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Re: Acne...any ideas?
From: Barb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 12:44:56 -0500 (CDT)
There is this sea salt cleanser here in Canada.....but easy to
make....you take sea salts and add tea tree oil and bathe in it.It may
help with the acne on the back,but it may also first bring out the acne
before they start to dry up.
You can also get an ultra violet lamp if acne gets worse during winter
months as mine did.Somehow,..my acne was always worse in
winter..especially on my back and shoulders.The ultra violet lamp
worked,although I know the dangers of it,..but with being so self
conscious...I would look into it.
I know some women are going to tanning beds to help dry up the acne.I
know this is a quick fix and definitely not a cure all,,,but hope it
helps some get rid of the acne on the back.
>
>What is 'carley's' cleanser?. i am in the UK so not sure if its
>available. Would love to go on the pill but i get migraines and so the
>doctors won't prescribe it as i'm high risk thrombosis. Great eh? my
>face isn't too bad (just big pores mainly) but my back is horrid. such
>is life i guess.
>
>At Sun, 22 Sep 2002, Jenn wrote:
>>
>>I too had the whole zit thing happening to the oint of not going out of
>>the house. The only things that worked for me was going on the pill and
>>also using "Carley's" cleanser. Now my skin looks better than it EVER
>>has (I'm not exaggerating) and unless I go on a plucking frenzy (which
>>tends to cause bumps) I'm usually zit free.
>>HTH
>>--Jenn
>>
>>At Sun, 22 Sep 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi everyone
>>>
>>>I feel a bit shallow posting this as it is a minor problem compared with
>>>what a lot of you are going through. I was diagnosed with PCO about 4
>>>years ago and through certain herbs, sensible eating and occasional
>>>exercise (!) i have remained pretty symptom free. APART from acne. I
>>>have tried everything and i am lucky in that it only severely affects my
>>>back and sometimes my chest but NOTHING WORKS. It's better in summer
>>>but its coming up for winter and the boils are coming back. Any ideas?
>>>I am already on metformin. I use benzyl peroxide on it which helps
>>>slightly. I just feel disgusting and won't let any man touch me! Any
>>>thoughts?
--
Sincerely,
Barb C.
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