HELP! Itchy dry skin on neck and pimple problems too...eek

last month I started getting pimples on my neck, so I started using some acne creme on them, only problem is that it has made the skin so dry and itchy, it feels like it on fire.

I have very sensitive skin, and it reacts to almost everything. I am using a acne cream for sensitive skin, but still get the over drying and itch. and even more pimples.


arrrgh.

ps my back looks really bad right now too. super explosion of back acne.

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26 replies since 23rd April 2011 • Last reply 23rd April 2011

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Reply #2:

Try mixing geranium, lavender, tea tree and chamomile essential oils to any scentless cream and rubbing it on your acne. Geranium, lavender and tea tree will treat the acne and chamomile is to soothe the itching. Hope this helps.

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thanks

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I have super sensitive skin also and am prone to breakouts- really embarrassing being in your mid-twenties and having acne. My mum purchased the Oxy face wash as well as the cleansing pads and the hydrating therapy and that has worked wonders for my acne. The face wash is a Benzoyl Peroxide wash which is what dermatologists recommend for acne. I generally follow the hydrating therapy with my regular moisturizer or if it’s at night I follow it with my super heavy anti-ageing cream stuff. But the oxy stuff is wonderful. It can dry out your skin if you are using it too much so do it in moderation (it really doesn’t take a whole lot to get a great effect). I don’t really have a fixed schedule on when I use it but I only use it once a day if I use it. Otherwise I just use my regular face wash which is a bar soap but for faces.
I have a really hard time finding a moisturizer that doesn’t make me break out. The best moisturizer I have ever used has been from Dove but they stopped making it so I am currently using a moisturizer from Mark which my Avon lady gave me. It works just as well as my Dove moisturizer and hasn’t made me break out which is a good thing.
I’ve tried tons and tons of acne remedies and home remedies for my acne and this is what has worked for me.

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hey, I didn't start getting acne till I was in my mid 20s. and unlucky for me, I have family that suffer from acne in their 50's.

my doctor recommened Spectro jel

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Reply #6:

and i use nutregena facial cream

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Reply #7:

I would recommend mixing some honey and brewed green tea with some sugar and using it as a scrub. Sugar and honey help fight acne and green tea is a great natural moisturizer. Follow that up with some kind of unscented Jergen's or Eucerin lotion and that should take care of it; the dryness and redness might mean you're allergic to what you were using, so stop using it and use more natural things.

I actually just developed a soap recipe to fight acne and moisturize skin - my fiance has been using it (his family gets acne even into their 50s as well) and he loves it, and it's already clearing up his skin and reducing the appearance of some of his acne scars.

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My skin got really bad as soon as I got the implant (getting it taken out in a few weeks though)and I found that E45 cream helped keep it under control. I just used it every evening before bed and after showering and it made a massive difference. It's definitley not a fancypants product, but usually the best things for your skin are the most simple.

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I just wish I knew of a sure-fire way to get rid of the scars that are left behind. I've Vitamin E oil, honey cinnamon and nutmeg facemasks, baking soda masks, and I don’t know how many other DiY masks with no luck.

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Reply #10:

Shea butter and cocoa butter help to make scars smaller and less noticeable. Goat's Milk soap helps, too.

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Reply #11:

must google this E45, I was using clearasil, it was helping then one day this huge rash. will stop using

I drink loads of green tea. next paycheck I need to buy more honey, ran out.

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Reply #12:

monika, maybe I should buy some of your soap!

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Reply #13:

Once I get it posted to Etsy, I'm probably going to run a code for people on Facebook and on here Happy It'll just be a few days until I can post anything since I'm not at my PC at home.

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Reply #14:

that would be cool, love to support your soap making

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