my face is like a teenagers! well, almost.

[vacuumprincess]

I feel bad asking this question, when there are soo many other more important ones out there.

I have been on the birth control pill for years.  My skin was usually nice & clear.  I do have very oily skin aand when & stopped taking the pill I noticed more oil & occassional acne.  Now that I am pregnant my skin is Horrible!  It is very greasy.  By the end of the day I have a new zit (or 3-4!)  Every morning  there is some more!  uggh.  I am 33 yrs old for crying out loud!

What is the best thing to use on skin for acne while pregnant?  
What is the best makeup for oily acne prone skin?  (drugstore brand)
Any lotiong or gels I can use?
Should I ask my doc for something? (when I actually go)
I don't want to see a dermotologist, so this should be something from a drugstore or a simple Rx....
any experience in this matter?

Also I am a coffe drinker.  I have cut down to 1 reg - small cup a day.  Is this still bad?

[vacuumprincess]

thanks!

I know it's not forever, but I feel so greasy.  I wipe my face off on a papertowel (at work) a few times a day & its discusting!    I guess I will have to live with all these "nipples"!  

When I was pregnant with my daughter I had the same & just lived with it.  
One day my nephew asked what was on my face.  I told him they were pimples and he says very LOUDLY, "oh, my dad has that on his butt."  funny.

[Sunkissed19]

lmao @ "nipples" on your face (so funny your 5 year old said that..oh kids!)....LOL sorry i feel your pain i had acne my first trimester too! Actually, thats what made me take a pregnancy test because i never got acne (except for very rarely) so i knew something was up when i looked like i was in 7th grade again! I used the grapefruit neutrogena face wash and moisturized with baby aveeno lotion (its very gentle since its for babies) but i had a problem with acne/dry skin. I've heard that a lot of the medicine type acne products arent safe during pregnancy theres some kind of something in them that starts with a P that i cant remember that isnt good LOL sorry, new mom brain!! About face makeup, i honestly stopped wearing foundation or powder when i was pregnant and only wore blush/eye makeup and it helped clear up the acne better than anything. Now, im not pregnant anymore and it took about 2 months PP for it to clear up completely and now it hasnt been back since! It s ucks but try to remember it isnt forever!

[vacuumprincess]

I have used the orange neutrogena soap for years.  It helps cut the greasies.  Lately, it is not helping.  

My 5 yr old asked me why I have "nipples" on my face!  lol.  Can I use some kind of acne medicine while pregnant to get rid of these "nipples"?

[NicoleW09]

Sounds like me! The first trimester I had so much acne. I use the neutrogena face wash that's in the plan bottle at Wal-mart. It's orange. It's for oily skin and it really is the only thing that helped. For moisturizer I ordered the philosophy off of sephora. But I'm sure if you get something gentle and made for the face it'll be okay. It nearly went away with my second trimester.