Using AHA ...

I thought I'd post about my experiences with AHA since I couldn't find all too much about it. Maybe this will help someone one day

My background: mod-severe acne since I was 13 and I'm 20 now. Birth control took care of most breakouts while a few weeks of clindatech (a topical antibiotic) put a stop to the couple of big nasty ones i was still getting each week. Problem is that I still had redness, scarring, blackheads and whiteheads. So while I guess I',m clear, its doesnt really look like it

I started 'NeoStrata Ultra Smoothing Lotion' two weeks ago which has 8% glycolic acid and 2% citric acid. After 4 days of using it, my nose (which has blackheads but never pimples) and forehead had about a trillion really tiny pimples and the rest of my face was really bumpy also.

Now its been two weeks and the breakout has definitely gone down; now when i run my hands over my face when i cleanse its mostly smooth instead of pebbly.

My forehead now looks like it did before i started, still covered in a number whiteheads My nose still has blackheads too,although i'm pretty sure they sllloooowllly are diminishing in number. However the redness from my older marks have faded considerably but not completely

I haven't experienced any stinging, just a bit ichy in some places, also my skin gets dry but my moisturizer takes care of that. THe box says I can use it twice a day after two weeks and thats tomorrow - I'm just hoping wearing it under my makeup doesnt do anything crazy. I know it takes up to 3 months to see full effects so I have my fingers crossed

What I've been using till now:

Morning:

Spot treat with Thursday Plantation Tree Tea ANti Blemish stick
Neutrogena Moisture Oil Free Formula, SPF 15
Brenda 35ed
Make up

Evening:
Neutrogena Fresh Foaming Cleanser
Neostrata Ultra Smoothing Lotion

Has anyone used AHA long term and seen great effects?

Purging with AHA?

Hey guys, hope I'm posting this in the right section.

Ok, I have mod-severe acne since i was 13 and I'm 20 now. Birth control put a stop to most breakouts while a few weeks of clindatech (an antibiotic) put a stop to the couple of big nasty ones i was still getting. Problem is that now I have redness, scars, blackheads and whiteheads So while I'm clear, its dosnt really look like it.

I did some research and brought neostrata ultra smoothing lotion, which has 8% glycolic acid and 2% citric acid. After 4 days of using it, my nose (which has blackheads but never pimples) has about 10 really tiny pimples;my forehead is covered with even more little flesh coloured bumps and the rest of my face is a bit bumpy also.

Does this sound like purging? Anyone else experienced it and got better? None of these are big or painful, just tiny bumps which I doubt will leave a scar. I'm going to stick with it for at least a month but I want to know if this is normal and how long till it goes down. Also was wondering if i brought and used the glycolic acid cleanser would it make it more effective.

Thanks!