Comments on: Zits, Blemishes and Acne, OH MY!

By: Queen of Shake Shake

Queen of Shake Shake — Sat, 03 May 2008 00:22:36 +0000

Is this the post in which I can gloat over being in my mid-thirties while you’re still in your twenties? I’ve been waiting for a post just for that reason. Because now that I’m *gasp* older, I almost never get a zit.

By: Lisa O

Lisa O — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:54:26 +0000

I didn’t get zits until my 30′s. I had 1 zit, yes 1, in highschool. Sadly, it was picture day my sophmore year. Luckily, it was on my forehead and I was rockin’ the 80′s mall hair. My mom who is turning 60 this summer has assured me, the zits are here to stay. She still gets them. At least, our hair looks better now than it did when we were in highschool. I find mine are caused mainly by stress, illness and hormones. Usually if I get the cystic acne, I get the flu or cold several days later. Luckily, my husband, while in awe of their size, is not put off by my zits.

By: Kay (New Zealand)

Kay (New Zealand) — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:04:09 +0000

OK.. I win.. I am 51, menopausal and and have both acne and wrinkles. I am just glad that my teenage self had no idea they were going to last so long!

By: Bellamomma

Bellamomma — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:27:22 +0000

I never had issues with zits until I had the Noodle … and then they kicked into overdrive. I got the huge, red, painful, bruised looking ones. OWWWW Teenage karma kicked my tail for that first trimester.

Now I’m back to having them again ~ but they are all under my jaw line/ears/residing on that 2nd chin (that my kid also gave me as a thanks-for-giving-birth-to-me-Mom present)

I’ll try nicknaming them after the new pregnancy ~ maybe that will ease the pain!

By: mich

mich — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:34:58 +0000

Ya, I get ‘em too. Usually around day 28 of my cycle. But you know what, I don’t even care anymore. Slap on some concealer and go.

About day 28 of my cycle the only thing I care about are the nearest pain relievers….’cause the cramps nearly kill me.

I hope that wasn’t TMI….

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:25:50 +0000

A little pimple secret? Calamine lotion — it really works wonders and gives such relief! Sweet sweet relief!

By: lindsey

lindsey — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:35:39 +0000

Pimples. Ick. I get them right before That Time of the Month….and pretty much whenever my face feels like it.

The one thing I’ve found that really helps my skin is washing it frequently and wearing makeup as infrequently as possible. I wash with an extremely gentle cleanser in the morning, around lunch time, at night before dinner and before bed. In the morning, I hit it with a toner and a Vit. C cream and the same at night, although I also use Burts Bees Blemish Stick on problem areas. The vitamin C keeps my skin vibrant, the frequent washing keeps the oils and bacteria at bay, and the blemish stick gets rid of pesky pimples that have managed to get through everything else.

I should mention that I’m a SAHM and don’t wear makeup unless I’m going out.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:33:22 +0000

I’ll go you one better. I’m 41 and still getting zits. Sometimes they are little whiteheads, other times it’s blackheads. I’m also fighting off the first wrinkles and I’ve now got one little hair right THERE on my chin that keeps coming out!

I used to gripe about the acne, until I realized that my 84 year old Granny doesn’t have as many wrinkles as most folks MY age have. So, the up side of zits is that our skin doesn’t wrinkle as fast!

By: Stacy

Stacy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:58:03 +0000

I am having more problems with acne now that I had as a teenager as well – I’m 24 and about to see a dermatologist for the zits that keep showing up on my forehead – arg! I have even found my skin to be more sensitive now than when I was younger – I can’t use any acne medicine face wash without the chemicals making my eyelids swell shut! It is frustrating! And no…I haven’t figured it out – tried tons of different creams, face washes, drink plenty of water etc…they just happen – stress I guess.