I have a naturally really red face, and its genetics, like the blood vessels are closer to the surface of the skin, you might have the same thing. I use a light foundation to cover it up. Id suggest as a guy to use a tinted moustourizer(sp?) such ad Mary Kay's tinited mousturizer with spf15. Its very light, keeps my normally super dry then oily skin somewhat oil free. Its important to put on some mousturizer right after you get out of the showrr, I find it reduces redness. For smooth skin, you might want an 'exfoliating' face wash, they'll generally feel grainy like sand or beads but they'll leave you feeling fresh

My mom swears by a little bit of zinc cream (zincofax or similar brand) before bed and a little bit of organic extra virgin coconut oil after getting out of the shower.

It should be noted that my mother is 49 and looks mid-30s tops.

Former acne-ridden dude here.

First and foremost, STOP touching your face. When you sit at your computer, typing away on your dirty, germy keyboard, then you put your fingers on your forehead, you are doing yourself a disservice and it's fucking gross. When you're doing schoolwork and you're super focused on it and you hold your head up with your hands, you are being a dumb fuck. Never touch your face unless you're washing it. Never. Don't let others touch your face unless you're making out with some hottie. That's the only time you deserve to allow stuff to touch your face.

Second, buy an acne wash with salicylic acid in it (active ingredient) for the shower. Neutrogina has a few options. Personally I don't recommend getting something that will exfoliate (has little beads in it) because exfoliating every day can lead to irritation and more acne (exfoliating every so often is good though, get rid of all that dead skin on your face). shower daily, use the salicylic acid daily. After the shower when skin is dry, use a cream with benzoyl peroxide 10% as the active ingredient on trouble areas. Put a face moisturizer on afterward. Benzoyl Peroxide seriously dries your skin out, don't skip this step. Moisturizers also act as a sort of shield against all the gross shit floating around in the air.

Wash your pillow cases regularly (at least once per week). You can rotate which pillows you sleep on and keep track of what sides. Pillow cases have an obscene amount of oil and dried sweat in them from when you sleep. And you spend so much time on them. Probably about 1/3 of your weekdays and 1/2 of your weekends are spent with your face on your dirty pillowcase (8hrs of sleep and 12 hrs of sleep respectively). Gross.

Drink plenty of water. Your urine should be clear. If you go to pee and it's yellow, immediately get a drink of water after you're done in the bathroom.

You can use neosporin on small areas or zits every once in a while, no more than 3 days in a row. The reason for this is that the antibacterial ingredients in neosporin (and other antibiotics) only work for a bit before you end up breeding a super bacteria on your face. Then the bacteria gets in your eyes and you get a serious eye infection. SO, follow the directions. Only use on small trouble spots (like a white head or individual pimple) and only for a few consecutive days (put it on a couple hours before bed).

Wash your towels when you wash your pillow cases. Those damp rags are crawling with gross bacteria and even small amounts of mold (dust has spores on it, dust lands on your towel, spores like the warm, damp climate of your bathroom...and you're putting that shit on your face daily. Gross. Rotate and wash towels often.

If you do all these things you will notice an extreme reduction in acne.

You should also exercise (running, swimming, and/or weightlifting) a few days per week to help normalize your hormone levels (which should lead to less face oil being produced by your skin). Don't forget to shower as soon as you're back from the gym. All that sweat and shit needs to get cleaned off.

Good luck. If you want people to see you for you, you have to work hard to get rid of the acne. Strive to force people to see your face, not just some sucker with a bunch of acne. People will treat you more like an adult once you're rid of most, if not all of your acne. I really wish you luck!

>>360
>Drink plenty of water. Your urine should be clear. If you go to pee and it's yellow, immediately get a drink of water after you're done in the bathroom.
Sometimes just drinking water won't fix this. If your electrolytes are low, you won't be absorbing water properly so drinking shitloads of water won't hydrate you properly.

Drink water but also make sure electrolytes are balanced.

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>>361
Is this why I sometimes have oppressive thirst, but no amount of water I drink will satisfying it? I'll drink to the point of being sick, but I'm still extremely thirst on some occasions.

Like Rosacea? I know a guy who has it- just use some light makeup or ask a doctor it there's any sort of medication you can use.

All I use on my face is water, soap (only in the shower or if I'm really sweaty/grubby), witch hazel, and sesame oil. For the most part this keeps my skin happy and complexion clear.

My skin tends to be dry, so both soap and witch hazel will dry it out to the point of flakiness/redness. I'll soap up in the shower, then afterwards splash on some witch hazel as a tonic (it's astringent and closes pores), and follow that up with a small dab of oil to seal in all the moisture. I try to avoid touching my face too much or picking at whiteheads. Staying hydrated and eating a good diet also help, and I notice more problems when I fail to.