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[Lola Burns]

For those of you that have been on the regimen for a long time, does your skin ever get to be soft again? The lack of touchablity is making me sad. I know I'm not supposed to be touching my face very much anyway, but I would like to know that eventually if someone should touch my face for some reason they wouldn't mistake it for sandpaper.

[Kaylei]

Did the regimen clear you up ? Why don't u try maks or light exfoliation ?

[Lola Burns]

Kaylei, on 23 December 2011 - 01:28 AM, said:

Did the regimen clear you up ? Why don't u try maks or light exfoliation ?

So far so good I guess. I'm only on week 2 so I'm not ready to add any new products to the mix yet.

[ohhhhhhnooooooo]

use a moisturizer

[Kaylei]

Oh only on week 2?! That is nothing , I thought you have been on it for years or something . Don't worry I'm on week 5 and I have nasty dry patchy flaky skin *sigh* your skin has to get accustomed to BP before all the flaky dry skin subsides . Just wait if you see better results . Add products until a few more months I the regimen IS kicking in

[Lola Burns]

ohhhhhhnooooooo, on 23 December 2011 - 03:54 AM, said:

use a moisturizer

Seriously? Of course I'm using a moisturizer. It wasn't a "what should I do" question, it was a "what can I expect" question.

Kaylei, on 23 December 2011 - 11:29 AM, said:

Oh only on week 2?! That is nothing , I thought you have been on it for years or something . Don't worry I'm on week 5 and I have nasty dry patchy flaky skin *sigh* your skin has to get accustomed to BP before all the flaky dry skin subsides . Just wait if you see better results . Add products until a few more months I the regimen IS kicking in

I hope it's worth it.

[Brandy]

Lola Burns, on 23 December 2011 - 12:59 AM, said:

For those of you that have been on the regimen for a long time, does your skin ever get to be soft again? The lack of touchablity is making me sad. I know I'm not supposed to be touching my face very much anyway, but I would like to know that eventually if someone should touch my face for some reason they wouldn't mistake it for sandpaper.

Lola Burns, on 23 December 2011 - 02:27 AM, said:

Kaylei, on 23 December 2011 - 01:28 AM, said:

Did the regimen clear you up ? Why don't u try maks or light exfoliation ?

So far so good I guess. I'm only on week 2 so I'm not ready to add any new products to the mix yet.

The first few weeks are the most frustrating. You'll need to be patient. Just hang in there with it. Here is the usual "what to expect". http://www.acne.org/whattoexpect.html

[ohhhhhhnooooooo]

Lola Burns, on 23 December 2011 - 02:14 PM, said:

ohhhhhhnooooooo, on 23 December 2011 - 03:54 AM, said:

use a moisturizer

Seriously? Of course I'm using a moisturizer. It wasn't a "what should I do" question, it was a "what can I expect" question.

Kaylei, on 23 December 2011 - 11:29 AM, said:

Oh only on week 2?! That is nothing , I thought you have been on it for years or something . Don't worry I'm on week 5 and I have nasty dry patchy flaky skin *sigh* your skin has to get accustomed to BP before all the flaky dry skin subsides . Just wait if you see better results . Add products until a few more months I the regimen IS kicking in

I hope it's worth it.

then use your brain and use a better moisturizer? your obviously not using a good product since you have dry patchy flakes and sandpaper texture skin? duh

Edited by ohhhhhhnooooooo, 23 December 2011 - 06:48 PM.

[Lola Burns]

ohhhhhhnooooooo, on 23 December 2011 - 06:46 PM, said:

Lola Burns, on 23 December 2011 - 02:14 PM, said:

ohhhhhhnooooooo, on 23 December 2011 - 03:54 AM, said:

use a moisturizer

Seriously? Of course I'm using a moisturizer. It wasn't a "what should I do" question, it was a "what can I expect" question.

