The Regimen success stories

I just want to give you Dan a shout: I love your Regimen, my face has never been clearer that this before, acne is gone. I'm very happy, I'm defently keeping the Regimen and I'm defently will use your products from now on. I love you Dan , I love your Regimen, its simple, easy 3 steps and wow! all people who are suffering with acne just have to try this one, it'll take time to heal, yes, but the results are wonderful and realy worth it at the end. I can't wait for your SPF lotion, its a must have. good luck Dan.

ps: I'm on this Regimen for more than year and a half and I'm still going, my skin never been perfect..thank you so much.I thank God to lead me into your site.

Ayesha, Bahrain

The Regimen works! While it may not be a cure for severe or aggressive acne, it definitely lessens the effects making the skin appear more clear within days of starting the Regimen.

My daughter was on Accutane two years ago. She was acne free for about 6 months. After that we were back to square one! Very frustrating to have gone through that level of treatment with literally NO long-term results. She began college out of state, so a second bout of Accutane wasn't an option. When she came home during spring break, the acne was worse than I've ever seen it. Very irritated looking skin with large dark red to purple areas with many eruptive spots. (Saturday)

In frustration, I got on-line to seek "home remedies" that would help her get through the spring semester until she came home for the summer and we could pursue other options. This is when I found you! I went out immediately to get the over-the counter products recommended. (Saturday night)

I had a discussion with her, citing much of the information provided in your on-line information. We discussed how to use the Regimen and how to keep irritants away from her face. I even recommended that she change her pillow case every couple days to keep any residue from haircare products off her face while sleeping. She began the Regimen the following day (Sunday).

After two-to-three days (Tuesday), there was a noticeable improvement. By Friday, people who saw her earlier in the week remarked how much improved her skin had become.

Because of the severity of her acne, we must pursue other avenues of treatment. However, I do believe that anyone with mild to moderate acne would benefit from the Regimen and anyone with severe acne who is limited or does not have other alternatives will see marked improvement.

Lauren, Pittsburgh, PA

I'm a 24 year old woman from India. Have been following the regimen for about 2 weeks now. My skin looks fantastic.:) I use dove soap before I slather on the BP(In india, the only 2.5% BP I've seen comes in a small tube that lasts for 2 weeks max. It costs about Rs 60 and it is manufactured by galderma). I have very dry, sun-sensitive skin and I follow up with Oil of Olay SPF-15 moisturizer. Works like a charm. Like most Indians, I have light brown skin. The first 2-3 days of BP made my skin rough, and there was a mild bleaching effect in patches. I was a little hesitant to continue. People at work even asked if I had a vitamin deficiency (If you've suffered a long time from acne, you realise that the average person isn't too big on tact).

But I decided to give it time. I've suffered from moderate-severe acne for about 8 years now with limited success in treating it. I've tried retino-A, clindamycin, oral antibiotics(doxycycline, tetracycline - they were terrible. Felt like throwing up all the time. They really messed up my tum). I've also tried BP in the past, but probably didn't apply it effectively. This is brilliant Dan. You're doing the world a great service. Keep up the good work, and god bless.

Anamika, India

Hey Dan,

I'm a 19 year old male currently bodybuilding through a 'www.biologiclabs.com' diet+program specifically designed to manipulate my hormones for maximum testosterone production (To get maximum muscle growth). I go to the gym 4 or 5 times a week and have a diet rich in protein. My skin has progressively gotten worse over the last year. tried options such as... Zinc tablets, washing my face with salt water, washing my face sometimes up to 5 times a day to get rid of the oil my body was producing, face masks, alcoholic rubs you and minocycline. The only thing that marginally helped was the minocycline. I had had enough and decided to go through the net untill I found something that worked... I figured something had to. Came across your site, watched your videos and read all that I could and went out and bought the necessary tools! Only 1 week later and my skin is 100% better! This was only after 1 week, every day my skin is getting better and better! THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!

