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My face itches!

tri047tri047 member
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All my damn pimples are making my face itch!  Maybe they are actually drying out...I dunno, but it is driving me nuts!
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Re: My face itches!

  • Mysterious_wifeMysterious_wife member
    I look like I am 14 again.
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  • tri047tri047 member
    You are not the only one my dear!  My doc gave me recommendations for a dermatologist.  Thank goodness.  I thought it was clear up in the 2nd tri...not so much.
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  • mrs.maybridemrs.maybride
    My face gets like that sometimes.  Are you using a moisturizer?
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  • tri047tri047 member
    May - I am not because my face is normally really oily.  I don't want to add more grease to it.
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  • mrs.maybridemrs.maybride

    I saw an aesthetician in the first tri to ask her what I could do (since the PA wouldn't prescribe the Benzaclin that the Dr. had NO trouble prescribing!) and she said that NOT wearing moisturizer could cause my face to get WORSE because my face would overproduce oil to compensate for any dryness associated with the pregnancy.  I started wearing and oil-free moisturizer again and actually noticed a reduction in the amount of shine.

    Dove makes a great lightweight, SPF15, non-oily moisturizer.

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  • tri047tri047 member
    What brand is it May?  I might have to try it...it still scares me though.  I just need to call a derm to get a prescription!
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  • mrs.maybridemrs.maybride

    Uh, the moisturizer is Dove, preg-brain Big Smile!!  You don't need a prescription for that!

    The great non-zitty stuff is Benzaclin.  You do need a prescription for that.

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  • tri047tri047 member

    Yay for Dove!  I use all the other Dove products...shampoo, body wash, etc.

    I will definitely been asking about the Benzaclin.  I have it written down.

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  • mrs.maybridemrs.maybride

    I love the Dove stuff and it's not too expensive and lasts a while.  I don't have to use much at all.

    The Benzaclin I also love, but listen to your pharmacist when he tells you to throw it out after 30 days, even if the jar is not anywhere near empty.  That stuff goes rancid and will make m/s resurface like you would not believe when you smell it all day long.  Or open the jar to find that something has crawled inside it and died.  

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  • tri047tri047 member
    Gross!  Is it expensive?
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  • mrs.maybridemrs.maybride
    Depends on your insurance.  It's considered tier 3 for me, so it's $50, but it's worth it.
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  • tri047tri047 member
    Thats probably pretty close to how much it would cost for me.  If it helps though, it would be worth it because my skin is NASTY!
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