im 16 years old and have acne...everyone tells me tht its just a phase..tht every teenager gets acne..but it really lowers my self confidence... i get a few pimples right before my period and i have small skin colored bumps all the time..i think ive had them for 3 years now..nd they rent going away!!! ive tried everything..proactive, clean and clear, neautragena, clearasil, st.ives, panoxyl (panoxyl was prescribed by a doctor btw who told me tht a dermatologist wont help me..) none of these products worked..they just made my skin reallly really dry..so i had to put lotion on but the lotion makes your face oily....i am soo out of ideas..im happy with the way i look its just my skin tht i dont like..because o f my skin, i dont like to go outside in the day time because you can see all my imperfections and the make-up covering them..i dont know what to do please please please help me...im desperate!!!!!!!!!!

I know exactly how you feel im 15 and i had the worst acne but my doctor presribed me erythromycin-benzoyl gel san and it cleared my face rite up and the good thing about it is even when i get my period ( i use to break out like hell when i got my period) no pimples are visable . so ask you doctor about that ...

www.myspace.com/angdipsz Try any really good Australian brand Tea Tree products from Boots, usually works a treat well i dont really know what to tell you except that i had bad acne, too, and it's getting better. i'm 16, too, and i'm using a pill medication called Doryx. i also have some kind of topical gel, but it doesn't work as well. just make sure that you're drinking lots of water and keeping your face and body healthy, and i guess the only thing you can do is just be patient. sorry! :( try this tips for the skin: