see u live in ns,me too
,i don't have that bad of skin but i get bad breakouts before that time of the month really really bad, i've had these bad breakouts since i was 14, i almost have ocd about getting perfectly clear skin..i want it, lol...i hate pimples they make me feel sooo ugly,so i started trying to get this cleared up since i was a teen..dermatoologists put me on tons of perscription face cleansers that would only clear me up temporarily soon as i stopped it would come right back, tryed low dose of accutane 3 times(no problems with it,very happy,normal on it,can really help those who have bad skin), same deal though pimples come back as soon as i stopped. Problem is my body produces too much sebum, causing oily skin and breakouts, only thing that stops the sebum production is accutane, can't be on accutane the rest of my life so i've had to find ways to manage it.Cetaphil is amazing, you can buy it at walmart...when i'm breaking out more i use cetaphil oily skin cleanser..when i'm breaking out less i use cetaphil gentle skin cleanser. I tryed proactive a few times, problem is i over used it i;d be breaking out and scrubbing at my face trying to get it cleared up, problem is when you use these harsher cleansers, what your doing is stripping your skin of all oils, which leads your body to produce even more oil than before therefore breaking you out more so if you over use proactive,u will end up breaking out more, i do like the benzoyl peroxide in the proactive though for bad breakouts sometimes. if you have oily skin, skip the moisturiser, your body produces enough moisture for your skin, you don't need it(good thing about having oily skin, is you will have less wrinkles than people with dry skin
. my routine to now keep my skin clear is DONT overwash your face( its kinda like people with oily hair who wash it too much, in the end it'll make the problem worse!) never pick, i exfoliate every 2 weeks or so(i use bioelements quick refiner)..wash any and all your makeup off when sleeping, do not use any soap on your skin(the stuff that holds bars of soap together causes you to break out, only use cetaphil on your face instead of soap)..drink lots of water and eat healthy.. do not tan tanning will look liek its fixing it but in the end its just blocking your pores even more...wash your pillow cases often...hmmm theres prob more..anyways this has made my bad skin awsome, although i still have some scars, i rarley get piples anymore
so hopefully you will find a routine that works for you, everyone has different skin and unfortuantley there is no quick fix, its usually a combination of things, can;t wait til one day they find a permanent cure to bad skin