Day 9

I am going to quickly sum up today's progress because I am absolutely swamped with work. ugh

so speaking of work and lack of sleep: it is definitely starting to show on my face.

though it is still not as bumpy as it was before, I could see a few red spots coming out from my cheeks and on my forehead. I can't help it...because I have so much to do before next wednesday..i will just have to do major damage control next week.

I am not as oily as I was before, and I am trying to find a face wash that's not going to irritate my skin and cleans well. if you know of one that you are currently using: reply to this and let me know! my biggest concerns are oily skin and whiteheads...if you have the same problem..PERFECT for me if whatever you've been using is helping your skin to look beautiful and smooth. so holla at me.

Anyways, even though I have so much to do...I love writing in this journal entry. It helps me to sort out my thoughts that I have accumulated throughout the day--

whenever I see a girl or a guy with moderate to severe acne on campus, I just want to stop them while they are walking and tell them to get on ACNE.ORG...

I have been taking pictures of my skin...and it showed a lot of improvements so far!

Day 10!
I am not happy with my progress. ugh.

well, I have a zit that's the size of my head that came out a few days ago, I kept on trying to pop it, but it is so damn painful, and I could never completely pop it. I DON"T know what to do.

I see pimples coming out on the size of my left cheek--that's where a lot of whiteheads are, but whiteheads aren't as bad as it was before.

I washed my face with one wash day and night, so I will see how this goes for me. it is the Bare mineral powder cleanser. it is so gentle...nothing could be more gentle than that..

I am going to run tomorrow morning and just forget all those stressful events in my life.

Somewhere around Day 12

I just came back from running and this had occurred to me while working out: I eat right (very healthy diet through the day: plenty of fruit, grains, vegies, proteins, and some diary & I drink so much water! ) I exercise almost three times a week (not counting I walk at least one -two miles each day on campus)

My frustration is: why in the freaking world am I getting those whiteheads???? why!

BP helped with some obvious pimples and redness. but I still see whiteheads deeply implanted in my pores....I don't think this regime is going to help..apparently Dan's regime only really works for ppl with acne (pimples, cystic, etc), but not so much for comedones.

I am still trying, and hoping it will work.
I hope my skin will eventually clear up in the near future.

Don't get discouraged! I started this regimen about 1 month ago, and about 10 days in I felt exactly like you did! I was so frustrated because when I thought my skin was looking better, it began to get a little worse. Remember, your skin is still becoming used to using BP on a regular basis and its bringing everything to the surface.

I also have oily skin. I am using Purpose Gentle Cleansing wash and I like it. After I moisturize my face will still get a little oily after a few hours, but oil-blotting paper works great! About a week ago I started taking a multivitamin and fish oil everyday. Multivitamins are obviously good for your body (skin included) and on the fish oil container it says it improves skin health...so I'm very hopeful that I will soon see results from taking them. Something else to think about trying perhaps?

Day 16

I haven't been tracking my progress for the past four days or so, but I haven't really notice any changes yet.

The past few days have been really hectic. I have been staying up until really late to finish works, and I think it has taken a toll on my skin's health. I could see a bit more inflammations and a few pimples have came out.

The whiteheads around my lower jaw are basically gone. My skin does feel a lot smoother than when I first started this regime. However, the whiteheads on my forehead are really hard to treat, and I haven't seen a dramatic change.

I am also changing my night cream to an oil free cream. I want to stop using BE purely nourishing moisturizer (I am so sad because I just bought a new bottle that I can't return, I might have to sell it off on ebay now).

I have however, put a clay mask on earlier today. this is the ONLY added treatment since I've started this regime. My skin clears up a little whenver I use the Cosmedix clay mask. It is an amazing clarifying mask!

Okay, back to work!

Hey! Thanks for your words of encouragement. I feel a lot better now.
I do take multivitamins everyday.

OH what moisturizer do you use? I have been looking for a good moisturizer for oily skin. Could you recommend one?

The BP hasn't worked negatively on my skin, it has helped, but I just get really sad when I see that it might not help with whiteheads.

Anyways, keep me posted.