My skin is terrible

[pinkporridge]

i wash my face with cleansing face wash daily. i cleans and tone and use moisturiser mornign and night. i also use a face pack every few weeks. no matter what i do my skin is always terrible. spotty, dry. sometimes shiney and oily. nothing seems to work.

miracle formula anyone?

 

[Siphorous]

Now I know some may ridicule a bloke using moisturisers but I tend to suffer from dry skin. The one I use is this one:

http://www.boots.com/en/Clean-Clear-Dual-Action-Moisturiser-100ml_914/

Used it for years and I like it because it gives you that moisturised feeling without being oily.

Your skin though... sounds like it changes so much I can only hope some of the ladies here have good advice.

 

[pinkporridge]

thanx siph! i tried that moisturiser before. i think it didnt break me out in spots but its didnt really moisturise either so my skin was still dry

 

[pinkporridge]

right now. my skin isnt too oily.. but it is very spotty especially round my mouth (only little small ones that i can cover) and i have a rough dry patch on my cheek. sometimes i have oily patches and dry bits its a nightmare

 

[Siphorous]

I do sometimes have to top it up so I keep a small tiny decanted supply.

Woah, so not just certain days but patches of skin can vary in dry/oiliness eh.

They're not the cheapest stuff - have you tried asking any of the assistants in Lush if you have one of those nearby? They've been only too eager to help when I've needed specific things.

 

[HottyToddyChick]

I used a prescription sulfur wash that I loved. Right now I'm using Oil of Olay foaming face wash (for sensitive skin) and skin firming lotion. My skin was all dry and bumpy and I've only been using this since Friday or Saturday and it already feels so much smoother and softer.

 

[Mystic]

stress and allergies can cause all that too... milk being the number one allergy to cause spots.

Sometimes over washing can do it too. You cause your oil glands to go into over-mode... and most ppl who have oiling sky have dry skin. So none oily moisturisers are a must to balancing out your skin.

i'd suggest giving your skin a rest for about a week to allow it to heal and then use a gentle exfoliation product daily with benzoyl peroxide in it, and always remember to pat dry and not rub dry. Put your moisturiser onto damp skin and only use it where needed - so on the dry and oily areas.

If you don't clear up after 4-6 weeks of this. See your doctor and ask for an antibiotic in pill form to take orally for 6 weeks.

 

[pinkporridge]

i think i might go to docs and get something perscribed. i did hear good things about this.

http://www.boots.com/en/Good-Things-Face-the-Day-Moisturiser-100ml_1102654/ so i bought it. if nothing else it smells nice.

 

[pinkporridge]

ah mystic! what would i do without you. wise woman

 

[Mystic]

oh and take vitimin A, D, B100 and and Omega fatty acid....these more than anything else really DO help.

 

[HottyToddyChick]

Try to find a moisturizer without fragrance. It's usually alcohol based and sucks moisture out of your skin.

 

[Mystic]

ah mystic! what would i do without you. wise woman

I've been where you are and its not nice. I still use a wash with benzoyl in it daily and i'm 37. But way back when, i had to go onto antibiotics and it cleared it up lovely.:thumbup

 

[Peter Parka]

Oxy 10 was the only one that worked for me when I was younger. It's not on the shelf in the chemist but you can buy it from behind the counter, just dont get the weaker and pretty usseless Oxy5.
When I met you your skin looked fine to me.:thumbup

 

[pinkporridge]

i wear a lot of make-up also it have good days too.

 

[pinkporridge]

what kind of wash has benzoyl in it? is it specifically for cleairng up skin or is it antibacterial?

 

[pinkporridge]

i looked some up. £26. if it works its totally worth it.

 

[purpledove]

I've had that same problem for many years with patchy dry areas and some with oily spots. I have tried many OTC ( Over the counter) moisturizers to Signature brands ( Este Lauder, Clinique etc) nothing worked. Till a friend introduced these products to me.

1) Arbonne: Botanical, pure ingredients and none of the mineral oil containing ingredients from other moisturizers. Thru researches, mineral oil blocks the skin like a thin plastic film and hence no matter how much we moisturize it doesn't get absorbed by the skin to bring back it's baby skin glow and smoothness. They're just a bit on the expensive side but it works as it self adjusts.

http://www.arbonne.com/products/

2) Meaningful Beauty: This is what I am currently using as Arbonne's gotta go due to budget. This works well too. It also uses botanical and pure ingredients and non mineral oil containing. I love their products. It's very mild yet it works.

So it's up to you what you think will suit your skin better. Read on it. Good luck

http://www.meaningfulbeauty.com/ind...id=TC|13623|meaningful beauty||S|e|6961368915

 

[Thornless]

oh and take vitimin A, D, B100 and and Omega fatty acid....these more than anything else really DO help.

And drink lots of water! (Liquids that have water in them don't count)

 

[Mystic]

Clean and Clear Continuous Control - this is what i use. It has 5% benzoyl in it and cost me around 8 dollars. Doesn't dry out my skin either. :thumbup I have very sensitive skin so too,so i was happy to find this didn't make matters worse.

 

[KLD1019]

this stuff is amazing!

http://www.phisoderm.com/