can anyone recommend a really really good yet inexpensive acne treatment that doesnt need a prescription?

please!

[wongy74]

SKIN TYPE (Normal, dry, oily, combo, dehydrated, acne prone, sensitive): combo, but tending to be a bit more on the oily side.

CLEANSER: Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel

TONER: Shu Uemura Depsea Therapy Moisture Recovery Equiwater

MOISTURISER (day and/or night): Shu Uemura Depsea Therapy Moisture Recovery Emulsion

EYE CREAM: Benefit Eyecon (day) and Lancome Resolution Eye D-Contraxtol

FACIAL WASH: Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel

EXFOLIATOR: Benefit Honey Snap Out of It Scrub

ACNE TREATMENT: L'oreal Pure Zone Spot Check

MASK: Benefit Honey Snap Out of It Scrub (doubles as scrub and mask if you leave it on a few mins after scrubbing)
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[wongy74]

Ok, #1, I've used tea tree oil before and it didn't work on me. I used to apply L'oreal Pure Zone Spot Check in a thin layer all over my face to prevent pimples and deal with existing ones. It's a good, inexpensive OTC treatment because it has the max (2%) salicylic acid for OTC's. Other brands have like .5% and are useless. Hope this helps!

can anyone recommend a really really good yet inexpensive acne treatment that doesnt need a prescription?

please!

[glamslam]

I list a lot of products, becuase I like to have a choice depending on my mood and what I think my skin needs at the time.

SKIN TYPE: Combination, acne prone

CLEANSER: Cetaphil or DHC Deep Cleansing Oil to remove makeup then Proactiv Solution Renewing Cleanser to cleanse skin.

TONER: Proactiv Revitalizing Toner

MOISTURISER (day and/or night): Mary Kay Timewise Age-Fighting Moisturizer only in drier areas, like around my mouth.

EYE CREAM: Mary Kay Timewise Age-Fighting Eye Cream for most days, Shiseido Bio-Performance Super Eye Contour Cream when I need a little something extra.

FACIAL WASH: DHC Mild Soap on days I want to switch off from the Proactiv, not for any specific reason, just feeling like a change that day.

EXFOLIATOR: Mary Kay Revitalizing Mask (used as scrub), or a microdermabrasion cloth with plain water

ACNE TREATMENT: Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle/Anti-Blemish Cream in the a.m., Proactiv Repairing Lotion in the p.m.

MASK: DHC Alpha-Arbutin White Mask (to combat discoloration and dullness), Beyond Belief Vitamin C & Tea Tree Oil Peel Off Mask (when I want hydration and anti-aging), Beyond Belief Alpha-Beta Hydroxy Professional Spa Clay Mask (when my pores seem clogged and my complexion is oilier)

[NYAngel98]

can anyone recommend a really really good yet inexpensive acne treatment that doesnt need a prescription?

please!

I like the treatment lotion that comes in the Murad Acne Complex Kit

[KittySkyfish]

I'm updating my post since most of my products have changed!

Skin Type: Normal to dry

Day time:
Cleanser: "SHU by ai" Shu Uemura High Performance Balancing Cleansing Oil Enriched
Toner: DHC Skin Softener
Serum: None, but I do use a thin film of DHC Extra Nighttime Moisture for hydration
Day Sunscreen: Shiseido SPF 55 sunscreen for face and body
Eye Cream: DHC Concentrated Eye Cream

Night time:
Makeup Remover: "SHU by ai" Shu Uemura High Performance Balancing Cleansing Oil Enriched
Cleanser: Usually none, though occasionally I'll use Olay Daily Renewal Cleanser
Toner: DHC Skin Softener
Serum: None at night
Night Cream: Either DHC Extra Nighttime Moisture or RoC Actif Pur Anti-Wrinkle Treatment
Eye Cream: DHC Concentrated Eye Cream or RoC Correxion Intensive Eye Care

Exfoliation 2x per week: Olay Regenerist Microdermabrasion and Peel Kit

[envymi]

After many years of trying all the most expensive treatments and going through skincare hell, I've found the natural oils approach works really well for me.

SKIN TYPE: Dry/somewhat prone to breakouts

CLEANSER: Alpha Skincare Jojoba cleansing oil

TONER: none

MOISTURISER: day-camellia oil and jojoba oil,
night-Alpha Skincare yerba mate cream

EYE CREAM: Alpha Skincare rose cream

FACIAL WASH:same as cleanser

EXFOLIATOR:microdermabrasion cloth 2-3x a week(at night only)

ACNE TREATMENT:Seabuckthorn berry oil

MASK:none

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Heres mine:

SKIN TYPE (Normal, dry, oily, combo, dehydrated, acne prone, sensitive): combo, but mostly NORMAL

CLEANSER: Dermalogica Special Cleansing gel

TONER: Dermalogica Multiactiv toner

MOISTURISER: (day and/or night): Dermalogica Active moist at day/Skin smoothing creme at nights sometimes

EYE CREAM: none for now...but thinking of buyin the Dermalogica Multi Vitamin power firm

FACIAL WASH: -

EXFOLIATOR: Dermalocia Skin prep scrub

ACNE TREATMENT: NONE (if to use, I do have some gels left from my acnetreatment I went through before, and these are good and strong)

MASK: NONE for now...

I also use Dermalogica Soothing eye make-up remover (love it!)
and Dermalogica treatment Foundation 2G (love it!)

My faceproducts are only from Dermalogica , right now my skin likes it very much (who knows, maby in some years my skin wont like it no more..then I have to change line) I rec Dermalogica for everyone to try out! it really made a difference to my skin..even after acnetreatment with medicine/gels.

