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Dear Community,
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.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
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.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Complexion whitening
Which sounds like I have Michael Jackson type issues, but I don't know what else to call it. I've seen a couple of these advertised lately, creams that are supposed to lighten up age spots or discoloration from acne. I have the latter, red spots that just live on my poor face for at least 3 MONTHS after the blemish is long gone. I was just wondering if anyone has ever tried any of these?
Re: Complexion whitening
no. i haven't. and i wouldn't. what if it causes the skin around the red spot to turn even whiter??
my friend recently went to thailand and there was skin whitening stuff on the shelves.. i thought it was interesting!
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It looks like the Clinique one isn't all it's cracked up to be:
http://makeupalley.com/product/searching.asp?CategoryID=0&brandname=Clinique&Brand=112&title=spot+corrector&submit=Find+Products
You'll need to create an account for the full reviews though.
Have you seen a dermatologist? I would do that first before using an OTC cream that might not do the job. It sounds like inflammation to me (thus the redness), or it could be scarring that hasn't healed completely. Those creams (like the Clinique one I think you're talking about) are more for skin pigmentation issues (freckles and dark spots), not redness.
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My acne has slowly started improving as I've gotten older, but I still get breakouts that cause the spotting and scaring you are talking about. The only acne I get now are those deep painful one's you are describing. They suck. Last summer I started getting microdermabrasions and they have made a big difference. Have you tried those? Also, I no longer consume any dairy products and I attribute that to my skin clearing up. Maybe you can try eliminating dairy for a while to see if that helps.