I've been taking abx for 2 years now and lately my face has developed white heads and acne. I'm 51 and don't welcome this teenage problem.
Anyone have a natural acne product they recommend for sensitive skin?
Posted by Lauralyme (Member # 15021) on :
You could try dabbing on some oil of oregano
Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :
You're at the age where hormones are fluctuating before going into menopause. Look into Vitex, or chasteberry, to smooth the transition.
Pernox...look at Amazon.com for awesome reviews.
Seabuckthorne oil. This kills the demodex mites that live in the skin pores and cause inflammation and breakouts.
You can buy a soap or a cream. Look for FaceDoctor at Amazon.com.
I looked up demodex, and tea tree oil kills the mites too. From what I understand, people with immune system problems can have more of a problem with demodex.
If you google for demodex information and images, prepare to be totally grossed out.
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Posted by Jennifer70 (Member # 30280) on :
Im having alot of acne also since being on the antibiotics...i believe they mess with your hormones. I use an over the counter facial scrub that has salycilic acid in it. They keep my acne at bay most of the month.
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
good ole fashioned dial soap!! worked for me.
i even had the large boils on my back. not pretty for a female let me tell ya!!
thank God my face didn't scar.
Posted by Pam08 (Member # 19203) on :
My face has been breaking out too since being on antibiotics. They definitely mess with something to cause this. It could be because they cause such an imbalance in our gut bacteria which can also cause acne etc.
I have just been using a natural soap made from coconut oil. I don't know if it helps with the break outs all that much but it keeps my face clean. What seems to help the most for me with the break outs is the coloidal silver that I take. It doesn't completely get rid of it but it helps a lot. If I skip taking it the break outs definitely are much worse.
Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :
None of you googled for demodex mites, did you.
People with immune system problems -- like people with Lyme -- seem to react more to these mites with skin breakouts.
The mites don't cause the problem, as almost everyone has them living in their facial pores and eyelash hairs, where they eat sebum (oil). It's the body's immune response to them that causes Rosacea and blepharitis. (Blepharitis is inflammation of the eyelash follicles.)
I've been having an odd problem with pimples that flare up suddenly and then will not heal, even when I treat them with LED light therapy.
In my experience, the pimples that do not heal usually have something still in them. Then last week I pulled out something brittle from one, which was highly unusual.
I pulled out husband's microscope and looked at it. Hmmm. It was formed, but I could not figure out what it was.
Yesterday when I googled for a reference to use in my reply to this thread, I SAW pictures of demodex mites. Oh my...what I had removed from my skin looked like the front segment of a demodex.
That page has information about using Seabuckthorne oil to kill demodex. I bought some seabuckthorne a couple months ago, so I'm going to try it on my face.
Posted by momintexas (Member # 23391) on :
I have had good luck with tea tree oil.
My friend's teenage daughter has very sensitive skin and tea tree oil has helped her a lot as well.
Posted by amk33 (Member # 13206) on :
Carol, I DID google demodex the other day. Pretty gross! I've never heard of it, so thanks for the info.!
Posted by cocowyo (Member # 36286) on :
I've been experimenting with the oil cleansing method (OCM) the last couple months and it has been a miracle for my moderate acne/combination skin.
OCM is 100% natural and relatively inexpensive. It's a little time consuming, but totally worth it for me.
I tried several different oils, but plain hemp oil works the best for me. It is non-comedogenic and high in lineolic acid.
Here's some general information on OCM and hemp oil. I've also posted my routine below.
2. If wearing makeup, massage oil into skin and remove with a tissue or paper towel.
3. Massage more hemp oil into skin for 5-7 minutes. You'll actually feel/see "grit" on your hands that is the blackheads and comdones coming out of your pores.
4. Remove oil with a tissue or paper towel.
5. Steam face with a hot, wet wash cloth several times.
6. Toner - Add a little tea tree oil to a corner of the wash cloth used for steaming and swipe over entire face.
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Pretty gross! I've never heard of it, so thanks for the info.!