Pimples since childhood

When I was in high school, I never had a pimple. I don't use soap for my face, just plain water. Well, except when I am taking a bath. Meaning, I only use soap once a day for my face. I don't know if having no pimples has something to do with that no-soap thing. I studied college in a much colder place compared to ours and there my pimples came out on my forehead. They're too many and I worried too much. I just let it be that way and didn't use any harmful soaps or whatever. Is your face oily or dry? What are those that you tried? I cannot really recommend something to you that I have tried myself. I would like to know what are those herbal things that you applied to your face. If you don't mind me asking.

I guess you have it in your genes but you can still try out some medications. If you have tried it already then i guess I really have nothing to say. I would just be me. I will wait for the person who will just love me. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I had acne into my forties. I have heard that drinking water is good for your skin. If you're not already, you might try that. One thing about it, because I have oily skin, now in my sixties, I don't look like a wrinkled prune.

hi, when i was in high school i still remember how soft my face but when i went to college my face became haggard because of having many pimples,and that happened for four years,but after i graduated to college my pimples gradually disappear.

If you have had pimples since you were a small child then the problem could be your diet. Eat plenty of fruit and drink lots of water, that might help. Take hope from me, I was called 'spotty face' when I was a teenager and I remember to this day the girl who called me that. So I know how hurtful it can be. Later on I got a nice skin which shows no scars except one chicken pox crater behind my ear. I had a friend who had terrible spots and I advised him to rinse his face every night in salty water. He used table salt and left it slightly undissolved so that he could very gently rub his face. It worked. Nice new skin, no expense and no scars. Good luck.

Hi. Don't feel bad. I'll be 21 in February and I still kind of struggle with it from time to time myself. I tried various acne washes from the stores and they did nothing for me. Then I tried Proactiv (which I would suggest to you if you haven't tried it already). It worked for a while but it didn't make my skin as clear as I wanted it to be. I was about to try SkinID since there are different creams/facials for different types of skin types & they find the one that's best for you. (I would also try that one too). However, my mom decided to take me to a dermatologist about 2 years ago. I can say that was THE BEST DECISION EVER!!! My face has cleared up and I rarely ever get a breakout now unless I'm being lazy and don't use my medicine properly or if its that time of the month for me. :) Otherwise, I don't have a huge problem with it. I would also suggest maybe talking to your primary physician and see what they tell you first. I went to mine and they recommended my dermatologist I go to now. I hope that helps you in your journey. As for the relationship part, I probably would still date someone with facial acne. It's a part of life and what most people go through. I've went through some pretty bad phases myself and still dated so I would not be that shallow to say I wouldn't date someone with acne. If anything, I would just try to help them clear their acne. Good luck to you! :)

i haven't experienced having acnes when i was growing up, usually i can only get one pimple but my older sister she used to experienced having lots of pimples on her face during her adolescence, also her face is very oily.then she went to the dermatologist and the derma prescribed her soap and astringent for the acne problems and after continuosly using it, her pimples have disappeared and her face has become clear. did you try going to the dermatologists? maybe the derma can look on your problem and suggest and prescribe ways to cure the acne problem. now my sister has not had acne. or you could try using a facial scrub maybe 3 times a week, once a day, or wash your face with facial wash 2 times everyday morning and night and clean it with a facial cleanser to truly remove the dirt because sometimes even if we have already washed our face, the dirt cannot be truly removed. just learn and make it a habit to truly clean your face, to eliminate dirt and get rid of pimples. this is what i do and i really don't have and develop pimples. if a guy has lots of acne, it can look untidy on his face but this can be eliminated overtime if he makes it a habit to clean his face. also what is important is a good character and personality of the person.

As what you are describing it here, I can really presume that you have a lot of those. As for me, I do have some pimples now but not as bad before when I was still in high school. I just tend to wash my face with an anti-bacterial soap and when it comes to creams and medications, I don't take those. I think drinking a lot of water will also lessen your pimples and also eating a lot of fruits and veggies.

Maybe it's high time you consult a dermatologist? Sometimes self-medication can even aggrevate the pimples and instead of curing them it might even make it worse. Sometimes, it's also poor diet or hygience or hormones. To really determine which, there's no other person who can assess your problem better than a specialist.

Have you used Proactiv?