Hi there everyoneThis post is a little long, but I'm a little desperate. So here we go.
I have been browsing the site for threads about aggravated skin lately. I've been battling some hormonal acne for years and, naturally, I hate it. Earlier this year I was prescribed birth control for the first time and my skin completely blew up. I began to develop painful cysts on my jawline and near my mouth, not just small scattered pimples. The cysts are large and deep, and the only thing that helps keep the inflammation and redness down is exfoliation, using Alba's facial mask everyday, and taking a lot of ibuprofen when it gets really bad. I stopped using the birth control due to the side effects after three months, but my skin didn't change. That was 8 months ago and the cysts feel like they'll never leave.
Even though I still look great with makeup (Thank you, HD Foundation! For giving me a lovely mask to wear when I leave my home), I need to fix my body. There is something terribly wrong happening on the inside. Above anything, I just want to be healthy. I want to look, feel, BE healthy. I'm a vegetarian and an outdoor sports enthusiast, and I try to keep a steady diet, meditate, exercise, and seek peace. But my skin isn't followingI'm not comfortable taking drugs to cover up my acne, I want to get to the real root of the problem. Most dermatologists are useless pieces of shit who only want to prescribe me benzoil peroxide creams or accutane or yaz. No, thank you. I'm currently reading a book on Ayurveda for women which seems to be the right direction, even though its difficult to wrap my brain around all of it's intricacies.
So my question is: do you ladies have any helpful ideas on natural ways to help the skin find peace? Anything that has helped you, or a friend? Or just words of encouragement, please![]()



This post is a little long, but I'm a little desperate. So here we go.

I'm not comfortable taking drugs to cover up my acne, I want to get to the real root of the problem. Most dermatologists are useless pieces of shit who only want to prescribe me benzoil peroxide creams or accutane or yaz. No, thank you. I'm currently reading a book on Ayurveda for women which seems to be the right direction, even though its difficult to wrap my brain around all of it's intricacies.
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