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I have battled acne outbreaks almost my entire life. I remember as a teenager, I would break out in pimples quite frequently. The pimples would leave nasty dark blemishes that were nearly impossible to get rid of. Being a teenager is hard enough and back in the 80's when I was a teen, I don't remember there being a whole lot of options to clear up those blemishes.
Nowadays the skin care market is flooded with products that promise to clear up your skin and maintain it's clarity. I have tried many of the products on the market and have various perspectives on the variety of products that crowd the cosmetic shelves.
Ambi: I used to use Ambi some years ago. Ambi is reasonably priced and seemed to bring noticeable results within 6-8 weeks. I did not like using Ambi; it is too moisturizing I have also recently learned that many of Ambi's ingredients are not necessarily good/healthy for us overall.
Within a few months of using Ambi my skin became showered with dark spots again and looked just as if it had before I started using the product.
Since then, I have learned to apply a sunscreen to my face. Something as simple as Spf-30 (but I use Spf-100) will protect your skin from the sun and keep those blemishes from coming back.
Avon's Banishing Cream: I swore by this stuff for the past 5 years. It has worked absolute wonders for my skin and within a very short period of time as well. Avon's Banishing Cream costs approximately $8.00 for a 2.5 oz jar. I would use the banishing cream for about 3 months and my skin would be practically flawless. Phooey on the works of nature against my skin though. For some reason, my skin would consistently break out throughout the year and I would find myself using the cream about 2-3 times annually.
I relied on it to clear my skin up about 6 months ago but just like anything else that breaks........Avon's Banishing cream seemed to be "broken." I mean, it just didn't work any more! I guess my skin became too accustomed to the ingredients : (
Upset and frenzied, I began to have trouble looking at myself in the mirror. I scoured the Internet for a product that would work wonders on my skin. I found out about Clinique's Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector. Expensive is an understatement....costing $50.00 for 1 oz, you would think this stuff would work overnight. It did not. I still have many good things to say about it. It did clear up my skin. In fact, it changed what I looked like as a person because of this. I went through about 4-5 bottles throughout an extended period of time. I was using it for about 4 months and not seeing much of a difference and then all of a sudden after about 4 months, I saw a noticeable difference almost as if it happened overnight. I did a video on this product throughout a 6 week time frame....(AFTER I had been using the product for 4 months). I wish I would have tracked my progress from the very beginning of my skin journey *sigh* but I didn't....nevertheless, you can still see the difference.
Here are the before and after pictures...
Yeah, I admit I am not into the spotted leopard look. I like my skin much better as all one tone. So, the price was hefty but it did work and I am pleased with the outcome. Now, I am working on putting a stop to acne altogether. The equation would look similar to this: Acne=blemishes SO NO acne= NO blemishes. Stay tuned and thank you for reading :-)
Here's the video showing my progress : )http://youtu.be/cSxFES2ObFs
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