Oh,man,never thought theres also someone like me out there,cause I also have those ****** curse from hell,which mess up my whole life,everything you have said,I also have it,even those long curly whiteheads that pops out with oils when you run your nails in it,or by just scrubbing your back and then those blackheads get stuck in your fingernail,Oh man!I tell you,I almost wanna die,but your still lucky, because you have a girlfriend that supports you and love with your disease,not like me,Im alone in the world,so be happy,and know that theres someone out there more worst than you:(,hope God,the most powerful on d entire universe the creator of everything frees us from this curse,In Jesus name,The Savior of the whole World,Amen!!!
My boys both took accutane through a dermatologist for 3-4 months with tremendous success. My eldest son wore a t shirt from sophomore year through senior year and we never saw him without. We later found out it was because of the cystic pimples and I had NO IDEA. I felt horrible. The expense was well worth it. They both have beautiful skin and the only thing they suffer are dry lips. Needing to apply chap stick a lot. It is all worth it and they are so thankful. Go do it! Get the misery behind you! Good luck!
I've found that witch hazel (found in the first aid department) can wonderfully shrink, tighten and cleanse pores.
Cutting out dairy for a while might prove helpful. I've heard it's a problem for many people.
I've read that magnesium deficiency can cause skin problems. Some of the safer and more effective forms include: Taurate, Glycinate, and Citrate (can be laxitative -- take with food.) Generally, the Magnesium, B Complex Vitamins as well, help your body deal with stress and stabilize stress hormones. These hormones cause skin inflammations, so the nutrients can help reduce this.
I really feel for you and I understand what you are saying. I think that you should try not to pop them because when you do you are pushing the dirt deeper into your skin, which will lead to more blocked pores and it will spread. Have you tried using only products that are non-comedogenic? also, if you overdo you face with scrubbing too often and all that and being harsh with it, you will strip your skin of natural oils which will lead your skin to produce more oil and obviously clogged pores. You can also damage your pores by doing that. I can see this is really depressing you, I know how it depresses me aswell everytime I see my skin in the mirror, as long as I can notice it then it's a problem I don't care if others don't. After soo many years it's frustrating that nothing seems to work. If you are going to extract them then do it the correct way, don't do it with your nails, you will damage the capillaries under your skin which will cause blood to spill in the area which leads to spots, aswell as pushing dirt deeper into your skin and spreading the blackheads. Try to go for facials if you can afford it, for spots I know that dabbing a little tea tree oil on the spot makes them go away withing a few hours, it works for me but only on the spot you can't put it anywhere else. Steaming is very good although no it will not remove every blackhead as some of them are not ready to come out as they are embedded deep into the skin.
Lemon juice is good aswell as a battered egg white with lemon juice mixed and using it as a face mask until it dries. I know it tightens pores and helps exfoliate your pores. I tried it once and I liked it. Also masks that contain koalin. I think people that suffer from blackheads like that it must be genetics and I don't think there is much you can do to remove every single blackhead and stop them from coming back. But you can make things better by doing a good skin care regime that doesn't overdoing it, sometimes the simpler products are better than using harsh products full of alcohol which can aggravate the problem.
Use oil free products, but always moisturise as your skin still needs moisture.
I hope this helps
Try using lemon juice! It works really well for me.
It's quite acidic, but very natural so it won't irritate your skin. It's also got limonene in it, which is why lemon cleaners work so well.
It will kill bacteria, unplug pores, help slough off dead skin, and remove extra oil too.
I have the exact same problem.
My skin is naturally sensitive ( I fry in the sun) and naturally oily. I've tried a ton of stuff, and finally I think I got a good combination that does NOT involve Accutane ( which has lots of nasty side effects).
I take vitamins A, D, & E as supplements and also make sure I get plenty of vitamin C.
I exfoliate like CRAZY. Using a brush, I'll get my back and scrub the hell out of it with salicyclic acid body wash. I use the kind with little pieces of apricot shell in it; it feels like 80 grit sandpaper. I do this as often as I can without making my skin raw, and usually go easy on my face to avoid redness. Shaving my face also helps pull blackheads out.
I use salicyclic acid lotion and smother the bad areas with it 2 times a day; morning and night. Once it dries a little, I'm able to rub alot of blackheads out. Acid dissolves fat, and blackheads are a type of fat (cholesterol) so this works pretty well.
I use Retina gel at night. This is RX, but it's easy to get. Retina takes the top layer of my skin right off, so the blackheads start falling out. It's really easy to take too much off though; then my skin feels sunburned and is irritated for a couple of days.
If I'm really desperate, I'll put a layer of Retina on my face and let it dry (about a minute). Next, I'll gently rub glycerin into the skin around the blackhead. I don't what it is, but doing this will get SO much **** to start coming out of your skin. I've literally gotten like, 200 or so to come out at one time. This method is effective, but it is extremely irritating to my skin. I save it for emergencies.
After all this, I smother my face with Aveeno lotion( or the knockoff from Target) . I'll put a thick layer on my face, then as it dries I'll rewet my skin and gently rub it into my skin again. Keeping my skin wet as possible is the best way I've found to help it heal/decrease redness.
Oh, and lastly, (i'm sure you've heard this) I stopped popping my "zits". For real. Meaning, I don't poke at blackheads, whiteheads, or anything else, even when they feel like giant tumors on my face. Instead, I gently rub them out with an "as hot as you can stand" washcloth. This takes more time, but when they come out, they're gone without any of the redness/broken skin that happens when you regularly pop a zit.
Hope this helps,