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Thread #45678   Message #676201
Posted By: Peg
25-Mar-02 - 07:10 PM
Thread Name: BS: Acne-Help for Frantic teenager
Subject: RE: Help for Frantic teenager
I still get breakouts occasionally as an adult and have found that really simplifying my skin care routine helps. Not sure f this will help for a teen because the breakouts are also hormonally based. But I knwo that all the drying chemical-laden things I used back then seemed to further a vicious cycle...

Get some rosewater and add a few drops of lavender essential oil. Use a clean, HOT washcloth to lay atop the skin and clean and open the pores. Then dab with the rosewater on a soaked cottonball. Do this before bed and in the morning. I t just may help the situation an dnot cause all the irritation (and, often, stimulation ofoil glands) that drugstore acne preparations can...

good luck to her! Drinking lots of fresh water and eating lots of fresh fruits and veggies will also help; as will enough exercise and adequate rest and good diet, etc. Oh, and change pillowcases often if facial acne is a problem.