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[WildFlower]

My skin is looking better and better everyday. The breakouts decreased to about one or two small pimples a week and I'm fine with that. A couple of days ago I had a whitehead which I popped and now I have a scab there. I'm trying not to pick at it but its so hard. When I look at pictures of myself from a few months ago I think, "Gosh, what a difference!"

I ran out of Green Cream a few days ago so I haven't been using it. I just got a new bottle yesterday but I still havent used it yet. To be honest, I don't see that GC is making a difference in my skin, maybe because I'm not using it as often as I should. I don't know, I'll increase my applications and see if that makes a difference. But the AHA and aloe alone are working so well that I dont think I need anything else.

Overall, I'm really happy with my skin's progress. I'm starting to like my reflection more and more.

[WildFlower]

Time to change up my regimen:

Eventhough my breakouts had decreased to 1 or 2 pimples a week, I wanted them to stop completely so I added Neutrogena's Rapid Clear Acne Eliminating Gel, and I've been using it for the past four days or so on my acne prone areas. I haven't had a pimple since using this product

So here is my updated regimen:

Morning:

*Wash with Alpha Hydrox Foaming Face Wash and air dry
*Exfoliate with AH 12% Glycolic Souffle
*Soothe and heal with 100% aloe vera gel
*Moisturize and protect with Alpha Hydrox Sheer Silk Moisturizer SPF 15

Evening:

*Wash twice with AH Foaming Face Wash (to make sure all make-up is removed) and air dry
*Medicate with Neutrogena Rapid Clear Acne Eliminating Gel on acne prone areas
*Wait about 15-20 minutes, then soothe and heal with 100% Aloe Vera Gel

I added the 12% Glycolic Souffle to clear up the closed comedomes on my forehead and to get rid of whats left of my red marks.

Lets hope this is the regimen thats gonna keep me clear and give me the beautiful skin I've never had.

I'm so excited

I will keep you all updated on how my new and improved regimen works out for me.

Oh, and no more Green Cream! I have nothing against it, I just think its unnecessary at this point. I have a brand new bottle that I will use someday but not in the near future.

[WildFlower]

I'm still clear!!!!!! (knocking on wood)

I hope it stays that way!

And I'm LOVING the souffle! Its fading away the stubborn red marks on my right cheek.

[WildFlower]

Hi everyone

Today I bought the Yogi Tea I've been meaning to get. Its the hormone balance tea called Dong Quai Tonic. It says it lessens fatigue, restores energy, and balances your hormones. And it helps with PMS and cramps too!! I'll start drinking one cup a day starting tomorrow.

I'm not sure if this tea helps with breakouts. I always breakout during that time of the month and I'm wondering if this tea will prevent that. We'll see.

As far as my face goes, I had a tiny tiny whitehead on my chin and it popped by itself and now there's a little pink spot. Other than that, no new acne

[Wynne]

Congratulations your regimen is working so well for you! I've just started using the AH souffle on my arms, back and chest. I'm going to do a TCA peel there to get rid of actinic keratoses and other icky brown marks from years of sun damage 20 years ago.

Isn't glycolic acid wonderful?

[WildFlower]

Good luck with your TCA peel! Let me know how it goes. And yes, I LOVE glycolic acid!! I'm gonna need a stronger one though after my skin stops responding to it.

[WildFlower]

Still clear!!!

My husband (who's the only one who sees me without makeup) has been complimenting my skin a lot lately Today he said, "Your skin has been looking so good, keep doing what you're doing!"

It makes me feel good to hear that because i'm really hard on myself so to me, my skin always looks bad no matter what.

Anyway, I tried the tea today...I expected it to be gross but its actually not bad at all

[WildFlower]

I'm still clear!!! Wow, this is a record for me. Now I'm sure that my regimen works. The last few days have been stressful, lets see if that has an effect on my skin.

My back has a couple of pimples but I dont really care about that.

[WildFlower]

I've become so paranoid that I will start breaking out again!
What if my regimen stops working??

Last night I had a dream that I broke out all over my forehead. So the first thing I did when I woke up is look in the mirror and examine my face...

I'm still clear (thank God)! But the red marks are still not completely gone. Damn those red marks!!

Must go look at my face now

[BigBeauty]

Great to hear you may have finally found your solution. I'm sure the paranoia will go away the longer you are clear and can further trust the regimen. Good luck!

[WildFlower]

Well its that time of the month (a week before my period) and unfortunately, I did break out I have two pimples, one tiny whitehead on the apple of my cheek and one pink one (hasnt surfaced) on the side of my chin. I have noticed that these pimples are smaller than the usual pustules I get around my period so thats good.

I have been drinking the tea but I guess that didn't do much. I don't know, maybe I would've gotten more pimples if I didn't drink it.

