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Off Topic / Re: Sausage Party Trailer

« on: March 16, 2016, 11:17:23 AM »

Was expecting gay researcho trailer

Halfway disappointed

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: March 16, 2016, 11:13:58 AM »

XR why do you sleep in a bomb shelter/basement

Why don't you sleep in my bed >:z

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: March 15, 2016, 11:58:26 PM »

i come and go on the forums and arent around for every page of this thread
but i remember you looking 15 and having a decent ammount of acne i think

I remember that too, but now his forehead is smooooth chocolate

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Off Topic / Re: TheSnappening : SlayerZ destroys his neck

« on: March 15, 2016, 10:17:45 PM »

Waiting for my MRI nowww

keep us up to date on errthang bae

ur mri
ur x-rays
ur fractures
ur muscles
ur bod
ur boners
ur showers
ur soreness
ur lust
ur p-spot exams in explicit detail
and ur outlook on life

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Off Topic / Re: Would you pay $1/month for BLF?

« on: March 15, 2016, 05:20:46 PM »

october
i got u with the richard pics then bro

wat
richardy picksies

i dont want them
what are those


u just hit me up when u turn 18

pls tell me yo birthday is on halloween

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: March 15, 2016, 05:19:15 PM »

How old do I look? I wish I could grow a beard...

19
legal
smooth black

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmm
dem lips tho

wasn't sound cloud shutting down or something

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: March 15, 2016, 04:18:58 PM »

SICK
now if you could get contact lenses youd be a total babe

Um
Tat is a child you creep
Like hot dam keep it in your pants

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: March 15, 2016, 01:47:02 PM »

here is me with the forum, as johnny bravo and with my gf after her tattoo

yhelo thar
khorde is a qt

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: March 15, 2016, 01:09:21 AM »

It's a beauty in brutality. The front end is so weird but, again, I love the gun. It's got a great vibe.

gun in your pants euphemism
dangerous weapon euphemism

you know the drill

drill me euphemism

furdle needs a handgun
so i can put my hand on his gun ;)

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Off Topic / Re: Would you pay $1/month for BLF?

« on: March 15, 2016, 01:05:20 AM »

For the last 8 months.

pics pl0x

lik

wat u look lik bro

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Off Topic / Re: Would you pay $1/month for BLF?

« on: March 15, 2016, 12:07:39 AM »

-money-

wait
ur 20?

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: March 15, 2016, 12:05:01 AM »

Everyone's skin is different, and I'm sure what works for you will not work for everyone. I'm just erring on the side of caution, especially in dealing with medical issues such as severe acne, since the skin is already damaged and doesn't need to be irritated further using harsh/drying products.As I said, everyone's skin is different. If he likes it and it works for him, then that's great and he doesn't have to worry about spending money on a set of products. I tend to steer away from any products containing alcohol specifically because of it's irritating/drying effects. That being said, what I do find effective for treating acne is benzoyl peroxide washes/treatments because it kills acne bacteria without the irritating effects alcohol may have. Chemical exfoliation (2% salicylic acid) is also effective with helping the skin turn over at a faster rate, unclogging pores, and thus clearing up acne. Products containing these ingredients are all over the drugstore at different price points. Also, most acne washes are pH balanced, meaning they're specifically designed to be used on the face without disturbing the acid mantle.

His acne is not severe, at least it does not appear to be. It certainly isn't acne rosacea. Lamen's terms; give him product names and less chemicals in products. Products containing these are all over drugstores sure - give him product names to look for. Telling a 14 year old to find a chemical exfoliation product and a benzoyl peroxide wash isn't really helping them. Rubbing alcohol clicked because it is a common product name, akin to household peroxide, bleach, and possibly witch hazel in how commonly known they are. While you may know how to compare such products easily, he may not. It may appear like gibberish to him and simply cause frustration.

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: March 14, 2016, 11:37:33 PM »

I did not make any outlandish claims from the "googler," I just tested the pH of rubbing alcohol to follow up my claims that it was basic, which while it is more alkaline than skin, it's not basic. I was also going to bring up the point about tap water, since when I was rinsing them the color changed drastically, but you already did.

