Does moisturizer cause acne?
My dermatologist told me that moisturizer causes acne! I am shocked. What has the beauty industry been telling us all this time? Cleanse, tone, moisturize! Right? No. He says it is a cultural thing, and we do not need to moisturize, that our skin will produce enough oil on its own. I argued that my skin is dry; he said the products that I use dry it out. He promised that if I stop using moisturizer, my skin will clear up. I have tried just about every acne treatment out there with mixed results, so I'm willing to give this a shot. But has anyone else ever heard this? I'm conducting an internet search to see if other derms recommend this, but not much is coming up... makes me wonder if it's just my doctor!
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Do you have oily skin naturally? If so and if you are acne prone you want to avoid creams and lotions. I have very oily skin and am acne prone. I use bioelements beyond hydration. I get it off of Ebay. It is a clear gel that moisturizes and does not clog pores. I would advise you to go to a medical spa. THey usually will carry high end lines of skin care products and you can request samples to try. It will be sort of expensive. I also want to mention that acne can be caused by mineral found in tap water, such as calcium. Even after your bathe and/or wash your face, these are still usually left behind on your skin. Have you ever seen faucets or walls on someones shower that has buildup or are corroded? That is what gets left on our skin. Their was an article in New Beauty magazine that talked about these minerals that cause acne in people and a product line that was designed to neutralize them. IT is called MD Skincare. I use every single day one product from the line called Hydra Pure Smart Spray, use spray a fine mist on your face, it does not take a whole lot of it, and for me It has saved my life. It has kept me from getting huge zits, I used to have so many on my face, this is the only thing that has worked. I have been on 3 rounds of Accutane, every antibiotic you can take for it, Retin-A, Tazorac. IT never went away until I started using this spray. Also the minerals in tap water form an invisible layer on your face, that turn into an oily substance that themselves clog pores. You can't see this, and most people do not know this. So for those who have tried everything, and have resistant acne, I suspect this is the cause. You can go to his Dr. Dennis Gross website and order the spray. The moisturizers in this same line I do not order because it is expensive, so I just order the spray. It better explains how it works to.
Does Moisturizer Cause Acne
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NATURAL ACNE PROTOCOL
1/ Never, ever touch your face.
2/ Use 3 facecloths to wash your face, one to soap on, one to soap off with very hot water, one to rinse off with ice cold water, in that order, once a day.
3/ If you are under 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A once a day with a full meal
4/ If you are over 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A twice a day with a full meal.
Do not get pregnant while taking vitamin A. Do not take any more, like Accutane, it will stop you growing.
5/ Never, ever. pick, squeeze or pop your spot. Read number 1 again.
6/ Do this for 90 days.
7/ Invest in a brand new pillow and 2 new or more pillow cases to �double bag' your pillow. HOT wash every couple of days.
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A bit of advice given to me as a teenager, a bit of science as I am studying allergic reactions and vitamin A is a part of that. A bit of research: I sat in a lecture at the back and watched the acne prone pick at their faces, those with the worse acne touched their faces 32 times in an hour, the clearest complexions didn't touch their faces even once. I have circumstantial evidence that acne is the result of dermatophyte transfer from hands to face...where it does not get washed off and is well fed by hormones, sweat a
nd oil...just a hypothesis... But it would explain why vitamin A is so effective as vitamin causes skin to remove dermatophytes.
The secret is never to touch the spots
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Moisturizer MAY cause acne.
what moisturizer does is it trap whatever is on your skin to retain it.
if there is dirt on the skin, the dirt will be trap till u wash away the cream on your skin.
The best time to use moisturizer is right after you bath when the skin is clean.
This will reduce the chances of acne from Moisturizer
Acne can be a massive ache in the rear - or on your face, chest, neck, back, and body!