If you had only TWO ...............

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If you were permitted to use just TWO things to fix an unclear/blemished/acne skin:

  • What desi totka would you use?
  • What safe treatment would you get done?
  • What product would you use?
  • What would you eat/drink more?
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Re: If you had only TWO ...............

If its very mild acne, then i would use 1) duac gel and 2) bb cream. (i havent tried bb cream as yet but was reading reviews on it today after a friend recommended it and am now convinced its the best thing since sliced bread! :D)

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^BB cream is just overrated, TRUST ME ON THAT! It wont do anything for your acne.

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Potato Juice apply that on to your face everyday.

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Nooo! :( gutted...

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1) stop picking at your spots
2) use gentle cleansers ant not foaming ones + use BHAs

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-Besan, Lemon
-Microdermabrasion
-Face wash containing salicylic acid, glycolic acid toner
-Eat more fruits, drink more water, eat less sugar + oily foods

Funny how I know all this, but don't do any of it myself even though I should!

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  • I'd use a spot-treatment like the one by Clinique or La Roche Posay
  • Conceal the blemish with a concealer by Laura Mercier (Camouflage) or MAC (Studio Finish in an NC shade to cancel redness) right on top.

Additionally, I'd also drink more water (I drink about 2 liters worth daily anyway) and make sure I remove all makeup before sleeping. If I used heavy makeup (rarely happens but if I went for a "full" face: foundation, powder + blush, eyeshadow, mascara etc) then I'd make sure I used a cleansing oil like MAC's or Shu Uemura's and then I'd use a gentle cleanser like Purity by Philosophy and finish with either an alcohol-free toner w/ Salicylic Acid, apply spot-treatment and a light but still moisturizing cream like Oilatum.

I follow that and maybe I'm lucky or it's genetics (even though my mom suffered from severe acne in her teens and my cousins from my mom's side STILL suffer from acne even in their late twenties and I am referring to serious acne, cystic type) but I have never broken out on my cheeks, ever. The most I get are 1-3 zits ever few months or some spot before my period. And this was the case through out my teens, so maybe I just don't have acne-prone cheeks. I do have combo-skin.

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-Antibiotics from the doctor to stop new spots

  • Retin-A or a TCA feel to fade and get rid of old marks more quickly
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  1. Desi totka: I would apply a mask made from besan, yogurt, honey, and turmeric.

  2. Safe treatment: microdermabrasion and chem peels

  3. Product: Creams that contain an exfoliant such as glycolic acid/retin-A. To lighten blemishes..something which contains hydroquinone.

  4. Eat/Drink: yogurt ( lassi made from yogurt), green smoothies