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This is my first post on here. I wanted to share what I have been doing because it has been particularly successful for me and I figured other people could benefit from hearing my story. I have tried lots of acne products, like Proactive, different Neutrogena products, and plenty of other less known brands; however none of them really worked for me. About one year ago I tried the acne.org regimen with little success at first, but now I have completely acne free skin with my new modified regimen.
About a month into the acne.org regimen I realized that it was the moisturizer that my skin didn't like, so I tried to alter my regimen. My first try was to eliminate using a moisturizer all together; what I noticed is that my skin cleared up, but it was extremely dry, and I didn’t like that at all. My next attempt was to use Cetaphil moisturizer; it seemed to be a great candidate due its non-greasy consistency, and because its fragrance free. This actually backfired on me, not only did my skin break out, but I had convinced myself that it would work eventually despite my results.
One day I was out of Cetaphil moisturizer and my skin was super dry, and I decided to use my body moisturizer instead; Vaseline Aloe Fresh Hydrating Body Lotion with Cucumber Extracts. At the time I actually thought it was probably going to be a really bad idea, but I did it anyway because I couldn’t deal with dry skin. The results were not what I predicted. My skin had no problems with it at all.
Now this is what do:
Morning:
Take a shower, get dressed, then when my face is dry I use 2-3 pumps of the 2.5% benzyl peroxide treatment and then add some of the Vaseline Aloe Fresh Hydrating Body Lotion with Cucumber Extracts. The ratio of treatment to lotion is about 60/40… so very close to 1:1, just a little more benzyl peroxide. I mix it together in my hands and then apply it gently to my whole face.
At night:
I use a little bit of the cleanser and that’s it. Sometimes if I feel like my skin is going to break out, I will use the benzyl peroxide treatment in copious amounts before I go to bed, without mixing it with any lotion. It will end up drying my skin out a lot, but it will take care of anything that was going to happen. In the morning when I use the mixture again, my skin returns to normal, and it takes care of any dryness.
That’s it!
My skin is clear. I use to get acne all of my face; lots around my nose, and sometimes I would get cysts. I don't have these problems anymore, and my regimen is super easy, because I only have to do things in the morning and at night. The one other thing that I should probably mention is that I am careful not to irratate my skin when I shave. I use Aveeno Active Naturals Therapeutic No Added Fragrance Shave Gel and use the methods described in the video on this site. I follow my shaving with my normal morning routine.
I hope my story helps other people.
Feel free to ask me any questions.
Cheers,
Doug.
Edited by doug1000, Today, 03:28 AM.
