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[hellopetri]

So I don't know what happened. For 19 years I had beautiful, flawless skin and I hit 20 and it went to shit. For the past 14 months my skin has been getting progressively worse. I've tried everything. Birth control didn't help. Proactive worked for a bit and then stopped. OTC products barely made any difference. I tried AHA creams for a couple of months and it gave me horrible HORRIBLE cycstic acne all over my chin and cheeks. Drinking tons of gross Rooibos tea every day did nothing. Antibiotics did nothing but make me sick and give me YI's to no end

I just started Dan's regimen a little over a month ago and the results have been okay.

I do his regimen twice a day, morning and night. I drink several bottles of water per day and I take vitamin supplements (one prenatal, 2000mg pantothenic acid and one 50mg zinc tablet.)

These photos are from right before I started:



This is 9 days after starting the regimen.



and here I am today, 28 days later.



I'm not seeing the kind of results I would like but I know I need to give it time. Today I have more pimples than when I started but they don't seem to last as long and they arent cystic which is a relief.

I'll try to update this at least once a week.

[howling bells]

good luck with everything and remember patience is your most important wepon against acne! that and a strict regime, have you listed your products on the boards at all to check everything you're using is alright?

[hellopetri]

hah, well I'm using all of Dan's products so hopefully they are alright.

as far as the vitamin supplements go I've seen them all discussed on here so they should be fine.


Oh, and also as of yesterday I've started using jojoba oil at night instead of dan's moisturizer so I'll see how that does.

[hellopetri]

I have a few new pimples today which is a little disappointing. The right side of my face looks worse today than is has all week.

[hellopetri]

I've been mixing a few drops of the jojoba oil with my moisturizer at night... I haven't seen any positive difference, my skin just seems a bit oilier than normal.

[hellopetri]

Okay. As of today I have three zits, hopefully they'll be gone in a few days.. I wish the red marks I have would start fading but oh well. Still using the jojoba oil. Still pretty oily throughout the day, I might have to stop using it.

[hellopetri]

I think my skin is finally clearing up for good.. I don't know if it is the jojoba oil or the regimen finally kicking in but I'm happy with my skin today (minus the shiny face from the jojoba oil)

[Sweetpeas]

Hi,
Your acne looks pretty similar to mine, glad you are clearing up

I have some jojoba oil but havn't really been using it, do you find it helps to stop your skin drying out from the BP? As my skin flakes bad from using BP everyday!

Oh, I really like your glasses! Where are they from? (If you don't mind me asking!)

x

[hellopetri]

The jojoba oil has helped with dryness but my skin hasn't ever really been flaky after using BP.

Maybe try mixing it with your moisturizer at night.. that is what I do, because it leaves me too oily if I use it in the mornings.

and my glasses are from Nine West!

[hellopetri]

Maybe I spoke too soon.

I have one really annoying/painful zit right on the edge of my lip and two on my left cheek. I really hope these go away soon because I'm leaving for LA next week and I don't want my skin looking gross.

[hellopetri]

My skin looks good today.

I have some active pimples on both sides of my mouth... I used a little extra BP on them and they seem to be going down quickly... which is good because I leave for LA in two days. I hope the ocean doesnt have any bad effects on my skin while I'm there :\

[howling bells]

salt water is supposed to be brilliant for the skin actually so dont worry! though it could wash the bp off i suppose...hmm...just make sure you're wearing suncream and have a brilliant time!

[hellopetri]

My skin broke out while I was in Cali... I think it was stress related. It is going away now, minus one or two bumps around my mouth.

[hellopetri]

My skin looks GREAT.

I have no active blemishes and my red marks are fading. I couldn't be happier with the way I look right now. I'll post a pic later today.

[I_Have_Bad_Acne]

My skin looks GREAT.

I have no active blemishes and my red marks are fading. I couldn't be happier with the way I look right now. I'll post a pic later today.

remember to use ALOT of BP. I think that is the key and only use moistruizer if your face feels like it needs it/ intensley dry. I used massive amounts of bp and i never needed moistruizer. btw you look kinda cute dont let acne get ya down

[hellopetri]

My skin looks GREAT.

I have no active blemishes and my red marks are fading. I couldn't be happier with the way I look right now. I'll post a pic later today.

remember to use ALOT of BP. I think that is the key and only use moistruizer if your face feels like it needs it/ intensley dry. I used massive amounts of bp and i never needed moistruizer. btw you look kinda cute dont let acne get ya down

I haven't been using a lot but I should probably start using a little more BP than I have been just to maintain the results I've gotten so far.


and to finish my update from yesterday:

still no blemishes... you can see all of the red marks around my mouth though from the breakout i had during vacation... and my skin looks oily but that is just bronzer.

[jsweiss]

Hi Hellopetri! Thanks for posting your timeline with pics! I'm brand new to this page.... I just ordered Dans BP treatment this morning so its great to see a timeline of things in ACTION!

I have similar acne, from the corners of my mouth down to my jawline.....

Its been horible, I got it will I was living in the dorms at college. Post college it went away, so I assumed it was the mix of stress, living enviroment, ect....

but now after 3 years of post college clear skin, its returned!!

I'm turing 26 now, and still fighting the same animal from my days as a 19 year old!!! AHHH!

Keep me posted on your progress.... it looks like things started out slow, but over time are working well for you!!

Question? What moisturizer are you using??

Also, are you taking anything else outside of Dans products that my be excellerating your results??

Thanks!!!

[c'est la vigne]

It looks like your skin is really clearing up.

You're really pretty, by the way. : )

[hellopetri]

Hi Hellopetri! Thanks for posting your timeline with pics! I'm brand new to this page.... I just ordered Dans BP treatment this morning so its great to see a timeline of things in ACTION!

I have similar acne, from the corners of my mouth down to my jawline.....

Its been horible, I got it will I was living in the dorms at college. Post college it went away, so I assumed it was the mix of stress, living enviroment, ect....

but now after 3 years of post college clear skin, its returned!!

I'm turing 26 now, and still fighting the same animal from my days as a 19 year old!!! AHHH!

Keep me posted on your progress.... it looks like things started out slow, but over time are working well for you!!

Question? What moisturizer are you using??

Also, are you taking anything else outside of Dans products that my be excellerating your results??

Thanks!!!

I use dan's cleanser, dan's bp and dan's moisturizer (I put a few drops of jojoba oil (4-5) and a (2-3) of drops of tea tree oil into the bottle and shook it up).. I also take one multivitamin and 1 50mg zinc table every day.. other than that I do nothing extra!

and yes, I'm glad people appreciate the picture posting because I noticed not many people were doing it as they go.. they just do one before and one after picture and I like the idea of showing actual progress, not just talking about it.

I hope his products work for you just as well as they have worked for me.

It looks like your skin is really clearing up.

You're really pretty, by the way. : )

it is, I hope these results last!! and thank you

[jsweiss]

Thanks Hellopetri!