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Reddit mentions of Neutrogena On-The-Spot Acne Spot Treatment with 2.5% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Medicine to Treat Face Acne, Gentle Benzoyl Peroxide Pimple Gel for Acne Prone Skin, .75 oz
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We found 4 Reddit mentions of Neutrogena On-The-Spot Acne Spot Treatment with 2.5% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Medicine to Treat Face Acne, Gentle Benzoyl Peroxide Pimple Gel for Acne Prone Skin, .75 oz. Here are the top ones.
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- .75-ounce tube of Neutrogena On-The-Spot Acne Spot Treatment cream with benzoyl peroxide to fight acne while gentle on skin
- Vanishing cream formula of this acne spot treatment is lightweight, absorbs quickly and works invisibly hour after hour to give long-lasting acne treatment
- On-The-Spot treatment is clinically proven to be so effective that skin starts getting clearer on day 1 to without over-drying, stinging or burning skin
- This gentle daily acne blemish treatment can be used up to three times a day. It's formulated with 2.5% benzoyl peroxide acne medicine, to help treat and prevent acne
- The acne-fighting formula goes deep down into pores to kill acne bacteria that causes pimples and helps stop new ones from forming
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Specs:
Color | White |
Height | 3.95 Inches |
Length | 1.45 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Release date | August 2018 |
Size | 0.75 Ounce |
Weight | 0.046875 Pounds |
Width | 3.95 Inches |
Skin
I'd recommend for skincare to start with the basics : cleanser, moisturizer, and spf.
Cleanser is to clean the dirt, sweat, and sebum off your skin.
Moisturizer is basically to put back into your skin what you took out when cleansing (cleansing removes some good stuff with the bad) and helps keep your skin healthy, a lot of moisturizers contain things that are important in your stratum corneum (the skin that we see) like lipids and ceramides (don't worry too much about this, it's just the sciency stuff, all you really need to know is that moisturizer restores good stuff to your skin).
SPF is to protect your skin from the sun, there are UVA and UVB rays. The SPF rating on a sunscreen is a rating on how well the product protects your skin from UVB rays (rays that cause a burn) and broad spectrum on american sunscreens means that it protects you from UVA rays as well (rays that age you and I believe can cause skin cancer). If you're looking at asian sunscreens, they rate protection from UVA rays with a PA+ rating, and I believe UK sunscreens use a PPD rating although I'm not sure how that works exactly. (basically you want broad spectrum, PA with 3 or 4+ signs, or a high PPD rating depending on where you're getting your sunscreen from).
For product recommendations, I'd say try cerave, they're a good brand and have quite a few options. I'd say try their hydrating or foaming cleanser, and either Cerave PM moisturizer or Cerave moisturizing cream (I'll leave links). Sunscreen is up to you, I prefer physical sunscreens (meaning they contain zinc oxide or titanium dioxide) but they can leave a whitecast. You can try some neutrogena sunscreens, I've heard good things about those too. So I'll put what your routine should be pretty much :
AM
PM
(don't use SPF at night lol)
Once you've got this down and you feel comfortable with it and you're seeing some improvement, you can add a treatment for acne/blackheads (those black spots on your nose, although they could be sebaceous filaments, I can't tell you for sure without pictures). If you want to focus on your blackheads, I'd say try a salicylic acid treatment (look at the ingredients on the back of the products, they should say salicylic acid as the active ingredient, if you need a suggestion, there's always stridex, it's what I use and I like it a lot) Salicylic acid is also a good acne treatment so that may help you clear up your acne too. If you want to focus on your acne, I'd say either try curology (worked wonders for me), or get a 2% or 5% benzoyl peroxide gel, and put it on your acne spots at night.
Hair
Generally what you want is a shampoo and a conditioner. Shampoo cleans your hair, and conditioner helps put back the nutrients in your hair that you stripped out with your shampoo (basically a moisturizer for your hair, it makes your hair feel soft and look nice) I'm guessing the white stuff is dandruff, so for right now I'd go for a head and shoulders shampoo and conditioner, be sure it says anti dandruff, and see how that goes for you.
Chapped Skin
Get aquaphor, or vaseline, or petroleum jelly and slap it on those suckers. It works wonders on cracked knuckles, chapped lips, pretty much anything of the sort. I love it (I personally use aquaphor)
Oily Skin
Oily skin isn't necessarily bad, just a lot of people don't like feeling oily/greasy during the day and try to combat it. A lot of people like the "dewy" look, which is different from oily, it's more like wet skin/glowing from within kinda look. I think your oily skin should calm down once you get a skincare routine set in place tho.
