Just got Dan's wash, moisturizer, and new SA+ today.

First off, let me say that I have weird combination skin. Dry and flakey, but gets very very oily throughout the day. Currently, I use a extra gentle face wash, non como oil mattifier throughout the day, followed by a neutrogena moisturizer with .5 SA in it that has seemed to slightly help since using it a few months ago. Because of the amount of oil that can build up, I cannot just leave my face with simple medication during the night, and i've found calamine lotion to really help reduce the oilyness overnight. It's about the only thing that prevents me from getting a breakout each night.

Because of that, i'm going to continue with the calamine at night and incorporate the new stronger (dan's) SA throughout the day. I'm also going to switch over to his wash and moisturizer. If my sensitive skin adjusts to the SA over the course of around a week, then I will consider putting it on at night too and then only use calamine to apply small amounts to problems areas before bed.

So, my regimen will be:

NIGHT:

Gentle Oil cleanse (gets plugs out of my forehead), followed by wiping some of the excess off with tissue paper or a blotter.
Wash with Dan's wash in shower.
Put on mattifier to help with oil.
put on dan's moisturizer.
put on calmine lotion to a large amount of T-zone area and to wherever else I feel I need it.

MORNING:
Gently wipe off calamine with cotton ball and Nuetrogena alcohol free toner.
Wash with Dan's wash during shower.
Apply the new SA from Dan.
Apply mattifier.
Apply Dan's moisturizer.

I'll update it with how much time in between things as soon as I get a better hang of it.

I think that I could be a real good person to test this on because I have not used any BP in years since it causes extreme dryness/irritation for me, and i've only used a tiny amount of .5% SA in my moisturizer, so this is the first normal strength medication i'll be applying in quite a while.

In terms of my current skin (just took pics...i'll upload on a later date), my main flare up problem is my forehead. That's where I can get some tricky inflamated cysts, and I have 3 fairly small (but still noticeable) ones right now. My neck and the sides of my face are doing alright (only a few scars), but i'll still apply the SA everywhere so nothing is uneven. My nioce is full of tiny blackhead that I can pop out every morning, but they aren't noticeable unless you are literally eye to eye with my nose. Normally, nothing to bad on the nose except for oil. My other flareup spot is right under my mouth and around the chin/jawline area, but they are usually not as bad as my forehead. I get a lot of plugs in tihs area (as well as my forehead), and that seems to be the main cause of it, so we'll see if the SA can help.

I'm hoping these items can also soothe my skin a bit, since the calamine does dry it out some (but again, I can't live without it otherwise i'll break out terribly from the oil build up when sleeping).


I'm going to start tonight with the wash and the moisturizer (along with my needed calamine etc), and then will apply the SA for the first time tommorrow. Can't wait!

PS: If I get the initial redness like people are reporting with the SA, i'll try and snap a pic so others can see what it's like. I'm hoping i'll be alright since i've got class at 11, but honestly I can give a rat's ass since i'll only be there for an hour.

Well, first let me explain why I decided to give the SA+ lotion a try.

I had been using a gentle cleanser with Dan's BP lotion for a few months and I was pleased with it, but when winter hit the severely dry air made using the BP almost unbearable. (I should note that I have yet to find a moisturizer that does not cause a very painful, persistent burning sensation when applied on top of the BP.) I was almost ready to give up in despair, not being able to use the BP all winter long, when Dan posted on the site that he was finally ready to sell his new SA+. I ordered it immediately.

So that brings us to today! (1/3/09) I just got my tube in the mail. I put it on all over my face about half an hour ago, after washing with Purpose Gentle Cleanser. Here are my initial impressions...

*Stung a bit at first, but that went away withing a couple of minutes
*Smells bad, like the AHA+ lotion
*Does not absorb completely (I used a liberal amount)
*My face is BRIGHT RED. It looks like I have a sunburn!

My hopes are that the redness will have gone away by the time I wake up tomorrow morning. If it doesn't, I will send the tube back, because I can't go out in public every day looking like this.