Next month I'm going to try Aleve and hope it works. I know I should take it twice a day a week before my period when I break out BUT for how long do I keep taking it? Until I start my period, or until my periods over? Anyone know?

[WildFlower]

Its been a few days...the pimple on my chin never surfaced and went away without leaving a red mark. So I'm back to being clear again

I'm gonna start taking a zinc supplement to help with the healing of my red marks. The old ones went away but I have some fairly recent ones that I need to fade quickly. The zinc supplement I'm going to start is called OptiZinc and its from Source Naturals. It has copper in it too since zinc decreases copper levels. Kim recommended it to me...so thanks Kim!

[WildFlower]

I'm going to my cousin's wedding next weekend and I'm gonna see a lot of family I havent seen in years. I want my skin to look its best, so I've been using the souffle twice a day. My red marks are fading more and more each day, and I have no new acne. The last few pimples I've been getting are REALLY tiny so they go away quick. I havent had a real pimple (knocking on wood) since the two pustules I got on my right cheek a while ago. They left dark red marks, and those two red marks are my worst right now. The rest are not visible unless you look closely. Thanks to glycolic acid

So everything is looking good. My skin is staying clear because of the following: (in order of how effective)

1) GLYCOLIC ACID
2) Salicylic Acid
3) Aloe Vera

I havent changed my diet or how often I work out. I'm not taking any supplements right now but I'm planning on starting zinc very soon (as I mentioned before)...I'm excited to see if it speeds up the healing of red marks. I just have to find a store that sells that specific brand.

Anyway, sorry for babbling on and on today.

[simply.tiffanyxoxo]

I'm still clear!!!!!! (knocking on wood)

I hope it stays that way!

And I'm LOVING the suffle! I have some stubborn red marks on my right cheek and I literally saw a difference in them after the first use!

Congrats on your clear skin ! ^^. I went to the docter and they told me I should be on a vitamin supplement, so I'm gonna find out whether or not I can buy this vitamin called "Skin B5" I found out about in the internet, and I'll make a log here. I cant wait .

I know you may have heard this before, but you REALLY SHOULDNT PICK YOUR FACE. The only reason you should have to touch your face is when your putting products on it. Besides, blesmishes clear up faster when they're left untouched.

[dogluver323]

I'm going to my cousin's wedding next weekend and I'm gonna see a lot of family I havent seen in years. I want my skin to look its best, so I've been using the souffle twice a day. My red marks are fading more and more each day, and I have no new acne. The last few pimples I've been getting are REALLY tiny so they go away quick. I havent had a real pimple (knocking on wood) since the two pustules I got on my right cheek a while ago. They left dark red marks, and those two red marks are my worst right now. The rest are not visible unless you look closely. Thanks to glycolic acid

So everything is looking good. My skin is staying clear because of the following: (in order of how effective)

1) GLYCOLIC ACID
2) Salicylic Acid
3) Aloe Vera

I havent changed my diet or how often I work out. I'm not taking any supplements right now but I'm planning on starting zinc very soon (as I mentioned before)...I'm excited to see if it speeds up the healing of red marks. I just have to find a store that sells that specific brand.

Anyway, sorry for babbling on and on today.

Great to hear that your regimen is working so well for you. I have a question. Do you think if you removed the salicylic acid from your regimen that you would break out again? Reason I ask is because the last time I used anything with SA, which was years ago, I broke out in a rash. So I'm afraid to use that at all. I break out maybe once or twice a week, have some bumps and blackheads, and want to fade my red marks. Do you think if I skip the SA I would still have good results?

Also, I don't take a zinc supplement, but I do take a multivitamin that has 15mg of zinc and calcium which has another 10 mg. Do you think that is enough? I just started taking the Costco max strength fish oil--4 capsules a day (which equals about 3.5g of omega 3). Do you take any fish oil too?

Thanks!

[WildFlower]

I'm going to my cousin's wedding next weekend and I'm gonna see a lot of family I havent seen in years. I want my skin to look its best, so I've been using the souffle twice a day. My red marks are fading more and more each day, and I have no new acne. The last few pimples I've been getting are REALLY tiny so they go away quick. I havent had a real pimple (knocking on wood) since the two pustules I got on my right cheek a while ago. They left dark red marks, and those two red marks are my worst right now. The rest are not visible unless you look closely. Thanks to glycolic acid

So everything is looking good. My skin is staying clear because of the following: (in order of how effective)

1) GLYCOLIC ACID
2) Salicylic Acid
3) Aloe Vera

I havent changed my diet or how often I work out. I'm not taking any supplements right now but I'm planning on starting zinc very soon (as I mentioned before)...I'm excited to see if it speeds up the healing of red marks. I just have to find a store that sells that specific brand.

