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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really don't care for the look.  The women I know who "contour"/wear a lot of foundation have bad skin.  It is always an obvious look, and I prefer to spend time and care on making sure my skin is in great condition, and then use light makeup to enhance my features (blush, mascara, light powder if I'm very oily).  [/quote]

I'd love to hear your tips on how to prevent hormonal acne with "time and care". TIA.[/quote]

Not PP, but the "care" part of that probably includes going to the dermatologist and/or Gyno and addressing the underlying issues causing the acne. That's what I did and the only thing that worked. Makeup made it look better for a few hours but ultimately exacerbated the acne and made it much worse in the long run.

There's not a "quick fix" for skin care -- skin reflects a lot of health issues and the only panacea is to be really healthy.[/quote]

Again, I'd love to hear how going to the dermatologist and/or gynecologist changed the hormone levels in your body.[/quote]

Are you so dense as to be unaware that hormonal birth control can be a godsend for those with hormonal acne?  [/quote]

I'm in my 40s and have been on hormonal birth control for hormonal acne. It helped a little, but I still have it. I am super healthy -- drink a ton of water every day, eat a very healthy diet of unprocessed and mostly low carb and low saturated fat foods, workout every day. The only thing that ever helped was Accutane in my 20s. I'm not willing to go back on it again to handle it this time, so I just deal. I disagree that "time and care" are all that's needed. I take both, and it doesn't help. Aside from the acne, however, my skin looks great. I am frequently mistaken for a 20-something....maybe because I have the acne of someone barely out of puberty and I lucked out in the genetics department -- Middle Eastern, olive complexioned with no lines. I also wear sunscreen religiously and have been using AHAs since I was in my teens (at the time for acne, but now mostly to maintain the quality of my skin since it clearly does not help my acne).

NP here. I used hormonal birth control for acne, and it worked great. Almost killed me though (pulmonary embolism). [/quote][/quote]

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