I know you want your skin to be how you want it. But one thing that I can say is with this close up and no makeup I recognize your beauty anyway. You have a magnificent face. The shape of your eyes, your complexion and those teeth are everything.

@musili8966

3 жыл бұрын

And eyes, and eyebrows, and voice, and far off humour. She is beautiful.

@JD-dz9lx

3 жыл бұрын

I definitely agree!!!

When covid started my skin went crazy too after spending years of trying to get it under control and finally seeing success at the start of the year 🤦🏽‍♀️ but you’re skin is looking AMAZING! Ice cream and pizza are my weaknesses too 😩

@daibemarazocar216

3 жыл бұрын

I\'m not sure but ,if anyone else wants to learn about best treatment for back acne try Elumpa Back Acne Alchemist (just google it ) ? Ive heard some super things about it and my cousin got cool success with it.

Thank you for sharing! I definitely feel you on this struggle. It feels like once I’ve finally got my acne under control my period comes or I get super stressed then I have to deal with the pimples and the hyperpigmentation all over again 🤦🏾‍♀️

I love your storytelling !

Thank you so much for sharing your journey. I can only imagine how comforting it would have been to follow an account like yours when I was dealing with hormonal acne years ago. It's a tough thing to go through. You're such as inspiration! Love the content and can't wait for the peel vid!

I appreciate you taking us in your journey SOOOOO MUCH; cause THIS chocolate 🍫 girl feels 🙌🏾seen!!!

Thank you for being so candid!! I feel like we are skin twins! COVID and personal stresses tore my face up! I too have been on Spiro and was using Fabior at nights and saw major progress. I just stopped about a week ago for chemical peel prep. I’m nervous but also excited to see the results. I love your closing message, as someone who has always struggled with acne sometimes it’s very hard to to deal with not having clear skin.

Your smile always transfers strength into my body and soul, I love🙏🏼✨

You are so beautiful, theres something about your eyes and that smile that draw a person in and feel warm. I can’t describe it. good luck with your skin journey and I pray that it gets better and you will be satisfied!!❤️🙇🏾‍♀️

Girl im really sorry to hear about your acne struggles i know what it's like. Im on accutane and this is my 6th and last month, I'm lucky i have had no side effects except dry lips. Birth control, antibiotics, chemical peels and like everything didn't work. Wish i could show you my acne before accutane i dont have the words to explain how bad it was. I know you've spent a lot of money on your face, I really hope you get a break and this works for you. I like the fact that you have positive energy🤗

Girlll, you´re so pretty!! Look at these eyes though!!!!

whew child, what lens are you using? this quality is too much 😍 and great video, as always!

I've been searching on information on how to deal with hormonal acne and you have provided the most useful information. Thank you and keep going with your health skin journey

Great vid! I too struggle with hormonal acne. I’m in the process of my first chemical peel. So I hope this is the answer for my skin 🤞🏾 thank you for sharing. Subbie!

Your skin is smooth and radiant. Scarring, sure but it's so buttery.

More probiotics and prebiotics. Do a food sensitivities test to find out what food are breaking you out.

@KCs807

2 жыл бұрын

I used to work in a clinic that had a functional medicine "doctor". I can tell you those "food sensitivity tests" are garbage and a waste of money. lol. His daughter had worse acne than her and she was limited on sooo many healthy foods because her dad "doctor" would claim that she was sensitive to them thus causing her to break out. Long story short her acne always looked the same no matter what she tried. She also refused going to an actual doctor (dermatologist). I do agree that probiotics are good for the gut flora. However, I don't think there is any direct link between gut flora and acne. For the most part it's hormonal issues.

@tiarawatson8913

2 жыл бұрын

I’m starting this and aczone…I have an allergy test in September…I’m excited 😊

Acne doesn’t take away from your beauty.🥺❤️

Hey love.💜🙋🏾‍♀️ Love the Content and I will definitely be sharing.

Whew. I am 32 and didn't start having acne until age 23ish. I also get horrible breakouts on my back and face. I haven't worn anything backless in about 10 years. I have been seeing a derm and my acne got under control, but I started getting peels (with the esthetician in my derm's office) and the peels are causing my skin to purge, leading to more acne and dark marks. It is like an endless cycle. Now my skin has stopped responding to the stuff my derm has had me on for a year, so it is back to square 1.

Love u sis. Get well soon

Thanks for sharing sis! You're beautiful 🤎

WATCHING from the Dominican Republic

Thanks for ur sweet words and positivity at the end. I had acne as a teenager and still somewhat as an adult but it was never as bad as the breakouts I have been experiencing since wearing masks 10 hrs a day at work and to the stores and just everywhere. I have acne prone oily skin and these masks have me with new breakouts everyday followed by scarring after they pop or whatever. I would love for you to keep posting about ur skincare journey. Maybe I'll work up the courage to get a chemical peel 😬

@pragooutube

3 жыл бұрын

Try lining your mask with paper towels/ napkins, and changing them out every couple hours, so in that way bacteria doesn't get to accumulate on anything with the humidity of your breath (since you keep swapping them out.) So carry enough napkins in a plastic bag with you to work or when out. It may look a little curious, but just ensure it's the doubled up napkin touching your face, not the cloth. I hope this helps.

