Paulas Choice: at present...all clear like within the pores

regimen
am
wash with water only and sooh sooh very gently
wait 20-30minutes
paulas choice 2% bha liquid
wait till all dry
olay complete all day uv miosturizer

pm
wash with water only
wat 20-30 minutes
paulas choice 2% bha liquid
wait till dry
.01% tretinoin liquid/cream from my derm
occasionally aha 2 nights straight or azelaic acid

heres my most recent pic

share your blessings

hello everyone! is there anyone out there kind and generous enough to send me some products here in the philippines?...hope there is an angel out there...

My Regimen: Thank you

Upon close inspection and palpation for those nasty flesh colored bumps, as of now, i cannot find one; maybe just few microcomedones gaping out of the pores of my nose and the area right next to it. i haven't had much good sleep this week since I work on the night shifts. I'm a nurse. So I blame the lack of sleep from these microcmedones rearing its ugly heads on some of my pores. But over all my skin looks fine! Im surely sticking to this regimen I formulated myself. As far as I can remember I have been on this regimen since February with the addition of Paula's Choice just this month. Paula's Choice is really doing its job. Hope this glory continues til the next month. We'll see...Gotta run for work now, I'm almost late...LOL

Tretinoin, bha, aha

Purging out those nasty deep seated fleshy bumps is worth the wait and embarrassment from huge pus filled bumps, redness and flaking! After weeks of sacrifice, you will surely deserve to have a clean clear bumpless even toned skin. Combining these three components is powerful enough to combat comedonal acne. Tretinoin functions to exude the comedonal contents, stimulates collagen production for soft smooth fresh looking skin and regulates surface oil from within to prevent future blockages. In addition a pinkish natural glow to the skin can also be achieved. Likewise, BHA ( in the form of salicylic acid) functions the same way as tretinoin and sheds off not just the outer layers of the skin but also within the clogged pore. It also prevents build up of the gunky material within the pores with continued use..Laslty, AHA ( in the form of glycolic acid) exfoliates the outer layer of the skin to help the former two to penetrate and work its wonders on your comedonal acne. Added benefits of AHA includes refinement in skin texture, constricted pores and auto moisturization as AHA produces naturally occuring ceramides on the skin that contibutes to skin's overall hydration status.
Never lose hope! YES! You will really get ugly in the first few weeks and i mean REALLY UGLY! But its worth it and you have to trust me!..

Paula's Choice

am from the Philippines, so not a single product of Paual's Choice is available anywhere. I ordered mine from Malaysia. It took me weeks for me to start slathering my face with the BHA 2% liquid. My regimen before i started using the BHA liquid:

AM
*wash with water- i mean water only. Yeah! just water. I do believe that it neutralizes the skins ph level. Unlike any other cleansers, it is non irritating and non-comedogenic. No matter what ingredients a cleanser may promise to contain, we really do not know how our skin reacts to any of its components. My facial skin is like a spring of oil. After I stopped using my cleanser and just plain tap water innstead, I have noticed that my skin is less oily, less irritated, and microcomedones just seemed to dissappear. So skip the cleanser guys! Water is a universal solvent, so, it really cleanses the skin gently and thoroughly without having to worry about undesirable side effects of facial skin cleansers.
*VMV Hypoallergenics Glykeros Lift Treatment Toning Essence-it has allantion and 2.5% glycolic acid in it plus .025% kinetin growth factor
*VMV Hypoallergenics Id Exfolitaing Lotion-2% salicylic acid in lightweight lotion base
*Benzac 5%
*15 minutes later, Olay Complete Sensitive Skin Lotion Or Oily Skin Lotion( has oil absorbing powder which controls oil and gives skin a radiant luminous glow.

PM
*WATER...wATER..waTer
*erythromycin 2% solution from my derm
*new addition, Paula's Choice 2% BHA liquid
*retinoic acid.1% cream from my derm
*glycolic acid 10% cream and Azelaic acid 20% cream alternate every other night

Sleep...Sleep..Sleep

Oral supplements
*Vit E 400iu
*Vit C 500mg
*Glutathione capsules 1000mg
*fish oil 1000mg
*multivitamin tablets