Damned acne!!!!

[cozzicon]

Hi all,

Well- I'm 44 years old. Quit tobacco for e-cigs about 30 days ago and was hoping to miss out on the no tobacco acne reaction.

Dammit- I have acne on my torso, and today I got one juicy one on my face. I did not escape unscathed! I am apparently right back into puberty. Uck.

Does anyone have any experience on how long this will last?

 

[whiskey]

Yes I heard its a normal reaction...I have a tiny bit..just keep acne medicine on it & it stays at bay..some say from the Pg/Vg & some say from the nic in the vape..

 

[jjrose]

Cetaphil daily cleanser, or the generic from CVS, works very well. use twice a day.
I recommend this to my skin care clients. I think it works as well if not better than the expensive stuff.
Make sure you get the daily cleanser. I think they also have a body bar too.

 

[Zenfrogs]

I had it pretty bad... I was even considering going back to ciggies if it kept up...give it a month...cleanse your skin well and it should get better

 

[inicapem]

For me, when I use any percentage of VG, I break out. I now only use 100%PG and no more breakouts.

 

[classwife]

And don't forget water, water, water.

 

[Seabrook]

And don't forget water, water, water.

Actually, fasters and the alternative health crowd use lemon squeezed in their water to cut the acne/rash effects from detoxifying. Sadly, people just don't realize how tremendously powerful vitamins C is. Linus Pauling won a nobel prize for his discovery and research on it -- that's how powerful it is -- powerful enough to cure disease. All topical antiwrinkle creams have vita c in it. It really helps a lot for many things. 2000mg (500mg 4xday) daily is not an unreasonable amount -- besides, if you get too much in your system, you just pee it out since it's water soluble instead of fat soluble. My .

 

[Ragamuffin]

Well, everyone says something different, but in my experience so far, it's getting worse, and I started vaping in March. Sore, painful, deep acne blemishes. Clogged pores, loads of blackheads, oily and slimy skin. I use mostly PG liquids and cartos. Face and neck are embarassing and frustrating. I will add some more Vitamin C however. I'm vegetarian, so I don't eat lots of fats and carbs. Always have lots of fruit and veggies, and tons of water, like a gallon a day or more. So sometimes no matter what you do, it's going to take it's own sweet time leaving. I've ordered some new skincare products as well as a glycolic peel that I hope to try in a few days or so. Next step is a trip to dermatologist. I'm seriously thinking an antibiotic would help this, as they feel worse than a pimple.

 

[Neekyme]

I've found the sulfur based acne-creams (like adult acnomel) work best for me - they seem to be more drawing than drying.

Those Zeno thingys actually worked for me too - it's a little device that has a tip that gets hot - supposedly to the exact temp needed to kill the bacteria that causes the pimple. I dunno - but it's helped on the couple I've tried it on. (they don't work for blackheads/whiteheads - just regular old pimples) They're pricey though, I happened to find a really good sale at the local drug store chain to get mine to try out.

I try to drink lots of water - but I need to work more on that. Some days I do really good...other days, not so good.

Thankfully things seem to be calming down, and I'm not noticing so many popping up any more. There was a few weeks there that I was not feeling so great about my skin!