Acne

[Zoey's Momma]

Originally Posted by Sadie's Mom

I've always had trouble with my face. I've got some Differin that really works & I like it, but it makes me dry out BIG time, so I don't use it unless I've got a really bad one. I tried ProActive & it worked, but made my face really raw (looked & felt like I was wind chapped). I could only use it for a couple of days at a time & then had to quit. Now I'm a consultant for Arbonne & am using our Clear Advantage. It compares to Pro Active, but I find it to be a LOT less harsh. (and no, I'm not jus saying this because I sell it...it REALLY does work for me ) I've been using it for a couploe of months now & my face has really cleared up a lot.

I'm thinking about trying it. I'm starting to break out terribly bad, and I don't know why! I'm going to give it a shot. What's the price of Clear Advantage?

[yorkieangel]

To whomever asked me the question(because I don't feel like clicking back and checking)......


It is Benzaclin and it actually started working after the first freaking night for me. NOT PERFECT but I could tell a difference RIGHT the next morning and KNEW it was going to totally work for me great with a few more days. You can look right at my face now and see NO ACNE ... not a bit at all and I always had something going on with the face or around the hairline. The Dr. said dab it on the spots but now i use thin coating all over my face about everyother night just as a precaution.

It was prescribed and my insurance covered it all but $20.......the regular price is $168 for a little tiny jar and it take about 6 weeks for me to use up the jar.

[Sadie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Zoey's Momma

I'm thinking about trying it. I'm starting to break out terribly bad, and I don't know why! I'm going to give it a shot. What's the price of Clear Advantage?

Regular price is $66 for the kit. That includes, the wash, toner, lotion, and a vitamin that's supposed to help. If you are signed up as a Consultant (a $29 fee) you get 35% off that. THe good thing about Arbonne's products is that a little goes a long way & it lasts a while.

If you want more info, let me know!!!

[RLC12345678]

Originally Posted by yorkieangel

To whomever asked me the question(because I don't feel like clicking back and checking)......


It is Benzaclin and it actually started working after the first freaking night for me. NOT PERFECT but I could tell a difference RIGHT the next morning and KNEW it was going to totally work for me great with a few more days. You can look right at my face now and see NO ACNE ... not a bit at all and I always had something going on with the face or around the hairline. The Dr. said dab it on the spots but now i use thin coating all over my face about everyother night just as a precaution.

It was prescribed and my insurance covered it all but $20.......the regular price is $168 for a little tiny jar and it take about 6 weeks for me to use up the jar.

Don't you have to keep that stuff in the fridge? It does work well to get rid of breakouts. I have sensitive skin, though, and it really made mine dry and chapped.

Something else that REALLY works but cost some $$$ is Beta Chemical Peels. Either a dermotologist or an anesthitician (sp?) can do these. I got 1 a week for 6 weeks right before my wedding and WOW! I would do these things all the time if I had the money. They are great to "jump start" your acne treatment if your face is broken out badly. The peels really clean out your pores and that way when you start using the acne medication it can really works to prevent the zits instead of having to get rid of them first. These Beta peels are different from Glycolic peels in that they don't hurt and they don't actually make your face peel. I LOVE them!

[StewiesMom]

Thanks Khristine for the info.

I honestly do not have bad acne. I have combination skin that's really dry in some places and extremely oily in others. I always have at least 2 pimples and some other red bumps on my cheeks. I don't have health insurance so I am not going to try anything new in the near future because I can't afford the full price of the prescription, but when I do get insurance I will have to check out Tazorac.

[xtine]

Originally Posted by StewiesMom

Thanks Khristine for the info.

I honestly do not have bad acne. I have combination skin that's really dry in some places and extremely oily in others. I always have at least 2 pimples and some other red bumps on my cheeks. I don't have health insurance so I am not going to try anything new in the near future because I can't afford the full price of the prescription, but when I do get insurance I will have to check out Tazorac.

Your most welcome

I think then we have the same type skin.. mine is combination as well.. dry on my cheeks and stuff and oily on my t-zone area. i hate it lol cause i always have a shiny nose, im still trying to find a powder that will stay on long enough and not make me more oily.

[yorkieangel]

Does anybody do Clay masks? I love my benzeclin but also love the clay masks. I'm trying a new brand tonight so will let you know how I like it. I usualy leave the on from an HOUR to over nigt. I always feel so GOOD after I do them because then I don't have all the huge PORES... It closes them up

[puppylove123]

well i use these dove pillows to prevent acne which works great! when i actually get acne (which aint too often thank god) i use some cream my mom has

[Rem&Silkmom]

Originally Posted by Oscar's Mummy

Have any of you tried ProActive? I was lucky as a teenager.. My breakouts were few and far between, but when I was 20, I started breaking out as if I'd just hit puberty (mostly in the chin area). It was embarrassing for me, so a couple years ago I broke down and bought ProActive - figured I'd give it a shot. I've been using it ever since and it really DOES work - I noticed a difference within a week - full results after 2 or 3 weeks.

Wow that is great. My teen age daughter wants to try it. I was wondering if it was any good. I used to get acne so bad but now that I am 33 I hardly ever get a pimple. But I religously wash my face 2 x a day.

[RLC12345678]

ProActive did not work for me. My dermatologist told me that it was overpriced and that I could get something from her for cheaper that would work better. All ProActive is is Benzoyl Peroxide, same thing as Benzaclyn basically, but in a much much lower concentration. Most people with anything more than mild acne need more than the amount of Benzoyl Peroxide that is in ProActive. Almost all people with moderate to severe acne need something like Differin, Retin-A, Avita, Tretinoin, or Tazorac which are Retinoids that clear up moderate-to-severe acne by normalizing oil production and the way skin grows and sheds.

[yorkieangel]

My Dr. told me the benzaclin worked so well for me because the Benzoyle peroxide in it dried up the excess acne causing oils and the Clindimycin(spelling ???) was an antibiotic that killed the infective germs.
Made perfect sense to me that it ending up working so well

[yorkieangel]

Whoops ..i wanted to add that THAT is why the insurance covered it , when most insurances DON"T cover most acne treatments. BECAUSE it had the antibiotic in it.