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[tinamou]

After over 10 year with acne, I have finally managed to get it under control (thanks, in large part, to Naturally Clear Multivitamins and Aqua Glycolic products). But after my active acne went away, my naturally very pale skin was ravaged by very apparent bright red post acne marks and a tremendous amount of overall redness. After reading about other posters' successes with Sudocrem, I decided to pick up a container at the store and try it.

After the first few days, I was AMAZED at how well it was working. While there were no overnight miracles for me, every morning I woke up and washed it off, my face was substantially less red, many of my post-acne marks were fading, and the one active pimple I did have dried up. I was so happy, and was finally able to be substantially more confident about the overall appearance of my skin and optimistic about my skin's future.

And then, I did something stupid. Without thinking, I used my normal Glycolic acid toner after washing my face, along with an AHA nightly moisturizer. I put this on underneath my layer of Sudocrem. Previously, I had only used my AHA moisturizer on top of the Sudocrem with no problems. This turned out to be a huge mistake, and when I woke up this morning my skin had suffered a chemical burn and was bright red!!! All of my progress had been ruined, and I was so surprised, because my skin normally isn't sensitive to anything.
So do not use Sudocrem with AHA products! I have managed to get my redness down by a lot so far, thanks to an aspirin mask, aloe vera gel, and pycnogenol redness reducing serum, but my skin is still unfortunately feeling quite raw.

I will definitely go back to using Sudocrem once this passes, I definitely recommend it if you have excessive redness, but never in conjunction with AHA products!

[christina10]

Sudocrem occludes the skin. Anything you put underneath it will penetrate a little deeper. This can be problematic with chemical exfoliating products as in your case. However, applying a soothing and hydrating gel such as aloe or hyaluronic underneath an occlusive ointment can increase hydration.