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ABK · 05-04-2009, 02:24 AM

wanted to put in my own two cents

i've been battling acne since 15 and am 27 now. while on bcp my face was great! still oily and some breakouts but overall very very nice. especially last year before i got off on it and ttc. i sometimes look at old pix from last year and cry.

and i've tried just about everything and anything. but with ttc you're just very limited. but my aesthetician did introduce me to a product called obagi clenziderm for oily skin. it's like proactive but medically graded. i can't say that my breakouts are completely gone, but from what it was a GREAT improvement. i do have to warn that it does dry out your skin really bad to the point you want to quit but if you get past the two week mark your skin starts to get a clearer complexion and those pesky little white heads disappear so fast. and any new breakouts that come out they go away in like 2 days.

it is expensive but i've found them cheaper on amazon or ebay. just remember to follow the directions very closely. and a little goes a long way. i'm still on my first set and its been 3 months already.

as for the oiliness, well i have seen it go down some. but i'm not sure if it's the summer heat right now with the humidity or the food i've been eating lately but it does seem a little bit oilier than when i first started. HTH!