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Okay, like it says, I have been on this regimen before. It has been exactly a year since I started getting acne, I am 20 now. It all started after a bad sunburn and then I overmedicated and now am plagued with spots. I have mild acne, but its so damn persistent. I was on the regimen for a while back from beg of January to probably April. Then I was like well hmm, my skin is pretty clear so I bet I could just try the new thing on the boards, burts bees soap. Worked for a coupld weeks, then broke out at as usual with PMS and finals. Just been doing whatever since then. Tomorrow i am starting the regimen.

What really has pushed me over the edge is that I have begun to make extreme dietary changes, as of 9 days ago. I expected good results, but nothing has changed. I was finally like today, okay well since I obviously thought that doing nothing, like just splashing water on my face would let my skin heal, and it didnt, than freakin do something about your skin and stop wasting time. So now I am back on the regimen. Tonight I washed with purpose and put 5% BP on. Tomorrw i will start with the purpose, AHA, BP, and lotion. Man I alsmot forgot how long it takes!!!

Currently I have one pimple on my left cheek one on my right, one under my chin, and lots of clogged pores. I never get acne on my nose or forehead. Okay tomorrow night or afternoon I will update, probably wont have much to say, but I will. I will update everyday, and might take pictures this time.

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GOOD LUCK!

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DAY 1:

Thankyou, I woke up today and everything looked a lot better. Everything on my face is flat and healing except for one pimple on my lower right cheek, and one below my chin, both of which are not a big deal. I might eventually order some BP bel, but for now the neutrogena is fine.

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DAY 2:

after drinking and staying out till 5, my face still looks tons better. I did the regimen at 5:30. i knwo its not exact, but my results are already really good. Just one on cheek and one under chin still, have a tiny tiny one right under nose, but not even noticable.

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Thanks Tyler

Day 3: Well I didnt do the reg this morning becuase I was running late, didnt even get to wash my face actually. I have one on each cheek, and one new one on my chin. This is my PMS week, plus Im returning back to junk food, have tons tons tons of stress, and just started with

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Day 4: exact same as yesterday except more dry. not horrible yet though. I didnt have enough time to put moisturizer on today and I felt a little uncomfortable all day, but I will compensate for it tomorrow and then do it tomorrow morning.

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Day 5: same thing as yesterday, I wish the chin ones would go away because they are the most noticable. But anyways, everything is fine, for the moment, but I really hope things improve soon.

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Day 6:
This week is going by reaallly slooooow! The two I had on my chin I popped last night, OMG I know I know but they were fairly big whiteheads and I just barely squeezed them. I woke up this morning and they were still therebut the swelling had gone donw. They both had a tiny tiny red scab i guess of dried blood in the middle. I went to school today and when I got home I iced them for about 10 minutes and then just put 2 blobs on the 2.5% BP on them, which I will wash off tonight along with the rest of my makeup. The left side of my face still has the one underground one that is not really noticable on my upper cheek, and the left side has a few very small clogged pores. I also have a new one on my chin that isnt visible yet, but its gonna be soon. My upper lip is clear and so are the tops of my cheeks and my forehead. I think my chin is breaking out because of pMs ahh! Well anyways, my skin feels good, and I am happy because the ones that are comming up are these clogged pores that I have had for over a month, so im happy to be gettig them out, becuase I havent had a pimple since I got them, I have had just whiteheads that came from the clogged pores. I can't wait to be clear in 2 months? I just want to see a big improvement by 1 month!

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Day 7-1 week:
Well I stayed out till 5 last night. Did the regimen when I got home and Im so glad I moisturized because my face is starting to flake. Since I've done this before, I realize that its not serious, and I could just moisturize more because I have been neglecting that. Everything on my face is maybe a little bit better than yesterday. The two on my chin are flat now, and the one coming up isnt noticable yet. I think I am going to ice my problem areas tonight with one ice cube, and then put the BP on becuase ice seems to really work for me, plus I dont see that harm, Im not exfoliating or anything. I have a good feeling this time around that the acne is gonna go. First because it worked because but just as I was almost clear I quit becuase I thought I didnt need it anymore, and i took it for granted and got lazy. Two because my acne is a less severe form. Its always been mild/slightly mod from picking, but it used to be more under the skin and now its just clogged pores that turn into whiteheads. And finally because I am going to stick it out.. forever this time. Ive tried other stuff, except perscription because its not that bad, but I know if i stick with this i will be clear, and i just need to be patient till that day.

