Could my skin have changed?

I really am stumped as to what is making my skin breakout so bad for the past few months. I'm 17 so I'm still young, but I'm past puberty and all grown so I don't see how it could be that. Basically aside from maybe when I was 13 and got more breakouts from changing hormones, for YEARS I have had really great skin, occasional pms pimple but other then that just fantastic, I even have modeled. I would wash my face in the morning, put benzoyl peroxide on, then moisterizer and at night the same only with a scrub instead and the occasional face mask. Well with absolutely no change about 6 months ago it started with one bad break out and I feel like I've been battling them ever since! It was small little bumps on my cheeks and now I have them on my chin and forehead too! And some get all red others just seem to disapear and I've noticed my skin is oiler during the day, but very flaky or rough sometimes? My Dad has acne and so did my brother, but not my mom. Can anyone help me?

Could my skin have changed?
Well first of all do you wear foundation? some foundations tend to clog pores and make people break out. I use to wear mac makeup and I stopped becuase I heard it was bad for you and I use this oil free non comegneic foundation and my skin has been great!. What do you scrub your face with? my mom is a make up artist and she said that if you scrub your face with a sponge it takes all your natural oils off your skin and that causes break outs. Also when you use a face mask just read the ingedients and be careful it doesnt have perfume or fragrance. Those are bad for your skin. One last thing is if your skin is dry and flaky I recommend Aloe Vera, your skin is probably just dry and flaky because of the season(winter). Make sure its First aid Aloe Vera (trust me it really helps!! its better then expensive moisturizers).








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Reply:yes...notice how you're female and hormones do us in, at every turn...so when you're 40-50 let me know how you like acne then. I didn't have it as a teenager, but when I turned 45 my face broke out and I'm now 53 and STILL have acne...and I use prescription stuff from the dermatologist...
Reply:I had a severe problem with acne throughout my teenage years and even after I turned 20.


Someone then told me to go to a Chinese herbalist and they prescribed me a range of herbs which clears out toxins from your body.





The herbs tastes very bad, but it is worth it. My skin problem have gone away completely and it has not returned at all for more than a year by now my skin is still beautiful and clear.





You could try Chinese detox tea of any kind, but you have to strictly follow the directions and persist, don't just give it up because you don't see results in a week's time.





Don't go for any other type of detox, it has to be Chinese herbs, they work wonders.





Toxins in your body cause you to have acne because it's your body's way of trying to expel the toxins.





Toxins are caused by the food we eat and also our environment.
Reply:Your skin responds to all sorts of things, including weather, skin care products, your diet and hormone changes.





As for being "all grown", your body isn't changing much on the outside, but at 17 you are still maturing inside where you can't see it, and your endocrine system is still developing. That is the most likely reason for your outbreaks.





Another possibility is that it's a reaction to something you are using on your face. I'd see a dermatologist and get some recommendations for some fragrance-free, non-pore-clogging, petroleum free skin care products. Cetaphil is a good one to start with.





Best of luck.
Reply:becoz u sed dat ur skin is dry in places n oily it seems to me that ur skin products are not right for skin anymore!! ur skin is dry from the scrubs bcos i have had this same problem from using a neutrogena scrub. my skin was soooooooo oily from this n my mum told me to stop using the scrub, it took bout two weeks but my skin wasnt oily any more n my spots cleared up. iv neva had acne either n my problems started wen i used dat scrub just to maintain a good complexion!! but i won't use anything on my skin now!! just try it and i gurantee u will see a difference but give it sum time coz ur skin is over producing oils now coz of the products stripping ur skin!! good luck