My Skin

A little something about my battle with demon acne! As a sufferer I can’t stand people moaning about a minor spot which is so small you need a magnifying glass to see it and think its the end of their world or people who do videos on how to get rid of acne expecting a pizza faced friend like myself but yet I’m greeted by a spot free face complaining about the slightest blemish, Wa, wa ,waaaaaa poor you try having a face full of the buggers then you’ll have my attention!! So I thought I’d write about my journey with acne, so here it goes.... (I dont mean to offend any one by the way) Also these pictures are from June 2014

For me it all started in my younger juvenile years, we all go through the dreaded Puberty (HATE that word) where you deal with the hormone changes emotionally and physically (boobs!)of course being a teenager acne is a natural process but for me this was the beginning of a battle against me and spots and as none of my friends suffered from it then why do I? For the time being my doctor prescribed me an alcohol dab which dries out your skin, zineryt as well as the contraceptive pill to try and balance out hormones. This worked, I had clear skin once again! So life went on and I began college now at 17 I thought my acne days were over but how wrong was I it was here acnes revenge had seeped through my pores for round two. I tried using different ‘spot’ helping facial washes but nothing would shift these buggers and with my social life becoming a new high light (yes I was a little geekish in school)I felt everyone was looking at my spots and not me making me antisocial, they had to go. This time Antibiotics, once they kicked in over a couple of months, success they had gone and I was clear once again! I had years of the odd flare up but with the tedious months of eliminating different brands I found fragrance free Simple (which I still use today) kept my skin at bay. I will just add here I have only just leant from my Dermatologist acne skin is one of the most sensitive skintypes so treat it with care that means no fragrance products!

My next battle with acne was in my late teens/early twenties, just starting University I was excited in my new journey but then DUN DUN DUUUUUUN the dark demon rises on my skin in the form of several spots! No not now! It was also here I discovered I allergic to diary (which is another common spot aggravator due to its high hormones) so I cut that out of my life and back to the doctors I go, for acne again and at 21!! Now I was back on the good ole Antibiotics who fought those little demons and gave me clear skin once again, thank you almighty but here’s the downside every time I’ve been taken off these white tablet knights my flare ups begin, resulting in my silly self staying on them for a long time which is not good for you and being the tender age of 26 now I only just stopped them three months ago due to a moan from my Dermatologist, eeeeep!

Wow I have a Dermatologist but its not as easy as it sounds for it has take me a while to get one and the final straw of my acne battle was last year when I was starting my Makeup Course, great timing ey! My acne battle once again commenced growing fiercer as the days went on, continuing with products and diet nothing seemed to budge these determined boils. Now im 26 how can I be going through this AGAIN and this time it got me down big time as I couldn’t understand what I was doing wrong. So I went to doctor determined to sort this out once and for all I cannot go one with this and this may sound dramatic and vein to some but acne not only affects your face but your confidence, I hit a low point not feeling I can go for jobs as I would be judged and a Makeup Artist with acne how can I trust her, but that’s another thing I have discovered acne has a prejudice of dirty, they cant look after themselves, well that’s crap! Acne can be caused by numerous things and I’m talking first hand, of course look after yourself but some peoples skin and bodies are more susceptible to diet and fragrance and that’s life I’m afraid but there are things and Dermatologists who can help you. I’m currently going through treatment and this is why I wanted to write this blog so hopefully this may help other sufferers out there and understand you’re not alone on this and everything will be ok. I have posted some pictures of my acne, I hate them but I feel I should show you so you know I’m not moaning about a single spot. I will also keep my blog updated with my treatment and how it is going, but enough babbling, talk soon!

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