I was lucky not to suffer from much in the way of acne when I was a teenager, but I am definately making up for it now!
I keep getting break-outs of horrible, painful and often "blind" spots around my nose, mouth and chin. The ones that do come to a head, I gently squeeze to relieve the pressure in them (I know, I know - slapped wrist, but it eases the pain in them and they are much less noticeable once they are "empty") and they heal up quite quickly, but the ones that are "blind" seem to stick around for days. The last really bad one a couple of weeks back seemed to affect the whole side of my nostril, and it was really swollen, red and sore - looked like I'd been punched! I can feel another one brewing now, under my nose.
The worst thing is I started a new job last week, so I am mixing with new people and meeting "customers" all the time, and I'm even more self-conscious about my spots than usual.
I have a clay-type mask that I use once a week, and that does seem to take some of the redness and inflammation away for a short time, but I am really looking for something that might calm my skin down, or help prevent these spots coming in the first place. I started taking Evening Primrose capsules a few weeks ago, but after a few days, had a really bad attack of "the runs" and wonder if the EPO was the cause, so stopped again - anyone else suffer this side effect?
If anyone could suggest a supplement, cream, spot treatment or something else I could try, it would be much appreciated. Thank you