In the interim between stopping the BP and receiving Dan's SA+, I was using ZAPZYT Acne Wash with Soothing Aloe & Chamomile (2% SA). This seemed to hold things mostly at bay, though not eliminating my acne completely. If the SA+ fails, I will go back to that. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

ETA: The redness went away after another hour or so. Yay! I'll keep up with this unless something else goes wrong.

I am almost 30 and, after trying several acne products over the years, I had settled on salicylic acid being the most effective over the counter treatment for me. Benzoyl peroxide proved too irritating and drying on my face for anything more than a spot treatment. I never liked worrying about the BP bleaching my colored clothing/sheets. Also, the SA seemed to leave my face looking and feeling better as a whole. I typically suffer from a bit of inflamed acne with several blackheads on and around my nose. My face tends to be oily on the forehead and around my nose.

After a brief return to BP to see if anything had changed after reading about the regimen, I found my skins reaction the same and planned to return to SA. This happened in the midst of a recent road trip where several factors could have contributed to a massive breakout. I wasn't in my routine, I was stressed, I wasn't eating properly. I returned to find Dan's SA had arrived for me to try.

I started that Monday night with the SA and a bit of the alpha hydroxy for the t-zone. It did seem to refresh the skin a bit, but I had around 7 spots of inflamed acne. I didn't expect much when I got up that morning, so I was surprised to see what a difference the first treatment had made. Inflammation was down, my skin looked healthier and nothing new had cropped up. Those who had seen the state of my face when I returned and the look the next day even commented on the difference.

I've now been using the product for a week, and the change has been amazing! I have no inflamed acne. The old spots are fading or gone. Blackheads are diminished as well. My skin looks very healthy and has a smoother appearance. I was convinced that I was going to have to see a dermatologist if I couldn't get things under control, but my current routine seems to be doing the trick.

At morning and at night I am using the acne.org cleanser followed by the SA+. I also use the AHA+ along the t-zone. Light moisturizer with SPF when needed.

If my face continues to respond this well at the end of the month, I really hope the SA+ becomes a permanent part of the product offering. Knowing that it might not be has me scrambling to find a decent substitute. I'm not sure one exists!

Another update after week 2.

Ok here we go....

I have what you might call mild acne with lots of tiny non inflamed bumps and congested skin on my forehead and cheeks. They usually stay on the skin for a long time and usually, as i ve come to realise, gets inflamed at some stage. I have lots of dark marks from previous acne, if i didnt get these my skin would actually look decent. So yeah im basically trying to prevent inflammation and get rid of these damn bumps. I also do think the reason that i got acne in the first place was because i messed around with my face too much, what with me being a product junki and all. And yeah here i am again, but this time i have some research on m side.

I ve been using the AHA+ for 3 weeks now and I think it has helped a lot. I only got the SA today.
So here's my plan

AM:
Wash with just water
Apply Salicylic Acid+ (Wait 15-30 minutes, getting ready etc.)
Neutrogena oil free SPF 15 (i need to find a better UVA sunscreen though because a good sunscreen is absolutely necessary because i am exfoliating a lot and man it is scorching hot out here!) I dont wear makeup

PM:
Wash with Acne.org cleanser
Apply lemon juice (wait 10 minutes or more)
Apply AHA+ or SA+ (alternate everyother day)


Important note: I have super tough skin, so putting lemon juice and aha on skin will most likely burn the hell out of ya. I am alright with it though.

That's it for now folks. Wish me lucK!

This doesn't make any sense. It says there are plenty. What one day everybody stopped posting.


Anyway, if anybody does log on i was wondering peoples experiences with satirilic acid. I am currently on Mynocicline 100 mg a day, and to get rid of my existing acne i am using Proactive sensitive skin facewash (which has satirilic acid) I find that is is helping, although making the skin a bit dry. I don't think it will fix anything though, because it doesn't have enough satirilic acid in it.

I was wondering if anybody here has been using this in order to get rid of red spots and acne. I was thinking of getting a product that has much more of this stuff in it. However i have very sensitive skin and am afraid of only damaging my skin further.