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What is the best over the counter skin care product? Specifically for pimples, breakouts and redness.?


I hate my skin. I always have pimples! Mostly they are around my eyebrows and my chin... that is where they are worse. I always have redness. I try not to pick them, but sometimes I just can't take it anymore. They are gross and no matter what I use I cannot get rid of them. So it comes down to two things: 1. I am not using the right products and 2. I need to be educated on skin care. Right now I am using just a basic face wash - Biore Pore Minimizing Foaming Face Wash in the morning in the shower. And when I get out of the shower I use a toner/astringent - Biore Triple Action Astringent then I will sometimes use a moisterizer - Biore Skin Balancing Moisturizer. At night I admit I all too often forget or just not wash my face, but when I do I use - Biore Blemish Fighting Ice Cleanser. As you can tell right now I am only using one line of products. I have used several though, but never just one brand. sometimes I use masks, and facial cloths too. I need HELP! I want to be pretty!

To help educate yourself about skincare, you have to try out different brands of skincare and see what works best for you. Also don't use the same product for too long. When you've run out of something i.e your face wash try something else instead, that way you get to experience different products and there effects. The problem you have, is that you've been using the same products for too long and now you can't see there effects on your skin anymore, as your skin has become desensitised against them. You need to keep your skin constantly on the beat by surprising it with new products that work differently to your old ones.
From the sounds of your skin you have a oily/combination skin type so you need to buy moisturisers/creams that help combat this. You obviously have excess oil production occuring around your forehead and chin. To help this keep your pores clean and go for skincare with salicylic acid (the best pore unblocker). Salicylic acid is great for exfoliation so dermatologists use it to clear clogged pores and acne.
Try Acne Serum Tx £30 by Leaf & Rusher at Space NK.
Or All- Over Blemish Solutions by MD Skincare.
Or Anti-Blemish Sloutions Cleansing Foam £13 by Clinique.
Also you could try using a cream which shrinks your pores. Look for any product which builds collagen and firms skin helping to keep your pores tight.
Try Idealist Pore Minimizing Skin Refinisher £34 by Estee Lauder.
Or Pore Minimizing Serum £18.50 by Clarins.
Make sure you wash your face morning and night with a cleansing face wash.
Try Special Cleansing Gel £19 by Dermalogica. This product is designed to throughly remove impurities and gently foams away toxins and debris.
You could also try using a night cream. Night creams are designed to clear congestion during the night and soften fine lines by helping dead cells shed faster. This will help your spots as dead skin blocks pores and results in spots.
Look for a night cream which contains Alpha Hydroxy Acids.
Try Invigorating Night Gel-Firming Treatment by Ole Henriksen.
To help rade redness skip spicy foods, hot drinks and alcohol and use products containing anti-inflammatories like caffine, aloe and chamomile.
Try Sheer Tint Redness Relief £25 by Dermalogica.

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What To Consider Before Buying An Olive Oil Facial Cleanser

You might disagree, but hear me out on this. What should you consider before you buy an olive oil facial cleanser? You might want to think about the fact that oils could not be cleansing. One of the primary purposes of using cleansers is to remove excessive oils.

When natural oils, called sebum, build up on the skin, bacteria, which is normally present, feed on them. Sebum has some natural antibacterial activity, but only when it is initially secreted. Olive "leaf" extract has some natural antibacterial activity, too. But, it is due to a compound that is not present in the oil.

If the sebum and the bacteria continue to build up, pimples or blemishes can occur. After a while, if it is not cleaned away, odor occurs. Cleansers are an important part of any skincare ritual. While an olive oil facial cleanser might be alright for occasional use, it is not something that you would want to use on a daily basis.

People with excessive dryness may find that the popular cleansers are irritating. My suggestion is tea tree oil. It might sound like I am contradicting myself, but tea tree oil has natural antibacterial activity. Another excellent choice is manuka honey. It, too, has natural antibacterial and antioxidant activity.

The problem with most cleansers is that they contain petroleum-based alcohols. These cause burning, redness and irritation. They strip away sebum, which only stimulates the production of more. So, they are a bad choice for people with excessive oiliness or excessive dryness.

One of the things that an olive oil facial cleanser could provide is moisture. But, the cleansing would come from the use of clean clothes and warm water, not from the olive oil, itself. Your best bet is to use a gentle cleansing solution on a daily basis. There are many on the market.

On a bi-weekly or an occasional basis, use a deep cleansing mask. You may have tried masks before and found that they dried out after a few minutes. They were difficult to remove and might even have caused some irritation.

There are new masks on the market that will not dry out, because they contain macadamia oil. That is a luxurious moisturizer that soothes and nourishes the skin's layers.

The cleansing ingredients in the mask are bentone gel, allantoin and kaolin. You will not find those ingredients in an olive oil facial cleanser. They are extracts from clay and sugar beets that work together to absorb excessive oils and pull dirt out of the pores.

Regardless of how dry your skin is, there is dirt and pollutants that need to be removed on a daily basis. There is no need to use an abrasive cleanser. But you do need to use something that has some cleansing activity.

Do yourself a favor. After cleansing, follow up with a nourishing moisturizer. Use one that contains grape seed oil during the day and one that contains avocado oil at night. You are not likely to be happy with the results of an olive oil facial cleanser. But, you have other options.

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