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[ttchic07]

Day 300:

Left side is clear, chin is clear, right side is clear except for a clogged pore and a underground zit right below my chin next to my ear, ouch. I have no idea where it came from but I guess becuase I dont put BP below my chin, and its right on my jaw. Whatever, at least no one can see it.

[ttchic07]

DAY 313:

Well things arent so good right now. I have one clogged pore one my right inner cheek that has been there a while then one on my chin that will be a zit, and clogged pore on my chin and then a zit thats coming up on my left inner cheek, thats the one im worried about becuase there is a slight pain, meaning that there will be inflamation. I'm just going to leave it alone and see. I have been using only a 1/4 of a finger lately and about half of the time I am only appling it in the morning. I guess I'll get back on track and see if that helps.

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Day 315:

ARG, well that one on my left inner cheek near my mouth has come out. Yesterday it was invisible but I could feel it the entire day, pressure wise. Then last night the pressure was so much that I was like okay Ill pop it. THere was not a clear head. I squeezed and finally a few "sqirts", sorry, of puss came out. It was not much tho. I iced it and did the regimen as normal. Today I woke up and it is about the same it inflammation. I iced it this morning too and about to do the reg. I really need to stick to the reg becuase clearly I am not prepared to get off of it. I am going back to using 1/2 a finger of OTS religiously day and night again and hopefully this phase will pass. I am leaving on vacation on Tuesday so lets pray that everything will be okay by then.

[ttchic07]

Okay I'm about to freak out. Well this week has been a disaster for my face. I was allllllllllll clear, until about a week ago I got this sligtly large one on my cheek. I let it sit there for a while and then another small one came up next to my lips on the same side. I poped the big one which is now gone, but the small one is huge and raw now. SO today was my second day of school which I skipped becuase I am so embarassed and stressed, I am now at how and I feel something hurting right below the pimple, I feel it and wow, another underground one. YOu cant see anything yet but you can feel it. I AM SO UPSET. The only thing I can think of is that I have been slacking on the regimen the past few weeks, and then got a different moisturizer a few days ago. I am so upset tho, I havent broken out this bad in many months.

[ttchic07]

So things are a little different today. Left side is still clear, my chin has some small bumps from too MUCH BP I think cus now my chin is a little flakey, so I gotta keep that under control. Right now those bumps are invisible, trying to keep them that way. The big one above the side of my lip is finally invisible with makeup, and is pretty much flat, just red and flakey now. Then I have a new one on my right cheek that is next to where the other one was that I had last week, they were both clogged pores and have both gotten infected at different times and swollen up. SO it was a small clogged pore last night and this morning it is a slightly tender small underground pimple I guess. SO I have been using 1/2 a finger twice a day of OTS and it is just too much. It is double the amount I have been using all summer so of course my chin is all flakey. What I am going to do is go to 1/3 of a finger and then just moisturize a lot day and night, do the regimen religiously and hopefully that will work. If things are not better by next week then I will up the dosage but I just hate the idea of using any BP let alone 1/3 of a finger, but I will use a little if it keeps me clear. Thanks for reading about my nervous breakdowns. I'll update soon.

[libbycopeland]

Hey, hang in there, I know it's hard, but try to chill and also, please stick to what works in your regimen. I see that as you change things, you break out a bit and it makes you more stressed. It's an evil cycle.

Anyway, your log is really helpful to everyone.....big hugs.

[ttchic07]

Thank you for your help. So today here is where im at: I have one whitehead that I popped last night, that is healing on my chin, and then one tiny tiny tiny whitehead that was already out this morning that is healing on my chin as well. Other than that I seem to be okay, besides the redmarks from last week. I think my boyfriend might be comming to see me tomorrow, and he's never seen me without makeup, so I'm going to have to figure something out.

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Day whatever, well those clogged pores on my chin have been comming up randomly, but they aren't bad. Right now I have these 3 clogged pores on my right cheek near my mouth that have been there for months, and then 2 clogged pores left on my chin. I'm still using just 1/4 a finger of bp twice a day, but I am being more religious about it now, which looks like it is working. I just hope that I can figure out what is causing the acne so that I can fix it and don't have to use BP my entire life... although I am certainly greatful for what it has done for me.

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Last night I went to my friends house and watched a movie. I had barely any sleep the night before and was on the go at school for 12 hrs. So I was over there watching it with his friends and I fell asleep. I woke up this morning and was so mad because I didnt take out my contacts or take off my makeup. That is the first time in I think 2 or more years that I havent taken off my makeup. The good thing is that I did the reg at 6 that night and so it was good till this morning, and I was wearing physicians formula mineral wear, so hopefully I was okay to sleep in that. Just dont want a big breakout.

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Okay so apparently its been a year since I've been on the reg. Today I am pimple free except for a few clogged pores, so things are good right now. I am beginning an organic diet and have been working out and drinking green tea, so I am hopping to decrease my BP amount even more. Thanks for all the support over the months.

[ttchic07]

Day , I have no idea!

Well I have been slacking a lot lately, again. I am getting one pimple on my chin that could be a problem, but hopefully will not be. Its not real deep, but kind of, dosent hurt, and is small at the moment. My plan is to ice it today after I get done playing racquetball and take a shower, and then just put a blob of BP on it for the night, hopefully its not too late to stop it. Other than that the face is clear.