Greasy skin and spot breakouts

[Ashdown]

I am a 22 year-old man, working outside and eating a balanced diet.

My skin become greasy, I am getting a lot of blackheads on my nose and my skin is looking shiny and lumpy overall, coming out with patches of swollen pores and I'm worried it's going to break out into spots. I have about seven small ones at any one time.

I wash twice a day with Biactol from Clearasil, is this perhaps the wrong stuff?

[babscartland]

my sister suffered with spots and greasy skin and stuff. she went to a place where they do allergy testing. they test you for allergies and it turnt out she was allergic to a few things cant remember wot but every day things. shes cut them out of her diet and she,s got lovely skin now. worth a try? i think the test cost about 40 quid? worth it i think.
oh and that biactol is pretty harsh stuff for the face i reckon.try tea tree products,its more natural. good luck

[chrissiekins]

Try Panoxyl - your GP can prescribe it, but the chemist said it was cheaper to buy it over the counter. It'll calm down the breakout and dry your skin out.

A lot of people think a high dairy intake can be responsible. Drink lots of water regularly. If it doesn't subside, it may be hormonal - so see your doctor.

[glammapus]

Where can i find out about the allergy testing Babs? Sounds useful.