Acne treatment

Out of personal experience what works best for acne with minimal to no sides?

soap?

admin wrote: soap?

Hahahahahah, yeah should try that hey!

Jokes aside... Been reading up on various products. Was wondering what works for you guys. (Besides soap)

Acenetane (isotretinoin), but it's hard on the liver and you asked for something with minimal side-effects. Just avoid falling pregnant if you use Acenetane... that was another joke. :lol:

There are other antibiotics are well, but personally I think that's taking it too far...

What about creams containing benzoyl peroxide and adapalene?

Placecol has this soad/face wash for oily skin, i guess any good face wash for oily skin would work. I sommer wash face and shoulders as thats where the acne hits me most. Really not on the expensive side.

Just shower in mornings and evenings (so face/back/shoulders wash with anti oil soap)and you should be good to go, if you're eating clean minimizes acne sides considerably.

yeah diet plays a big role too. i find if i eat artificial sweetners i break out

Between cycle and pct about a week after i stopped the adex i had a breakout of small red zits on my lats and shoulders. Washed the area every night with benzac and after about 14 days it started to fade. Its all fine now

i have used a pack on my face called senzani from clicks and that worked wonders for me, just dont know if the still sell it and it was kind of a mission has to put like 3 things on my face both morning and night but it worked.

I just finished 3 months of some antibiotic thats supposed to help with acne, in my case it was for back acne but its is used for any acne and basicly cured me. Ill try find the box with the name of the drug and ill post it.

Zinsel is pretty good... Helps repair the skin and also stops break outs. Google it.

I had some really bad acne a few years ago on my face and was on like 60mg of Oratane for 9 months. The shit kills you, don't ever do it. Just not worth it.

I still get break outs now and then and I find Zinplex works well, and has zero side-effects. Not sure about the price though.

manery wrote: I just finished 3 months of some antibiotic thats supposed to help with acne, in my case it was for back acne but its is used for any acne and basicly cured me. Ill try find the box with the name of the drug and ill post it.

Most probably reacutan or generic acutan. You will need to visit a dermatologist for a prescription its quite harsh on the liver and tests are done every 2nd month to insure everything is shap. 3 to 6 months minimum treatment (depending on severity) otherwise rebound is almost always experienced just aggravating the acne even more.

I went on a course 4 years back, never had problems since other then the typical cycle flare up.

aspoester wrote:

manery wrote: I just finished 3 months of some antibiotic thats supposed to help with acne, in my case it was for back acne but its is used for any acne and basicly cured me. Ill try find the box with the name of the drug and ill post it.

Most probably reacutan or generic acutan. You will need to visit a dermatologist for a prescription its quite harsh on the liver and tests are done every 2nd month to insure everything is shap. 3 to 6 months minimum treatment (depending on severity) otherwise rebound is almost always experienced just aggravating the acne even more.

I went on a course 4 years back, never had problems since other then the typical cycle flare up.

no it was something else, my face didn't dry up, wasn't liver toxic. My doc offered me reacutan but i was like hell no.

Ive been looking for the script, as soon as i find it ill post the name.

I'm over 40, and cycles screw up my skin awfully. I've found a very mild solution:
- legalon daily to keep the liver clean
- 10g/day of B5 (pantothenic acid)
- minomycic (tetracycline) 100mg morning and night. Over the counter antibiotic.

Now B5 is tuff to find, and freakingly expensive in pills (u need like 20 pills per day). BUT it's dirt cheap if u can buy it as powder. 1tsp in ur shake morn and night, and ur done.

PS: I miss a single dose of any of those items n I break out the next day. It clearly works for me.

Zinc has helped my skin clear up quite a bit.
Being on a keto diet has helped tremendously! The moment I cut out grains I noticed improvement.
Benzac is a decent product that can help over night. Is just dries you out a bit so you can't use too much.

manery wrote:

aspoester wrote:

manery wrote: I just finished 3 months of some antibiotic thats supposed to help with acne, in my case it was for back acne but its is used for any acne and basicly cured me. Ill try find the box with the name of the drug and ill post it.

Most probably reacutan or generic acutan. You will need to visit a dermatologist for a prescription its quite harsh on the liver and tests are done every 2nd month to insure everything is shap. 3 to 6 months minimum treatment (depending on severity) otherwise rebound is almost always experienced just aggravating the acne even more.

I went on a course 4 years back, never had problems since other then the typical cycle flare up.

no it was something else, my face didn't dry up, wasn't liver toxic. My doc offered me reacutan but i was like hell no.

Ive been looking for the script, as soon as i find it ill post the name.

Was it Tetralysal?

ChrisZA wrote: I'm over 40, and cycles screw up my skin awfully. I've found a very mild solution:
- legalon daily to keep the liver clean
- 10g/day of B5 (pantothenic acid)
- minomycic (tetracycline) 100mg morning and night. Over the counter antibiotic.

Now B5 is tuff to find, and freakingly expensive in pills (u need like 20 pills per day). BUT it's dirt cheap if u can buy it as powder. 1tsp in ur shake morn and night, and ur done.

PS: I miss a single dose of any of those items n I break out the next day. It clearly works for me.

Also heard about B5 powder but alas, I CAN'T FIND ANY lol...

Found some Benzac (Benzoyl Peroxide) at Dis-Chem. They have the face wash and the ointment.

There is a ointment called Oxy 10 which is exactly the same thing as far as what I can read on the box and is cheaper.

I read somewhere that putting a freshly cleaned towel over your pillow every night is very effective for treating face acne.
Never tried it but it makes sense I guess

That oxy 10 ointment is exactly the same as the small benzac tube but its a ointment and not a wash. Use the benzac wash for your body and the the small ointment tube if you have some spots in your face. Use it at night so you can wash it off in the morning. It can burn your skin so dont apply too much

Ok, so two days of Oxy 10 and there is a vast improvement on my back. Oxy 10 is a 25g tube for fifty bucks. Benzac (which is the same thing) is a 14g tube for sixty five. Do the maths

Skinoren ointment or cream. Need a prescription. Works like a bomb