There is a way, but it can take a lot of trial and error -- and usually time. Products don't typically start working right away. My skin doesn't like benzol peroxide, so I can't vouch for anything that contains that ingredient. I have had good luck with Neutrogena's 3-in-1 Hydrating Acne Treatment as a topical and using a facewash that gets off all my makeup but doesn't dry me out. Some moisturizers cause me to break out and some don't (my skin seems to like things with oil in them -- the one I have right now uses mineral oil) which is something else to consider when dealing with skin issues. Neutrogena makes some good stuff but not everything they make works for me, so don't discount the brand as a whole just yet. I also know some people use Tea-tree oil on their pimples and that seems to work well for them, too.

For reference, my skin is dry but produces a lot of oil to compensate (I thought I had oily skin for years!). I've cut significantly back on the oil by using a cleanser that doesn't dry me out and a good moisturizer. I tend to get blackheads around my t-zone, but exfoliation and the stuff I mentioned before helps a lot.

I wish I could tell you what would work for sure because I know how much of a pain in the butt it is -- and I bet everyone else on this forum can relate, too -- but I can't. We can all tell you what works for each of us and our skin types, but it may or may not work for you. I actually found out that my skin was dry through a thread like this and that really helped guide me in what products to buy, though, so I hope you have similar luck! Your best bet is to find out what people use with your skin type and go from there. =) I find MakeupAlley.com to be helpful for finding reviews on products, if you don't already know about it.

disablingmercury is absolutely right about makeupalley! I highly recommend it too.

I wish there were a 'magic bullet' for skincare beautycutie. It takes lots of experimenting to find what works for your skin. Generally all that I read about dealing with skin like yours is to use a gentle cleanser (many companies make them and they don't need to be the expensive ones). The Neutrogena 3 in 1 disablingmercury mentioned gets a thumbs up from Paula Begoun. She is a good source of information too. Some of the info is free http://www.cosmeticscop.com/index.aspx

Most important of all you need to use sunblock. Years from now you will be so glad you did.

The tea tree oil does help dry pimples up but it can be a bit strong and irritating sometimes. And yes Proactive is pricey! I have never been one to spend lots on ANY of the products I use on my skin. There are cheaper alternatives out there.

@beautycutie14

I found an awesome article that has cool ways of getting rid of those nasty pimples!
here's the link, so check it out! Hope this helps

http://juaraskincare.com/blog/

OK. Thanks girls:wink:

Okay, so if you do have rosacea (which we were talking about on the other thread), check with your doc before you try a different kind.  You might need something special to avoid triggering your rosacea.  If you didn't have rosacea, I'd say your next step would be to try something w/ benzoyl peroxide in it.  But I'd wait and check with your derm.

One thing to check is to make sure that your moisturiser is "non-comedogenic", which means it wont clog up your pores :)

I think my mom is going to have me do a allerie test. I believe I'm allergic to fur. But I do have a non-allergectic dog. And what's pabo? lol

oh....very interesting.

Again, though, please be sure it's not just the rosacea--otherwise, you could wind up using the wrong products.  If you have both acne and rosacea, you still want to check to be sure anything you use for the acne is OK for rosacea.  Just your friendly broken record here:)

lol. Yeah, we made sure.