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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Post bcp skin
I know this has been discussed before, but my face is really hit up so I've been thinking about it a lot. I stopped bcp in July (so almost a year) and if anything, the last two months have been worse.
How long did your skin/face take to chill out?
Any tips/tricks?
I tried Proactiv, I've been to the derm & tried Epiduo, it's just not working. 
Re: Post bcp skin
BFP#2: 8/14/11 M/C 8/30/11 6w1d
BFP #3: 10/26/11
Beta #1 @11dpo: 22 Beta #2 @13dpo: 90 Beta #3 @17dpo: 480
Missed m/c 12w3d 12/28/11, d&c 12/30/11
dx Homozygous C677T MTHFR
Mine took around a month to go back to normal.
Is your skin oily now? Oil seemed to be my problem for the first month. I just used rubbing alcohol on my face twice a day, plus clean and clear face wash with salyic acid. Now my skin isn't oily anymore, I think it was just the initial reaction.
This was going around the boards around the time I was having problems, but I never got around to trying it, yet everyone claimed it worked for them.
http://www.theoilcleansingmethod.com/ (I think I did it so that it opened in a new window...let me know if it did not.)
I have been having skin issues after dealing with mono last year, the only thing that has been helping me is Mario Bedescu products they are at Ulta, Actually proactiv was making it worse and burning my skin!
I didn't give the Epiduo a few months, more like a month & a half. I was getting flaky even using a tiny amount once a day. Maybe I should try again.
Everything Wedding ♥ Persnickety Plates
Don't use it everyday. Use it every other day. If that is still drying you out too much go every 3rd day. There is no way I could use it every day, my skin immediately dries out and starts flaking.
BFP#2: 8/14/11 M/C 8/30/11 6w1d
BFP #3: 10/26/11
Beta #1 @11dpo: 22 Beta #2 @13dpo: 90 Beta #3 @17dpo: 480
Missed m/c 12w3d 12/28/11, d&c 12/30/11
dx Homozygous C677T MTHFR
I wouldn't say it's oily. I don't even get "regular" zits - they're deep under the skin & sometimes they don't even come to a head, they just throb then die down, but it takes weeks. I've read the oil method & am intrigued.
Everything Wedding ♥ Persnickety Plates
I use Clean & Clear products - I have three different ones I use - I only exfoliate twice a week - the other times I use cleansers only. I also only wash my face once a day per my derms suggestion.
By exfoliating too often and washing twice a day I was causing my skin to overproduce oil because it was being stripped away.
I also make sure I put lotion on my face right after I wash it to help seal in the moisture.