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[redfoxhound]

My regime is below in my signature. I've been using it for 1 week and 5 days now. I'm seeing good results in terms of clogged pores, but I am breaking out near my jawline. Am I purging or should I be worried? I hate it right now! Can't even enjoy the sun outside.

I'm suspecting clindasol and differin. Any thoughts?

[redfoxhound]

Anyone?

[c'est la vigne]

Is this a regimen you came up with, or are you attempting to follow the Acne.org regimen?

[redfoxhound]

Is this a regimen you came up with, or are you attempting to follow the Acne.org regimen?

My Esthetician put me on this regimen.

[c'est la vigne]

Ahh, gotcha. Well, in that case, I'm going to move it out of the Acne.org Regimen Logs board, and into the Personal Regimen Logs board.

Unless, of course, you aren't intending on using this as a log. Did you want to keep track of your progress with your regimen here, or did you just want to ask people's advice on your regimen?

[redfoxhound]

Hehehe I was just about to message you to move it to the regime log, but figure you might be already thinking just that. Trying to get use to the forum setup.... got confused and didn't realize this was specific to the .org log. oops.

Thatnks C'est please do move it to regimen log and I will be updating it! I also do want advice.

[c'est la vigne]

Alright, I've moved it. And no worries, you'll get used to the boards soon enough.

As to your regimen, this is from the Acne.org FAQs, but it also applies to your regimen:

Q: Can I use salicylic acid with the Regimen?

A: This is probably a bad idea. The majority of medical books I scoured for acne medication information specifically warn against the combination of salicylic acid with benzoyl peroxide, calling it "overly irritating". Several people on the Regimen have noted this.

This warning is echoed when combining benzoyl peroxide with several other acne medications as well, resorcinol and sulfur to name two. Remember, irritation aggravates breakouts. Choose a cleanser and moisturizer that are free of acne medications for best

Some people are able to use BP and SA together, but it might be overly irritating if you're just starting out. From what I've gathered, some people that have been using BP for a while have been able to slowly add SA into their regimens without problems, but starting out on both at the same time might be too much.

If you're concerned about whether or not using both BP and SA will be too irritating, you might want to bring it up with your esthetician.

[redfoxhound]

Well, I don't mind it and it doesn't irritate that bad. I'm just more concerned if I'm on an initial breakout stage? What will I expect?

[ifreakinghateacne]

my esthetician put me on minocycline and clenziderm serum...
ive been using it for a week and ive seen hugeeeeeeeeeee, i mean huggggeeee results...
i have moderate to severe acne (come are cystic) and after a weak, all of my zits were flat out dry...
i love clenziderm

[redfoxhound]

my esthetician put me on minocycline and clenziderm serum...
ive been using it for a week and ive seen hugeeeeeeeeeee, i mean huggggeeee results...
i have moderate to severe acne (come are cystic) and after a weak, all of my zits were flat out dry...
i love clenziderm

Hmm.. what type of skin do you have? Do you have the normal to oily system? Estheticians can prescribe minocycline?

[redfoxhound]

It's been 3 weeks and 3 days with this regimen and I am seeing wonderful results. I broke out the 2nd week and ever since then, it's just been improvements. I broke out bad!!! I was so depressed.

I still feel very oily but I blot down with oil blotters so my face isn't as shiny. My forehead is getting better and my cheeks are starting to clear up. My jaw line has broke out a little bit with tiny cystic acne, but it's manageable.

I'm loving these combination of Differin and Clindasol along with the Obagi Clenziderm.

Stay tuned. I have tons of pictures I will be putting up once my face starts to get a lot better. I'm so happy it's getting better though.

[redfoxhound]

I'm breaking out on my jawline. I get this small cyst like heads that I keep popping.... Now they keep reappearing. I never use to get these in my jaw. Before I started I was clear in my jawline now I have these.

hmmm. I will be 4 weeks tommorrow. I keep seeing off and on results.

[redfoxhound]

4 Weeks and 5 Days

I think im almost done my initial breakout. It was real bad, I avoided parties and going outside. From what I read about Differin, it's the 3rd and 4th week that are the worst. I's getting better now that I have stopped picking.

I have a fe questions though, is Differin going to help me with the oily face. My esthetician told me it would. Also what will I be expecting next?

[redfoxhound]

8 Weeks and 3 days

My face has dramatically improved. Before I had clogged pores all over my face and my face was rough to the touch. I am now 8 weeks + and this regimen has cleared away all the clogged pores and made my skin tighter and SO much more smoother. I never knew my cheeks could be this smooth. IM SO HAPPY!

It wasn't all positive through the 8 weeks. From 2-6 weeks, it was just the worst times of the whole process. I went through a really bad IB. My temple, forehead, and jawline, just started to breakout with tiny cyst and a couple of nodules. Areas of which I never use to get any. Those are now gone except for maybe 1 or 2 in the temple. For anyone taking Differin, my advice is to keep using it and never stop.

With this regimen, my skin has gotten lighter because my scars are now very visible compared to when I was using proactive where I picked and popped my pimples and it wouldn't look that bad because of my complexion. With this regimen, I learned NOT to pick! My scars are now very much visible and I totally regret picking. I have learned a harsh lesson that picking CAN AND WILL make everything worse. It may feel like a solution at first, but will turn into a bigger problem in the next couple of days.

Right now, I am dealing with just 1 or 2 tiny pimples in my temple. I am also noticing that I get a lot more oily with this regimen throughout the day. I think it's the clindasol. Now my skin is very smooth, but many dark marks. I don't have pits, thank god, but I have couple of dark spots that are slowly fading.

For anyone reading this, how long do dark marks left from scarring usually fade?