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end of week 7; right-side of my face.

i have to say that i'm actually rather pleased with my progress, especially on this side of my face!  i'm progressing a bit more slowly than one would expect, i think, but i don't care.  i'm pretty happy with results so far.  my boyfriend noticed that i am clearly up nicely, which was surely an extra boost to my self-esteem -- and a lot of my red marks really ARE fading (even though the camera doesn't capture that part too well).  

my regimen looks like this:

day-
1. wash with Purpose gentle cleansing bar
2. 2.5% BP, full finger, all over face (although i don't smooth it on for as long as the DKR recommends)
3. a light layer of alpha hydrox 12% glycolic acid
4. cetaphil SPF15 moisturizer (this burns a bit, so i'm looking to change.)

night -
1. wash with Purpose gentle cleansing bar
2. 2.5% BP, full finger
3. regular (non SPF) cetaphil moisturizer
4. spot-treatment with alpha hydrox (literally -- i put a tiny dot of lotion on each active zit / red mark and wait until it just...soaks in naturally.  thank goodness i live alone, haha)

every other day or so, i do a baking soda mask in my problem area -- that red-heavy area between my chin and my cheek on my right side.  right now, i'm doing a baking soda mask on a larger portion of my face for the first thing -- we'll see how it goes!