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[bass3p]

i have a red nose due to squeezing of blackheads/ various other types of acne and significant red marks(scarring?) on my nose and various acne on my face, can someone tell me if this regime will work?

morning:
clean face with proactive cleanser
apply proactive toner
apply mama mandelic acid lotion
wait 30 minutes or however long it takes for the skin to absorb the lotion
apply the proactive repairing lotion
apply aloe vera gel
apply merderma scar cream
apply sun screen

night:
exact same as above but without sunscreen

twice a week: scrub face with baby brush gently while showering

[ttchic07]

That is way way too much... all that will cause irritation & more pimples.

[bass3p]

what do you suppose i should remove from my regime?

[JennaBabe]

I think maybe just don't do all of that twice a day. Maybe use the Proactive stuff in the morning, and the MaMa lotion at night... or the other way around.

[bass3p]

thanks for the help

okay so in the morning ill go:
apply proactive items all around face except nose
clanse nose with clean & clear blackhead scrub
mederma scar cream
sun screen

mid-day:
cleanse nose with clean & clear blackhead scrub
apply aloe vera gel to nose

night:
cleanse face with cetaphil avoiding nose
cleanse nose with clean & clear blackhead scrub
apply mama lotion to face
( would mederma scar cream work together with mama lotion if i applied it?)

weekly:
wash face with brush twice a week

would this regime work, also, is it possible for me to apply aloe in addition to the listed things i apply at night and day without irritating my skin?

[roymunson]

thanks for the help

okay so in the morning ill go:
apply proactive items all around face except nose
clanse nose with clean & clear blackhead scrub
mederma scar cream
sun screen

mid-day:
cleanse nose with clean & clear blackhead scrub
apply aloe vera gel to nose

night:
cleanse face with cetaphil avoiding nose
cleanse nose with clean & clear blackhead scrub
apply mama lotion to face
( would mederma scar cream work together with mama lotion if i applied it?)

weekly:
wash face with brush twice a week

would this regime work, also, is it possible for me to apply aloe in addition to the listed things i apply at night and day without irritating my skin?

That regimen won't get rid of blackheads unfortunately. So if that's your thing I suggest you modify it.

[JennaBabe]

wait at least a half hour for the mama lotion to sink in (it takes about a half hour for mandelic acid to sink in and do its thing) and then i think it would be ok to apply the mederma and aloe.

i also think it would probably be unnecessary to scrub your nose that many times. if you're trying to get rid of blackheads on your nose, you need to use chemical exfoliation with them, rather than that much manual exfoliation. So maybe, in the mornings when you apply the proactive, don't put it on your nose, and use the MaMa lotion just on your nose in the morning, and then all over your face at night. The proactive won't do much, if anything, for your blackheads, so the MaMa lotion is what you want to use for that- and only use the scrub once a day at the most so you don't irritate the skin and cause more problems.

[bass3p]

okay, so my regime will be like:
morning
cleanse with proactive over face except nose
cleanse nose with clean and clear blackhead exfoliater
apply proactive toner all around face
apply proactive repairing lotion over face except nose
apply MaMa lotion to nose
wait for 30 minutes
apply aloe vera to nose
apply mederma scar cream to some scars on face
apply sunscreen

night
cleanse with proactive over face except nose
cleanse nose with cetaphil cleanser
apply proactive toner all over face
apply proactive repairing lotion over face except nose
apply MaMa lotion to nose
wait for 30 minutes
apply aloe vera to nose
apply mederma scar cream to some scars

[LionQueen]

Personally, I would be seriously tempted to ditch the ProActiv and go after the acne & blackheads with MaMa alone.