Acne is like an unwelcome invitee who does not e'er want to leave your firm 🙂 Most of us take suffered from acne at some time in our life just for me it has been a life long struggle. When I was a teenager I had the usual bouts of acne but these were small and would heal very chop-chop. Clearasil foam worked fine for these. Even with acne, my face was smoothen and scar costless.

However, as I turned 20 and entered university I went through a very though time. I started suffering from diverse ailments including horrific cystic acne which was never properly diagnosed. Just things got very bad resulting in me dropping out of uni. Afterward a couple years thanks to a very good doctor I plant that I had brain tumor in my pituitary gland. I was put on medication for the tumor and later on two years I was clear. Simply the tumor had messed upwards my hormones and by then my pare was ruined. I had pitted acne scars and mail acne pigmentation. Even more than my ruined face people's comments injure. Every one who has had bad acne will know what I am talking near. Total strangers seem to recollect it'due south ok to requite me advise, comments ranging from"what'due south incorrect with your face" "why don't yous launder your face properly ? to "you would be then pretty if your acne was ameliorate" were mutual.

I tried everything (near were over the counter medicine like Panoxyl & Cetaphil) but nothing seemed to piece of work until I went to a well known dermatologist who prescribed her ain medications (a balm similar to Mario Badescu) and my acne became manageable.

When I came to alive here my peel was clear but later on some months it broke out in cystic acne once more. And again nothing seemed to be working and I was and then frustrated. Here I was nearly thirty breaking out similar a teenager so I decided to try some thing that marketed to teens, Proactive.

Proactive Solution - Original
Proactive Solution – Original

I bought the Proactive Solutions threescore day extra strength formula from Boots and it was around AED360.00. The cost stung only I was drastic for a cure. The arrangement contains a cleanser with benzoyl peroxide,

a toner with glycolic acid, a treatment lotion with benzoyl peroxide and a clay mask with sulfur. You are supposed to apply all the products together once or twice a day and the mask twice a week.

I used the system only once a solar day as I discover information technology as well drying to used twice a day. I have very oily skin so you can understand how drying it is. I used it for about 1 1/two years and my peel cleared up. I am non sure if it helps fade acne marks but since the toner has glycolic acid it should aid at least a lilliputian. I found that a 60 mean solar day supply would concluding 4/5 months for me, with the cleanser running out first. (a separate review for the The Proactive Organization to follow).

After my acne was gone I did not want to keep Proactive, mainly because it was so drying and expensive. I was in my xxx'southward by then and wanted to apply something to aid with my acne scars and was anti-aging. So, I started using the Vichy Normaderm Anti-Age balm. This was low-cal oil free lotion and worked beautifully to fade my hyper-pigmentation.I was and then impressed with the lotion that I bought the whole Normaderm range.

Everything was bang-up until final month when I started breaking out with cystic acne again. I don't call back Vichy is to arraign. My hormone levels are nevertheless not normal (thanks tumor!) and have a way of yo-yoing. And so I went back to Proactive. Withal, this time it stale out my pare very badly. While my acne was healing my face was flaking and I was left with huge purple/ruddy marks. And they did not seem to exist fading.

The Body Shop Tea Tree Collection
The Body Shop Tea Tree Collection

Because I use Proactive just once a day during day time I wanted some thing gentle and soothing to apply during the night. After much inquiry I decided to use purchase Body Shop'south Tea Tree range (essential oil,foaming wash,toner,face mask,blemish gel,peel clearing lotion, blotch fade night lotion and the bb cream) and give it a try. And they seem to work well with Proactive, peculiarly the Tea Tree Blotch Fade Night Balm helped fade a acne marks and minimize the dryness  left by Proactive (a separate review for the The Body Shop Tea Tree Range to follow).

Afterward a month on these two brands my acne is now nether command though I do get smaller pimples every now and then (no cysts) . The hyper-pigmentation is notwithstanding in that location but fading very slowly.

Thanks a lot for reading. I would love to hear from you about your experience with acne so please leave a annotate beneath.