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Sounds like you're going through a minor purge, whatanate....we all go through it and it's soooo frustrating! But keep up with The Regimen, it will all calm down soon and yeah...moisturizing is really important when you're putting that much BP on...just keep on doing what you're doing and you'll be thanking yourself later! The rough spots will be minor compared to the results
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Yea it looks like a minor purge. Some new pimples are forming on my forehead. I had only two small pimples on my forehead before the regimen but now there are five big ones and a lot of small bumps. I'm hoping they will go away soon.
My left cheek and right cheek are calming down but acne in the areas around my mouth, mainly the left and right side of the mouth are persistent. Fortunately they are not huge huge cystic acne. Hopefully they will calm down over the weekend.
I just got a little puppy yesterday! and that's a big distraction for me so that I don't go to check my skin in the mirror every 5 minutes lol
Happy Friday Ladies!
Sounds like you're going through a minor purge, whatanate....we all go through it and it's soooo frustrating! But keep up with The Regimen, it will all calm down soon
and yeah...moisturizing is really important when you're putting that much BP on...just keep on doing what you're doing and you'll be thanking yourself later! The rough spots will be minor compared to the results
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Yea it looks like a minor purge. Some new pimples are forming on my forehead. I had only two small pimples on my forehead before the regimen but now there are five big ones and a lot of small bumps. I'm hoping they will go away soon.
My left cheek and right cheek are calming down
but acne in the areas around my mouth, mainly the left and right side of the mouth are persistent. Fortunately they are not huge huge cystic acne. Hopefully they will calm down over the weekend.
I just got a little puppy yesterday! and that's a big distraction for me so that I don't go to check my skin in the mirror every 5 minutes lol
Happy Friday Ladies!
Awww! Puppies are so much fun...I have a 6 month old pit bull, she's absolutely adorable! We found her underneath our neighbors house along with 2 other little puppies...we took all of them in, gave them flea baths, fed them, and then ended up keeping one of them! She's a handful, but so worth it 
I'm glad you're doing well in Week 3. My younger son is doing great as well in week 3, but my older is having a lousy time of it this week. Redness and some new pimples. Basketball season started (he's on his HS team) and he's been practicing 3 hours a day all week and his face is much redder and blotchier now. Ugh! I think the sweat reactivates all the BP on his face and seems to irritate it more. Showering right after doesn't seem to be helping all that much. He's tried to cut back slightly on the amount of BP and that does seem to help with the irritation. But now he's getting new pimples. So idk if the pimples are coming from the irritation and sweating or because he's cutting back on the BP.
Wish I had all the answers!
I'm sorry to hear about your son. 
Have you asked him if he is using his hand to wipe the sweat off his face? Also, make sure if he is using a towel he replaces it a lot and doesn't put the towel on the ground and then wipe his face. I used to play volleyball so i know many things that can go wrong with sweat haha! Just make sure he doesn't lose hope. I have to say, the longer i'm getting dry skin the more it burns so i think it's just our skin getting used to it, don't give up!
LOL...I almost forgot about that darned eye thing! Hehe...it's not even considered a cyst anymore, it's flat and on it's way out! Yay! No puffiness anymore, thank God! I'm only getting really tiny pimples near my jawline or chin and they go away rather quickly. I've only had about two and they're pretty much faded at this point.
Looks like we're both almost in the clear, lol!
Wow... your new pics look so good, esp your left cheek and your chin. Very happy for you! I totally know what you mean about the marks, it looks like more acne when it's really not. If the marks would just disappear everyone's face would look 100x better -
lol
Wish I could report great things from here, but my older son woke up with 2 new pimples on his chin and a couple small ones on his
cheeks. Ughhh! It seemed like things were going so well for the first 2 weeks and now it looks like a setback. Plus his face got all red after he washed it and the marks seemed to get redder too. He was mad and didn't even want to go to school. He ended up
going in late but it was a bad morning to say the least. Sorry to vent on your thread(!) but I'm not even sure why the sudden
purge and irritation (??) Very frustrating! I don't know if it's because basketball season has begun and now he's playing every
day and sweating much more, or maybe backlash from all the holiday food he ate all weekend, or maybe it was just going to happen
anyway. Idk. He also has a bad habit of resting his chin in his hand when doing work, etc. I'm pretty positive his chin acne would clear up alot if he quit doing that.
Oh well - we're hanging there. Hoping it gets better again!!
