Comments on: Retinol is a magical skin potion

By: bob ross

bob ross — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:40:00 +0000

the beard/hat/flannel combo is definitely necessary if you are biking around here in the winter. I don’t know what their excuse is in the summer though. Also the horrible thrift store sweaters, wtf?

By: IronEdithKidd

IronEdithKidd — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:48:00 +0000

Uptown was hipster-central when I growing up in the Cities. My aunt lived south of Lake St on that side of 35W for years, but Seward is not a part of town I’ve ever really been to. And will now actively avoid, so thanks for the tip. If I ever move back to the area, it’ll be out to the boring burbs, for the schools.

By: Rachael Hoffman-Dachelet

Rachael Hoffman-Dachelet — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:36:00 +0000

Though, let me hasten to add that it is also a great and awesome neighborhood. Just over populated with 30-something guys in tight jeans, knit caps, and mighty beards. The flannel is adaptive, I cannot make fun of it. Okay, so technically the beards and hats are probably adaptive too.

By: Rachael Hoffman-Dachelet

Rachael Hoffman-Dachelet — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:31:00 +0000

The Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis. Seriously, %85 of the men I see wondering around here are exactly that.

By: PlutoniumX

PlutoniumX — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:10:00 +0000

PA. Lots of mighty beards, skinny jeans, too tight flannel, and hats with furry ear flaps when its cold.

By: IronEdithKidd

IronEdithKidd — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:57:00 +0000

Ah, my neighbor is from Columbus. I’ll ask her if she sees such things when she visits her mum.

By: Rob O'Daniel

Rob O'Daniel — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:09:00 +0000

I’ve read reports of teenagers who’ve gone wheat and gluten-free and their severe acne problems cleared up. It might be a worthwhile experiment…

By: summertimecowboy

summertimecowboy — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:52:00 +0000

My family doctor gave me tetracycline. of course it worked like a charm. but when i stopped it came back. (all thought slightly less then before)
I took it without thinking too much about it. Of course I regret it now.

By: Stephen Kilpatrick

Stephen Kilpatrick — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:22:00 +0000

Try Richmond, Louisville, or Columbus. Yikes.

By: Beanolini

Beanolini — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:44:00 +0000

It’s retinol. It isn’t sexy. It definitely isn’t new.

...and it's already produced by your body, as long as you eat your greens. There's probably about a third of a gram in your liver right now.

By: katkins

katkins — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:56:00 +0000

Didn’t we find out recently that rosacea is caused by parasite poop? Well, ok, correlated?

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/08/31/everything-you-never-wanted-to-know-about-the-mites-that-eat-crawl-and-have-sex-on-your-face

By: Missy Pants

Missy Pants — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 02:31:00 +0000

Ugh… that sounds like the first time I tried a “vitamin c” mask – ie – citric acid mask that ate my face off. I feel you.

Vitamin E Oil is a sticky mess but it’ll help you heal faster and feel better asap.

By: WorthWords

WorthWords — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:43:00 +0000

The thing about acne is that a few spots may be really bothersome to one individual to the point where they will try anything , where as another individual may be covered and not be bothered enough to start these powerful drugs.

Topical retinoids have a pretty good safety record but Oral retinoids may cause a well documented birth defect and as a result topical retinoids are not licenced during pregnancy and so not ideal choice for women of child bearing age. The management in the uk is based on the fact that acne is so very common. Over the counter measures (benzyl peroxide) may help with self management and many young people will grow out of it eventually.If the acne is bothersome the the GP(family doctor) may start topical antibiotics, topical retinoids or oral antibiotics, and if not satisfactory refers to a dermatologist who may starts isotretinoin, monitoring regularly and ensuring appropriate contraception/pregnancy test etc.Seborrheic dermatitis is managed differently to acne. You usually use anti inflammatory creams and an antifungal.

By: blueelm

blueelm — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:24:00 +0000

Yeah… what I thought was acne turned out to be skin problems due to autoimmune disease which was actually causing my skin to become more thin and dry. Retin-A helped by making my skin look older, hurt terribly, causing ulcers, and it took a couple months to heal. My skin still looks rough at the cheeks and has red spots. I think that’s just something I have to learn to accept now though.

Why do I say this? MAKE SURE IT IS ACNE. Really sure.

Also be aware that it makes you more sensitive to the sun. Age spots are not prettier than acne, gentlemen.

By: oasisob1

oasisob1 — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:49:00 +0000

Try smoking and dairy, or smoking dairy.

By: summertimecowboy

summertimecowboy — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:12:00 +0000

I don’t smoke, and I tried no dairy for a few months, no luck…

By: IronEdithKidd

IronEdithKidd — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:21:00 +0000

I live in a city that is often refered to as “liberal”. I leave the house with alarming frequency, even to drinking establishments (after dark, mind you), and have not seen what PlutoniumX describes.

By: awjt

awjt — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:08:00 +0000

Cities. Do NOT attend cities.

By: awjt

awjt — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:08:00 +0000

You’ll live to around 85, and he will get to about 64, but you’ll both look GREAT in the casket.

By: Andrew Glines

Andrew Glines — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:57:00 +0000

I quit smoking and my skin cleared right up. A friend gave up dairy and his did too. I drink tons of milk. He still smokes. We’re both acne-free. Who knows?

By: IronEdithKidd

IronEdithKidd — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:31:00 +0000

“Skinny jeans hipster mountain man”
Does not compute. Where on earth is this a thing because I’d like to avoid that corner of the globe?

By: summertimecowboy

summertimecowboy — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:20:00 +0000

does any one recommend RoC retinol A+C+E cream?
I am male, 33 and have acne problems

By: PlutoniumX

PlutoniumX — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:59:00 +0000

Like you, I found not scrubbing my face to death with benzoyl peroxide and antibacterial cleansers did wonders. To add to your “let greasy be greasy”, I find that if I use a beard trimmer set to 1 or 2 to leave a little stubble of facial hair, that helps even more. (I’m not like skinny jean hipster mountain man beardy so it works out for me.)

By: Rob Beschizza

Rob Beschizza — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:49:00 +0000

If you have Prime, good retinol night creams (Neutrogena, Roc, and paraben-free off brand types) are significantly cheaper than grocery stores.

By: penguinchris

penguinchris — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:42:00 +0000

I tried it and it didn’t work. But, I didn’t do anything to figure out potential triggers, and the stuff I tried I bought in Thailand (where the climate and the things I regularly ate I would almost guarantee are all huge triggers). I’m on to something recently that seems to be working (a specific moisturizer) but it’s not perfect or magical and I still have significant breakouts; I may give retinol another try.

Anyway my main point is that going into a store looking for something like this is almost as bad as looking up information on it on the internet. You think you know what you want, but you start looking at the creams in the store and they all say something different, they all have other ingredients you’re not sure you want, and/or they’re way more expensive than seems necessary. It’s far from impossible to figure out which one to buy, of course, it’s just mildly frustrating and annoying. And the worst part is that often the one thing that seems most popular on the internet is not one that you can find locally.

By: SomeGuyNamedMark

SomeGuyNamedMark — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:39:00 +0000

I’ll vouch for it. I got a skin cream with retinol just for daily maintenance (no major skin issues) and my wife said she saw a noticeable improvement.

By: B E Pratt

B E Pratt — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:21:00 +0000

I need that stuff so bad. Seborrheic dermatitis I’ve been told.