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[souki]

Hello, i've been using this regimen for three days now and it's working so great! It cleared up my bumps and acne on my face that I have been trying to get rid of in 1 year in only three days!!! The only thing I'm concerned about is that ever since I've been using this, on day two I noticed puffiness on my eyeslids and puffiness under my eyes along with wrinkles or (creases) under my eye and on my eyelids. Should I stop using it? Thing is, I do NOT use this regimen ON MY EYES whatsoever the only thing that crosses my eyes is the cleanser when I wash it off it runs down my face..idk whats wrong maybe i'm allergic to it?

[Brandy]

Swelling is never a good sign. Either you are getting it too close to the eye area or perhaps it is migrating during your night time movement while you sleep. Either way, it's not good. Be very diligent about keeping a wide circumference around your eyes completely free of the bp. If the swelling continues, I would stop using it.
Here is Dan's advice on the crinkling around the eyes. It's usually from dryness. http://www.acne.org/faq.html#wrinkles

I hope that helps.

[Cocobo]

Just like Brandy said the wrinkles are from dryness. Try seperately applying some moisturizer very very lightly to it (or jojoba oil, that's what I do and it's wonderful).

The puffiness may actually be a temporary side effect from the benzoyl peroxide. Tomorrow marks my 5th week on the Regimen and my face is still slightly swollen from the BP. It's not super noticeable and it's been going down a lot every week but it still is slightly swollen (though it may also be from that time of the month, I bloat..). It will go away though, as long as the swelling isn't severe you should be fine.

[arashyyy_88]

What do you exactly mean by swelling and wheere? I have swelling just above my cheek bone. It is like a bit red and different colour loojing compared to the rest of my face. Is that what you mean by swellling? I only noticed I have this a week ago. Doesn't hurt or anything and I think it is because of the BP.

[KissDontTell]

:/ The exact same thing happened to me over a year ago. Swollen, wrinkly eyelids, and redness just above my cheekbones. Fast forward to a year and a half later, I have been diagnosed with allergic contact dermatitis, or contact eczema.

If I were you, I would stop using it. :/ You might be allergic to one of the ingredients in the BP or the cleanser, such as a preservative or something. Don't wait too long like I did, or it might be very hard to get rid of. I'm not trying to diagnose the problem, just my two cents. Good luck~

[Carleenor]

Hello, i've been using this regimen for three days now and it's working so great! It cleared up my bumps and acne on my face that I have been trying to get rid of in 1 year in only three days!!! The only thing I'm concerned about is that ever since I've been using this, on day two I noticed puffiness on my eyeslids and puffiness under my eyes along with wrinkles or (creases) under my eye and on my eyelids. Should I stop using it? Thing is, I do NOT use this regimen ON MY EYES whatsoever the only thing that crosses my eyes is the cleanser when I wash it off it runs down my face..idk whats wrong maybe i'm allergic to it?

Same thing is happening to me. I've been using the products for 2 days and my eyes are also watering a lot. I think it's the BP mixing with my eye cream to be honest. I'm going to stop using my eye cream today and see if that helps. I was caking it on because my eye area was so dry!

Edited by Carleenor, 07 July 2011 - 02:07 PM.

[Brandy]

As I said above, you guys need to stop if you are swelling up. That is not normal and should not be occurring.

[Carleenor]

As I said above, you guys need to stop if you are swelling up. That is not normal and should not be occurring.

I personally am not swelling...just super dry and my left eye has been watering today. Not sure if it's from my eye cream or an allergy to something else. I'm going to not put the BP anywhere near my eyes tonight...not even on my temples where I also break out and see if I notice an improvement. I hope it's something else and not the BP.