Tuesday, November 23, 2010

New Acne Regimen

For the longest I've struggled with breakouts from acne, and for the past year they have gotten worse. I've tried everything from proactive to over the counter products, and nothing seemed to work. A friend of mine recommended Witch Hazel astrigent which is derived from a plant and said that it really worked for her breakouts.

T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel 100% Natural Astringent For Face & Body 16oz.
Above is the one she uses, but I for some reason couldn't find that brand.  It's sold online for around $4.  I'm actually using an astringent from Clinique that uses witch hazel as it's main ingredient and it has been working wonders.

I no longer get large breakouts, and my skin is extremely soft.  Normally, during ovulation, I break out to the point where my face hurts, but since using this astringent, I didn't break out once.  I'm not using any chemicals...just wash your face with your choice of cleanser, and follow with astringent then moisturizer.

I hope this helps someone...I see the constant advertisements for different acne regimens, all of which are extremely expensive, and for me never worked.  Witch hazel is completely natural, inexpensive, and actually gets the job done.  Thanks to S.R. for the recommendation.

4 comments:

  1. This is great! For some reason this year I've been having the worse break outs as well (maybe its something in the air). My mother swears its just stress. But i really never had a bad acne problem until after high school and college. But this year Ive had some monstrous pimples and had the pizza face look (not cute at 23) but Im gonna give it a try. Ive heard of witch hazel. I know people that use it for their hair...i.e. dreadz

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  2. Yea, it's been working really well for me. And just like you, my acne didn't become a problem until AFTER college. It's crazy. I'm glad I kind of have it in control now. It's only been 3 weeks, but I hope it continues to work.

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  3. wow... i so help this works. btw i luv your tumblr!

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  4. Thanks! I hope it works for you too.

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