iv never had pimples or acne at all even between the age of 13-17, but for the past couple of days im noticing breakouts on both of my cheeks, i can see small developing pimples and inflamed big bumps and there’s some redness too. and i have one or two on my forehead too.
im not happy about this , iv never had to face acne =\ i hope this doesn’t get worse…anything to control it and eliminate it?
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sure ur nt ve an allergic reaction to sumthin?
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misty- i am allergic to something common thats found in a lot of facial products, but i have completely avoided anything new for a while and use minimal makeup ona daily basis cuz of it. so i dunno there isnt anything i have used that cud trigger it...
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mayb ur experiencing some sort of a food allergy ?? or ve u been exposed to a diff environment??? sudden acne n as ur describing it isnt reli common.... sumthin msut ve trigerd it..... did u got on some sort of a bc pill??? birth control i mean....??? eat sumthin new or outside??
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umm. i was on antibiotics for 10 days 
, i dont think i have food allergies
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aah that msut ve done da deed then.... i sumtimes break out hre n there wen im on anit biotics.. i think they shud go down in time.. wen the drugs r out of ur system
til then u can apply lacto calamine... sutmhin new i came across... or tea tree oil if there acne sorta pimples.... gina highly recommends dabbin some on wid a cotton ball on pimples... they help a lot... n eat helathy! green vegies n fruits... n da drugs n bad toxins shud b out of ur body soon.. n hello normal skin again!I.A
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oh yeah.. and u can nvr reli knw if n wt food stuff ur allergic to.. u gmiht b but u cant tel half of da time u find out wid time and an elimination process.... mayb u r allergic to sumthin.. i nvr imagined or thoght i wud b allergic to anythin turns out i am allergic to a bajillion things..... so look into that aswell shona
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awww thank you misty, yeah ill wait for the antibiotics to b out…hmm, and no iv been tested for food allergies…so:hmmm:, thanks!!
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aah lucky u... i ve to deal with sayin no to a lot of stuff cuz of my allergies... anyway..... hope good eatin n waitin for da drugs to gt out of ur system do the trick for u.. but id stil gt GINA's opinion on it.... jus cuz shes da skin specialist here:P
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It could be adult acne.. just keep u're skin really clean, some people get a reaction to antibiotics but most people see clarity in their complexions with anti-bio's :) apply bactroban to the big under-the-skin pimples.
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thanks guys....can mineral makeup have a hand in this? i just started using mineral foundation and shimmer brick..(used on cheeks mostly)...so???
Mineral makeup is supposed to be better for people with acne.. but it doesn't suit some. Have plenty of water too..
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hmm k...oh is it ok to mix mineral makeup with regular? i use regular foundation and then mineral loose powder...?
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if you have been on antibiotics, then i suggest you take some prebiotics...otherwis eknown as acidpphilus...they are meant to replace the good bacteria you lose when taking antibiotics..so do some search on the net for acidphilus...and take them for a month.....
and water good diet etc......
also something i fund useful....egg white and lemon mask...is GREAT!!!
Shona, try switching back to regular loose powder.. but it's ok to use both.