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Anonymous
Acnefag here,
I've had moderate acne on my face and back since roughly age 17. I've tried all sorts of OTC things, Proactiv, various strengths of doxy/minocycline (Solodyn), 1% and 3% Differin Gel, and Finacea.
Solodyn does help with stopping some of the bigger pimples, but doesn't do much for the smaller ones. Differin helped a lot initially, but drys the shit out of your skin. I don't think it's that useful unless you have pretty harsh acne, in which case a few months of it does help.
The most effective topical I've used by far is Finacea. It's more for acne scarring, since now my acne is pretty light. It lightened up my back considerably and worked pretty well on my face too.
I think the best things I've tried is washing my pillowcases and sheets whenever I do laundry, washing my face 2-3 times per day (more is bad), and using a light sacyclic acid wash and benzoyl peroxide cream for zits (you can get both at the drug store). Don't believe the crap about food. Your BODY might have bad reactions to certain foods, but not one doctor I've ever talked to said that chocolate, caffeine, fatty or fried foods directly give you zits. Lastly, sleeping a solid 8+ hours a night and/or sleeping on your back helps A LOT. I had surgery that required me to sleep on my back for 2 1/2 weeks, and I had roughly 50% less zits.
I've also noticed if you're thin and muscular, and dress well, people notice the acne a lot less. Anyways, good luck.
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