[Jennifer]

SKIN TYPE (Normal, dry, oily, combo, dehydrated, acne prone, sensitive): normal

CLEANSER: olay foaming cleanser

TONER: none

MOISTURISER: (day and/or night): olay total effects 7x

EYE CREAM: mary kay instant action

EXFOLIATOR: st. ives apricot scrub

ACNE TREATMENT: mary kay acne treatment gel (a god-send)

MASK: queen helene mint julep masque

MAKE UP REMOVER: mary kay eye makeup remover

LIP EXFOLIATOR: mary kay

LIP BALM: burt's bees during the day and mary kay satin lips before i go to bed

CLEANSER: Shu Uemura Cleansing Oil

TONER: n/a

MOISTURISER (day and/or night): Cetaphil SPF 15 (day) or La Mer SPF 18 Fluid (day); Cetaphil Cream (night), La Mer Creme (night)

EYE CREAM Bobbi Brown Hydrating Eye Cream

FACIAL WASH: Cetaphil Gentle Cleanser

EXFOLIATOR: Dr. Brandt's Microdermabrasion in a Jar, Dr. Haushcka's Cleansing Cream

ACNE TREATMENT: MD Forte Facial Cleanser I (aha)

[lilla]

SKIN TYPE: Normal to dry and sensitive

CLEANSER: Dr. Denese and Elizabeth Arden

TONER: Dr. Denese

MOISTURISER (day and/or night): Dr. Denese and Elizabeth Arden (both work nice with my skin)

EYE CREAM: Dr. Denese

FACIAL WASH: same as cleanser

EXFOLIATOR: Dr. Denese

ACNE TREATMENT: Never needed one (Thank goodness)

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SKIN TYPE (Normal, dry, oily, combo, dehydrated, acne prone, sensitive):
Normal - sometimes combo
CLEANSER:beComing Clean Gesture

TONER: don't use

MOISTURISER (day and/or night): Anew Retroactive +

EYE CREAM Either Anew Ultimate or Anew Perfect Eye Cream

FACIAL WASH: same as cleanser

EXFOLIATOR: Haven't used one in awhile - don't have a favorite

ACNE TREATMENT: Don't need

MASK: I have a few favorites - beComing Systems Clear, Mary Kay, and Mark Healthy Shots

[K*O*]

SKIN TYPE: Normal

CLEANSER: Albolene Liquifying Cleanser

TONER: Sometimes - (Clinique)

MOISTURIZER: (day and/or night): Elizabeth Grant

EYE CREAM: Elizabeth Grant

FACIAL WASH: Dr. Pierre Ricaud towelettes

EXFOLIATOR: Epidermx

ACNE TREATMENT: None

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[Marisol]

SKIN TYPE (Normal, dry, oily, combo, dehydrated, acne prone, sensitive): dry & acne prone

CLEANSER: md formulations Facial Cleanser

TONER:none

MOISTURISER (day and/or night): md formulation Facial Creme

EYE CREAM - md formulations Vit-A-Plus Eye Creme

FACIAL WASH:md formulations Facial Cleanser

EXFOLIATOR:Benefit Honey Snap Out of It Scrub

ACNE TREATMENT:md formulations Glycare Acne Gel

MASK: none

[envymi]

Karen, I've never known anyone else who's ever used Albolene! I used it years ago, but I've never heard about anyone else using it for their face!

[K*O*]

Hi Envymi -lol... yeah I've been using Albolene ever since I was about 17 yrs. old - I love it and wouldn't trade it for the world....For me,its the best, ~ it seems like the makeup melts off your face as you tissue off. I guess that's why they called it a liquifying cleanser...duh....lol I luv it !!!

[wongy74]

ROFL!!!!!! I like your signature "The BIGGER the hair, the smaller the waist." ROFL!!!!!!!!!

Hi Envymi -lol... yeah I've been using Albolene ever since I was about 17 yrs. old - I love it and wouldn't trade it for the world....For me,its the best, ~ it seems like the makeup melts off your face as you tissue off. I guess that's why they called it a liquifying cleanser...duh....lol I luv it !!!

[Bhav]

SKIN TYPE: combination, bit oily-er in summer, bit drier in winter

CLEANSER: Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish

TONER: Molton Brown Exfoliating Toner

MOISTURISER (day): First put on Decleor Neroli Oil, and follow with either Decleor Hydrafloral Emulsion or REN Rose Otto Moisturiser
MOISTURISER (night): Decleor Balm Essential, or REN Frankinsence & Bosiwella Serrata Reapir Cream

EYE CREAM - Elemis Absolute Eye Serum & Elemis Eye Support

FACIAL WASH: Philosophy Purity Made Simple, or REN Rosa Centifolia Facial Wash

EXFOLIATOR: Origins Never A Dull Moment, or Elemis Papaya Enzyme Peel

ACNE TREATMENT: N/A

MASK: Decleor Hydrafloral Mask, or Elemis Herbal Lavender Mask

I like to mix and match my brands!!

Here are my favorites!


SKIN TYPE :Combo

CLEANSER: Paula's Choice Gentle Touch Makeup Remover

TONER: Paula's Choice Final Touch Toner for Normal to Oily

MOISTURISER : Nivea Q10 eye cream
EYE CREAM

FACIAL WASH: Paula's Choice One step cleanser in Normal to Oily

EXFOLIATOR: Paula's Choice 1% BHA Gel

ACNE TREATMENT: Paula's Choice Blemish Fighting Solution

MASK: Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Carbon Mask

[NYAngel98]

ROFL!!!!!! I like your signature "The BIGGER the hair, the smaller the waist." ROFL!!!!!!!!!

And she practices that motto daily! LOL