Erin's Log

I have just started the acne.org regimen about a week ago for mild to moderate grade acne and I am completely clear besides 3 small active pimples.

A little about me: I'm the type of person that didn't think this regimen was going to work for them. It's just too simple, too cost-effective, too obtainable. Surely, I thought, it would be harder to get rid of acne that just a little BP and AHA, right? WRONG. I have had bad acne in the past...bad enough to prompt my doctor to place me on accutane over 10 years ago as well as many attempts to try everything on the market that was out there. I did another mild round of accutane about 2-3 years ago. Again, it cleared me up and about a year ago, I started to break out with my face becoming increasingly worse. So bad that I actually didn't even go out last week and turned off my phone and felt sorry for myself. I couldn't understand why I was trying to fight wrinkles and acne at the same time! My face was behaving like a 16-year-olds. I was angry and upset.

I ordered the products and I'm still finding out what is best right now but this is my current regimen:

Morning:
-Dan's Facial Wash with my Clarisonic tool (I use this but Dan recommends that you wash by hand as to not aggravate your acne but I find it useful to remove previous dead skin cells from the night before more efficiently)
-Dan's BP (one finger length)
-Dan's Moisturizer (I love this even though I wasn't sure at first; it works in well and doesn't leave a weird residue)

Night:
-Dan's Facial Wash
-Dan's BP (one finger length)
-Dan's AHA (love, love, love this; leaves skin super soft and it's perfect to get rid of my hyperpigmentation from my previous acne)
-Dan's Jojoba oil for my lips only (keeps them super soft!)

Like I said, it's a work in progress. I've been using another company's BP for about a week prior to getting my supplies but found that it was not working as well since I couldn't get it to absorb as well as Dan's BP and it would leave a strange white residue behind.

My skin was a bit dry this morning so I skipped the BP and applied the AHA and the moisturizer instead. I follow Dan's steps precisely and make sure that I have a towel just for my face that I change out every couple days and I also change my pillow case every 2-3 days.

If I stick to his regimen, I have no doubt that I will not only be clear in the next couple weeks but also that I will be able to go out of the house makeup-free as my hyperpigmentation will have faded by then. I'm excited and hopeful. Best of luck to everyone else.

Give it a try, what do you have to lose?