I'm sorry to hear your son's chin is acting up
It seems like the chin is the worst part of the face in my opinion and experience. The chin is like NEVER clear for me and if it is, it doesn't last more than a day. I have been changing my pillowcases a lot more often, two times a week if I can, and that seems to be helping a lot. I love sleeping on my side, so I can't sleep on my back to avoid putting my face on the pillow. I think it has to do with food too, i hate horrible last week and am eating better this week--not only do i feel better but my face looks a tad clearer too, but who knows, maybe diet has nothing to do with it lol. I used to rest my hands on my face all the time, until I kept getting scolded for it hahah so now I don't do it because i get scared of what the outcome can be!
I used to sleep on my side all the time and my chin kept breaking out more than other areas. Now I try to avoid sleeping on side. Also change pillow case regularly. Sometimes I put a clean towel on the top of the pillow case so I can change the towel every day instead of changing the pillow case lol
For me, diet is a big issue. When I eat something with too much sugar, I will break out. I ate a lot of desserts this Thanksgiving and that definitely made my skin worse. I was supposed to stay in NYC for the weekend too but I felt upset so I came home last Friday morning and just stayed at home the entire weekend. But I did some online shopping over the weekend lol
I have also been on a dairy free diet for a while now. Not really sure if dairy triggers my acne but I did get more breakouts whenever I eat cheese. Yogurt seems to be fine.
e="1386123540">>WEEK 3: DAY 1
Today is a good day. The dry skin is much better and I have around two actives on my face right now. It's hard because I look at my face and notice soooo many "Red marks" I'm just looking forward to getting clear and then taking care of those red marks with the AHA. I have hope...I'm still in the dry skin phase, which is getting better, been wearing hair up in pony tail..that confident.
hahahah. Here are the pictures for the end of week 2! *forgive my eyes, i literally took the pics after a nap LOL*
Before ( end of week 1 left) after (end of week 2 right)
OH lordy, sorry that they are so huge LOL....
*hides* XD
Wow, your face is looking better and better! Congrats!
It's Day 4 for me. The old pimples are calming down. Got a new nodule on forehead, huge one..and some new zits (not cystic fortunately) on my chin and around my mouth.
I didn't apply moisturizer last night and woke up with much drier skin..shouldn't have skipped it.
Sounds like you're going through a minor purge, whatanate....we all go through it and it's soooo frustrating! But keep up with The Regimen, it will all calm down soon
Well, we are somewhat in the clear haha! I almost feel like once i'm close to getting clear BAM something happens, so i don't get my hopes up too much 
i'm happy your eye is better yes! Mine too 
it seems like we are getting the same acne in the same places WTH LOL
Sounds like you're going through a minor purge, whatanate....we all go through it and it's soooo frustrating! But keep up with The Regimen, it will all calm down soon
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Yea it looks like a minor purge. Some new pimples are forming on my forehead. I had only two small pimples on my forehead before the regimen but now there are five big ones and a lot of small bumps. I'm hoping they will go away soon.
My left cheek and right cheek are calming down
I just got a little puppy yesterday! and that's a big distraction for me so that I don't go to check my skin in the mirror every 5 minutes lol
Happy Friday Ladies!
Awww puppy! I'm jealous what kind is it?
Sounds like you're going through a minor purge, whatanate....we all go through it and it's soooo frustrating! But keep up with The Regimen, it will all calm down soon
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Yea it looks like a minor purge. Some new pimples are forming on my forehead. I had only two small pimples on my forehead before the regimen but now there are five big ones and a lot of small bumps. I'm hoping they will go away soon.
My left cheek and right cheek are calming down
I just got a little puppy yesterday! and that's a big distraction for me so that I don't go to check my skin in the mirror every 5 minutes lol
Happy Friday Ladies!
Awww! Puppies are so much fun...I have a 6 month old pit bull, she's absolutely adorable! We found her underneath our neighbors house along with 2 other little puppies...we took all of them in, gave them flea baths, fed them, and then ended up keeping one of them! She's a handful, but so worth it
So glad to hear that! The world needs more people like you!!! Dogs are our best friends! I have had bigger dogs (St Bernard, Dalmatian, Husky) throughout my childhood and teen age and now I have this adorable little puppy (shih tzu). Life is just getting better, so is acne!
Sounds like you're going through a minor purge, whatanate....we all go through it and it's soooo frustrating! But keep up with The Regimen, it will all calm down soon
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Yea it looks like a minor purge. Some new pimples are forming on my forehead. I had only two small pimples on my forehead before the regimen but now there are five big ones and a lot of small bumps. I'm hoping they will go away soon.
My left cheek and right cheek are calming down
I just got a little puppy yesterday! and that's a big distraction for me so that I don't go to check my skin in the mirror every 5 minutes lol
Happy Friday Ladies!
Awww puppy! I'm jealous
what kind is it?
She's a Shih Tzu. 
