ComfortablyNumb
2003-09-14, 06:58 PM
Okay I don't have those huge monstrous breakouts. But my skin can be a real problem sometimes.
Whatever I wash my face with, it still gets dry. However, whenever I wash my face with stuff for sensitive skin, it seems to breakout with acne. The only thing that ever did not irritate my skin was Dr. bronner's peppermint soap which is actually supposed to be strong. Only problem is, while I had an even complexion and no acne (my acne is usually whiteheads, sometimes pimples, but rarely) my face would be so dry that it would look ashy and would itch really bad.
I've tried moisturizers and even thought they say non-comodegenic, it seems like I have an allergic reaction to them. So many of them have some kind of common ingredient maybe that is doing this?
Well, anyway, I feel like I'm making the choice between hydrated supple skin that is prone to whiteheads (and every now and then pimples) or severely dry skin that is nice and clear.
Has anybody else had this problem? What did you do to get past it?
Whatever I wash my face with, it still gets dry. However, whenever I wash my face with stuff for sensitive skin, it seems to breakout with acne. The only thing that ever did not irritate my skin was Dr. bronner's peppermint soap which is actually supposed to be strong. Only problem is, while I had an even complexion and no acne (my acne is usually whiteheads, sometimes pimples, but rarely) my face would be so dry that it would look ashy and would itch really bad.
I've tried moisturizers and even thought they say non-comodegenic, it seems like I have an allergic reaction to them. So many of them have some kind of common ingredient maybe that is doing this?
Well, anyway, I feel like I'm making the choice between hydrated supple skin that is prone to whiteheads (and every now and then pimples) or severely dry skin that is nice and clear.
Has anybody else had this problem? What did you do to get past it?