I eat well, I'm active, I drink plenty of water, and I I clean my face with acne control products so why do I still get acne?

[Anonymous]

I'm 6"3 about 195 I run a mile a day go to the gym maybe twice a week, and usually play some other sport during the week. I drink alittle under a gallon a day. I rarely eat bad food infact I'm a vegan. I wash my face with nuetragena 3 step acne control or something, and oxy pads. Since I started to live healthier it's gotten better and almost completely gone except it's really bad on my cheeks. I sort of have an oily face like my mom and she has leftover acne and I don't want that to happen to me. I feel like this is radiculous I rarely if ever see people with acne. Why am I getting acne and how can I stop it. Will it just go away when I get older? And if I pop I white head does it scare forever ? one last thing is it a turnoff to a girl if a guy has acne?

[NotJustAnotherGuy]

You just don't leave your face alone enough. The cure for acne is simple-- dry out your skin. It's what all acne removal products do, it's the quickest, best solution.

You don't need moisturizers, you don't need soap, detergents or other irritants.. Just something to dry out your skin that won't cause further irritation and probably an anti-bacterial/anti-fungal because if you have a lot of acne odds are you have some exposed wounds.

3% hydrogen peroxide works great. It does all the things needed. Apply it 3x a day.

The rest of your questions don't matter, because inevitably you want that acne gone. Once it's gone, it's easy to maintain, because you'll rarely have reason to scratch/rub acne-free skin, so in turn you'll have less breakouts and you'll know the cure to stop it if it starts.

Try nothing but hydrogen peroxide for 2 weeks, then post back on here. I'm confident you'll be satisfied.

[Asker]

I don't use moisturizers except in the 3 step system there's oil free lotion since bynozyls touch on your face but I will try the hydrogen peroxide and hit you up later

[Anonymous]

I used to have bad acne back in the day, there's a lot of misleading info online spread by people who don't know what they're talking about. Having consulted with a dermatologist I was told that diet and lifestyle choice can improve/exacerbate acne- depending on good or bad lifestyle/diet obviously. Acne is caused by an excess of sebum, I can't remember if it's glands that produce the sebum (oil) but it's all done under the skin- which means topical treatments are usually ineffective.
I was put on antibiotics by the doctor which didn't work and eventually saw a dermatologist who put me on accutane- which shrinks the sebum glands- after the course of accutane the glands become smaller so less sebum, no oily skin, no acne.
Hope this helps.

[vmw2008]

Welcome to the bad gene pool of acne :/ My mom had no acne, and my dad had horrible acne, so I got a mix in between. I've always taken meticulous care of my skin, and when I was on birth control, had it completely cleared up. But now at almost 25, it's come back as mild acne during certain times of the month since I went off my birth control. Unfortunately it can happen at any age and no matter how you care for your skin. The real trick is finding the certain product that works for you.

For me personally, I get either the neutrogena benzoyl peroxide cream, or the clean&clear version (off brands work too). And I put that cream on liberally twice a day. It's the only thing that really works. Face washes and cleaning pads help, but they won't get rid of it completely.

[Asker]

What I use is made of benozyle. Guess the only solution left is birth control. I'm 19 and I had since like 16 too bad I thought it just goes away eventually

[vmw2008]

Well the pads have benzyol in it, but it's not really a thick, high concentrated treatment like the creams are. I'd really try the creams first before giving up hope. Try going to acne. org, that guy has a lot of awesome tips.

[miserybusiness]

Heyooo! D'you mind if I ask which birth control you use? I've been thinking of going on it for the same reason haha.

[vmw2008]

@miserybusiness, I'm actually not on it anymore. Prior to going off of it, I was on LoEstrin 24Fe. It's a lower-dose hormone pill. It doesn't work as well for controlling acne as the normal doses do, but the normal dose pills made me sick and gain weight.

[miserybusiness]

Hmm thanks, I'll keep the name in mind. Been compiling a list of random birth controls to ask my doc about haha. Here's to hoping I don't get sick.

[Kiwedin]

For me, I found that dairy and high-fat foods were the culprit. If I eat too much fat, I usually end up with a breakout lol.

[Asker]

I have a pretty low fat diet and don't eat dairy because I'm a vegan

[Kiwedin]

Oh hey, I'm vegan too! :)
Maybe try switching to some all-natural products? The products at Lush always work for me, or I make my own sometimes too. Anything too harsh makes my skin worse. I get super dry, and then that causes oily skin, and then that causes pimples lol.

[Asker]

Awesome I haven't seen too many people who are vegan I just started about a month ago and I think if was a good change but looking for more varied things to eat no lush where I live I'm in USA I don't think they have those hear and it's hard to cook because I'm in college since i became vegan it got better all over my face except my cheeks witch is so weird

[Kiwedin]

Same, I only know one vegan in real life and she lives about two hours away. I'm sure there are tons where I live, I just haven't met any yet lol.
Yeah, that's the only thing about college and being vegan, it's hard to find the time to cook yourself really good meals. I end up just eating fruit and veggies all day, because cooking meals takes too much time. I might as well call myself a raw vegan, but really I'm just too busy to cook lmao.
What kind of diet specifically do you follow though? Like Raw till 4, HCLF, Fully Raw, 80/10/10, starch solution, etc?

