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I have been on the regimen since September. It works. No denying that fact. The dryness and peeling drove me crazy, just like most people, but for the past few months I have been much less dry and basically no peeling or flaking. My skin is probably 98% clear. I get an occasional zit but never really more than 1 or 2 at a time. I'm very happy with my skin as far as acne goes. I went camping a week ago and didn't wash my face with ANYTHING, not even water, for 4 days... That didn't really help lol but that was to be expected. I've had a little breakout for the past week since the trip but still nothing bad and barely even noticeable unless up close in the mirror.

Anyway, I'm tired of how long the regimen takes. I'm tired of how expensive products are. I'm tired of randomly having a day or two where my skin looks red, or feels scaly and tight. I'm tired of how oily the regimen makes my skin look and feel. It is all just getting old. I truly believe the regimen is the best there is at clearing acne, but I honestly do not think it is the best option for overall skin care and health, even if you have acne.

So, I am considering quitting the regimen. I currently do a modified/reduced version of it. I cleanse as recommended, but I only use about 1/2 a pump of bp, and 1.5 pumps of moisturizer. Reducing the bp to this amount was a slow process, because I wanted to make sure I stayed clear, but I got down to this level and am still clear, and it greatly reduces the time it takes to do the regimen, and the dryness it causes. However, I'm still just tired of it. I'm gonna try and stop. I will still cleanse with a gentle cleanser as Dan recommends (I use purpose gentle cleanser) twice a day, but I'm done with bp, and I'm done with globbing gratuitous amounts of moisturizer on my face all the time.

I'm gonna give this a shot. I think I may have success since I have been able to reduce my regimen to a very small amount of bp, but only time will tell. My hope is that by finally getting clear for the first time since I was 15-16 years old, my skin will be done with acne now, and only require standard cleansing, no chemicals and acne medicines.

I'm going to try and keep this updated as I go so people can follow along and maybe consider trying the same thing. But I don't frequent this site much anymore because I have been clear for awhile and stopped needing advice and support.

So, here's to staying clear, getting off all the products, and having clear AND NORMAL skin.