I'm coming out of lurkdom to briefly share something I've tried that's really helping me.
I don't post on this board and really only come on here to read the acne issues. I have a sister that is on Soulcysters and I don't want to tread on her territory, so to speak, but I wanted to share this anyway.
I, like many of you, have problems with acne and specifically, cystic acne. I've tried nearly every product a dermatologist could think to put me on (though I've never tried Accutane.....scared me to death).
Anyway, I get deep, really painful cystic acne on my chin (2-3 at a time and they will last for weeks). I did get relief when I was on Yasmin bc (which I highly recommend for those with acne problems.......better then ANY other's I've tried), but decided recently to stop taking bc. Of course, my acne came back.
So....I started looking for other things that could help. I am cheap and hate spending money on this stuff (the constant dermatologists visits drove me nuts since they never gave me anything that helped!), so it had to be inexpensive. I started poking around on a website that helps you find homeopathic remedies and it suggested Calcarea Sulphurica. I went over to Wild Oats and picked up a container of 30c Calc. Sulph. (Boiron brand) and decided to give it a shot. It worked really really well.
I thought it was probably a fluke and only took one containers worth.
My acne came back and I decided to try it again. It worked again. I swear to you that within 24-48 hours, the acne started to heal and no new one's have popped up. The few times I thought I had something popping up (like last night), I put a big dab of Queen Helene's Mint Julep Mask on it which pretty much takes care of it.
Forgive me for sounding like an infomercial
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So.......it's worth trying. Homeopathic remedies are totally safe and this particular one is even safe enough (at the adult doseage) for infants. Basically, you want to disolved five of the little balls under your tongue three times a day (they taste like sugar balls). I would buy two containers and use it for at least a week, then taper off (one container will last about 4-5 days and costs about $5 at Wild Oats).
BTW, the indication for Calc. Sulph. is for acne and boils (I think some on this board have had problems with those too). I know most of you probably don't want to keep trying things, but it really did help me and it is an inexpensive thing to try.
I really hope this helps someone. I'll check back later to see if anyone has any questions.
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