Health: Today, I followed an acne treatment. It was only after I'd finished...

By Painfulfaceforme - 14/03/2010 02:30 - Canada

Today, I followed an acne treatment. It was only after I'd finished the treatment that I read the bottom line, stating "Do not scrub your face". I only had one pimple to start with, now it looks like I sandpapered my face. FML

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By Tingly - 16/08/2010 03:12 - United States

Today, I realized that that tingly feeling on my face when I put a new combination of acne wash, acne medication, and my usual moisturizer on was not, in fact, "it working." It was slowly peeling away the top layer of skin. I look and feel sunburned. I also still have acne and oily skin. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/03/2010 05:04 - United States

Today, I was applying some acne ointment. The directions said, "Apply a thin layer, covering the entire affected area." In other words, for me: My entire face. Lovely. FML

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By greeple - 10/09/2012 16:19 - Singapore

Today, I decided to clean my face of unwanted visitors, and spent my shower popping the pimples on my cheeks. Twenty minutes later, I remembered that I was showering ahead of a date with my girlfriend. My cheeks now look like the crater-filled surface of Mars. FML

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By RedFaced - 27/05/2016 00:11 - Netherlands - Capelle Aan Den Ijssel

Today, I discovered the effect the cream has that my mom gave me. It was for my acne and it worked, in a way. Instead of having a lot of little pimples, I now just have a few gigantic ones. FML

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By DeepCleanAcne - 02/09/2017 20:00

Today, I found out that my intense acne is actually an allergic reaction to the "deep clean" product I've been using to reduce it. I've been using this product for the past ten years. Ten years of suffering through "acne" could have been easily avoided. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/06/2011 17:30 - United States

Today, I woke up to find that not only did the toothpaste I put on my pimple make it more noticable, but it made it worse. FML

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By xXCHCKXx - 25/08/2023 08:00 - United States

Today, and for the past few days, my skin has been all blotchy and messed up so I tried a new face mask that was supposed to peel off easily. It ended up sticking to my skin like glue. I spent hours in front of the mirror trying to peel it off, one painful sliver at a time. FML

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By pizzaface - 15/03/2010 11:50 - United States

Today, I looked at my face to see if my new age-defying lotion was working. My skin does look younger, it's covered in pimples like a teenager's. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/01/2014 18:38 - United States - Canton

Today, I'm now able to put my acne cream on my face without having to look in the mirror, because I've memorized the crater and trench-filled war zone that is my acne-riddled face. FML

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By Zit-Blues - 04/01/2010 13:50 - United States

Today, I had a large pimple on my temple. I decided to try the whole "put toothpaste on the zit to make it dry up" technique that all the magazines say to do. Not only is my pimple still there, but the toothpaste irritated my skin and my already large pimple now appears three times bigger. FML

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jif_fml 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 9:31

if you only had one pimple, why would you have put the treatment all over your face anyway? obvious YDI.

JonathanG_fml 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 9:01

always read the bottle first. YDI

Comments

ilikesquarebutts 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 9:23

Hey guys look it's female jesus. No it's just snicker on her high horse again

buggybeauty 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 9:27

YDI. common sense is apparently not your forte.

jif_fml 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 9:31

if you only had one pimple, why would you have put the treatment all over your face anyway? obvious YDI.

andruha1123 5

Sunday 14 March 2010 9:38

welcome back! btw, how you been?

cookiemonster17 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 9:38

lol atleast she didn't use proactive

brandibaby 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 9:52

omg.. :( that sucks!

metalhead256 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 9:53

i hate you snicerdoodles your always anal about shit and do bad jokes

nyc718 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 9:55

Op clearly it was a new treatment because you screwed it up. On that note, when trying anything new common sense dictates to read the instructions first. I don't mean half ass the reading also. I mean fully and thoroughly read it so you don't destroy the rest of your have. I'm just happy I've near had an acne problem.

nyc718 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 9:59

* your face. Damn blackberry

cheap123 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 11:21

Snickerdoodles, you are by far my favorite person on this otherwise pretty boring website. I find myself disappointed when I open one of these poorly written stories only to find that you have not commented. The fact that people get upset that you correct their grammar is hilarious to me. If they don't want it corrected, use it correctly. Feel free to correct mine as you see fit.

Resquall 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 11:48

GO SMOCKS YEAH! By the way, I liked your "shmexy librarian" pic; what happened to that? :3

lowcut 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 10:12

One pimple? Why were you using a full-face treatment for one pimple? Considering that lots of acne medications tend to make the problem worse before they make it better... Do yourself a favor. One, read the instructions. Two, read the instructions long BEFORE you slather the stuff all over your skin...like, while you're still in the store. Invest in a spot treatment. Your face will thank you.