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Well today I realized that I am pretty dry. Where I put globs of bp on my chin last night, yea it was like peeling whole layers of skin off. Its ok though because the place where I had pimples just 2 days ago are flat now and soft. I am battling a little dryness on my cheeks as well. I was just reading dans regimen again, and even with this being my second time around, I didnt know that the first week your supposted to only use it once a day. I guess Ill just stick with twice now since im past that time frame. I am home to visit friends and family so i really hope my face behaves tomorrow.

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Day 8:
The dryness is tons better. I did the regimen last night as usual and then put moisturizer on twice before it bed. This morning its a tiny bit dry, but you cant see it. Pimples are the same, doing pretty well. A few clogged pores on my right cheek, small though, one of the same on my chin, and a deeper pimple on my left cheek, all of which are invisible with some concealer and powder. I am really happy right now because like I said, this is PMS time, and I really am happy that my clogged pores are all coming up and out because hopefully after that there will be nothing else coming out.

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Yea I am proud of myself for being patient though. I am trying to be more strict this time. Things seem to be changing quicker as well. Everything seems to be comming up from when it was a clogged pore, and that excited me because I know its all going away. I really hope this works though becasue I feel like every month with a new product I am always saying, "This is going to clear me, I know it," and it dosent, but in all honestly I just cant see why this would not. And like I said im going to stick to the reg till I get clear, and beyond, because what else am I going to do. If I am not clear or near it by the 3rd month then Ill go back to my extremely healthy diet in conjunction with the reg and see if that makes a difference. I just really want to be compltely clear by Thanksgiving! Thats my goal...to be continued.

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Day 9:
Well my left side is clear, my chin is almost clear, only one small whitehead that is disappearing, my above lip area is clear, my forehead is clear, then there is my right cheek. For some reason a couple months ago thats where i got tons of clogged pores, and ever since I started the regimen, they are gone, but instead I have a whitehead or a small thing without a whitehead coming up. So I counted and there are 7 of them, they look fine with makeup and like 5 feet away, but up close in horrible lighting you can see them. I am glad that they are commiing out tho because once they do I will be clear!! I just really hope that they do something soon because they havent changed much in like a week.

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Day 10:
Spent all day at school and I figured with being stressed and outside and having makeup on I would have a breakout, but things seem to be pretty consistent. The dryness is slowly going away. It comes after I wash my face, but the second I put the moisturizer on its all better. I just cannot wait until my right cheek's 4 pimples are gone because then I will be acne free. I wonder how long it will take because they havent changed since like the 2nd day of the regimen. They were flat tiny clogged pores, but as soon as I started the BP they because small inflamed pimples, but they dont have a head yet, even though you can tell there is something under there. I have been so proud of myself because I havent tried to pop or even touch them, I just know that if i do I will be recharging the cycle, and if I let them go away on their own there will be a better chance that with the BP they will be gone for good!

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Unfortunately I am very frustrated right now. My acne on my right cheek will not budge. Usually I will have one small unnoticable painful one, or some clogged pores. But right now I have about 10 inflammed clogged pores. They are not painful thank God, but I just want them out so bad. Is there anyway I can just speed things up, like spot treat or anything?

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gee. good luck with your regimen!

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DAY 11:
Exactly the same. My skin looks really good and healthy if not for those bumps.

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Day 12: Well I got REALLY angry last night at the right side of my face. Its like my whole face is compltely clear, and then like severe acne on my right cheek, right in the middle. They were really deep and painful, but with makeup only slightly noticable in certain lights. Well last night I finally gave in and poped two, they were extremely "juicy" gross. Then this morning I woke up and popped like 3 more, the biggest one is really deep though and would not come out. I just really hope they HEAL now, I dont mind letting the big one go away on its own as long as it happens. I just dont get why its only a small portion of my face. I guess because they were clogged pores for a while there was a bunch of stuff to get out. I am going to do the reg tonight and then spot treat all of them so hopefully they dry up and dont return. I just wish it was all gone by this time next week, reguardless of the redmarks.