Getting Rid of Pimples and massive amounts of acne!

I have been quite busy over the past week and haven’t been able to post anything.

Currently, I am in Japan and doing multiple things. My skin has been going a bit crazy.

Traveling can cause skin problems due to...

1. Climate change. 
2. Stress
3. Jetlag 
4. Change in diet

 and probably many more but so far this is what I can imagine what I am experiencing. 

Luckily I am in Japan so they have a whole bunch of skin remedies. 

Today I will introduce how to cure pimples!

DHC ACNE CONTROL Products.

Personally when I had a lot of pimples I was unable to meet this product... I am very sad. 

DHC has a whole line which contains, face wash, toner, milk, and a spot gel. 

I think this is a really strong product. So I wouldn't recommend this for all skin types. If you have really oily skin this it definitely some thing I would try. 

The price ranges from 800yen~1800yen (approx. 8USD ~18USD)

So I think this is quite affordable!

If you're interested in this item from outside of Japan, you can order it directly from amazon Japan!

NOW...

How I cured my acne problem was by going to a dermatologist. 

I suffered really bad acne on my forehead from 7th grade. 

I used to hide it with my bangs and always touched it because it bothered me so much!

I know these are things you shouldn't do! But I did it still. 

I had a massive amount only on my forehead for a while until I finally went to the dermatologist at 11th grade. 

I LIVE WITH A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF ACNE FOR 4 YEARS!! 

During those years, I've tried many products but nothing really worked. 

Thankfully I was able to visit a dermatologist in Japan cheaply, because Japan has national health insurance!!

I got two types of things to cure my acne. 

AKUACHIMU LOTION (I'm gonna leave the romanji spelling)

DEFERIN (romanji spelling)

First I was given the Akuachimu Lotion, which is a really strong alcohol. 

This cleans your skin and infected area. So you're only supposed to put it on the area you have your pimple. 

BUT.... this did not eliminate all of my acne....

SO, the doctor gave me Deferin.

Compared to the Akuachimu Lotion, its a gel so its easier to put on. 

THIS REALLY CLEARED OUT MY SKIN!!!!

4 years of suffering and this cured everything! 

I was never happier!

Deferin does have slight side effects.

1. It can irritate your skin for 2 weeks due to the medicine making your skin dry.

✨However, after the two weeks it doesn't irritate anymore and starts to clear you skin！✨

so don't worry!

(Even after a long period of not using it, this side effect doesn't come back so don't worry!)

2. Apparently this product is not advised for pregnant people. 

So be sure to check with your doctor about that.

In addition...

I looked up the information about Deferin. Apparently its available in the US as well! 

Its called DIFFERIN.

If you're suffering from skin problems definitely ask a doctor if you can try it out!

Although, I don't suffer from massive acne anymore I still have pimples from time to time.

I keep a bottle so I can use it to fight my pimples away!!!

I hope this has helped you! 

Kobi's Bad Skin Habbits, Stop it!

Helloo! It's Kobi


    Since we've been talking about turning our skin around in the last few posts I started thinking about all the bad habits I have that are bad for my skin.

Generally, I try to be good but it's so hard to remember sometimes.

My Bad Skin Habbits

1. I don't drink enough water each day. 

Purportedly, I'm supposed to drink an once of water for every pound I weigh daily. This is hard to do because I'm too lazy.

2. Not getting enough sleep. 

Sleep deprivation can cause a lot of damage to your skin and cause your existing skin problems to worsen.  The number one cause of me not sleeping enough is my laptop, specifically netflix.

3. Unhealthy eating.

Overeating is my biggest sin! I have zero self control when it comes to food and it's starting to get serious. Things like too much sodium, sugar, dairy and alcohol do absolutely horrid things to my face and I've known this for a while but food makes me so happy. I'll need a complete lifestyle change to cut this out.

4. Over touching breakouts.

I need to stop touching and picking at the acne on my face. It's not helping.  It's making things worse. I knew this very well also but it's just reflex sometimes. When you see a foreign object on your face you automatically reach to finger it as a sort of reconnaissance mission to figure out how to properly attack the crap out of it.

5. Not getting enough (any) exercise.

There are tons of excellent reasons why I should work out regularly but I ignore all of them. Exercise is not only good for the mind and body but also for the benefit of your skin! I have no excuse except that I'm reallllly lazy.

6. Bad Stress Management

Stress is bad for your health and studies have shown that it can contribute to all kinds of acceleration in aging. So basically I need to just chill out sometimes.

So these are some things I'm going to have to keep in mind and work on in my journey to better skincare. There are so many variables to getting and keeping healthy skin that I didn't think about before. I thought this was gonna be easy but clearly I'm gonna need a bit more dedication. 

-Kobi