Sounds like you're going through a minor purge, whatanate....we all go through it and it's soooo frustrating! But keep up with The Regimen, it will all calm down soon
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Yea it looks like a minor purge. Some new pimples are forming on my forehead. I had only two small pimples on my forehead before the regimen but now there are five big ones and a lot of small bumps. I'm hoping they will go away soon.
My left cheek and right cheek are calming down
I just got a little puppy yesterday! and that's a big distraction for me so that I don't go to check my skin in the mirror every 5 minutes lol
Happy Friday Ladies!
Awww! Puppies are so much fun...I have a 6 month old pit bull, she's absolutely adorable! We found her underneath our neighbors house along with 2 other little puppies...we took all of them in, gave them flea baths, fed them, and then ended up keeping one of them! She's a handful, but so worth it
So glad to hear that! The world needs more people like you!!! Dogs are our best friends! I have had bigger dogs (St Bernard, Dalmatian, Husky) throughout my childhood and teen age and now I have this adorable little puppy (shih tzu). Life is just getting better, so is acne!
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Sounds like you're going through a minor purge, whatanate....we all go through it and it's soooo frustrating! But keep up with The Regimen, it will all calm down soon
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Yea it looks like a minor purge. Some new pimples are forming on my forehead. I had only two small pimples on my forehead before the regimen but now there are five big ones and a lot of small bumps. I'm hoping they will go away soon.
My left cheek and right cheek are calming down
I just got a little puppy yesterday! and that's a big distraction for me so that I don't go to check my skin in the mirror every 5 minutes lol
Happy Friday Ladies!
Awww puppy! I'm jealous
She's a Shih Tzu.
OH what! That is a beautiful breed do you have a picture?! I'm a puppy fanatic lol. I work at a petsore. xD
WEEK 3 DAY 4:
Aside from being sick, and trying to get better before my 10K race on Sunday, my face i slooking quite amazing 
I am still suffering with a crap tone of dry skin but i'm just getting used to it now lol...
I am getting small pimples that are already fading away but are from be rubbing my face like i had anticipated, my nose is constantly running so i am blowing my nose
all the time!
I feel a deep pimple forming on the bottom of my chin, so i'm hoping it doesn't come to a head and just leaves 
OH what! That is a beautiful breed
Yes! I took some pictures yesterday and today lol. I actually tried to upload them in the post but couldn't figure out how.
See if this works.
WEEK 3 DAY 4:
Aside from being sick, and trying to get better before my 10K race on Sunday, my face i slooking quite amazing
I am still suffering with a crap tone of dry skin but i'm just getting used to it now lol...
I am getting small pimples that are already fading away but are from be rubbing my face like i had anticipated, my nose is constantly running so i am blowing my nose
all the time!
I feel a deep pimple forming on the bottom of my chin, so i'm hoping it doesn't come to a head and just leaves
When I get sick, I drink warm water with honey and that helps.
Another home and natural remedy to quickly treat cold is ginger brown sugar tea - http://goodguy.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-make-ginger-tea-with-brown-sugar
Get well soon and good luck with the 10K race on Sunday!!
OH what! That is a beautiful breed
Yes! I took some pictures yesterday and today lol. I actually tried to upload them in the post but couldn't figure out how.
See if this works.
WEEK 3 DAY 4:
Aside from being sick, and trying to get better before my 10K race on Sunday, my face i slooking quite amazing
I am still suffering with a crap tone of dry skin but i'm just getting used to it now lol...
I am getting small pimples that are already fading away but are from be rubbing my face like i had anticipated, my nose is constantly running so i am blowing my nose
all the time!
I feel a deep pimple forming on the bottom of my chin, so i'm hoping it doesn't come to a head and just leaves
When I get sick, I drink warm water with honey and that helps.
Another home and natural remedy to quickly treat cold is ginger brown sugar tea - http://goodguy.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-make-ginger-tea-with-brown-sugar
Get well soon and good luck with the 10K race on Sunday!!
thank you very much for the advice and best wishes!!! I am really trying to get better I'm just glad the cold isn't in my chest... And usually when I'm sick I break out like mad but hardly anything this go around which is a great change and...
OMG THAT PUPPY!!!!! I want!!! Is it a boy or girl? He/ she is so adorable!!! They have a beautiful coat so make sure you brush it to avoid any knots forming . I'm sure you know this already! but I just wanted to let you know! How old is it? sorry for so many questions I'm an avid animal lover. ( lol I wrote liver instead of love thank god I saw it can u imagine LOLLOL)
thank you very much for the advice and best wishes!!!
OMG THAT PUPPY!!!!! I want!!! Is it a boy or girl? He/ she is so adorable!!! They have a beautiful coat so make sure you brush it to avoid any knots forming . I'm sure you know this already!
but I just wanted to let you know! How old is it?
