Today, I realized that the 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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
Today, my new prescription medicine for my chronic acne did in fact work. It worked by inflaming the skin around my zits so that they blended in. FML
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
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
Today, I got a new skin cream for my acne. I tested it on a small patch of skin just to make sure I wasn't allergic. I was, and the reaction didn't stay on that small patch of skin. My left arm is now almost entirely covered in a horrible rash. FML
Today, I found out that what I thought was "acne" is actually an allergic reaction to a cream I've been using for years. I thought the cream was helping me with the breakouts but my doctor says the real acne probably went away naturally years ago. FML
Today, I discovered that my "life-changing" skincare routine wasn’t working because I’d been using conditioner instead of moisturizer for two weeks. My skin is greasy, and I smell like coconuts. FML
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
Today, I went to the store and bought some cream to help with a sunburn I'd gotten a few days ago. What's worse than having red, peeling, and painful skin? An allergic reaction on top of it. FML
Today, I got a second degree sunburn everywhere above my waist, for which I've been using a medicated lotion. My roommate "pranked" me by switching the lotion with a similarly colored, very caustic acne wash. My chest feels like it's roasting in hell and is oozing pus and oil now. FML
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nerdsgetmehot 23
I've been there, OP. So many acne treatments have done more harm than good! Believe me, I know how much it sucks.
FarSide 23
Do it yourself dermabrasion? What's next, do it yourself breast augmentation?
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dragonaair 5
that happened to me once, because of the clean and clear kit.
XTheDesertSongX 17
What a ******* dumbass. It even shows safety warnings on the bottles (for most) and even states not to put two or more on together, or right after the other. Have fun growing your new layer of skin. How incompetent and illiterate can people be?
LaurenCMcCoy 17
Some acne creams do cause some irritation at first but your skin gets used to it and they do help :) make sure you're not using too much, don't give up.
waterpoloLML 0
oh shit I think that's what's happening to me
alldara 0
@ 138 I'm pretty sure its not just irritation at that point...and that its not that she's doing too much or anything but that she's mixing that many products on her face making a cocktail of chemicals that are probably having a bad reaction. Your not supposed to mix prescription acne cream with other acne products. And If you have acne you shouldn't put extra moisturizer on your face...that's kinda defeating the purpose of the acne cream since its adding more oils to your face. Also stop using the products for a bit and use some aloe until the pealing stops.
xojenniebatten 0
try clindoxyl gel ! it works miracles ! I tried it and it's done an amazing job for me ! try it out though ! ask your doctor :)
Sunsbeenkind 0
God, I hate acne medication. Ask a dermatologist for some oral medication, typically it works well. It just sucks because you either have to deal with a loss of acne but replaced by irritated, dry skin, or...well. Acne. I hate it so much.
xladiesman21x 0
no one realizes this but just using ivory soap to clean your face every night is better than using expensive acne cream that doesn't even work
cokyspaniel 0
don't mix, kids
CooBerry3851 1
That's what happened to me when I first got my acne medication. No big deal. (: