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[whoaitzkevin]

True or False? BP Gel causes Red Marks and your previous red marks will also never go away while using BP Gel. Alot people in the Scar and Red Mark Forums have been saying this. I BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE. SO BEWARE BP GEL USERS YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY ALOE VERA GEL INSTEAD. CHEAP AND EFFECTIVE

[barmpot]

I've read on here by some that it prolongs red marks, not sure about causing them...

I wouldn't be surprised. It's all a vicious cycle.

[ξ®ٱ©]

You'll get a redmark whether you use BP or not on your acne. Some people think it prolongs the duration of redmarks, I beleive it does.

[eclipse314]

I 100% agree BP is horrible to use a spot treatment... I know from experience. I had a good size pimple and used BP as spot treatment on it like twice a day and this god damn red mark has been here for 2 months and I really haven't seen ANY fading at all.

[Revolution]

Erpatter is right, red marks are inevitable, and some last longer than others, some only last a few weeks, others last years, however I believe that BP does NOT prolong red marks. If it does I would atleast like to know a scientific reason why it would prolong red marks because it just doesn't make sense why it would.

[ξ®ٱ©]

Erpatter is right, red marks are inevitable, and some last longer than others, some only last a few weeks, others last years, however I believe that BP does NOT prolong red marks. If it does I would atleast like to know a scientific reason why it would prolong red marks because it just doesn't make sense why it would.

I don't have any proof, I'm not sure if there's ever been a study done on such a thing. I'm no expert either, but in my past expierences my redmarks did seem to stick around longer when I used BP. I'm not knocking BP, if it gets rid of your zits the redmarks will eventually go away, so by all means don't give it up. But if it's the occasional zit I just let it take its course naturally.

[AussieMofo]

I changes for every person why can't people realise this BP dries some skins and others not, some people are alergic some not, BP causes more oil or it keeps the skin non oily. Ive had a good experience with using it as a spot treatment it dries my pimples up and i can just flick the dead skin off in a few days and the red mark leaves a few days after that it all depends on the person.

[Revolution]

I don't have any proof, I'm not sure if there's ever been a study done on such a thing.  I'm no expert either, but in my past expierences my redmarks did seem to stick around longer when I used BP.  I'm not knocking BP, if it gets rid of your zits the redmarks will eventually go away, so by all means don't give it up.  But if it's the occasional zit I just let it take its course naturally.

I see. Yeah because when I started using a BP regimen I had red marks that went away and some that stayed for awhile, I think it has completely nothing to do with the BP, I think it has more to do with the area where the pimple was, the calibre of the pimple (deep, small, large, etc) and the way it went away (was it popped, squeezed, or left alone.) These are important factors to consider, but everyone just takes the easy way and blames the BP, when really it has nothing to do with that. The only answer would be it makes your face/skin heal slower? But that doesn't make sense at all because it actually speeds up healing and the process of getting rid of pimples/acne. So I'm lost on that theory/myth.

[Revolution]

And the truth is if your popping and squeezing your zits, your forming scars, so, no matter what, those will be considered as scars, and some scars never heal period. So, before we blame BP, lets look at how we are treating our skin and our acne first, because if your popping your zits, or irritating them and picking them or whatever, thats why the scars are staying there longer.

[Brandy]

Some good points Revolution! You are absolutely right. It all depends on alot of factors, not bp alone.
As far as I am concerned, zits cause red spots, bp doesn't.

[masterbrownie]

I used bp for the acne on my forehead cus it was my first brakeout and they caused red marks. Its been bout 3 - 4 months and they are about hardly noticable now. But the time i was usin the bp i was in canada and it was freezing. I think that maybe if u use bp gel and where you live its really cold you'll get red marks cus i never get them in england.

SO BEWARE!!!

[MayaF]

This is gonna sound weird, but for ever since I have been on the regimen my red marks have been going away faster, much faster. I don't know why ? but not complaining.

[jessika]

I'm glad that people are getting good results with BP gel in the regimen, but heres what I have found- it burnt my face!!!! I have recently stopped using such harsh creams and have gone back to basics with a cheap cleanser, savlon and sudocrem!!!! as these are antiseptic and healing ( good for avoiding scarring aswell) and I have seen a major difference in a week. The sudocrem especially takes all redness away. If anyone would like further tips on how to apply etc I'd be more than happy to oblige.

But seriously stop using these harsh creams as they just strip your skin and make more oil be produced!!!!! Give it a try at least,

Good luck all x

[alpha1]

About redmarks,

Read this:

I believe BP does cause redmarks to stay on your skin for a much longer time, here is why I think so

No matter what some people on this board say about BP not causing free radicals on your skin, it does.. TYPE in free radicals and BP on any search engine and read the articles...

Free radicals are really bad for your skin, pretty much without getting too scientific about it, it slows down the healing of your skin A LOT, hence the redmakrs staying there for a lot longer.

Now, for some including myself the only way to be clear is with the use of the regimen,(lots of BP)

So the way to avoid the redmarks staying on your skin forever is with the use of antioxidants, pretty much antioxidants take care of free radicals, by donating an electron to them. so instead of the free radicals BP causes taking away from your skin, it takes away from the antioxidants, hence leaving your skin to heal naturally.

As for BP not creating free radicals, I really do not believe that...I am no chemist but have taken enough chemistry and read enough articles to know that in fact BP does cause free radicals.

NOW...where do you get antioxidants from? If you pay careful attention to most of the "red mark" or scar creams out there, they have antioxidants in them, a strong antioxidant is vit C , hence people using vit C cream. also green tea has antioxidants, probably why some people drink and use it as a toner.

IN conclusion, I plan to do much more research on this topic and make a new thread about it, I am currently On the regimen, and started using Vit C cream.

BP=free radicals-->does not allow skin to heal, or slows down healing.

if you guys don't believe this, then why do so many people say when on BP their redmarks last forever, this is my scientific answer to the question.. There is much more to it, but I was brief, do some research and understand for yourself.

[Itsgone]

Well, what alpha said is true. BP does prolong or even cause the red or brown marks. Oh, some other antioxidants are Vit E, Coenzyme Q10, Vit C, but the most potent of all is Pycogenol, which is 2000 times stronger than Vitamin C and was used by maritime people to cure scurvy. don't worry, it's a natural substance which is actually a pine.

[CRayman.Z]

alpha1:

How do you use your Vita C or Vita E?Just before putting on BP?

Itsgone:
where can I get Pycogenol？

[Revolution]

About redmarks,

Read this:

I believe BP does cause redmarks to stay on your skin for a much longer time, here is why I think so

No matter what some people on this board say about BP not causing free radicals on your skin, it does.. TYPE in free radicals and BP on any search engine and read the articles...

Free radicals are really bad for your skin, pretty much without getting too scientific about it, it slows down the healing of your skin A LOT, hence the redmakrs staying there for a lot longer.

Now, for some including myself the only way to be clear is with the use of the regimen,(lots of BP)

So the way to avoid the redmarks staying on your skin forever is with the use of antioxidants, pretty much antioxidants take care of free radicals, by donating an electron to them. so instead of the free radicals BP causes taking away from your skin, it takes away from the antioxidants, hence leaving your skin to heal naturally.

As for BP not creating free radicals, I really do not believe that...I am no chemist but have taken enough chemistry and read enough articles to know that in fact BP does cause free radicals.

NOW...where do you get antioxidants from? If you pay careful attention to most of the "red mark" or scar creams out there, they have antioxidants in them, a strong antioxidant is vit C , hence people using vit C cream.  also green tea has antioxidants, probably why some people drink and use it as a toner.

IN conclusion, I plan to do much more research on this topic and make a new thread about it, I am currently On the regimen, and started using Vit C cream.

BP=free radicals-->does not allow skin to heal, or slows down healing.

if you guys don't believe this, then why do so many people say when on BP their redmarks last forever, this is my scientific answer to the question.. There is much more to it, but I was brief, do some research and understand for yourself.

I'm guessing it's because it probably cleared their skin and then they were left dwelling over the red marks and basically it seemed longer and they needed something to blame for their impatience? I'm not sure.

It's not like if they weren't using BP that the scars would heal in a week, it would still takes months for most of the scars to heal and that's just the truth.

[Extreme]

Im going to say true. When I used BP gel, i found that it was very sucessful at 'flattening' my acne. To the touch, the skin felt smooth. But when you looked at it, there were redmarks all over where the BP was applyed, in my case, on the temples+forehead.

I feel that BP simply dries out the acne, but does nothing to heal it, leaving you with red scars reminding you where your acne once was.

Currently looking for a way to get rid of these redmarks. Since summer is coming up, my tan will make them fade somewhat... but that's obviously a temporary solution.

I do not recommend the use of BP get to anybody.

[Minnym0use]

From our experience, the marks that were HEALING and already red stayed red longer if BP was used in a wash.

[Jonaas]

My redmarks does not seem to stay longer, actually if I get a pimple now, and use bp on it, it is usally gone within a couple days completely ( if it is a small pimple, takes a bit longer if it is a bigger one ). So I vote no, it won't make your redmarks stay longer. But, everyone has different skintypes, so they might prolong for some people.