[Asker]

im having trouble developing a diet I've only been doing it for a month i just eat a veggie wrap a salad lots of bread a salad and lots of fruit i dont really miss meat but i wish there was more options at my college but i feel a lot healthier any suggestion on diet i dont know what your talking about as far as raw

[Kiwedin]

Raw till 4: Raw fruits and veggies for breakfast and lunch and a cooked, low oil, vegan meal for dinner.
HCLF: Just eat tons of carbs, but keep it low fat (10% of your daily calories should come from fat).
Fully Raw and 80/10/10: Raw vegan diet, only fruits, veggies, and nuts.
Starch Solution: Vegan, but tons of starches like potatoes.

Lmao, there's a few. You can even go high fat, high protein, but your body doesn't feel as good that way I find. I like HCLF the best. There's not much restrictions, just eat vegan, keep it high carb, high fruit, and low fat.
I don't miss meat either. I was so surprised lol I remember telling my vegan friend, "omg I could never be vegan, I love steak and ribs too much!" and now here I am, not even missing it lmao.

[JamesMcJohnson]

Bacteria. There's a strand of bacteria that causes acne. Get some anti-biotics like
Doxycycline and use benzoyl peroxide treatment. Benzoyl peroxide can really dry up the skin. Other than bacteria, it's also very dependent on your genes. I get bad acne because of my dad's side of the family. It truly sucks, but my face has definitely cleared up since using benzoyl peroxide and doxycycline my face has cleared up.

[anshin]

Hormones. My brother suffered with acne before too and he used proactive (one set) and its all cured now.

Its honestly a turn off for me but only when its too much.

[Asker]

Right now I have hormones and get when now is the time I need to look the best fuck biology

[bystander]

I read somewhere that sometimes acne is caused by some sort of health issue in your system, you know, it's not the classic bacteria story and such. I would go to a dermatologist or a general doctor, get a blood test etc.

[mutedaisy]

How old are you? It could be your hormone level is off. Have you thought about going to see a dermatologist?

[Asker]

I'm 19 I never thought of a dermatologist because no insurance. You think a regular doctors appointment will suffice?

[mutedaisy]

A regular doctors appointment should suffice, but honestly, your body is still maturing at 19. You don't need to make an appoint if it is just your average acne.

[Asker]

Nobody else has acne so I know their doing I'm not and it's not terrible but I don't want it to stay their forever like my mom

[Asker]

It gets super bad if I get off my healthy routine for even a week

[Asker]

Or stress

[mutedaisy]

Have you tried taking vitamin A? Usually, you can get from Cod liver oil, but you are vegan. Don't take female birth control -_- You will get moobs. Do you think you have cystic acne?

[Asker]

I don't think I have cystic acne I can try a bit a supplement I was just playing about the birth cobtrol

[mutedaisy]

Oh thank goodness lol You could also wash your face with soymilk :P

[zorro8888]

Some people get acne purely based on genetics and not lifestyle. At this point, it's just best to wait out for puberty to be fully over so your hormones balance out.

[Dansexuall]

Go to the doc and get a product called Accutane. It is a miracle drug for acne.

[Climber]

Its just hormones. But go on with living healthy. It certainly helps reducing. Next doctor visit, talk about it.

[Anonymous]

Stop Masturbation!.. I suppose that is the reason for that if you are doing it. Rest reason you are fine with and it is genetic.

[Asker]

Stop masturbation that has to do with acne That explains a lot lol

[Opinion Owner]

See I have heard, people saying Masturbation causes acne, if you are maintaining good life (like in your case) but you masterbate, you make sense go wild and hormones imbalance, it does results in some kind of metabolic imbalance giving rise to acne.
So tell me if I am right are you a habitual masterbator cause I was and develop a severe case of acne, my face is ruined, but I tried to slow my habit and it's really down now.
I presume you are in age group 18/19/20 cause here we grow and hormones intentionally make us go crazy, every morning and boner, how to get rid of it you masterbate, too much stress cannot sleep need someone to talk and being single so either take sleeping pills or masterbate and use the dopamine wave to doze off.

[Asker]

It's not habitual I do it once a day I get really really stressed if I don't and I'm single I don't really feel like a gf anyway right now but it will be too hard to stop completely I'm 19

[Opinion Owner]

Same here bro, it's once a day, I know it is at max we can control ourself. Don't worry just try maintaining your skin and this schedule, try finding distraction in your passion, anything that you will gladly do over having sex with a Victorian secret model

[Asker]

So your saying I need to stop thinking about girls and sex because my said that and I though she was crazy but maybe there's merit to what she said

[Asker]

My mom said

[Opinion Owner]

Parents do not, give 100%details, they go blue in their faces and feel shy, it's natural so just try to understand what they say. Try to control and good luck to you. And I have no idea why a girl gave me down vote, I assume it's guy to guy subject.

[evenlift]

I think you should visit a dermatologist.

[Anonymous]

It's those darn hormones!

[miserybusiness]

Tea tree oil, bro

[Bethanycats]

May be heredity.

[Bethanycats]

Rubbing alchol work's better put some one a cotton ball help's me. well i do that to prevent i belive it has to do with genes considering my mom or dad didn't have it growing up. So i never had.