@lovedestinae6997

3 жыл бұрын

@@pragooutube Ohhh ok. Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try. Switching from the surgical masks to the cloth masks helped a bunch. But just the act of wearing the mask in general causes me to breakout due to the oil, sweat, and bacteria. So thank you! I most definitely will try lining my mask and switching the liner every few hours 😊

The distance program with a Face Reality derm is what helped me this year! They also look what kind of food you are consuming.

@rubiarchi1960

2 жыл бұрын

could you explain more about what this is?

Try bondi sands spf 50 for face. No white cast. Very moisturizing. Fragrance free. Very cheap as well. Doesn't burn around eyes. But get the one for face. Hope that helps.

Just started spiro after struggling with persistent hormonal acne. So far so good! Thank you for this video, it reminded me that I’m not alone in this hormonal adult acne journey

@Zoeforever

Жыл бұрын

What symptoms have you had? Are you still taking it?

@mintt9724

10 ай бұрын

⁠@@Zoeforeveri’m currently taking it and i don’t feel anything different thank god 🙏 i feel like i’m breaking out less but i do still when i’m stressed

@Zoeforever

10 ай бұрын

@@mintt9724 I decided not to take it and threw it away due to all the side effects, I stopped eating and drinking dairy and it help my skin clear up like crazy

I live for your videos ❤️

@Naakie

3 жыл бұрын

🤎

I thought the same about 2020 but COVID hit and acne came full force once Fall semester started. My fear with Spiro is weening off eventually I don’t wanna stay on it forever.

You are not alone. Urban skin rx even skin bar is working for me.

Your so beautiful , I know what will get rid of your acne , I know it works from personal experience just lmk if you’d like to know what it is ❤️keep being a beacon of light & God bless 🙏🏾

Hi Naakie! I have hyperpigmentation too and have been considering trying tretinoin Coz Dr Dray seems to swear by it! Have you tried it?

@Naakie

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I definitely incorporate a retinoid/vitamin A in my nighttime routine! I use one that was prescribed to me by my dermatologist. It works wonders.

Mine I can say I the mask because I had started clearing up my skin and then out of nowhere once I started wearing n95 for 12 hrs during work with all the protective gear and the sweating I got so much acne I have had acne before not crazy acne like a pimple here and there but my skin is like yours it scars easily but this the mask it went out of control and now I have so much scaring

@natashasharpe491

3 жыл бұрын

Agree! I too wear a mask at work for 8-12hrs. Disposable mask gave me a rash, so I went to washable and my jaw line whew! 😔 Went to dermatologist says it's hormonal. Went from 50mg Spironolactone to 100mg, dealing with severe constipation. So yesterday she gave me birth control to try instead. I just want my face back to normal

@adachaboss8632

3 жыл бұрын

Same thing happened to me

My doctor just put me on spironolactone. I don't feel that it's helping. I've been through accutane, obagi, and everything else you can name this year! I'm currently dealing with poor customer service with my dermatologist. I'm testing out a new one in a few weeks. We'll get there, sis.

@TK-io5pk

3 жыл бұрын

Im on spironolactone (100mg) currently and it took around 4 months for me to see a real change in my acne... And i was purging badly prior to that. Things are great now, especially with the elimination of dairy and other diet changes. Hoping if you haven't passed the 3 or 4 month point, that you'll give it a little more time to work.

Chocolate and ice cream has ruined my skin in the past 6 months - girl I feel your pain

Preach about the copay Sis!!!

Would you recommend your current esthetician? If so could I have their info?

I used Spironolactone yrs ago. Derm started me on 50mg 2x/day which have me breakthrough bleeding. I self-reduced to 50 1x/day and my skin was PROBLEM FREE for 5 yrs. Then it stopped working 😭. Yea girl the dairy has to go!! 👀

@leora2455

2 жыл бұрын

Why did it stop working? Did you find out? PLEASE help!!!

My doctor just put me on this n I’m rlly scared abt eating the wrong things. What foods did u avoid? Or should I avoid

I always had clear skin, not a blemish.... until I started a different kind of birth control 3 months ago. I put in the mirena and less than 2 months later I started getting hormonal acne same spots you were getting yours! Eventually it snowballed into everyday a couple angry cysts were appearing, and leaving black marks, I was spending almost every waking minute researching. My obgyn prescribed spironolactone, I bought a weeks worth, but was afraid to try it. I read that spearmint tea does similar to spironolactone, blocks the excess androgens, so I looked to try that. But since spearmint isn't readily available where I live, I tried peppermint tea instead, even though the studies didn't use that. Two cups of peppermint tea steeped for at least an hour each day. Within the week of starting that... NO NEW CYSTS! I'm hoping this continues, I'm now almost 2 weeks free of new acne!!! I'm just dealing with the old cysts and marks that are taking forever to go. I'm fading them with zinc and castor oil ( diaper rash cream) as a spot treatment. It's fading them slowly and healing my skin that was scorched by benzoyl peroxide. I didn't mean to write something this long, but I'm hoping this helps out someone who's desperate like I was. ( In case this stops working I have some backups from my research: vitamin b5 (pantothenic something) , L Lysine vitamins, and beef liver pills for vitamin A. )

