BetterKarma Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Howdy! I have been off BCPs for over 6 months now and lately I have noticed that I am breaking out on top of my forehead! You know, the area in between the brows. Sigh...I have a gigantic zit in the middle of my forehead right now as a matter of fact. It's like walking around the office with a giant bullseye on my face. Feels like I'm going through puberty all over again. Actually, I take that back, when I was going through puberty I never had a zit or acne problem. But now that I'm off BCPs my face is breaking out! Does anyone have any good suggestions for zit control for an area about 2 inches in diameter? My face and social life thanks you all in advance. Link to comment
Clementine orange Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Hey cyclops...watch the diet and the stress. Also, (you don't have to answer this here of course) but if you have recently gone off BC pills or some other hormon changing meds like that then it can cause some eruptions. My friend (female) had this and went to a naturopath - got it all cleared up. Link to comment
BellaDonna Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 It's definitely hormonal. The same exact thing happened to me -when I was pregnant-, even though I always had very clear skin even as a teenager. What ended up working best for me to combat it was to use a cleanser and toner in one, then an oil free moisturizer on most of my face, but not on the problem spot- instead I would put ZapZit cream on my forehead twice a day to dry out the problem spot. Don't touch it and pick at it- it will only make it worse. Link to comment
Mavh25 Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Try that proactive stuff, my boyfriends friend has a bad case of acne and he has been using it every night before bed and its fantastic for him. Link to comment
BetterKarma Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 Hey cyclops...watch the diet and the stress. Also, (you don't have to answer this here of course) but if you have recently gone off BC pills or some other hormon changing meds like that then it can cause some eruptions. My friend (female) had this and went to a naturopath - got it all cleared up. hehehe...cyclops...Actually I do feel like one. Especially since my eyes are so tired from lack of sleep this weekend. Yes, I did just get off BC pills and it's recking havoc on my skin!! It's definitely hormonal. The same exact thing happened to me -when I was pregnant-, even though I always had very clear skin even as a teenager. What ended up working best for me to combat it was to use a cleanser and toner in one, then an oil free moisturizer on most of my face, but not on the problem spot- instead I would put ZapZit cream on my forehead twice a day to dry out the problem spot. Don't touch it and pick at it- it will only make it worse. I can't help but to pick at it. It's like the zit is egging me on "Come on...I know you want to squeeze this pimple..." JeckyllNHyde just PMed me about this clean and clear product that I will try too. I'll check out ZapZit tonight as well. Try that proactive stuff, my boyfriends friend has a bad case of acne and he has been using it every night before bed and its fantastic for him. I really did think about proactiv but the problem with that is I really don't have acne, my problem spots are really small and I don't want to spend the money on something that I'm not really going to use all too much. But I will definitely buy it if everything else fails. I actually read somewhere that toothpaste is a home remedy that works. I'll try that too! The worse that can happen is that my zit will be minty fresh. Link to comment
amtjrtcet Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Howdy! I have been off BCPs for over 6 months now and lately I have noticed that I am breaking out on top of my forehead! You know, the area in between the brows. Sigh...I have a gigantic zit in the middle of my forehead right now as a matter of fact. It's like walking around the office with a giant bullseye on my face. Feels like I'm going through puberty all over again. Actually, I take that back, when I was going through puberty I never had a zit or acne problem. But now that I'm off BCPs my face is breaking out! Does anyone have any good suggestions for zit control for an area about 2 inches in diameter? My face and social life thanks you all in advance. Same thing happened to me when I came off BCPs after my miscarriage.....I felt like a dam teenager again.... If I ever get one now days I clean it with alcohol, then again with hydrogen peroxide...works for me. fast too. But everyone's skin is different. Link to comment
Mavh25 Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I used to use something called E45 not sure if you guys have it over here but it works overnight for spots on me, not sure if it will for everyone else. It is for use on eczema and the like. I also use a Neutrogena gentle face scrub before bed, I don't get spots anymore now i've started using that. Link to comment
JeckyllNHyde Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I PM'd BetterKarma to try Clean N Clear Advantage. It's new. Worked REAL good. It claims to get to work within a day and people reported fewer zits in 1 day. i use proactive too. but thats if you have zits all the time. to be honest i like the simple clean and clear on the spot treatment more. Link to comment
BetterKarma Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 I actually started using the Neutrogena clear pore and acne treatment and it does help but I still keep having recurrances. I don't think it's my diet because I don't eat a lot of oily foods or carbs or sweets. It definitely gets worse during my TOM so I know it's hormonal. Link to comment
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