If you have acne or oily skin, what's your facial cleansing routine?

I've recently discovered Cetaphil facial cleanser, which I think is helping to cut back on breakouts. In addition to that, I exfoliate every other day and use Witch Hazel as an astringent. I've used Proactive which helped, but it didnt make a big difference. I need recommendations on a good lotion to use.


How would you describe the way you care for your face? Be specific about product names and how they help you.If you have acne or oily skin, what's your facial cleansing routine?
Please don't use anything with benzoyl or benezene peroxide. This ingredient will not only dry your skin out, it will also physically age your skin!!





Instead, I recommend one of the following two 'lotions' or treatments that contain Salicylic Acid (the BEST treatment for acne and oily skin) for your skin. I have personally tried the following products and know they work (I suffer from breakouts, too).





1.Skin Actives Scientific Acne Control Kit with Acne Cream and T-Zone Serum ($25 for both--they can be purchased separately):


http://skinactives.com/products/acnecont鈥?/a>





2. Paula's Choice Beta Hydroxy Gel or Lotion


Lotion ($15.95 for either, personally I prefer the lotion): http://www.cosmeticscop.com/shop/product鈥?/a>


Gel: http://www.cosmeticscop.com/shop/product鈥?/a>





Use these products as directed and after a week or two, you should see an improvement. After about a month, you will see a big change.





Best of luck.If you have acne or oily skin, what's your facial cleansing routine?
Clean and Clear's clenser in the purple and white tube!!!!!!!! It has benzene peroxide and it works like magic, no joke. Becareful because it will dry your skin out if you use a harh astringent or acne medication. Otherwise it works great. It cleared up my breakouts and my skin. I use Clean and Clear's blackhead removing scrub, followed by the clensers, followed by a Shinaz Husien product called Shah Rose which is a skin toner. This is before I go to bed. I also use another Shinaz Husien product called Egyptian Lotus cream becaues it makes my skin smother and lighter. In the morning I do the same except i don't use toner or the Lotus cream I use Olay's daily moisterizers. It works great. Good Luck.
I Had the same thing but i could not walk around like that so i did my a favor. and i got Proactive that REALLY works. You have 2 order it off the TV i though it was a lie but it wasn't. If u don't belive me I'll send u a pic of me give me your e-mail.
my friend had the same problem...she used CLEAR. NOW..


from ARTISTRY....it really helped her..it is a cleansing system like a face wash,toner and moisturiser...specifacally for acne...use it twice a day...in the morning and at night....it has a patent-pending ingredient combined with salicylic acid to keep pores clean and clear.....and the other thing that u should take care of is ur diet...drink alot of water and don't eat junk food for some time..it helped her alot and it will help u too...she bought this system for only 65$ and it really worked for her...i will give u the address of the website she bought it from.....


http://hqaiser.qhealthbeauty.com


i hope it helps u too my friend!!!GOOD LUCK!!!!
i have being trying everything and anything ,whoever mention for so long and i got fed up with it.now i make it simple and easy sticking to one routine daily and weekly and it works ok. morning i cleanse my face with st'ives facial cleanser,its mild, perfume free and does not dry your skin.i wash with warm water and finish off with a splash of cold water.i use clean and clear toner which brings a glow to the cleanse face and i use no concealer or foundation just a dab of pressed powder. sometimes before the powder i use a sunscreen of SPF 15 or 20.during the day i only use water for cleaning my face which is perfect.and at night i cleanse my face with the same cleanser and use a vit E cream,which is oil free.evion cream works perfect for me.i do the exfoliation and face mask weekly.st'ives apricot scrub is the best for exfoliating and cucumber or orange masks keep your skin glowing.if i need to exfoliate my skin while i have pimples i use a warm washcloth with no cleansing cream.and it does the job well.
Cetaphil is good and inexepensive, I like the Apricot Cleanser from St. Ives - they have one for oily skin and it has tiny micro beads that remove dead skin, cleaning it better than regular stuff. Once a week I use the facial scrub from St. Ives. I also use moisturizers for day and night. Currently I have those from Ives Rocher, it's a French company that sells botanical products via internet and mail. If you are interested, check out their website www.welcome2beauty.com
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