She's a girl. Her name is Nala. She's only 2 months old
Haha yea I am going to buy a comb for her soon! I love animals too especially dogs. My family has had rabbits, cats, dogs, parrots, turtles, pigeon, etc when I was a kid..I feel like I live on a farm lol
How was your 10K race today? Hopefully you are feeling better!
My face isn't doing any good right now. I do the regimen morning and night on weekend and my face became worse over the weekend. Some new pimples on forehead. Pimples on the left side of mouth are calming down but the ones on the right side of my mouth are getting angrier. I basically only applied BP on the problematic areas now, which are the forehead and right side of my mouth mostly and hoping they will calm down. I'm thinking to skip BP for tonight to give my face a little bit break since I applied BP twice a day on weekends but once a day on weekdays.
I was planning to go to NYC next weekend to see some friends but if my acne isn't getting better, I will probably just stay home and hide...
Okay..I think I've been on the regimen for about a week now, not looking good at all...especially the right side of my mouth and my forehead are breaking out madly. The right side of my mouth is so red and have bumps all over. There are like 20 pimples in this small area.. 
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I'm wondering if I could use BP on the affected areas only. I know Dan said to use generous amount of BP, so I put a good amount of BP on the affected areas.
I feel terrible waking up this morning and had to work from home cuz I don't want to go out at all...I'm hoping it will be better tomorrow.
whatanate... hang in there, sounds like your skin is purging. It's nutty how everyone seems to purge at different times on the regimen. After looking great for the first 2 weeks my older son had lots of new pimples in week 3 and it looked like he took a huge step backward, now going into week 4 his skin looks better again. On the other hand, my younger son looked great for the first 3 weeks and now has new pimples going into week 4. They are both doing the exact same steps, same diet, and even the same genes, yet their skin seems to be purging at different times. When your skin looks bad is when you start to question the whole thing, but I guess we just have to expect ups and downs in the early weeks. At least the new pimples dry up quickly on BP.
Alyssa... hope you're doing well!
Okay..I think I've been on the regimen for about a week now, not looking good at all...especially the right side of my mouth and my forehead are breaking out madly. The right side of my mouth is so red and have bumps all over. There are like 20 pimples in this small area..
((
I'm wondering if I could use BP on the affected areas only. I know Dan said to use generous amount of BP, so I put a good amount of BP on the affected areas.
I feel terrible waking up this morning and had to work from home cuz I don't want to go out at all...I'm hoping it will be better tomorrow.
WEEK 3 DAY 4:
Aside from being sick, and trying to get better before my 10K race on Sunday, my face i slooking quite amazing
I am still suffering with a crap tone of dry skin but i'm just getting used to it now lol...
I am getting small pimples that are already fading away but are from be rubbing my face like i had anticipated, my nose is constantly running so i am blowing my nose
all the time!
I feel a deep pimple forming on the bottom of my chin, so i'm hoping it doesn't come to a head and just leaves
Girrrllll.....we must be linked or something. I have one on the bottom of my chin as well! WTH?! So...I'm going through a major purge myself...gah! On my neck and jawline! I've had some undergrounds there for awhile now and all of a sudden they all decided to chime in together in perfect harmony and invade mah face, grrrr.....and I got another pimple just below my OTHER eye, wait, wha?????? They are all going away rather quickly, but darn it all!
I hope you are feeling better hon....my hubby is going through some nasty crap too. Hope he doesn't give to me for a Christmas present, lol.
Okay..I think I've been on the regimen for about a week now, not looking good at all...especially the right side of my mouth and my forehead are breaking out madly. The right side of my mouth is so red and have bumps all over. There are like 20 pimples in this small area..
I'm wondering if I could use BP on the affected areas only. I know Dan said to use generous amount of BP, so I put a good amount of BP on the affected areas.
I feel terrible waking up this morning and had to work from home cuz I don't want to go out at all...I'm hoping it will be better tomorrow.
Hey you! Don't get discouraged, it happens to the best of us, trust me. I'm going through a nasty purge myself. The BP WILL get rid of them, but sometimes it needs to get rid of ones that were already there or "undergrounds" as I call them. Keep up with the Regimen, whatanate....it WILL get better!
OH what! That is a beautiful breed
Yes! I took some pictures yesterday and today lol. I actually tried to upload them in the post but couldn't figure out how.
See if this works.
>WEEK 3 DAY 4:
Aside from being sick, and trying to get better before my 10K race on Sunday, my face i slooking quite amazing
I am still suffering with a crap tone of dry skin but i'm just getting used to it now lol...
