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New update on reducing Benzoyl Peroxide!

 

I have applyed BP only three times per week and my skin is better nearly flawless. Actually I haven't put anything on my face in almost a week now, not even BP and my skin is perfect.

 

U mad?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, u mad.

Just wanted to give my update on reducing BP usage. I have been applying BP every other night now two weeks and my skin awesome, no acne and better colour. Next month will try BP three times a week only.

Hi darkdivine,

Please keep me posted on how it goes for you when you try to be off BP. I have used BP once a day for years now and just yesterday I decided to start apply it only every other night..

Sorry to take your question away, but are you eventually going to quit BP? If so, you may need to prepare yourself for your skin to get worse... at least for a while. I stopped too, and my face exploded with acne far worse than it had ever been, you can see my gallery pictures. I have no idea (if this were to happen to you) how to stop it. Ever other night may or may not work, and in fact almost sounds like quitting the full effects of properly using BP. In what way are you applying BP? Is it Dan's BP? Is it a cream with a different percentage? Is it a wash? Are you doing anything else?

I'm using Dan's BP and I take 1g of time released B5 and 500mg L-Carnitine every morning. I'm hoping to go off BP or at least try what is the minimum dosage to keep me clear.. I have been taking B5 and carnitine for almost a year now but it hasn't worked for my oily skin..

@TreatAcne - awesome! Glad to hear it is working for you.

I also want to give an update. I have been juicing since August 17th of last year (almost 5 months now). I have only missed about 6 days or so since I started it. I tried doing to the supplements of B5 and L-Carnitine but my body did not agree with them, so I stopped taking those.

I'm not sure how effective the juicing regimen has been on the actual acne itself. My skin definitely felt better at first and became a little less oily (but not much) with not much change in the acne on my neck - my biggest problem area. Also, in the early days of juicing, I felt a significant energy boost after I would juice. However, this has subsided over time and I don't really get that energy rush anymore. Acne was getting better but my neck still wasn't clearing up too well after about 2.5months.

The biggest change I noticed was when I stopped using Dan Kern's "Gentle" Cleanser and washing my face only with water (when I started the regimen I was doing the Acne.org Cleanser/BP/Moisturizer thing 1x a day). I'm convinced the cleanser was in fact the root cause of the acne on my neck since stopping it caused such a marked improvement. My skin almost immediately was much less oily and I no longer have to dab my face mid-day with a paper towel. My neck is now almost 100% clear - no cysts only the occasional whitehead or two. The red marks are still there but fading with time. My forehead is also much clearer and I feel far fewer bumps under the skin. I do get a few cysts here and there on my face but mostly they don't last as long unless I pick at them. I have also reduced the number of times I apply BP/Moisturizer to face to 1x per day, 3x per week. I am going to 2x a week this week.

If anything, I think this juicing regimen has given me the confidence to take the "get off the BP regimen" plunge FINALLY and I am grateful for that. I plan to be off BP in no more than 2 months from now. I plan to keep juicing indefinitely. Thanks wingedserpent!

Hi darkdivine,

Please keep me posted on how it goes for you when you try to be off BP. I have used BP once a day for years now and just yesterday I decided to start apply it only every other night..

Hi Wingedserpent,

How long did it take before your oily skin subsided?