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[Untalented]

I've been on "The Regimen" for a few years now. I'm pretty much acne free except for a few small bumps along my hairline and a spot bumping up every once in a while, but usually gone before it gets large. This is most likely because I am no longer so anal about putting the BP on twice a day.

However, my question is this. I'm looking for an alternate route. I'd like to get myself off of BP and switch to something like Tea Tree Oil or something like this. I don't like some of the stuff I read and the effects that BP has on my skin. What would be a good route for me to take?

I'm thinking about just straight up dropping it and just using Dan's Face Wash Day/Night, then Dab with Witch Hazel, and Moisturize after. I've been doing a facial steam every few days and my pores really seem to look a lot nicer since I started doing with and using the Witch Hazel. What do you all think will become of my acne if I drop BP? What should I switch to if I even use anything new?

BTW, I'm 22.

[Lorrie]

Hi! I am still new to this so I really dont have any educated suggestions for you. My post will bump this to the top and hopefully someone will see it and have some suggestions for you. It might be a possibility to slowly wean your skin off the BP and see what happens. You may not need to replace the BP with anything at all. Good Luck! Lorrie

[kel]

what stuff about BP have you read that you dont like?

[avironeur]

what stuff about BP have you read that you dont like?

I used tea tree oil mixed with aloe vera for quite some time and found it effective but as the baterium responsible for acne can develop a resistance to tea tree oil be sure to mix things up a bit periodically with either BP or even a hydrogen peroxide cream if you can find one.