I am getting small pimples that are already fading away but are from be rubbing my face like i had anticipated, my nose is constantly running so i am blowing my nose
all the time!
I feel a deep pimple forming on the bottom of my chin, so i'm hoping it doesn't come to a head and just leaves
When I get sick, I drink warm water with honey and that helps.
Another home and natural remedy to quickly treat cold is ginger brown sugar tea - http://goodguy.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-make-ginger-tea-with-brown-sugar
Get well soon and good luck with the 10K race on Sunday!!
OMG....what a cute little fur baby!
thank you very much for the advice and best wishes!!!
OMG THAT PUPPY!!!!! I want!!! Is it a boy or girl? He/ she is so adorable!!! They have a beautiful coat so make sure you brush it to avoid any knots forming . I'm sure you know this already!
She's a girl. Her name is Nala. She's only 2 months old
Haha yea I am going to buy a comb for her soon! I love animals too especially dogs. My family has had rabbits, cats, dogs, parrots, turtles, pigeon, etc when I was a kid..I feel like I live on a farm lol
How was your 10K race today? Hopefully you are feeling better!
My face isn't doing any good right now. I do the regimen morning and night on weekend and my face became worse over the weekend. Some new pimples on forehead. Pimples on the left side of mouth are calming down but the ones on the right side of my mouth are getting angrier. I basically only applied BP on the problematic areas now, which are the forehead and right side of my mouth mostly and hoping they will calm down. I'm thinking to skip BP for tonight to give my face a little bit break since I applied BP twice a day on weekends but once a day on weekdays.
I was planning to go to NYC next weekend to see some friends but if my acne isn't getting better, I will probably just stay home and hide...
That is so awesome! I wish I had that many animals :DD
And it was amazing ! I'll post about it soon to let you know! I'm sorry your face isn't doing well, but please keep at it! Your face is purging and it will be fine soon I promise! JUST don't give up! I wouldn't apply the BP twice a day at all unless you are washing it off for some reason! That might be why your skin is so angry, because the BP is soooo strong!
Okay..I think I've been on the regimen for about a week now, not looking good at all...especially the right side of my mouth and my forehead are breaking out madly. The right side of my mouth is so red and have bumps all over. There are like 20 pimples in this small area..
I'm wondering if I could use BP on the affected areas only. I know Dan said to use generous amount of BP, so I put a good amount of BP on the affected areas.
I feel terrible waking up this morning and had to work from home cuz I don't want to go out at all...I'm hoping it will be better tomorrow.
A lot of people experience really bad breakouts and puges the first week, so please don't give up!! Is it really 20 pimples, are they really small? You might be having an allergic reaction to something that touched your face or that you ate?
I would use the BP everywhere, because not only does that take care of your problem areas, it also keeps acne from forming in other places. I can't tell you how many times i broke out in a place i NEVER break out in!
whatanate... hang in there, sounds like your skin is purging. It's nutty how everyone seems to purge at different times on the regimen. After looking great for the first 2 weeks my older son had lots of new pimples in week 3 and it looked like he took a huge step backward, now going into week 4 his skin looks better again. On the other hand, my younger son looked great for the first 3 weeks and now has new pimples going into week 4. They are both doing the exact same steps, same diet, and even the same genes, yet their skin seems to be purging at different times. When your skin looks bad is when you start to question the whole thing, but I guess we just have to expect ups and downs in the early weeks. At least the new pimples dry up quickly on BP.
Alyssa... hope you're doing well!
Okay..I think I've been on the regimen for about a week now, not looking good at all...especially the right side of my mouth and my forehead are breaking out madly. The right side of my mouth is so red and have bumps all over. There are like 20 pimples in this small area..
I'm wondering if I could use BP on the affected areas only. I know Dan said to use generous amount of BP, so I put a good amount of BP on the affected areas.
I feel terrible waking up this morning and had to work from home cuz I don't want to go out at all...I'm hoping it will be better tomorrow.
Hey girl! I am doing better, how are your sons?
Girl, I can't believe that! We are totally linked LOL. I hope you don't get sick, it is just kicking my butt! BUT it didn't help that I ran a race in the freezing cold, hahahah !!! Girl the one on my chin came to a head, and it is on its way out SO I'M VERY HAPPY AND OMGGG I have to post something and I'm so excited to share!
WEEK 3 DAY 7:
OKAY. I HAVE AMAZING NEWS.
First of all, I ran my 10K race on Sunday (with a head cold!!!) and placed 29th out of 425, got 3rd place in my age group (20-25yr olds) and beat my best time by a whole 5 minutes,with a finish time of 6.2 miles in 49:05 minutes!!
