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My apologies if this comes off as insensitive, I really mean no disrespect, but doesn’t the make up aggrevate your acne?

by mstade 8y ago

amaccuish 8y ago
Not insensitive at all! I had worried that, but I've been wearing it for years and have noticed no difference. My acne is actually alot better now, but I put that up to maturity, not the makeup. I think it probably depends on your skin type etc. But I tried all sorts, short of roaccutane, to get my acne sorted and nothing worked. I figured I may as well just hide it until it disappears on its own. I used to wear a lot, when I first started, now I just use a lightish covering, no one can tell, and even when they did, I couldn't care less. The confidence boost I got from not having a rank face was amazing. I'm sure someone would say that's not the healthy way of dealing with this sort of psychological stuff, but it worked for me.
- charliemil4 8y ago
  Intriguing anecdote: my sister had a similar square off with acne for many years. She thought it would be life long (roccutane did nothing for her). Then recently, she did a barrage of allergy testing. It turns out she was highly allergic to pretty much everything she ate (onions, lettuce, other shocking things like this). She’s removed the culprits and seen an incredible transformation — still scarred a bit, but so much more confident. I hope this helps someone else.
- I-M-S 8y ago
  Why don't you give roaccutane a go? It did miracles for me.
  - webninja 8y ago
    It’s effective but it has side effects almost as bad as chemo therapy. It can mess up your liver and other organs. It can also cause depression and suicide since it crosses the blood brain barrier.
    - amaccuish 8y ago
      Yupp. I already have/had depression. It would worry me taking it.
- leetbulb 8y ago
  I still get acne from time to time (I think mostly due to my love for chocolate). However, when I get regular sun exposure, it completely clears up. If you don't get much sun, try it...nothing else worked for me :)
  - copperx 8y ago
    I thought the chocolate-acne link was an old wives tale?
    - tormeh 8y ago
      It's not chocolate, it's sugar. Or anything with a high glycemic load.
      - leetbulb 8y ago
        TIL (and just did some research) -- my bad! I suppose I've always attributed it to chocolate because I rarely eat sweets, but when I do, it's chocolate and usually a lot of it in one sitting.

My apologies if this comes off as insensitive, I really mean no disrespect, but doesn’t the make up aggrevate your acne?

by mstade 8y ago

My apologies if this comes off as insensitive, I really mean no disrespect, but doesn’t the make up aggrevate your acne?

amaccuish 8y ago

Not insensitive at all! I had worried that, but I've been wearing it for years and have noticed no difference. My acne is actually alot better now, but I put that up to maturity, not the makeup. I think it probably depends on your skin type etc. But I tried all sorts, short of roaccutane, to get my acne sorted and nothing worked. I figured I may as well just hide it until it disappears on its own. I used to wear a lot, when I first started, now I just use a lightish covering, no one can tell, and even when they did, I couldn't care less. The confidence boost I got from not having a rank face was amazing. I'm sure someone would say that's not the healthy way of dealing with this sort of psychological stuff, but it worked for me.

charliemil4 8y ago
Intriguing anecdote: my sister had a similar square off with acne for many years. She thought it would be life long (roccutane did nothing for her). Then recently, she did a barrage of allergy testing. It turns out she was highly allergic to pretty much everything she ate (onions, lettuce, other shocking things like this). She’s removed the culprits and seen an incredible transformation — still scarred a bit, but so much more confident. I hope this helps someone else.
I-M-S 8y ago
Why don't you give roaccutane a go? It did miracles for me.
- webninja 8y ago
  It’s effective but it has side effects almost as bad as chemo therapy. It can mess up your liver and other organs. It can also cause depression and suicide since it crosses the blood brain barrier.
  - amaccuish 8y ago
    Yupp. I already have/had depression. It would worry me taking it.
leetbulb 8y ago
I still get acne from time to time (I think mostly due to my love for chocolate). However, when I get regular sun exposure, it completely clears up. If you don't get much sun, try it...nothing else worked for me :)
- copperx 8y ago
  I thought the chocolate-acne link was an old wives tale?
  - tormeh 8y ago
    It's not chocolate, it's sugar. Or anything with a high glycemic load.
    - leetbulb 8y ago
      TIL (and just did some research) -- my bad! I suppose I've always attributed it to chocolate because I rarely eat sweets, but when I do, it's chocolate and usually a lot of it in one sitting.