>>8643346Hi anon, I seem to have the same skin as you, bar the black heads. Like the other anons said, please drop the Neutrogena and Apricot Scrub. I used to use both, but I learned better. Neutrogena does more harm than good, it strips your skin of all of the natural oils that it just becomes even more oils. Scrubs in general, espcially St. Ives apricot one are incredibly harsh and irritating. Not only that, but you should not be using an exfoliant (that scrub) every day, it irritates the skin and causes more acne in the long run. I also find Olay much too greasy for me. Burts Bees can also be irritating so avoid it! Honestly, I would go to a dermatologist if I were you, sometimes, products aside, you need a bit of internal help. Birth Control, or some form of acne medication could help. I wound up having to go on accutante and I could cry at how much better my skin has become. (I actually have cried about it)
Like the other anon said about face masks, they are wonderful for brightening and tightening skin. Especially ones with natural products like
>>8644518 said. You should look into The Body Shop's tea tree line of products, I remember a good amount of anons using them with good results.
You should switch to a natrual toner like Witch Hazel since yours sounds kind of harsh. I like the Thayer's Rose Petal one, it feels nice and brightens my skin. Also it is alcohol free so yay. Honestly, I found Aloe Vera gel helped me best for moisturizer because it didn't leave me greasy and helped with my skin irritation.
To begin, I'd also look into your diet. Cut out soda and sugary/caffinated drinks outside of tea or coffee. Drink plenty of water instead, cut out junk food, etc. Also look into vitamin and supplements, I think higher up in the thread some anon mentioned them to. From what I remember pre-accutane, Cod Liver Oil really helped my skin (it's high in vitamin a and d i think). Zinc could also help, just google acne vitamins or something and read up on them.
