I know we had a thread about struggling with acne after quitting the pill. Plenty of us are going through it and lots of us only stay on the pill to avoid it!
I started struggling with mild- mild/moderate acne breakouts after quitting the pill 2 years ago. My skin would fluctuate, with breakouts around ovulation and menstruation. I never had this before quitting the pill, so I caulked it up to hormones. Proactive helped to heal the blemishes I had, but didn't do much to prevent them so I gave up on it and dabble around with other stuff. None of it helped very much.
Several months ago, I decided to give Proactive one more shot. Used it everyday, put up with the dryness, put up with the bleaching of my clothes, bedding and towels. Still seeing only minor results, I started researching other systems and found out that benzoyl peroxide (the active ingredient in Proactive and many others) is a free radical and can lead to premature aging of the skin. Wrinkles are not worth the crummy results I was getting from the Proactive and other benzoyl peroxide products!
On several "acne product" review websites, I read mixed results on a product called Murad. Apparently, there have been infomercials for the stuff, I have never seen them. I was hesitant to Murad because the active ingredient is Salicylic Acid, which never seemed to be helpful for my skin. I know salicylic acid is great for wrinkle prevention and skin health because it exfoliates, so I decided to give the product a try. After all, Sephora had the starter kit for a reasonable price and if you don't like it, you can return it........nothing to lose, my kind of deal.....
Within 5 days of using this stuff, my skin looks incredible. I have only had one breakout since, and it was literally one pimple that went away in 3 days. My classmates have commented on how great my skin looks even though I had pretty mild acne to begin with. Its not just the lack of acne, my skin just looks smoother, and even "glowing" (I really hate saying that, it sounds so cliche but I can't describe it any other way).
I know this product will probably not work for everyone, and some people are allergic to salicylic acid, but I had to tell those of you who are struggling with acne and may benefit from it. It can be returned for a refund if it doesn't work. I also read Dermatologica was great, but I am sticking with Murad for now!
I started struggling with mild- mild/moderate acne breakouts after quitting the pill 2 years ago. My skin would fluctuate, with breakouts around ovulation and menstruation. I never had this before quitting the pill, so I caulked it up to hormones. Proactive helped to heal the blemishes I had, but didn't do much to prevent them so I gave up on it and dabble around with other stuff. None of it helped very much.
Several months ago, I decided to give Proactive one more shot. Used it everyday, put up with the dryness, put up with the bleaching of my clothes, bedding and towels. Still seeing only minor results, I started researching other systems and found out that benzoyl peroxide (the active ingredient in Proactive and many others) is a free radical and can lead to premature aging of the skin. Wrinkles are not worth the crummy results I was getting from the Proactive and other benzoyl peroxide products!
On several "acne product" review websites, I read mixed results on a product called Murad. Apparently, there have been infomercials for the stuff, I have never seen them. I was hesitant to Murad because the active ingredient is Salicylic Acid, which never seemed to be helpful for my skin. I know salicylic acid is great for wrinkle prevention and skin health because it exfoliates, so I decided to give the product a try. After all, Sephora had the starter kit for a reasonable price and if you don't like it, you can return it........nothing to lose, my kind of deal.....
Within 5 days of using this stuff, my skin looks incredible. I have only had one breakout since, and it was literally one pimple that went away in 3 days. My classmates have commented on how great my skin looks even though I had pretty mild acne to begin with. Its not just the lack of acne, my skin just looks smoother, and even "glowing" (I really hate saying that, it sounds so cliche but I can't describe it any other way).
I know this product will probably not work for everyone, and some people are allergic to salicylic acid, but I had to tell those of you who are struggling with acne and may benefit from it. It can be returned for a refund if it doesn't work. I also read Dermatologica was great, but I am sticking with Murad for now!
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