Harmful stuff
From what I understand, there aren't a lot of products that are "toxic" to the skin. There are just things that can irritate your skin or dry it out, which can cause acne or redness and a whole buncha other not so fun stuff. One of the things to avoid is sodium lauryl sulfate in your cleansers bc it's super harsh on your skin and can dry it out. That's an example more along the lines of things you would avoid and why, its just because it's too harsh for you skin. I don't really know of anything toxic and most of it is just stuff made up by companies to get you to buy their products.
I've helped with most of the stuff I can help with, but feel free to run anything by me if you need to, I'm always here to help! You can pm if you need to btw, especially if you plan on getting skincare products other than the ones I suggested bc I can look over the ingredients/reviews for ya and let you know what I think of them without having to teach you all the sciencey stuff lol which can get kinda boring
Links
Side Notes
Be careful when using the stridex pads if you do choose to use them, start with once a week and increase usage from there, as they can dry you out or cause irritation. Same with the benzoyl peroxide. Here is where you'd use either in your routine btw
PM
Hope this helps!! :)
it's my understanding that there aren't many oral supplements effective for acne reduction.
like i said, there's evidence for zinc, but you should be taking it anyway. i'm not familiar with evidence for collagen and biotin but i think a lot of people take them for skin health, but not necessarily for acne.
there are prescription oral drugs like antibiotics (used short-term), hormonal drugs (usually for women), and Accutane (i'm on it right now). but those are a bit more serious and you'll need to find a doctor.
all that said, i'd recommend making some small lifestyle adjustments and using topical products. it's not as easy as taking a few supplements in the morning with your multivitamin, but it's worth it and it's not that hard.
i'd super duper recommend trying your hardest to not pop pimples and generally to keep your hands off your face!
but if you have a blemish that absolutely needs attention, you should cover it with one of these hydrocolloid bandages that are made to suck up the nasty stuff and heal it afterwards
if you have particularly problematic *individual* zits, you can spot treat with benzoyl peroxide like another commenter mentioned. 2.5% is the maximum concentration you'll need and will minimize side effects (dryness and irritation). higher concentrations (5%-10%) are regarded as overkill.
or if you have more mild skin with fewer acute pimples, you can try salicylic acid pads like someone else mentioned.
this might sound counterproductive, but i'd recommend regularly using some kind of moisturizer, too. start out doing it at night if you're lazy or don't have time in the morning. the moisturizer i linked to has some cool things in it called ceramides that help re-build your skin layer.
other lifestyle changes: change and wash your bedsheets, facial towels, and pillow cases more often. try to keep your hand off your face during the day. some people find dramatic changes when they remove inflammatory foods (dairy, soy, meat, starch, sugar, varies person to person) from their diets (i didn't).
do you know what face wash you use?
if you have time on your hands, browse around r/SkincareAddiction. feel free to ask me more though!
i'm a bit of a skincare nerd as much as i am a nutrition/wellness nerd.
The Issue: Texture control after maintaining a routine for 2 months. My acne has calmed down on my face, but gotten worse on my back. I’m mostly concerned with texture, comodones, and controlling that gross built-up feeling.
What will happen if I stop using tretinoin?
Photos: Current Photos
Allergies: Some preservatives found in commonly recommended products :(. Tried CeraVe but seemed to make things worse. Thoughts on trying again?
Skin Type: Combination sensitive, acne prone, eczema, oily...
Current Routine: 2 months of dedicated routine:
I’ve used these products for 11 months, but only this consistent routine for 2 months.
Location: New England region, travel globally for work (just spent a month in Asia).
Neutrogena On-The-Spot Acne Spot Treatment with 2.5% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Medicine to Treat Face Acne, Gentle Benzoyl Peroxide Pimple Gel for Acne Prone Skin, .75 oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UOLIOC6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_uDl2DbTGP5T9G
I'm pretty sure I found this one in Walmart. And you definitely want to stick with a lower percentage if your skin is sensitive.
I personally use cerave in the tub at night, and actually have been "slugging" with aquaphor. So if you genuinely can't find a moisturizer that works for you I'd suggest trying to put a light layer of aquaphor or petroleum jelly before bed. They are occlusive, so even though they don't moisturize/hydrate on their own they do prevent your skin from losing water overnight.
Edit: I forgot to mention that for some reason my moisturizer has been stinging a bit, regardless of which one I try, but for some reason the sting goes away when I get aquaphor on, so I just rapid fire those products.