Kaylei, on 23 December 2011 - 11:29 AM, said:

Oh only on week 2?! That is nothing , I thought you have been on it for years or something . Don't worry I'm on week 5 and I have nasty dry patchy flaky skin *sigh* your skin has to get accustomed to BP before all the flaky dry skin subsides . Just wait if you see better results . Add products until a few more months I the regimen IS kicking in

I hope it's worth it.

then use your brain and use a better moisturizer? your obviously not using a good product since you have dry patchy flakes and sandpaper texture skin? duh

I see you have some trouble reading. When you first introduce bp to skin, it generally results in dryness.

Brandy, on 23 December 2011 - 02:55 PM, said:

Lola Burns, on 23 December 2011 - 12:59 AM, said:

For those of you that have been on the regimen for a long time, does your skin ever get to be soft again? The lack of touchablity is making me sad. I know I'm not supposed to be touching my face very much anyway, but I would like to know that eventually if someone should touch my face for some reason they wouldn't mistake it for sandpaper.

Lola Burns, on 23 December 2011 - 02:27 AM, said:

Kaylei, on 23 December 2011 - 01:28 AM, said:

Did the regimen clear you up ? Why don't u try maks or light exfoliation ?

So far so good I guess. I'm only on week 2 so I'm not ready to add any new products to the mix yet.

The first few weeks are the most frustrating. You'll need to be patient. Just hang in there with it. Here is the usual "what to expect". http://www.acne.org/whattoexpect.html

Yeah, but it doesn't say anything about how your skin should feel long term, just how it looks.

[ohhhhhhnooooooo]

Lola Burns, on 23 December 2011 - 09:14 PM, said:

ohhhhhhnooooooo, on 23 December 2011 - 06:46 PM, said:

Lola Burns, on 23 December 2011 - 02:14 PM, said:

ohhhhhhnooooooo, on 23 December 2011 - 03:54 AM, said:

use a moisturizer

Seriously? Of course I'm using a moisturizer. It wasn't a "what should I do" question, it was a "what can I expect" question.

Kaylei, on 23 December 2011 - 11:29 AM, said:

Oh only on week 2?! That is nothing , I thought you have been on it for years or something . Don't worry I'm on week 5 and I have nasty dry patchy flaky skin *sigh* your skin has to get accustomed to BP before all the flaky dry skin subsides . Just wait if you see better results . Add products until a few more months I the regimen IS kicking in

I hope it's worth it.

then use your brain and use a better moisturizer? your obviously not using a good product since you have dry patchy flakes and sandpaper texture skin? duh

I see you have some trouble reading. When you first introduce bp to skin, it generally results in dryness.

Brandy, on 23 December 2011 - 02:55 PM, said:

Lola Burns, on 23 December 2011 - 12:59 AM, said:

For those of you that have been on the regimen for a long time, does your skin ever get to be soft again? The lack of touchablity is making me sad. I know I'm not supposed to be touching my face very much anyway, but I would like to know that eventually if someone should touch my face for some reason they wouldn't mistake it for sandpaper.

Lola Burns, on 23 December 2011 - 02:27 AM, said:

Kaylei, on 23 December 2011 - 01:28 AM, said:

Did the regimen clear you up ? Why don't u try maks or light exfoliation ?

So far so good I guess. I'm only on week 2 so I'm not ready to add any new products to the mix yet.

The first few weeks are the most frustrating. You'll need to be patient. Just hang in there with it. Here is the usual "what to expect". http://www.acne.org/whattoexpect.html

Yeah, but it doesn't say anything about how your skin should feel long term, just how it looks.

i see that you have troubles in life, i give you advice and all you do is give me attitude. sucks for your parents
instead of thinking about "will my skin be dry in the future" why not fix it today? ur not gonna have magical soft skin lmao. ::gun to head::
i'm done talking with you, your not worth my time

Edited by ohhhhhhnooooooo, 24 December 2011 - 03:02 AM.

[lemaimai]

Woooow, rudeness.

Anywho, to help answer your question, I've been using the regimen for about... five months or so. For me, adding jojoba oil into the mix REALLY helped get the moisture back into my skin. If you don't nourish that intense dryness while it's intensely dry, it'll never heal up all the way, and will prove to be extremely uncomfortable. My suggestion is go ahead and get your hands on some jojoba oil (extra virgin olive oil may also work, but I find it sits on the skin way too much) and be sure to exfoliate the dry flakes off your skin. Within about a week of intense moisturizing, you should see better texture in your skin.