Anyway, sorry for babbling on and on today.

Great to hear that your regimen is working so well for you. I have a question. Do you think if you removed the salicylic acid from your regimen that you would break out again? Reason I ask is because the last time I used anything with SA, which was years ago, I broke out in a rash. So I'm afraid to use that at all. I break out maybe once or twice a week, have some bumps and blackheads, and want to fade my red marks. Do you think if I skip the SA I would still have good results?

Also, I don't take a zinc supplement, but I do take a multivitamin that has 15mg of zinc and calcium which has another 10 mg. Do you think that is enough? I just started taking the Costco max strength fish oil--4 capsules a day (which equals about 3.5g of omega 3). Do you take any fish oil too?

Thanks!

I think the salicylic acid and the glycolic acid together are keeping me clear. I think I would breakout if I didn't use it because sometimes when I feel a pimple coming, I put SA on it twice a day and it gets rid of it before it surfaces. So yeah, I think if I removed the SA, I would probably break out. You should give SA another chance. Do a patch test first to see if that rash happens. I think you would still get some good results with just the glycolic but even better with both.

I use Neutrogena's SA gel...I don't like the size (too tiny) and the fact that it has alcohol in it But it works so I can deal with it. A lot of people use Paula's Choice BHA (Salicylic Acid) and like it so you can try that one if you'd like. I'm planning on switching to Dan's SA gel as soon as it comes out

I don't think 15mg of zinc a day is enough. I would recommend 30 to 60mg a day. I don't know much about fish oil. I tried it a few months ago and I didnt see any results. I only took it for about a month though. Let me know if you have anymore questions.

Good luck

[InRepair]

wow it looks like you found something that works that's awsome!!

I have a question what is AH 12% Glycolic Suffle? I'm thinking of trying out the cleanser and moisturizer your using. I'm using all Dove stuff but its not really working I need to add a Glycolic product, or Salicylic product. Actually I hear using both kind of products are suppose to work.

I was doing alright a month or two ago, I only was dealing with red marks but then I started using the Avon Glycolic peels pads and that just messed me all up, now I'm broken out all over and its just making me mad how in the past year I've just had bad acne. Never had this problem before I was 20 (I'm 21 now turning 22 next month).

Also I keep hearing what Aloe Gel does and I used it with the BP last year but it made my face really tight and I didn't like how it wouldn't absorb, would it be better to just use it before or after I moisture?

Thanks for the help

[WildFlower]

wow it looks like you found something that works that's awsome!!

I have a question what is AH 12% Glycolic Suffle? I'm thinking of trying out the cleanser and moisturizer your using. I'm using all Dove stuff but its not really working I need to add a Glycolic product, or Salicylic product. Actually I hear using both kind of products are suppose to work.

I was doing alright a month or two ago, I only was dealing with red marks but then I started using the Avon Glycolic peels pads and that just messed me all up, now I'm broken out all over and its just making me mad how in the past year I've just had bad acne. Never had this problem before I was 20 (I'm 21 now turning 22 next month).

Also I keep hearing what Aloe Gel does and I used it with the BP last year but it made my face really tight and I didn't like how it wouldn't absorb, would it be better to just use it before or after I moisture?

Thanks for the help

Hey InRepair,

The 12% Glycolic souffle is this:
http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp...UY-PLST-0-BRAND

Sorry I had it misspelled before.

The aloe vera makes my face tight too but it absorbs well. I apply it before I apply my moisturizer. You could also mix the two together.

Sorry to hear about the Avon peels irritating your skin. What percentage Glycolic are they? They might be too harsh. I like the glycolic souffle because its gentle so I can use it twice a day without any problems.

I've having a down day today I looked at my skin under different lighting and noticed I have more shallow indented scars then I thought . I know that Green Cream can help with those and I cant wait to start using it again but I have to wait another few weeks because besides the wedding this weekend, I'll be visiting my family next week for two weeks and I don't want to have peeling and flakey skin infront of my family and friends.

[InRepair]

I forgot to take it out of my sig but I stopped using them a week or two ago. There only 10 percent but I dunno if it was cause my face was getting use to it or if i really was having a reaction. But after week 5 and I was starting to breaking out so bad I knew it couldn't be purging. I've had purging before with other products and this was a bad irritating product.

I'll give the cleanser and souffle a try, should I start with one product for awhile till I get use to it, or is it okay to just jump in and start using both at the sametime?

[WildFlower]

I think its safe to start using both at the same time. The cleanser is VERY gentle-it's soap-free, fragerance free, oil-free, alcohol-free, and pH balanced. It's the only cleanser that doesn't dry out my skin.

Good luck, I hope you love them as much as I do