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Amy McCord 02-15-2003 10:41 AM

Listen to Christine - when buying a sunscreen, make sure it is fragrance free, etc. All the additives can be harsh to your skin & be irritating. You do not want to irritate your skin and go back to square one.
I also have to use a non-fragranced laundry detergent and fabric softener. Dreft is actually a laundry detergent for babies. It is more expensive but it very gentle with no harsh ingredients. I use that and Arm & Hammer laundry detergent. When you clean your face at night, the wash cloth you use, if washed in a laundry detergent with added fragrances or other harsh ingredients, can also irritate your skin.

shawnchunn 02-15-2003 11:23 PM

Huh? What are you talking about. I don't use retin-a. That is my friend's and I tried it once.

fungirlz 02-16-2003 10:03 AM

Shawn:
With your medicine.you may become sensitive to sun..
Amy is saying don't let life "suck" because you fried your face........
Use an SPF if in tanning machines or the sun...
I am so glad this new medicine is working for you......

This is a wonderful topic.thanks Mike for starting it for us here..

Lets keep it going!!
C

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Catch yourself a sweetie for Valentines Day![ This Message was edited by: fungirlz on 2003-02-16 10:04 ]

shawnchunn 02-16-2003 03:47 PM

Oh. I thougth that she thought that I was taking Retin-A. oooppppssss. My bad. it hasn't become sensitive yet. I will keep you updated.

Amy McCord 02-17-2003 07:15 AM

Oops-Sorry Shawn-Was not being too clear. I was referring to a personal experience of my own with Retin-A. Many topical ointments can make you more sensitive to the sun.

shawnchunn 02-17-2003 12:50 PM

Oh. I thought that you thought that I was using Retin-A. I am using a medicine called ERYTHROMYCIN.

Luv2BTan 02-20-2003 08:43 AM

I'm 39 years old. Back when I was 15-16ish my mother took me to a derm for my acne. She was afraid it was going to turn in to the severe stuff her half brother has. Anyway, the derm did a treatment that I can best describe as "freezing my face". He used some sort of frozen Nitrogen?, Hydrogen? (been too long to remember exactly) that was sprayed on my face. It did work very well. I have no scars of any sort and few breakouts anymore. Is this something that was commonly done then but not now? or Was is something not widely done but still done some today? The reason I asked is it worked (for me and a friend) and the only side effect was some slight redness the day of the treatment. Anyone know anything about this acne treatment?

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Tropical Image 02-20-2003 09:42 AM

i've never heard about it and my brother is studying to become a dermatologist... i will ask him and let u know, has anyone else heard about this???

Luv2BTan 02-20-2003 10:31 AM

In case it helps here is a little more detail on how they did the procedure.

The tank looked like a propane tank and was very cold to the touch. There was a tube out of the top with a nozzle on the end. It came out like one of those attachments you add to your garden hose to make it spray a preasurized stream. I still remember the tank icing over while the procedure was going on. I wish I knew if there was a name to this but I always just said I was going to get my face frozen.

shawnchunn 02-27-2003 04:11 PM

My face is looking allot better. It has cleared up.


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