Comments on: Facial Scrubs: Are You Overdoing It?

By: misscris

misscris — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:29:04 +0000

I suffered from acne for almost my entire life – I was using proactiv, which I love. But after running out of their face scrub before my next shipment, I bought some clean and clear benzyl peroxide face wash to use in the meantime. It has 10% benzyl peroxide, but no “scrubbies” – I found that after using it for about a week, in conjunction with my regular proactiv lotion (I also quit using the toner except in the summer), my face cleared up. It’s been about 2 years and I have great, super smooth skin. I get a zit about once a month (hormones), but that’s it. I exfoliate about once a week now using a mask, biore pore strip, or a light scrub. I think like other posters, the scrubbing was causing the breakouts by irritating my skin. I also use plain old lemon juice as a toner a few times a week at night – just dab on, let dry, and apply regular routine of lotions (or potions as my husband calls them)!

By: ProEsthetics

ProEsthetics — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:27:16 +0000

I hate to admit this because i should be able to solve this on my own but i have tried everything in the book. white heads! i use a particular line and it was the cause of it and i curse that brand, but i refuse to bash. i know people who love that line of products. anyway, i cant get rid of them. would you comment please

By: sarah

sarah — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:57:04 +0000

Hi. I was washing my face with a peeling milk face wash every day and had a micrdermabrasion while using it because i was having bad breakouts. The breakouts are gone, but my face is all red and it has been red for a few months. I am much more gentle now and using moisturizer. Will me skin ever rebuild itself? It has slightly improved with my gentle treatment. I cant afford a dermatologist. Please help

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By: Erika

Erika — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:12:52 +0000

I did over peel my face Dr.B. to the point that I stripped off my stratum corneum… will this come back? i aggravated my acne because of it. im with a derm now

By: Cherri

Cherri — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:59:55 +0000

i get those pesky whiteheads no matter what i do. i’ve stopped washing with towels and use benzoyle peroxide daily, but still have to scrub those chin whiteheads…eeek! they are sooo noticeable on dark skin

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By: Dr. Benabio

Dr. Benabio — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:42:45 +0000

LasersMD-
Citric acid is a great mild facial scrub / peel.

By: Dr. Benabio

Dr. Benabio — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:42:05 +0000

Christine and Emily-
Thanks for asking. I do not have a Benabio scrub, haha. I often recommend Oil of Olay products because I think they are high quality relative to the price. Like http://www.olay.com/boutique/definity/products/de1004
The key is to not over use them.

By: LasersMD

LasersMD — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:48:13 +0000

Its all about the citric peel…