Even now, if I don't moisturize enough, I get that same terribly dry flaky skin. But as long as you put the moisture back, your skin should be soft and supple!

[FatBatKiller]

Ive got baby bum soft skin and I've been use dan's stuff for over a yr.

[ethomp13]

Just wait. I've been on the regimen for a little over a month now..maybe 2? And I know exactly where you're at.

For me, the first week was great! I was almost instantly clear. (My acne was never severe. I would say it was moderate, I would have some hormonal break outs ever month which were getting to be too much for me to handle and no other products were working)

Week 2-3. I wanted to quit. My face was so dry and flaky I felt like I was molting. I would joke about it, but it was actually really frustrating at times. I couldn't even wear makeup. Mind you, I started in the winter and it's very cold and dry so I'm sure that didn't help. But, I absolutely hated my skin. No matter how much moisturizer I used I was still flaking. ( I carried one of Dan's travel moisturizers in my purse and applied through out the day.) What helped, which I'm sure some might disagree with me? I slowed down on the regimen. I was never using a lot of product to begin with, but it may have been too much for my skin. ( I didn't even use as much as Dan recommends, but I'm a small girl with a small face. )

Towards the end of the third week when I was getting fed up with the dryness, I only used the "treatment" all over my face at night, and I used less than I had previously. In the morning I would wash and either only use the treatment as a spot treatment or not at all. I would still moisturize. (because my face was flaking off.) I only had to do this for maybe 4 days tops before my skin started to get back to normal. I slowly. SLOWLY started using the treatment normally again.

Now its been 2ish months and I have no dryness at all. You just have to fight through it unfortunately.

As for now, I do do one thing differently. Once my skin got clear, I started using Neutrogena's oil free moisturizer (combination skin) under my makeup instead of the moisturizer from the regimen. (I still use it at night) I only do this because the regimen moisturizer, although it's great, is pretty thick and doesn't quite work under makeup. It seemed to make my face feel goopy all day. Which I didn't particularly mind on days where I didn't need to wear makeup. But when I do wear makeup I use the Neutrogena moisturizer. Its not the best moisturizer in the world, but it works once you're beyond the flaky stage.

Hope that helps anyone who's in that "Annoyed, I hate my skin, is it ever going to get any better? I feel like a reptile" stage.

[Lola Burns]

lemaimai, fatbatkiller, and ethomp13,

THANK YOU! That was very helpful.

[Safinator]

Stick on the regimen, that's all I can say.

After some long time on it, I quitted (due to bleached clothes mainly) and broke out like crazy, and I am 26...

Trust me, the first month my skin was horrible : red, painful, stinging, dry. After 2 / 3 months, it was baby smooth. Well, when I shave it. Do not worry

[Miphia]

I was on the regimen for more than a month and I was in the same spot as you. My skin got real flaky and untouchable. I used to use the cetaphil moisturiser but it only made my face look greasy. After the second or third week the flakiness was gone. But I have stopped using BP completely on my face..I feel it has done more harm than good. I am using bioderma products now and my face looks real clear and my complexion looks more even. I dont need to add make up any more to cover the unevenness on my face. I still use the Cetaphil gentle cleanser followed by Bioderma Sebium AKN for intensive acne prone skin and then the Bioderma white objective (since I have been battling with uneven skin tone for some time)..and I can say its the best that I have applied on my face, real light and non greasy. I break out very rarely now..Its more than a month since I a hve been using this stuff and I hope it continues to give me good results.
Sorry for going off topic but I am keen to people on this forum know that bioderma does work compared to the other numerous products I tried

[Deaninator]

Hey, just like everyone else has already said...using the moisturizer in addition the jabola oil will help out as well. I have been on the regimen for several years not and remember experience lots of dryness for the first couple of weeks. If you find that your skin is still very flaky try going to a CVS and getting a supplement moisturizer and apply it during the day. I recommend Johnsons and Johnsons.