This new breed of acne! Help!

[Cicero]

So I think a new breed of acne is on my forehead. This acne has not gone away from everything I've tried, strong over the counter acne medicine, naturally strong tea tree oil, and toothpaste. Sadly, my insurance won't cover a dermatologist. So now what!?


On all of my other zits, tea tree oil works every time. But with this Custer of zits it's not. These Zits seem like they're multiplying :(

[HunterSteele]

A new breed? Could this have been developed by the government as a new bioweapon?

[Nomad_X]

Your regular doctor can write your prescription for zit cream. You dont have to see a specialiat rite away.

[Naue]

Maybe just try to hold off the creams, the main thing is that you make sure that your skin is hydrated.

This might seem like a dodgy thing to say, but try putting some E45 on the spots. Sudocrem is also really good.

[Swagamemmnon]

So I think a new breed of acne is on my forehead. This acne has not gone away from everything I've tried, strong over the counter acne medicine, naturally strong tea tree oil, and toothpaste. Sadly, my insurance won't cover a dermatologist. So now what!?


On all of my other zits, tea tree oil works every time. But with this Custer of zits it's not. These Zits seem like they're multiplying :(

Just drink a lot of water. I rarely have pimples because my doctor makes me drink water all the time (for other issues). Also, exercise is known to reduce pimples. Usually if there's a particularly annoying zit I put a warm compress on it. Hope that helps!:)

[Stronger]

Where did you get the idea of toothpaste?

[Cicero]

Where did you get the idea of toothpaste?

Tons of sites

[Stronger]

Tons of sites

Interesting, I've never heard of that one before.

[Cicero]

Interesting, I've never heard of that one before.

I read its supposed to dry it out and such

[Harley Quinn]

Toothpaste usually does work.

You could also try putting a little talc into some water, that'll dry it out too. However, the easiest way is to make sure you wash your face daily with plain water, no soap, no facial products just water. Over use of certain products can actually increase the ance you get.

[Silicate Wielder]

Try deep cleansing scrub, it keeps the pores clean. The acne there may just not go away due to dirt and sweat buildup constantly clogging your pores.

clogged pores and dead skin I hear leads to zits.

[Infidelitas]

When my acne was really bad, I used a face scrub that have those little beads in them, alone with tea tree oil. I also used to moisturise twice per day. Most of my major acne was gone in about three to four weeks. The most important thing you can do is to just make sure you keep your face clean all the time.

[SammieRose]

if is not going away with anything, consult your doctor to make sure you did not developed an epithelioma, most of them look like zits that never mature.

[SammieRose]

Sounds bad... could you post a picture of it?

Sure, http://www.dermaamin.com/site/images/clinical-pic/s/sebaceous_epithelioma/sebaceous_epithelioma7.jpg

http://www.51qe.cn/pic/30/12/17/46/b/02301.jpg

and an advanced stage one:

http://www.profimedia.si/photo/basal-cell-epithelioma/profimedia-0010581665.jpg

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