i was making a post about my skin

kay right now im on the CLEAN & CLEAR advantage acne clearing system. it has a chart on the back and names off all this great stuff that should happen in 2 weeks. so i wanna do that and have great skin when it sall gone. and then i have th eentire pro-activ system for 2 months. and then i have a bunch of 15-minute masks

is that good

and what about beauty vitamins like Olay "CLEAR SKIN" vitamins

most masks make your face actually break out because they are bringing out the impurties. you really shouldnt do them too often either because they can dry out your face too

vitamins are always good, for your entire body not just your skin! vitamin e is supposed to be the best for your skin

vitamin a can be helpful as well but be extremely careful - do not exceed the dose listed on the bottle
and zinc is good for your skin as well

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should i choose a noble occupation
if i did i'd only show up late and sick
and they would stare at me with hatred
plus my only natural talent's wasted

i say just go to the dermatologist, it's the best thing i've done for my skin, in like, forever.

I used the olay vitamins that come in the packs with 4 vitamins. I think they were "total effects" or something. Nothing amazing happened but they did have a lot of things in them that are supposed to be good for you anyways.

Proactiv is pretty harsh. If your skin looks great you don't need to use it. Plus, a lot of people say it makes them break out worse. My recommendation for dealing with proactiv is not to use the cleanser on a twice-daily basis, because it's basically a scrub. Get a nice, gentle foaming cleanser (like the olay foaming sensitive skin cleanser, i love that one) to use as your cleanser and use the proactiv one every other day or so as an exfoliant.

But, if you have great skin, which I'm not sure you will because packaging lies, you should keep it as simple as possible. Use a gentle cleanser, a gentle alcohol-free toner, and a moisturizer/sunscreen. If you want to even out your skin, use an alpha hydroxy acid moisturizer at night.