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Old 05-25-2007, 05:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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post-acne spots!

i've recently read that vitamin e and cocoa butter or the even the combination of the 2 have helped fade post-acne spots away. i'm a little confused if those are considered scars or not? i don't have scars that are raised or anything, just brown spots from past blemishes. anyways i've read that those to things can help fade them. has anyone tried either of the two? if so, does the oil cause more breakouts? i'm SO careful of what i put on my face so any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Personally I would not go with these products for the problem you are describing. I think they work better to keep skin soft, inhibit scar formation, and possibly speed healing. Discoloration is different... plus, from an oil standpoint, I wouldn't want these on my face!

There are products aimed at fading acne marks. You might also try an alpha-hydroxy face lotion or just some salycilic acid acne medication - both of which will kind of speed up skin turn-over and help to lighten marks. For an AHA lotion, I really like Neutrogena's Healthy Skin lotion with AHA and vitamins - it is oil free but still kind of heavy so I only use it at night. Never had a problem with breaking out from it although some people do have an initial break out period when using AHAs because as the skin turnover increases, acne that is forming is revealed - but this goes away with use. Or so they say.

That's my 2 cents. I wouldn't go with the cocoa butter or vitamin E, personally.
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I have heard of those things working for stretch marks, but I haven't heard of using them for facial acne.

I found this:
http://www.acnefree.com/node/39
at Walmart, for $20.
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i tried nutregena face wash and something else, i can't remember, but it broke my skin out really bad! it was awful! i have never tried a neutrogena face care/makeup product since. i'm terrified lol!

here are some things that i found when looking into to the vitamin e thing:
http://www.acne.org/rate_item.php?item_id=202
http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question...9233627AACwCUy

i went to walmart today and bought a stick of it for only a dollar. i put it on one scar to see what would happen! i am way too scared to put cocoa butter on my face but everything i've read has been good about the vitamin e? we'll see i guess...
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