My Acne Story/ Product Recommendations~

   Acne.  Not just mild ones, but SEVERE ones.  They burn, itchy, ugly, leaves you deep scars, and your WORST nightmare ever! The one that hurt the most is probably cysts.  They can make you feel so insecure that you don't even want to leave your house.  Trust me, I've been there and even cried over it *sniff*.  For those who never had severe acne in their life can never experience the struggles we, the acne victims, are going through.
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MY PAST STRUGGLES:
I been having acne since I was around 11 or 12, and I'm about to be 18 this month.  Imagine how long it had been! (getting old T.T) Anyways, I found a solution to my severe acne last year, and currently I have an almost clear skin! I still get few pimples here and there, but they are not big and severe like before. When I started getting acne, it wasn't even severe until I reached my sophomore year of high school.  I had big cysts and just full of inflammable acne on my whole face.  It made my face so red and sensitive that I don't even know what to do with it anymore.  I tried many drugstore acne wash brands, etc etc and they never work.   Every time I go to school or outside of my house, I would wear full coverage foundation. (insecure moment >.<)  I kept thinking negative and would cry often when I see my own face. It was just, Terrible.  I know you guys reading this might say, "just stop wearing makeup!" It is very hard NOT to wear makeup when people in society kept staring and judging your face.  However, I slowly overcome the insecurities of mine.

MY SOLUTIONS:
I went to my family doctor and he prescribed me Minocycline Capsules,  Fougera Clindamycin Phosphate gel, and also Panoxyl face wash.  The Minocycline Capsules is used to clear inflammable inside your body.  Fougera Clindamycin Phosphate gel is used with benzoyl peroxide which is contained in Panoxyl face wash. (why do they have such long names ._. )  

The happy news is that, you can buy Panoxyl face wash in your own local CVS store! I'm not sure if they sell it in any drugstores because I always see it in CVS (I am not doing this to promote anything.  This is all from my own experience).  The face wash contains 10% benzoyl peroxide which fights acne very effectively.  Other brand's acne wash only contains around 3% benzoyl peroxide.  However, It can cause your skin to dry up, so the best solution is to use fresh aloe vera from the plant and a good moisturizer. After you wash your face with the wash, apply aloe vera juice from the plant, then add a good moisturizer.  The moisturizer I use (and still using) is Alba Botanica green tea & aloe oil-free moisturizer.


While I was using my acne routine, I also joined the tennis team, which helped my acne due to blood circulation,  in my high school, so I wore less makeup and became less insecure.  My friend was there to cheer me up and didn't care how I look :] Therefore, my face started to clear up, the redness is gone, and no more big cysts and acne (still little bit of scars and several small pimples).  

SIDE NOTES:
-cut down on fast food and junk food
-get at least 8 hours of sleep
-drink a full glass of water after you wake up (cleanse your system)
-get lots of exercise (recommend joining a sport)
-do NOT touch your face with dirty hands 
- do NOT pick on your acne
-clean your face well
-have hair away from your face
-less makeup (I learned that the hard way)
*Lastly, stay happy, positive, and smiling :D <3

              Hope I helped you guys from my experiences ^^ -Lainie~ <3


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