Lachy, Gold Coast, Australia

I'm 29 years old and although I rarely suffered from acne in high school, my skin worsened in my 20s (a common story among women) and finally became virtually unfixeable by all the OTC products I could find. My bathroom looked like the skin care section of Target, and I had used so many products and read so much on the subject that people began to mistake me for an esthetician. It was never truly terrible (people were surprised that I considered myself to have a skin problem, but that's because I'm good at makeup, too), but I was getting recurring cysts, and the products I was using weren't effective anymore. I went on antibiotics and Axelex, and those worked, but once I went off them, the acne came back. While all this made for a plausible alternative career choice, it didn't do jack sh*t for my skin and I finally went on Accutane last September (almost exactly a year ago). Within two weeks, my skin became crystal clear and I had only the mildest of side effects while I enjoyed four sweet months of the same fantastic skin I'd had in high school. Then, I was laid off and lost my health insurance, so I couldn't finish that last month, and I noticed the acne begin to creep back a month after finishing my last pill. The cysts didn't recur and my back and chest remained clear, so it was just the 'ordinary' kind, but my skin gradually worsened again until by mid-June, it was at the same freaking-out stage it had been at before Accutane, and I was literally finding a new zit every time I looked in the mirror. Even when it wasn't breaking out, it was rough, bumpy, and dull. GAH! I bought some tea tree oil, pantothenic acid, Vitamin A and eliminated seafood and as many refined sugars from my diet as I could, but with minimal success. I was resigned to once again playing Product Roulette until I could afford to go back on Accutane, and the frustration brought tears to my eyes at being 29 and STILL having to deal with this bulls--t. I groused about it on some forum or another, and noticed a link to acne.org that somebody had posted a couple posts earlier. I followed it, read about the regimen, and found it to be deceptively simple and frankly too easy to be true. I've used Purpose and Cetaphil before, and they're excellent products, and I've used virtually the entire line of Neutrogena (the Anti Wrinkle cream is a great moisturizer, and so is the Light Night Cream for heavy-duty moisturizing), but not On The Spot, because I'd always thought that 2.5% was not nearly strong enough and that I needed the strength of the Oxy 10s of the world. The problem was, benzoyl peroxide was one of the few things I could count on to work for me, but I have a sensitivity to it and Oxy 10 makes my skin swell up, turn red and itch like crazy. I could either have pimples or go through the day wanting to peel my skin off; that was it. But, what the hell. I'd tried everything else! I'd used Purpose and Cetaphil before, and they're excellent cleansers. I especially like Purpose's glycerine soap. I ran out that moment (midnight) to Walgreen's and picked up a bottle of the Purpose liquid cleanser and some On The Spot, and followed the directions. Two days later, all the blemishes I had at the time were nearly healed, with no new breakouts. Amazing. A week later, my skin was completely healed and clear. Spectacular. But I'd been there before. I'd used regimens that worked for a week and then stopped being effective. I hung in there, remembering your admonition to keep using it. Another week went by, with one lone blemish bravely trying to establish itself and failing. The itchiness I did feel upon beginning the regimen faded as my skin built its tolerance. Another week, and another, and another, and my skin became even clearer, smoother, and more refined. My pores diminished; the blotchiness faded. The few blemishes I did get were from me being bad and messing with them. Now it's been a solid month later, and my skin is absolutely clear! It's high-school clear. It's Accutane clear. It's soft and silky, and makeup has once again become an accessory, not a camouflage. No 9 horse pills daily. No avoiding foods I like or trying to choke down foods I don't like. No nightly alchemy sessions. No hours-long bouts of surfing the web desperately looking for a solution. No spending money left and right on this cream, that mask, this lotion. No trips to the dermatologist. No $275 prescriptions where going through a tube of Chapstick a day was the least of my worries. And all for fifteen...lousy...bucks. Fifteen bucks, and fifteen minutes twice a day. I know you've heard a zillion times about how you're a genius, a savior, deserving of a nomination for the Nobel Prize, and I'll be happy to repeat all that anyway. You found what was, for me, the magic bullet, and for that, I will be grateful every time I look in the mirror that you decided to make a website and share your findings with the rest of us. Thank you! P.S. I use Oil of Olay Oil-Free Beauty Fluid, morning and night, and that keeps my skin from drying out. I agree that using it only once a day would not suffice for moisturizing purposes, but twice seems to do the trick.

