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    "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"

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    Image of battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch
    03/13/09

    In reply to "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"
    Just FYI, Retin-A at night followed by a baking soda wash in the morning can really help exfoliate the shed skin off. Just be careful not to rub too hard because it can tear off the more sensitive little zits.
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    03/13/09

    @battleaxonista: Hmmmmm, I'll have to try that. Please to explain "baking soda wash"?
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    Image of battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch
    03/13/09

    @mllej: I wash my face with dove soap, then slap some baking soda on both cheeks and add a little water. It's basically like making a scrub, but the baking soda doesn't dry me out as much as marketed exfoliates do.
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    Image of Kateape Kateape
    03/13/09

    In reply to "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"
    I don't see why zits are considered ugly. I really think of them like braces and weird glasses, super youthful and cute in a dorky way. Am I crazy?
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    03/13/09

    @Kateape: I'd say you are in a small minority. :-) Ooooh and it can be painful! I used to wake myself up rolling over and hitting my chin in my sleep.
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    Image of LaFemme LaFemme
    03/13/09

    In reply to "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"
    Having tried everything (Sprio, Minocycline, Tetracycline, Dua, Benzaclin, Clindamycin, Benzamycin, Differin, Triaz, Retin-A, and probably others I can't even remember now) I am on Tazorac. My face is a fucking mess, but hey, maybe it will improve after it finishing flaking off and exploding with acne? Nothing else has ever made any difference, so I am hoping this works. If not, I am doing a round of Acutane. I am 24 and don't want to deal with acne anymore. I am so, so over it.
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    03/13/09

    @LaFemme: Have you been tested for PCOS?
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    03/13/09

    @mllej: No, I don't believe so. I did have hormone-tests run years ago, but nothing recently.
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    03/13/09

    @LaFemme: It's worth getting that checked out if you're in your 20s. Turns out this was the main factor to my cystic acne and if untreated PCOS can lead to infertility problems later on.
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    03/13/09

    @mllej: It also caused crazy mood swings, which I miss. :-)
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    03/13/09

    @LaFemme: I use Tazorac and it's finally doing the trick. I've been prescribed tons of things, but I have sensitive skin and Duac and Retin-A were too unstable and would make me break out into rashes of tiny zits. Tazorac is NO JOKE, but it works really well. It makes your skin flake in the beginning, but I've stuck with it and I'm happy with the results.
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    03/13/09

    @mllej: Shit. Does it have to be cystic acne? Mine isn't so so bad, but occasionally the zits can be deep and painful. I have always thought maybe it was the beginnings of roseacea, because my mom has that, but I still am not quite sure if that's it because I don't think I have the right skin type for roseacea. And I am in my mid-20s as well, and sick and tired of looking like a 14 year old.


    Anywho. Maybe I will google this PCOS you speak of.

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    03/13/09

    @Schmalerie: Your skin sounds just like mine, down to the mom with rosacea too. I occasionally get a true cystic zit (Tazorac has given me more actually) but in general I just have more regular ones, that could be popped... We should look into this PCOS.
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    Image of Shamrockette Shamrockette
    03/13/09

    In reply to "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"
    The video is not working for me. I don't know why.
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    Image of Dictator for Life Dictator for Life
    03/13/09

    In reply to "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"
    This seems like the appropriate thread for this shout-out: THANK YOU to all the people who talked about M.D. Forte on one of those Sephora Spy posts. I bought it, and now I have baby-ass skin. It rocks. My fiancé told me last night that I have the softest face in the world. And I attribute this to the Jezebels who pointed me toward M.D. Forte. You women are my heros.
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    Image of ZombieApocalypse ZombieApocalypse
    03/13/09

    In reply to "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"
    Retin-A only works for me if my zits stop popping up. I also use spironolactone, which helps a lot (I have hormonal acne), but it still hasn't done the job. I am giving it another month and then I am going to the dermatologist. I am 26 and sick of this shit.
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    03/13/09

    @ZombieApocalypse: Heh, yeah that's my combination plus Yasmin but it took awhile to figure that out. I feel you!
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    Image of MarissaExplainsItAll MarissaExplainsItAll
    03/13/09

    In reply to "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"
    This is a culmination of every single bad stereotype about teenagers. All is forgiven though, because it was in the style of rap.
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    Image of mllej mllej
    03/13/09

    In reply to "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"
    Considering what Retin A has done for my skin, I would gladly be in this thing. No fucking joke.
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    Image of Schm Schm
    03/13/09

    In reply to "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"
    I know I've ranted about it before on here, but Retin-A is a fucking miracle cream. I don't understand why it's not more popular.
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    Image of schlegs84 schlegs84
    03/13/09

    @Schmalerie: I might try it out now that it has Jezzie seal of approval. I'm at my wit's end with my skin right now.
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    03/13/09

    @Schmalerie: @schlegs84: DUAC gel kicks ass, too, and it's usually prescribed with Retin-A.


    Adult acne is so fucking awesome.

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    03/13/09

    @saintbernadette: Isn't it, though? I feel like we should make badges for this.
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    Image of schlegs84 schlegs84
    03/13/09

    @saintbernadette: Right?! I love to highlight it with rings of faux gems. SEXY.
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    Image of Schm Schm
    03/13/09

    @saintbernadette: Ain't it just great? And both of my parents have always had adult acne, and still do even in their late 40s, so I know this shit isn't going away anytime soon. Sigh.
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    03/13/09

    @schlegs84: Be forewarned - it will get worse for a couple weeks before it gets better. Don't let it deter you, because I think that's what turns a lot of people off. If you just keep at it, within a few weeks you'll be glad you did.
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    03/13/09

    @Schmalerie: yeah, same boat here. My acne isnt terrible terrible, more like 3-5 zits on my face at all time, but it scars, and both my parents have acne in their 50s. So... I really want to get rid of it, even if Acutane seems extreme to some people, I don't want to have my face be covered in pock-marks by 30.
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    03/13/09

    In reply to "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"
    I wish Robin Sparkles would have been sampled in this.
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    03/13/09

    @schlegs84: I was waiting for the robot to make an appearance.
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    Image of ihateyourescalade ihateyourescalade
    03/13/09

    In reply to "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"
    Oh, god, I hate when corporate America takes advantage of teens and children for its own benefit. These poor kids will be tortured by their peers for all eternity.
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    Image of HillGirl HillGirl
    03/13/09

    In reply to "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"
    I don't know about the economy giving me acne, but school has for the past 4 years.
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    Image of tomatoheart tomatoheart
    03/13/09

    In reply to "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"
    I'm really glad that birth control hormones seem to keep any zits (and babies!) off of me.


    And thank goodness Obama saw fit to bring back preferential pricing. Nuva ring is shaped like an "O" for a reason now :)

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    03/13/09

    @tomatoheart: I'm glad the Obama administration recognizes my complete aversion to having babies before I'm 30. Another bonus of birth control: I'm constantly glowing (contained acne + sex = beautiful skin)!
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    Image of saintbernadette saintbernadette
    03/13/09

    In reply to "When I See A Cute Guy In The Mall, I Can Look Him In The Face Now!"
    Acne is the least of these teens' problems.
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