Today’s Featured Comment
I will turn 53 in 6 weeks and still break out. May I also assume that your skin is still quite oily and shows no or very few wrinkles? If so…COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS!
Your skin doesn’t look like beat-up luggage now, and probably never will.
1) You’ll never need to pay an arm and a leg for “moisturizer.” Please trust me on this, no matter how “oil free” and “non-comedogenic” a product says it is, ANY kind of moisturizer is PIZZA-FACE DEATH to skin like yours and mine.
2) You CAN — and SHOULD — go out in the sun 15-30 minutes per day without sunscreen. This is EXACTLY the same treatment a dermatologist provides for “routine breakouts” in only 2-3 minutes via a U.V. lamp.
3) Try an OTC salicylic acid treatment applied ONLY on the pimples themselves. In my experience, and from what I hear from other women in our age group, it is much more effective for TARGETED SPOT TREATMENT than the iconic benzoyl peroxide, with no need to spread it around your whole face and then skulk around hiding the peel for a week (yuck!)
Still with those few “zits in my wrinkles” (lol!) — Spike
[This comment was originally posted in this conversation. ~ Eds.]
How do you deal with breakouts?
Thank you for sharing. I feel your pain and I shed some tears because I can relate to it all. Your story brought back memories of my first dog, Bear. I had to put him down at the age of 14 1/2.
My 28 year marriage ended just over a year ag
Yes, chatting, especially about anything sexual is cheating. If my husband was doing that I would consider him cheating on me. Be sooooo careful when meeting this man, people can be who they want to be online.
Yes I have thick legs with thick ankles, my Dad's! Tights the same color as the dress or bone shoes with bare legs. Not a straight skirt and never patterned stockings or leggings!
These are the only things that cleared my adult post meno-acne flareups.
1. I never ever touch my face to feel for irregularities.
2. I use the 3 step regimen from Proactive every day. Yes, I do “the walk of shame” at the mall – right up to the vending machine. I just pretend I’m getting it for my grand-daughter! If a kiosk is available, you may want to bring a bag big enough to hold what you’re buying so you don’t have to carry it around with you at the mall!
Good luck, we’re all in this together.
Hi!
There are very few women who don’t get a couple of rounds of peri-and-post menopausal acne! Hormones are responsible for THE worst of it. Small consolation!
Not touching your face – no matter who you are or what your skin is like is fantastic advice! That includes cell phones and even things like scarves. Women who wear a CPAP mask at night may even develop blemishes in the places where the mask hits their face so keeping the mask super clean is imperative.
AHAs are excellent for post-menopausal acne. These include salicylic acid, lactic acid, and glycolic acid. Salicylic acid will actually penetrate the pore area and eventually reshape the pore so it doesn’t grab onto debris. The other two will exfoliate the skin which is essential. Using a lower strength glycolic or lactic acid product will gently remove the layers without the major “peeling” that can happen at higher percentages.
But it is important to note that 2% salicylic acid is NOT the same as 2% glycolic acid. 10% salicylic acid would melt your skin right off your face.
If ProActive works and isn’t too strong for your skin, go for it! Paula’s Choice also has an acne treatment plan that is reasonably-priced as well.
But if you are using acids, you still have to be careful in the sun, even with oily skin. The goal is to get your skin to actually “peel” which means you are revealing baby skin. It needs protection. Unfortunately most – dare I say all – sunscreens are problematic for the acne-prone. That’s why I always recommend hat, clothing and glasses protection and just some plain old common sense.
I also recommend putting it on fifteen minutes before going out and then removing it when indoors to help reduce skin contact.
If acne becomes overwhelming, you might need the intervention of the dermatologist. This would be if you are experiencing cystic blemishes on regular basis or significant part of your face. These devils heal very slowly and do not respond to home care very often.
