anticlient's DKR log

I should have done this before, because I'm quite clear now, but I still thought I'd make a log, and share my story.

I write a lot, so pics are below, if you just want to see my before/after. :]

*HISTORY:

I've had acne since I was 13/14. I didn't make much of it. I had pretty average acne in the T-zone. I tried some Neutrogena products to combat this, without good results. Ah, well. But as time went on, and as a teenage girl, I started getting really self-conscious, especially because the blemishes were getting worse. I wanted immediate action.

So I finally went to my dermatologist, who prescribed me Duac, BenzaClin, Differin, and antibiotics (not all at once - but that's all the prescriptions I got, in the end). The antibiotics helped with minor body acne (back/shoulders). My face cleared up, as well, but there always seemed to be pimples waiting to sprout. My face reached, MAYBE, 65-70% clear. The prescriptions were a little strong for me, and always dried my face out WAY TOO MUCH. My derm never mentioned moisturizer or sunscreen, so the lack of those probably did some more damage over the years.

But then my acne suddenly shifted from my T-zone to my cheeks. (I'm not exactly sure what happened, but my cheeks and mouth area became the prominent trouble spots.) I dropped use of everything, and pretty much freaked out. I didn't want to keep paying for the prescriptions, and my mom wasn't too keen on me taking antibiotic pills in the first place. The results I was getting, for the dollars paid, wasn't worth it.

Eventually, I picked up AcneFree, and at first, I thought I had reached a new breakthrough. My skin was clearing up, again! Unfortunately, with prolonged use, the stuff crapped up my face even more than ever. I never thought twice about the terrible consistency of the AcneFree benzoyl peroxide, either, until I tried the DKR. I (stupidly) stayed with AcneFree, for a year or so.

I have been aware of acne.org for a while, but never bought the products until my junior year.

*MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE DKR:

I don't know how to explain it, but I had an urgent feeling that the acne.org system would be THE ANSWER. I asked for it as a birthday present (what a nerd), along with my parents' full support. (I got that, and a new camera, so it was pretty awesome!) I started the regimen immediately, and threw away my leftover acne treatments.

By the beginning of the 2nd week, I went through that dreaded "purging" period. But by the 3rd week, I'm happy to say, my face was the clearest I'd ever seen it. I must admit, I built up to 1.5 pumps a bit too quickly, and my skin was super-dry, but the acne was GOING AWAY. ^__^

All I had left after that point was hormonal acne (monthly, ugh), the occasional breakout, hyper pigmentation, and scarring. For a chronic pimple popper, my scars weren't too bad. I still have some on my cheeks, but that's about it. Most of it is now discoloration/marks (which are verrry annoying, actually, because I'm so impatient).

Overall, my face is probably 90-95% clear!

Plug for Dan, here: I love Dan's BP!!! It's the best BP I've ever used. The cleanser has been a bit over-drying, and the moisturizer makes me red for a while, but I have quite a few stocked up (so I'm not thinking of replacements, at the moment). I'll have the whole acne.org kit once I get the jojoba oil and AHA+, muahahahahaha.

*PICTURES:

I don't know why I censored the first batch of pictures, because I'm posting full face pictures, anyway. Haha. Yeah.

DKR Journey:


Recently (July 9/10, 2009):



THE ABOVE PICTURES ARE MY RESULTS JUST WITH THE DKR. My diet change wasn't factored in yet. Also, I'm not wearing (and rarely do wear) make-up, so this is the real deal, yo!

New Kid on the Block

It's kind of funny. I was obsessively trying to pick a suitable user name... only to discover that I already had an acne.org account. I wasted about an hour. Hee hee.

I really didn't realize I had an account, until now. I've been lurking since about 2007, and thought I'd finally post something. The information I get from this site is wonderful! I have a ton of questions I want to ask, too!

Hmm. Some history, if you're interested?: I've had acne since age 13/14 (I'm currently 17 going on 18), but the DKR has cleared me up quite well. I'm currently looking into holistic remedies, and have recently (yesterday, actually!) decided to do an overhaul of my diet. I just don't see how I have anything to lose by eating more restricted/healthier.

Yeah.

Oh, and HELLO. I forgot that.