest back and shoulders are full of acne...

Damn! I really hate this....

Never experienced this before........

Thanks Igifuno for the inspiration of this thread.

**cherrydrpepper** · 07-22-2010, 10:44 AM

Dude I am in my 2nd week of Accutane but I can't tell if its working. Haz Noles and some of the other guys gave me a bunch of advice on using it. Thread here:

How effective is Accutane?

I thought I would "tan the acne out". I now have pink dots all over my shoulders. Hoping they just look scar-ish and don't stay permanent.

**Noles12** · 07-22-2010, 10:47 AM

Acne sucks and im glad i dont deal with it anymore. Accutane is the best permanent fix (usually) there is.

To cherrydrpepper, my acne got worse for the first month and i didnt notice any clearing until around the 3rd month. It took 6 to have zero acne at all

**cherrydrpepper** · 07-22-2010, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Noles12

Acne sucks and im glad i dont deal with it anymore. Accutane is the best permanent fix (usually) there is.

To cherrydrpepper, my acne got worse for the first month and i didnt notice any clearing until around the 3rd month. It took 6 to have zero acne at all

thanks much appreciated

**cherrydrpepper** · 07-22-2010, 01:48 PM

Hey can you guys recommend a good body and face lotion for acne?

I am thinking anything with vitamin E would be good? Some of my zits are really red and irritated even after I bust em. Probably because I use my nails sometimes and nails are known to harbor a lot of bacteria. Shower might be best bet.

**Noles12** · 07-22-2010, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by cherrydrpepper

Hey can you guys recommend a good body and face lotion for acne?

I am thinking anything with vitamin E would be good? Some of my zits are really red and irritated even after I bust em. Probably because I use my nails sometimes and nails are known to harbor a lot of bacteria. Shower might be best bet.

This is kind of hijacking JBMs thread but i will answer you.

I only used lotion on my face and arms while using the accutane. Anywhere else and it would make me break out more. I wouldnt go crazy with lotion because it will clog your pores. One that may not is Cetaphil.

I liked the oil free neutrogena face lotion. I had the one with SPF15 because i would burn easy. The sensitive skin one is better if you arent in much sun.

It took me a long time to realize it, and i have a lot of scarring due to it, but you need to stop popping them unless you really need to. I understand some are big and painful and need to be pooped, but leave the little ones alone. Once i stopped popping the little ones i notice a lot less redness and scarring

**Hazard** · 07-22-2010, 02:09 PM

Accutane works within weeks for me..... I can go from brutally broken out to clear within a month.

The red spots from bad acne take time to go away. My back was severely broken out - accutane got rid of the acne in about 2-3 weeks. The red spots have been fading over months of time. Tanning will help hide the red marks..... but time will make them disappear.

~Haz~

**Hazard** · 07-22-2010, 02:10 PM

Anti-bacterial soaps and 5% benzoyl peroxide shower washes worked great for me.....

~Haz~

**Noles12** · 07-22-2010, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by Hazard

Accutane works within weeks for me..... I can go from brutally broken out to clear within a month.

The red spots from bad acne take time to go away. My back was severely broken out - accutane got rid of the acne in about 2-3 weeks. The red spots have been fading over months of time. Tanning will help hide the red marks..... but time will make them disappear.

~Haz~

I wish it was 2-3 weeks for me. That was around the time my acne was the worst it had ever been

**Knockout_Power** · 07-22-2010, 02:18 PM

wow, now Im even happier I dont get shitty sides... I hardly ever get acne, on or off cycle...

here are some tips from a make up artist friend of mine:

1) if you need a zit gone quickly, take an aspirin pill in a small dish, crush it up and dissolve with a little bit of rubbing alcohol leaving it in thick paste form... apply to acne

2) get some tea tree oil from any esthetics shop like bodyshop, aveda etc and this is usually good enough for small acne spots within 2-3 days.

**cherrydrpepper** · 07-22-2010, 02:44 PM

thanks I am saving these suggestions to a file in my special folder

sorry for hijacking the thread jbm just want these nasty zits gone

**Igifuno** · 07-22-2010, 07:36 PM

Lol at the thread title.. During cycle and throughout pct I always step up the skin cleansing and acne treatment but have never had to get on accutane luckily. A bit part of it is to be proactive.. if I don't do anything in advance I get huge ass zits in various areas.