Hi I've been doing the regimen since 27/6/08 (just into the 7th week now). I started AHA on 29/7/08 (1.5 weeks ago).

I was clearing, but now I'm breaking out again - do you think this is just coincidence or the AHA? Should I keep using it and hope my skin starts to clear again? I'm using it once a day in the evening.

Also, I was hoping it would help with flaking, but I'm still flaking. I use jojoba before cleansing to gently rub the flakes off. I use a moisturiser in the morning (Eucerin) after BP. Then I reapply some in the afternoon. Then I usually need some after work too on certain areas. In the evening I use AHA instead of moisturiser after BP.

This seems like a lot of moisturiser for 6/7 weeks in?? But I'm wondering whether I should be moisturising in the evening after the AHA as well? I haven't been adding jojoba to my moisturiser recently because I'm not too keen on the feel of it on my skin during the day, but I may see if it makes a difference. I'm also using vaseline on problem flaky bits at night (side of my face, around my mouth).

I'm running out of ideas! Anyone know how long the AHA takes to reduce flakiness and whether it should reduce it completely? I'm guessing I should carry on using it and hope my skin starts to clear again and the flakiness reduces... I just thought my skin should have adjusted a bit better to things by now. Any advice would be appreciated

Try adding a few drops of jojoba oil to your moisturizer in your hand, then apply it. And yes you may need to put this over the AHA at night as well. You might also try adding a few drops of the jojoba oil to the AHA lotion itself. I've got a thread I'll link you to about it. http://www.acne.org/messageboard/Having-tr...ly-t207467.html

Omg the AHA has actually made my skin look 100x worse. I think I will need to let my skin heal itself for a few days and then start again slowly.

I had the same problem. Are you maybe using too much BP for your skin to handle? I was using too much and when I cut back to one and a half pumps it cleared up my flakes well. Now I put jojoba on before BP - a ton! Then after BP has dried I add some jojoba to my moisturizer..I can now handle the full two pumps without flaking. I also use the AHA at night and it helps shed all the dead skin you can buff off in the morning with jojoba..Stick with it - it will get better!

Thanks for the replies! I've added jojoba to the AHA and that seems to be helping with the flakiness a bit (it also helps it spread nicely). I'll definitely try out the other tips too over the next few days and see what happens