I'm not saying that we should never put anything basic onto our skin even though it does mess up the acid mantle, what I'm saying is that the only benefit rubbing alcohol is it being a disinfectant, but wahses/gels with benzoyl peroxide do the exact same thing minus the dryness, messing of the acid mantle, and possible irritation. Putting any alkaline substances on your body skin (and some people's facial skin) will obviously not be the end of the world, since the skin's pH readjusts itself to normal 30-40 minutes after being in contact with an alkaline substance, but in the case of having acne the skin is already damaged, the acid mantle is already compromised in some way (or else there would be no acne), and it would be best not to further damage the mantle using alkaline products. Other factors that could influence the pH of the skin/the acid mantle include: hormones, what you eat, the harness of your city's water, and how much you touch your face/introduce foreign bacteria.

I think you are confusing alkalines and acids, or at least from the way i'm reading it. Rubbing alcohol is not an alkaline product - it's an acid if lower than 7; which your test confers the 70% to be. Tap water most often will be 7 or higher, if higher than 7 it's alkaline.

What i've taken from this is that you don't like the thought of him using a commonplace product that is safe to use because of the very slight possibility of it doing more harm than good. Though with what i've read, tapwater, soap, and anything akin to those items are by far more damaging to the skin's acid barrier. Don't even get me started about swimming in a properly chlorinated pool, acid barrier be gone.

You are more than welcome to recommend him a product you feel suitable. However remember the targets of my suggestion, cheap, effective, common. He didn't have to go out and purchase rubbing alcohol on his own because he said his mother already kept a bottle of it for other purposes. Which means if he tries it and likes it, it will do him just fine.

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: March 14, 2016, 11:10:07 PM »

ftfy

for a second there I thought pch quoted himself and posted that second pic and was like wat

10/10

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: March 14, 2016, 11:00:44 PM »

I found some 70% rubbing alcohol and tested its pH twice using two different pH indicators.

According to the chart (although it's not completely accurate as using a pH meter or strip), the pH is between 6.0-6.4. So while my claim that it is basic is wrong, the pH of the acid mantle on the skin ranges from 4-5.5, putting rubbing alcohol (keep in mind I used 70%, so 90% might have a higher pH) will somewhat neutralize the pH of your skin, damaging the acid mantle. The pH of the acid mantle is supposed to be between 4-5.5 in order to kill possible bacteria, in other words, you wouldn't want to make your skin's pH higher than 5.5 unless you follow it up with an acidifying solution. So yes, Tenshi, you were right saying that rubbing alcohol is not basic, but it is more alkaline than the skin's pH, so putting it on the skin would damage the acid mantle, which someone with acne does not need.

Also moisturizer is important (especially when using alcohol) because the volatile properties of alcohol make it evaporate quickly, which will also take away moisture from the skin.
Again, not trying to be aggressive or start a fight, just saying alcohol on the face is a bad idea.

http://www.unitedutilities.com/documents/phfactsheet.pdf
The PH of tapwater is anywhere from 6.5 to 9.5, and a typical shower can take anywhere from 5-30 minutes. By that logic, taking a shower is detrimental to your skin multiplicatively so compared to rubbing alcohol. He will clean his face with that solution that will take up to 30-45 seconds at the most.

This site lists 91% rubbing alc as 7 on the ph scale, others say 5.5 and in between. http://www.noco.com/documents/ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 91.pdf - Going with the assumption that it is 7 and from what you've said; your typical shower, again, is substantially more "detrimental" to one's "acid" barrier than rubbing alcohol is. So you should be following up every shower with an acidifying solution. That is ludicrous.

The entire point of this is to help dry up his acne, and thats what rubbing alcohol will do. The acid mantle of your skin is not fragile and easily and permanently removed. Every day we come into contact of many basic substances like soaps, many of which range higher than 7 on the PH scale; including shampoo and body washes. Claiming he should be careful with rubbing alcohol because of the skin's acid barrier is not a well founded statement or thought and will simply frighten him away from a simple, effective, and cheap solution to helping with his acne problem. On that note, the acid barrier of the skin is constantly regenerating because the skin is constantly producing oil. The skin has another barrier composed of bacteria and some of the bacteria causes acne. He will not damage his skin from prolonged use of rubbing alcohol, not even in the slightest. The only damage he could do would be temporary in that he uses it too many times a day and his skin becomes lightly irritated - the solution to which is simple in that he just needs to stop using it for a day or two.

I'm fine with feedback and helpful commentary on my suggestion, but lets not make outlandish or baseless claims as a few searches in the googler can put many of these comments to rest.