Starting accutane, any helpful tips about what i should do while on it to help clear me up faster?
I hаνе moderate acne іtѕ nοt severe bυt i аm going οn accutane іn two weeks. I wουld really lіkе thіѕ stuff tο work аѕ soon аѕ possible…anyone hаνе аnу helpful tips аbουt whаt i ѕhουld dο whіlе οn іt tο hеlр іt work better аnd fаѕtеr? Thanks!
I’ve been on it for about 3 months now. I’m clearing up significantly. For some people, it takes less than a month for their skin to begin clearing up. For others, it can take the entire course, which is about 6 months, for their skin to clear up.
My advice is while you’re on it, follow your dermatologists directions. That’s it. Also, you shouldn’t treat your acne with other products while you’re on accutane.
If you want better answers and people who are in the same situation as you, then you should visit acne.org. There are plenty of different forums, one of which is a forum for accutane, where you can ask questions and discuss your situation with others on the website. It’s really cool and helpful.
Go natural because it works faster and is healthier for your skin.
Natural Home Remedies:
Buy premade lemon juice from the store since it is more concentrated and wont burn as bad and apply it all over the acne, leave it on over night, wash off in the morning and re apply before putting anything else on your face. This also helps with acne scars.
Another thing is to crack a raw egg, scoop out the yolk and mix up the egg white and apply to your face. Leave it on for 15-30 minutes then simply wash off, it will leave your skin glowing and your face tighter. This helps with acne scars.
Grab a cucumber, rub the juice all over your face and leave it on all night. It will tighten your skin and make acne less visible by morning.
If your acne is very swollen grab a handful of ice cubes and put it in a sandwich bag and hold it on the acne until the ice melts.
Strawberry Mask:
Mash up two strawberries and put in a scoop of sour cream and mix it up. Apply to your entire face and leave it on for 15-30 minutes. Your face will be tighter and acne will be less visible.
Dab the regular white toothpaste (not the minty kind) on your acne and leave on over night. It will dry up your acne
If you have super oily skin:
Grab some baking soda and pour a little bit into a cup and then pour in some water make sure it’s really watery. Rub the baking soda water all over your face and leave it on for 15-30 minutes. It will soak up the unwanted oil and will dry out your acne making it less visible.
Things to remember when reducing acne is that you should NEVER touch your face at all. The oils on your hands will cause excess sebum to produce on your face causing acne.
You must also drink lots of water because it will flush out the bad stuff from your system. If there is no way to flush out the junk your body will make you break out to get the junk out so you might as well flush it out in your pee!
You should give yourself an at home facial at least once a week every week to ensure healthy glowing skin.
Facial Procedure:
- Dampen 3 small towels and put them in the microwave to heat up, you can set it to however long you want.
- Wait for one towel to cool down a bit so it doesn’t burn your skin and place it on your face for one minute (make sure the towel is kinda wet)
- Now you must get a cleanser like Clearasil it’s very cheap and it works well. Rub it over your face and leave it on for one minute then rinse off with the warm towel.
- Now you must get a facial scrub any kind works and scrub your face in circles and make sure you get rough areas such as the crease in your nose.
- Get a new towel and let it cool down so it’s warm and rinse off the scrub.
- Now you can moisturize with an oil free moisturizer
- Now you can use an oil free toner, if you don’t have one you can just use lemon juice it acts like a toner.
Enjoy your glowing skin in a few weeks
I’m about to get on it next week, but to kinda subside the initial breakout, my derm put me on antibiotics. But aside from using stuff while you are on accutane, you really aren’t supposed to because your skin is going to be thinned and really sensitive. Just make sure you have a gentle cleanser, like Neutrogena Gentle Scrub Redness Reducing, thats what I use. And from what I hear, try to avoid unhealthy foods and drink lots of water. But definitely talk with your MD first. Don’t risk scarring your face from using products while on accutane.
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