@fannyasilberman7373

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Paula! Glad that peppermint tea is helping you. What brand tea you using, are you still drinking tea? Do you breakout at all at any point? I am trying peppermint tea (1pint glass with 1 bag and I let the bag seep throughout the day and refill with water) I think it is working but not to the point of not getting any new cystic or small pimps. Usually gets worse a week before my period. Maybe instead of doing 2 glasses/cups like you (if you still do it & it works still) I can do 2 bags in 1 pint glass then refill water throughout the day?

@pragooutube

2 жыл бұрын

@@fannyasilberman7373 Hi! Yes, I'm still drinking it morning and night- but it's a long story... I had stopped for a few months after I realised that my hormones must have re-balanced/settled itself with the birth control about 6 months in, cuz when I ran out of peppermint tea at that time, my skin didn't go crazy (like it did when I ran out a couple times before.) I only started back taking it again recently after I decided to remove the mirena a few months ago ( cuz my blood pressure was going up and up) and realized my hormones and skin went wacko again! It seems to have gotten it back under control somehow...I guess when I mess with my progesterone/estrogen balance my skin goes crazy. I'm not touching another birth control that has hormones, and I'm just waiting till my hormones balance again. So I'm drinking peppermint morning and night once again. Don't understand the science behind how it's working _this_ time- but it _is_ working. 🤷‍♀️

@pragooutube

2 жыл бұрын

@@fannyasilberman7373 Also, is not about the brand. I live in a Caribbean island where I don't always find the same brand in the grocery, so I end up having to switch up brands. They all seem to work the same.

@fannyasilberman7373

2 жыл бұрын

@@pragooutube oh that is great that things are balancing out! It is all about the balance for sure, either by seeing how your skin and body react or taking hormone tests here and there to see the levels. That makes sense as far as not needing to drink a specific brand, just that it's peppermint =) for your dark marks if you still have them you could try tretinoin cream (topical vitamin a) lowest dose (.025), once a week for one month, then go to twice a week for the next month, then see if you can do 3 times a week etc. Your face will get dry/peeling initially so a good moisturizer will be helpful. The tret cream may bring some acne that's underneath to the surface, so expect some what they call purging (could last a few weeks to months) but should even out to where no breakouts happen. I've been using the cream for 3 months (along with peppermint tea for 6 months) and I see improvements for sure, just getting pimples still during period. I will do the 2 tea bags in my glass instead of one and see if that helps =) thank you for your post/help. I want to try all natural routes before I go to spironolactone. I have tried zinc supplements for 3 months that didn't help me. If peppermint tea doesn't help (upping to 2 bags now) then I may look into beef liver pills (they have vitamin d and a and others) and then spironolactone as last resort haha. Azelaic acid is good to for lightening dark marks, it's a cream, but don't use tret cream and azelaic acid, it's one or the other. Thank you again =)

Skincare is so frustrating 😩. I get hormonal acne and I’ve been treating it with spearmint tea but I think spironolactone might be safer (spearmint tea could possibly cause kidney/liver damage)

@carolnellasmith8556

Жыл бұрын

Really tea? I’m afraid of oral medicines 🥲🙏🏽

I was like girl you look dry until you said it’s the sunscreen 🤣

@Naakie

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 I knew somebody was gonna come for me so I went ahead and made the disclaimer

@fedorah8315

3 жыл бұрын

Me too 😅😅 but she still cute

Tretinoin 1.0% is that girl when it comes to hyperpigmentation and hormonal/ cystic acne! That was one of the products that saved my mental health this year.

@DangeistYT

3 жыл бұрын

Is it a lotion?

@DangeistYT

3 жыл бұрын

Does it fade hyperpigmentation?

@mamtaarora7174

3 жыл бұрын

Really ? Didn't purging happened when u used tretinoin?

@peaceandshine

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Tretinoin is the only thing that worked for me. My face peeled like crazy, but after it was sooo clear and has been pretty clear ever since. It also helped with my hyperpigmentation.

Any side effects?

Beautiful 🥰🥰🥰

Try ordering from Apostrophe to order Spiro. Do your own research but they are effective and inexpensive.

You should try intermittent fasting girl it works so so well I promise !!!

Wait until I find out how you maintain your straight hair and BOOM IM A STRAIGHT NATURAL 😂😭

Sounds very much frustrating

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The stress is real! And u best believe, the masks contribute to the breakouts! Maybe bc our skin needs oxygen, not carbon dioxide, which is all it gets with the mask on!