Sent 1 year later: I'm the last testimonial on your page, although I currently live in Florida now. I've been using your system for almost exactly a year. I have to admit that my maintenance program has changed from the aggressive clearing application of twice a day, to a light layer all over my face at night, applied a few minutes after cleansing my face and applying moisturizer. This is enough to keep my face clear without drying out. If I get too complacent and skip more than a day or two, the breakouts start to creep back, but as long as I remember, I have no problems at all! If I do have a breakout, going back to the original regimen clears them right up within a couple days. I've recommended this regimen about a bazillion times and can't say enough good things about it--what could better than a program that's cheap, short, easy, available everywhere, and effective in both the short and long term?

Jessica, Minnesota

I have tried everything before and nothing worked. I was an adult acne sufferer, everyday there was a new zit on my face and I dread the day when my period comes because I get more and larger zits on my face, not to mention the dark spots from the scars that were healed.

Your regimen has been working for me for more than a year now. At first the 2.5% BP was irritating to the skin but I still continued it until my skin got used to it. I put on the 2.5% BP all over my face to prevent breakouts.

When you look at my face now, its as if I never had a breakout in my life. I only get 1-2 zits whenever I get my period. I am still continuing on with the regimen and have told friends about it and they could say the same thing.

Thank you so much!

Hazel, Manila

Just wanted to be one of MANY success stories using the Regimen. I use Cetaphil cleanser, Acne.org BP gel, and Olay Complete and it has worked like gang busters! I am on week 4 or 5. Obviously it has worked well enough that I am not obsessing on how long it has been since my last break out.

Like you plan clearly states...stick with it and don't sway from the regimen. Like everyone else, I have tried it ALL and I used to get HUGE painful acne, not the little whitehead kind. I jumped the gun a little and put the full amount on and man did that dry my face out. But I throttled back for a week and then worked back up and I am super impressed.

You and your crew should get a Noble prize or honorary doctorate! Thanks and keep it up. You are changing the world one face (and self-esteem) at a time.

David, Virginia

Hi Dan,

I don't know you and you don't know me and I am sure you're inundated with e-mails every day. But I wanted to take a time out to tell you that your website is amazing. I suffered from acne for over 15 years (and now that I am in my early 30's, it is STILL embarrassing for me to say the word �acne�). Just like everyone else, I tried everything, cried, went through depression, stayed home, etc. I could honestly say that I have even spent tens of thousands of dollars on acne care. In my search for a solution to some of my scarring, I ran across your website. I finally found my �cure� in a similar method as you described (all on accident I assure you). BP is the only remedy that has worked for me. My method is a little different than yours � I like Proactive and I use 10% bp at night instead of 2.5% (I only use 2.5% during the day because of make-up). Everyone is different, but I use it in the similar method you described and I am here to tell you that it works.

You have shed light on this terribly debilitating and embarrassing subject. I just wanted to say, thank you and keep up the good work!

Sincerely,

Ann, San Diego, CA

Hi there!
Just wanted to say a quick but very important thank you for bringing me the Acne.org regimen.

I stumbled upon your website nearly 11 months ago by googling "acne solutions" in a moment of desperation. I suffered from moderate to severe acne all through high school, and it was a source of constant embarrassment for me. I didn't feel pretty. When taking pictures of myself, I would always purposely not include my forehead in the picture so that no one would see the bumpy red minefield covering that part of my face. I was very skeptical of your regimen at first, as I'd tried pretty much everything out there, but lo-and-behold...it worked! The solution for me turned out to be just using gentle products on my face. Contrary to what companies like Clean and Clear will have us believe, being 'tough on pimples' really only irritates the skin more. I still get the occasional blemish, but my skin is more or less clear these days, and I owe it all to your website!

Thank you for giving me my confidence back!
Love,

Katie

Dear Dan,
My son is 15 years old, and has been on every kind of topical acne medication and antibiotics you can name, for the last two years. He also endured painful and expensive laser treatments - which actually seemed to make his acne worse. Nothing got rid of his acne. He had what I would characterize as moderate to severe acne. We decided to try him on your regimen as a last effort before he started accutane. After about a month on the regimen, his face was 100% better. Now after almost 3 months, he just has an occasional pimple. It is amazing. He is still fighting the flakiness around his mouth, but we have hopes that when your new moisturizer is available, that will take care of the problem. Thank you very much!

Kate, Texas