Second, The last two days I've just put concealer on, JUST CONCEALER on my red marks/acne and left the rest of my face makeup free. I ACTUALLY was able to walk around at school and on race day without foundation on. This is a huge deal for me. I've not worn foundation in like... 7 years. AND my mom complemented on my skin today OMG.
JOYOUS.
ALSO the dry skin on my face is much better, it has centralized on the bottom of my face, so its not AS BAD!! Also I now have no actives, they are all popped now.
ALYSSA!!! AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!! You're looking so good! And, OMG, your skin is starting to look amazing!! I'm so glad you were able to get away with concealer...girl, I wish I could. But, unfortunately, the Scot/Irish in me gave me skin that is red and blotchy CONSTANTLY! Even when I have no breakouts. My skin is super sensitive, gah.
I think all my purges have stopped and are just now clearing up on my jawline and neck. The one that is now near my RIGHT eye is going down, but is leaving my eye little puffy in the mornings. Nothing too bad though. I've upped my BP, so hopefully that will kick it in the butt!
whatanate... hang in there, sounds like your skin is purging. It's nutty how everyone seems to purge at different times on the regimen. After looking great for the first 2 weeks my older son had lots of new pimples in week 3 and it looked like he took a huge step backward, now going into week 4 his skin looks better again. On the other hand, my younger son looked great for the first 3 weeks and now has new pimples going into week 4. They are both doing the exact same steps, same diet, and even the same genes, yet their skin seems to be purging at different times. When your skin looks bad is when you start to question the whole thing, but I guess we just have to expect ups and downs in the early weeks. At least the new pimples dry up quickly on BP.
Alyssa... hope you're doing well!
Okay..I think I've been on the regimen for about a week now, not looking good at all...especially the right side of my mouth and my forehead are breaking out madly. The right side of my mouth is so red and have bumps all over. There are like 20 pimples in this small area..
I'm wondering if I could use BP on the affected areas only. I know Dan said to use generous amount of BP, so I put a good amount of BP on the affected areas.
I feel terrible waking up this morning and had to work from home cuz I don't want to go out at all...I'm hoping it will be better tomorrow.
Thank you for the encouragement KAmanda! I knew I would experience the purging at some point but I wasn't ready for such a bad purge. I started to apply BP in the morning as well and see if that will make the purge calm down faster. I see some new pimples forming this morning but they are fairly smaller.
I did come to work today - can't hide all the time lol..Glad it's winter now, my skin isn't oily at all.
Sounds like your older son's skin is mostly under control going into the 4th week and your younger son is getting some new pimples. Hopefully we all get through with good results!
Thank you kamiller! I think I have a lot of "undergrounds". Before I started the regimen, I had many little bumps around my mouth area and I knew they would become pimples eventually and now they did...I just wasn't expecting so MANY I guess. But I'm a believer, I will continue this regimen and hopefully those new ones will go away faster..
WEEK 3 DAY 7:
OKAY. I HAVE AMAZING NEWS.
First of all, I ran my 10K race on Sunday (with a head cold!!!) and placed 29th out of 425, got 3rd place in my age group (20-25yr olds) and beat my best time by a whole 5 minutes,with a finish time of 6.2 miles in 49:05 minutes!!
Second, The last two days I've just put concealer on, JUST CONCEALER on my red marks/acne and left the rest of my face makeup free. I ACTUALLY was able to walk around at school and on race day without foundation on. This is a huge deal for me. I've not worn foundation in like... 7 years. AND my mom complemented on my skin today OMG.
JOYOUS.
ALSO the dry skin on my face is much better, it has centralized on the bottom of my face, so its not AS BAD!! Also I now have no actives, they are all popped now.
Congratulations on the great run!! 6.2 miles in 49:05 minutes!! WOW! Very happy for you Alyssa!
And your skin!!! WOW! Looking good!! It's only been 3 weeks! I'm on Week 2 and looking forward to week 3 and 4
Alyssa..
So happy for you doing so well in your race... that's GREAT!! And with a head cold no less. That's awesome. And your pics look really, really good! The redness has really gone down a lot and your face looks great! YAY for less makeup! My boys are looking good too. Much less redness for them as well. And no new pimples in the last couple days so things are really looking up.Their skin looks so much flatter too, with no more underskin bumps, so the texture of their skin looks much better close-up and in strong lighting! I'm sure you're finding the same with your skin.
ALYSSA!!! AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!! You're looking so good! And, OMG, your skin is starting to look amazing!! I'm so glad you were able to get away with concealer...girl, I wish I could. But, unfortunately, the Scot/Irish in me gave me skin that is red and blotchy CONSTANTLY! Even when I have no breakouts. My skin is super sensitive, gah.
