skinnyminnie

For a little less than a week now I've been using Neutrogena's 2.5% spot treatment - I dab a little on spots in the morning, and at night I spread it over my problem areas. I'm really happy with what I'm seeing so far. No redness, dryness, irritation, or peeling of any kind. It just feels tight after it dries (the night application) so I'm generous with my moisturizer. And I have super super sensitive skin. So maybe this product will work better than a 10%, it could be irritating your skin like crazy.

I've been using the Neutrogena 2.5% spot treatment every day since my last post, as a spot treatment at first and now tonight I've used it generously - and there's ZERO redness, irritation, itching, dryness, peeling...so the reactions I've been having to Dan's BP must be some ingredient in the lotion or the way it's been formulated.

It makes me yellow. In fact I use a lot at night and my pillowcases have yellow blotches on them.

 

Do you use a facial moisturizer daily?  I've used BP and retinol in the past, and they burned my skin too. However, mixing a small amount of BP with a good non-greasy moisturizer makes it much less harsh on the skin, because the extra moisture keeps your skin from getting too dry and sensitive.  Do you use BP once a day or twice a day?  If twice a day, try switching to once a day at night (mixed with moisturizer) and then just wash your face with a gentle cleanser and use moisturizer in the morning.  This will help restore your natural skin barrier, and, hopefully, prevent you from getting burned.  I think getting the 2.5% at the store sounds like a good idea if BP is the only thing that works for you.

 

Until your skin is healed, however, the above advice sounds good!  Don't put anything else harsh on your skin until it clears up.  Aloe really helps with burns, and drinking water and tea is just great for your skin anyway.  Icing your skin also helps it to heal faster, and aspirin helps take down any inflammation.  To ice your whole face, you can either use an ice pack and do one minute on, one minute off, or take an ice cube and massage it all over your face until it melts after cleansing but before putting on any creams/lotions.

 

I hope your skin gets better soon!  That does not sound fun.

 

Yes, I use Dan's moisturizer morning and night. It's wonderful and soothing.

 

My redness has gone down a good bit. Besides a couple spots I don't have active acne right now (save whiteheads) so I'll be good with just gentle cleansing and moisturizing 2x a day.

 

I literally just use BP as a spot treatment now because a few months ago my skin rebelled against the treatment. I used to apply a good amount of Dan's BP in the morning/afternoon after my shower, just once a day. Sometimes twice a day if I needed it. Never did I experience this kind of redness (which I began to experience a few months ago) and I rarely experienced peeling skin. Then out of nowhere I got a terrible reaction. I even used the BP *on purpose* after a couple reactions went down just to test a part of my face and sure enough the BP burned.

 

I even though that the BP had expired and recently purchased Dan's travel-sized to test my skin. But no go, it still burns. So I think I will buy a store brand spot treatment and see if maybe it's something in Dan's product that's begun to react badly.

 

Good luck with the store brand!  I hope it works better, and I'm glad your skin is clearing up so nicely!

Thanks! I just bought Neutrogena's 2.5%, I have a spot I'll test it out on tonight.

I find that it makes me a bit yellow if I use too much lol