My Acne Solution... Take a Peek if You Dare

[tam.audio]

I thought I would share this. So I'm 22, I have some acne issues and decided to eliminate variables in my daily routine to come up with something that works. I won't bore you with the research details, but it was basically trial and error over a few months with different products.

What I have found to work best is this routine:

1. In the morning (6:30 AM) wash face with any acne wash (I use target brand cause it's cheap) and rinse. The next part I found to be important, pat dry your face with a towel whose sole purpose is to dry your face. Last apply witch hazel (I use Thayer's Rose).

2. When I return home from work (5:00 PM) repeat step 1.

3. Before bed (typically 11:00 PM) wash face with moisturizing soap, not acne wash, dry face with "face" towel. Then apply witch hazel.

After having used this method for the past 1.5 months my acne has cleared significantly to basically non-existent.

*one note, I don't use the same towel for more than 1 week. I also may not hold to the routine on weekends but do try.

[MikeNYC]

Thayer's witch hazel is the best thing ever happened to my face. Spotless!!! Use it 3 times a day.

[DustBow]

I've been using a "less is more" approach lately too - not washing too much, only using Cetaphil or OO on my face, not too many mositurizers, etc. and I think it has made a difference. I use the Thayers rose or QED DaVinci hydrosols a couple times a day as well.

[wayfarin'stranger]

I had bad acne problems as a teenager. I tried everything there was to cure it. After awhile I got fed up with it and got some Lava soap, wash cloth and some Noxema alcohol cleansing wipes:eek: . Well long story short, I completely tore my face up and it took a few days to recover from the burning pain.

Afterwards I decided that using tons of chemicals on my face just wasn't worth it, and decided that i would only wash my face mildly twice a day with regular soap and water. Once in the morning while in the shower and once before bed. What do you know, about a month later all my acne was gone and my skin was MUCH healthier.

I've come to believe that less is SO much more when it comes to taking care of the skin on your face.