I think all my purges have stopped and are just now clearing up on my jawline and neck. The one that is now near my RIGHT eye is going down, but is leaving my eye little puffy in the mornings. Nothing too bad though. I've upped my BP, so hopefully that will kick it in the butt!
AHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH i'm sooooo happy with how my skin looks and I know it can only get better from this@! (hopefully) I might wear no foundation to work, we will see how i feel hehe. That would be another monumental thing to happen, but i worry since my coworkers are so used to seeing me with makeup they might be like wtf eww
ahhh i'm so mean to myself lol.
at least the evil eye pimples are going away do you ever accidentally forget its there and scratch it? GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY it hurts sooo bad LOL.
Thanks I have never seen my skin look so good! Just don't give up and you will get there I promise okay?! I know what you mean with work...Sometimes when i break out bad i don't want to go because I'm a cashier and i HAVE to look at people in the eyes =w=
Alyssa..
So happy for you doing so well in your race... that's GREAT!! And with a head cold no less. That's awesome. And your pics look really, really good! The redness has really gone down a lot and your face looks great! YAY for less makeup! My boys are looking good too. Much less redness for them as well. And no new pimples in the last couple days so things are really looking up.Their skin looks so much flatter too, with no more underskin bumps, so the texture of their skin looks much better close-up and in strong lighting! I'm sure you're finding the same with your skin.
I know and my acne is like...once I get one that forms, it heals within a day or two!! I really feel like it's a miracle...
AND SERIOUSLY, no foundation is like something I haven't done in YEARS. I'm very happy your sons are looking better as well!! Is your older son looking and calming down now?
Yes, my older son is looking much better. Last week was bad for him, but once he headed into Week 4 it seemed like things got better almost overnight. The redness is way less and no new pimples! Even old red marks seem to be fading more, whereas last week they looked redder. Because my kids are into Week 4 I guess they could start adding AHA soon, but their redness has finally calmed down and now I don't want to rock the boat. I'm afraid if they add something new the irritation and redness could come back. Guess we'll play it by ear for the next week or so. Let me know your thoughts on adding the AHA.
Alyssa..
So happy for you doing so well in your race... that's GREAT!! And with a head cold no less. That's awesome. And your pics look really, really good! The redness has really gone down a lot and your face looks great! YAY for less makeup! My boys are looking good too. Much less redness for them as well. And no new pimples in the last couple days so things are really looking up.Their skin looks so much flatter too, with no more underskin bumps, so the texture of their skin looks much better close-up and in strong lighting! I'm sure you're finding the same with your skin.
I know and my acne is like...once I get one that forms, it heals within a day or two!! I really feel like it's a miracle... AND SERIOUSLY, no foundation is like something I haven't done in YEARS. I'm very happy your sons are looking better as well!! Is your older son looking and calming down now?
Yes, my older son is looking much better. Last week was bad for him, but once he headed into Week 4 it seemed like things got better almost overnight. The redness is way less and no new pimples! Even old red marks seem to be fading more, whereas last week they looked redder. Because my kids are into Week 4 I guess they could start adding AHA soon, but their redness has finally calmed down and now I don't want to rock the boat. I'm afraid if they add something new the irritation and redness could come back. Guess we'll play it by ear for the next week or so. Let me know your thoughts on adding the AHA.
Alyssa..
So happy for you doing so well in your race... that's GREAT!! And with a head cold no less. That's awesome. And your pics look really, really good! The redness has really gone down a lot and your face looks great! YAY for less makeup! My boys are looking good too. Much less redness for them as well. And no new pimples in the last couple days so things are really looking up.Their skin looks so much flatter too, with no more underskin bumps, so the texture of their skin looks much better close-up and in strong lighting! I'm sure you're finding the same with your skin.
I know and my acne is like...once I get one that forms, it heals within a day or two!! I really feel like it's a miracle...
I'm glad that his face is looking better I wasn't aware that we had to use the AHA so soon! I thought it was a month into it? I have 8 more days LOL. BUT, i will be using the AHA at nights, on the red spots on my cheeks. That's about it though...
WEEK 4 DAY 1:
Today was a great day! I went to work for the first time without foundation on, and just concealer!
AND NOBODY NOTICED I was soooo happy c: I have one active on the side of my cheek but i already popped
it so hoping it's out of the door
The dry skin is still pretty gnarly on my skin, and the use of no foundation makes my mind less crazy about it...when I put the BP on it burns for a while
but once its dry I put the moisturizer on and it burns all over again but AFTER that it feels amazing...lol.
