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[helpchicken]

hey all.. back in november 2010 i started dan's regimen, which i used till march 2011, but finally stopped because the redness was not going away. after i discontinued use, the redness went down a bit, but till this day my cheeks where i used benzoyl peroxide are still red.. i have been using oatmeal and honey everyday for the past month but it hasnt really shown any positive effects of bringing down the redness. my face also got oily from benzoyl peroxide if that has anything to do with it. it also appears that when i wake up in the morning, my face is a little less red.. is that because of the benefits of sleep, or is that a symptom of my face flushing overtime? just hope it isnt rosacea, and just some type of atopic dermatitis. lmk if you have any suggestions on what to do

[Beender20]

this sounds exactly like me. I've been completely off the regimen since september. now my face is oily (it never was before) and I get red on my nose and my cheeks by my nose around dinner time every day.

I have also been using manuka honey along with DE thoroughly clean face wash and I think it is helping but still too early to tell

[GoingStrong]

Beender20, on 15 November 2011 - 11:35 PM, said:

this sounds exactly like me. I've been completely off the regimen since september. now my face is oily (it never was before) and I get red on my nose and my cheeks by my nose around dinner time every day.

I have also been using manuka honey along with DE thoroughly clean face wash and I think it is helping but still too early to tell

Wow that's weird, the exact same symptoms have appeared on my face as well. It's funny that you phrase it as happening around dinner time every day.. i was just thinking that this morning... ALWAYS AROUND DINNER TIME. Even with my acne problems my face hasn't really become oily til recently either (along with the redness) haha.

[GoingStrong]

Are either of you taking any sort of vitamins?

[Beender20]

GoingStrong, on 16 November 2011 - 10:15 PM, said:

Are either of you taking any sort of vitamins?

no I'm not. I don't really have any pimples at all anymore I've got that under control with the DE wash and honey. I used to take zinc but that gave me headaches so I stopped and I didn't notice a difference anyway. I do take just a regular one-a-day vitamin but I can't imagine how that would have an effect.

How about you?

I was starting to think maybe I just got all red from digesting a lot of food? I really have no clue but i really feel like the oil is making my face irritated. It's really frustrating actually.

[GoingStrong]

Well congrats on having no pimples anymore
I take zinc, vitamin A & D on a regular basis. Did you take zinc for a significant amount of time?

What do you mean by digesting a lot of food? What kind of eating habits do you have if you don't mind me asking.
I agree that the facial oil could possibly be irritating; I know that for me personally, when I wash my face, it's no longer oily and a little less red looking for a short period of time.

[helpchicken]

well im glad that im not the only one whose had similar symptoms from the regimen.. but unfortunately that doesn't help our position

i do take some vitamins but this redness is clearly from the bnezoyl peroxide, and the oilyness has to be from the regimen, or at least it really exuberated it so that its definetly noticable by, as you all say, dinner time. my nose however is oily like 2-3 hours after washing my face

but anyways, im more conserned with the redness. it feels even though honey and colloidal oatmeal are good for redness, they are not helping in this situaiton which worries me. ive heard good things about chamomile and feverfew as well, which i might try out. i dont want to try any steroid creams, whichi know can help with redness, because they thin the skin and can cause steroid-induced rosacea, a risk i am definetly not taking

so if you guys, especially those with similar symptoms as i have, have done something to improve or totally get rid of the redness, i would really really appreciate it... thanks

[Beender20]

GoingStrong, on 17 November 2011 - 03:53 AM, said:

Well congrats on having no pimples anymore
I take zinc, vitamin A & D on a regular basis. Did you take zinc for a significant amount of time?

What do you mean by digesting a lot of food? What kind of eating habits do you have if you don't mind me asking.
I agree that the facial oil could possibly be irritating; I know that for me personally, when I wash my face, it's no longer oily and a little less red looking for a short period of time.

Yeah I took zinc for about 3 months. But i meant like when I eat a large meal or something that is when my face seems to get red. And yeah when I wake up in the morning my face isn't red at all because all the irritating oil is on my pillow i believe. so for me I really think the oil is my problem and I'm looking into possibly getting a matte or oil control moisturizer. idk when i'll actually get around to buying it though...they are pretty expensive like $50

helpchicken, on 17 November 2011 - 02:53 PM, said:

well im glad that im not the only one whose had similar symptoms from the regimen.. but unfortunately that doesn't help our position

i do take some vitamins but this redness is clearly from the bnezoyl peroxide, and the oilyness has to be from the regimen, or at least it really exuberated it so that its definetly noticable by, as you all say, dinner time. my nose however is oily like 2-3 hours after washing my face

but anyways, im more conserned with the redness. it feels even though honey and colloidal oatmeal are good for redness, they are not helping in this situaiton which worries me. ive heard good things about chamomile and feverfew as well, which i might try out. i dont want to try any steroid creams, whichi know can help with redness, because they thin the skin and can cause steroid-induced rosacea, a risk i am definetly not taking

so if you guys, especially those with similar symptoms as i have, have done something to improve or totally get rid of the redness, i would really really appreciate it... thanks

my nose gets oily quick too, but pretty much everyone in the world has an oily nose. what about eucerin redness relief? ever give that a try?

[GoingStrong]

Hmm I don't have that problem after eating a large meal, then again. Maybe something you are eating is triggering the redness? My face always looks the best in the morning as well. Does your skin act up after you have washed it? I'm beginning to think that the tap water in my house is causing it. It always seems like after I wash my face the problem resurfaces after a couple hours..

If your familiar with Paula's Choice products, I think there is a skin matifying moisturizer or two on her website that goes for around $20.
Also I'm not very knowledgable on the subject, but if you feel like your digestive tract is off maybe trying some probiotics would help

Edited by GoingStrong, 20 November 2011 - 01:28 PM.

[helpchicken]

actually there was someone on here who said his face had been reddened by benzoyl peroxide for about 9 months.. he then tried the eucerin redness relief cleanser and moisturizer for about 1-2 months and he said the redness was almost nonexistent, or it went away.. i forget. anyways, i wanted to try it out, but i noticed the cleanser has SLS, and the night cream has DMDM Hydantion, both which are irritants and supposively are bad for those who are acne-prone. however, i might try it out and see if it really has any adverse affects on my acne.