Hey! First of all congrats on starting again. I started the regimen in July and am now 100% clear and have been since October. I remember that about two weeks into the regimen I got a huge cystic pimple on my temple. I had never had one before and I was worried they would become a regular occurrence. Thankfully they didn't and I only had one or two more after that. I think that in the initial breakout stage your skin goes through just about every type of breakout there is, but it's for the best. Ride it out and remember it can take 3 or 4 months for your skin to clear up entirely!

Thank you for replying! Have you used AHA since the moisturizer just balls up on my face no matter what way I try to apply it. Plus, I think it would help with the super dry and itchy skin??

Lily, AHA is great but its best to not start using it too early until your skin has adjusted to the BP and you are a bit more clear of acne. Wait until the 4-5 week mark before introducing AHA.

As for the moisturiser balling up, are you using Dan's? A tip I've seen on the boards about moisturiser balling up is that it may be caused by not waiting long enough for the BP to sink into your skin and dry off. Personally I've not had this happen (apart from AHA which I find balls up) so I'm not sure if this tip works or not.

Good luck!

As Ayeaye said I would definitely wait to include AHA! By irritating your skin you'll prolong the process. However I had the same issue as you and after reading through many posts, alot of people on here seem to have Dan's moisturizer ball up. I eventually ended up switching moisturizer and I now use Olay with SPF in the day time and Olay's sensitive beauty fluid at night and have no balling up problems. What also helps the balling up is to let the moisturizer sink in by itself! Every time I rub or force the moisturizer in it balls up. Good luck

AyeAye, I am using Dan's moisturizer. Because I just finished my first week of the regimen, I can't understand why the moisturizer balls up because I'm only using a small amount of BP. I wait a good 15 minutes after applying the BP to put on the moisturizer but it ALWAYS balls up. The last week, I started the regimen using one line (measured on my index finger) of BP, so I don't believe the issue is the amount of BP I applied. I tried patting the moisturizer on, reducing the amount of moisturizer to just a thin layer, massaging it in gently, nothing. Even on days I stay home, I'll accidentally touch my face or scratch a itch slightly, and the moisturizer will come off in a ball. :/ so frustrating.

I will take both of your advices on the AHA, thank you!

Don't touch tha AHA. It left me with red scar marks all over my forehead from the former pimples. I havent been able to get rid of them in 2 months so far!