My kids are coming up to the one month mark this Saturday, can't believe a month has already gone by since they started the regimen--time flies! They could start using AHA but I'm not sure they will. Their skin looks really good right now (praying it stays that way!) and I'm a little scared of adding anything different right now. Some people on here have reported breakouts and purges from the AHA so it's going to stink if that happens. They'll probably wait it out and not add the AHA for awhile.
They have the dry skin too, although not much flakes. It's gotten really cold here in the northeast so that just makes everything drier. And they complain that the moisturizer still burns for a few minutes after the BP, even after waiting about 30 minutes. I wonder if that'll ever stop.
ehhh.. i wouldnt risk it.. i just started using AHA on my 4th month... didnt break me out (knocking on wood)
i would stay with the BP if i were you
My kids are coming up to the one month mark this Saturday, can't believe a month has already gone by since they started the regimen--time flies! They could start using AHA but I'm not sure they will. Their skin looks really good right now (praying it stays that way!) and I'm a little scared of adding anything different right now. Some people on here have reported breakouts and purges from the AHA so it's going to stink if that happens. They'll probably wait it out and not add the AHA for awhile.
They have the dry skin too, although not much flakes. It's gotten really cold here in the northeast so that just makes everything drier. And they complain that the moisturizer still burns for a few minutes after the BP, even after waiting about 30 minutes. I wonder if that'll ever stop.
My kids are coming up to the one month mark this Saturday, can't believe a month has already gone by since they started the regimen--time flies! They could start using AHA but I'm not sure they will. Their skin looks really good right now (praying it stays that way!) and I'm a little scared of adding anything different right now. Some people on here have reported breakouts and purges from the AHA so it's going to stink if that happens. They'll probably wait it out and not add the AHA for awhile.
They have the dry skin too, although not much flakes. It's gotten really cold here in the northeast so that just makes everything drier. And they complain that the moisturizer still burns for a few minutes after the BP, even after waiting about 30 minutes. I wonder if that'll ever stop.
I think it's not a bad idea to test it on small areas first before applying it to the entire face. I was applying BP night only for a week and didn't experience bad dryness or flaky face that week. Now I'm on week 2 and have started applying BP day and night. I am experiencing some dryness and it's very flaky around my mouth probably cuz I apply a large amount of BP around my mouth - the most severe area. So I added some AHA into the moisturizer and put on that area. Boy, it was stinging for like at least half an hour. I went to sleep with it on anyway and woke up with no flakiness this morning! So I would say it worked well. However, after I applied light BP and moisturizer this morning, the mouth area was very dry and flaky.
Good thing is my face, especially mouth area and forehead isn't as red as two days ago.
Yes, my older son is looking much better. Last week was bad for him, but once he headed into Week 4 it seemed like things got better almost overnight. The redness is way less and no new pimples! Even old red marks seem to be fading more, whereas last week they looked redder. Because my kids are into Week 4 I guess they could start adding AHA soon, but their redness has finally calmed down and now I don't want to rock the boat. I'm afraid if they add something new the irritation and redness could come back. Guess we'll play it by ear for the next week or so. Let me know your thoughts on adding the AHA.
Alyssa..
So happy for you doing so well in your race... that's GREAT!! And with a head cold no less. That's awesome. And your pics look really, really good! The redness has really gone down a lot and your face looks great! YAY for less makeup! My boys are looking good too. Much less redness for them as well. And no new pimples in the last couple days so things are really looking up.Their skin looks so much flatter too, with no more underskin bumps, so the texture of their skin looks much better close-up and in strong lighting! I'm sure you're finding the same with your skin.
I know and my acne is like...once I get one that forms, it heals within a day or two!! I really feel like it's a miracle...
I'm glad that his face is looking better
WEEK 4 DAY 1:
Today was a great day!
AND NOBODY NOTICED
it so hoping it's out of the door
The dry skin is still pretty gnarly on my skin, and the use of no foundation makes my mind less crazy about it...when I put the BP on it burns for a while
Another big improvement!! Congrats Alyssa! I couldn't even do concealing since it's too obvious on dry and flaky face but I do use light tinted moisturizer which helps even the complexion a little bit.
WEEK 4 DAY 2:
The dryness ohhhhh maaaaaaaaa gawdddddd.
Save me.
I have a couple new pimples that formed, but I already popped them and hopefully they are healing now.
The only one that is really noticable is on my cheek, seems like my cheeks and chin are the only place that breaks out.
Oh and I got two small pimples, already popped, that formed by my nose--from blowing my nose a lot from my head cold.
& boy did popping them hurt! :'(
so yeah, dry skin is kinda forcing me to just wear concealer which is still awesome!!! but I seriously was wearing a black jacket today and I leaned my head on my sleeve for a second and then lifted up and the whole sleeve was full of dry flakes. oh lordy hahaha