I have between moderate to severe acne. Certain area of my face is sever but other areas is moderate. I had acne ever since i was 18 or so and am 27 now. I had cleared my acne when i was 21-23 or so when i used this product called glycolic facial cleanser. It was a really strong cleanser and i used neutrogena acne defense lotion for pimples and it worked.

Acne came back to me last year. The glycolic facial cleanser and acne defense lotion no longer worked for me and i was extremely frustarted b/c i thought that was the cure to acne that i used. Back then i thought if i ever get acne, just use the cleanser and things will be better and it didnt work.

In july i saw a dermatologist and i was given samples of epiduo and to take solodyn. Solodyn is very expensive... read it was $1000 for 30 pills and many said not only is it overpriced... it doesnt even work so i just used epiduo. I used epiduo in the beginning and it made my skin very bad. Not only did i got much more cysts, it didn't felt like it did anything good for my skin all it did was make it worst. Well i recently moved to canada and used the epiduo and it seemed like it helped as i kept using it more. Thing is i ran out of epiduo samples... i basically just had few samples and used it to see if it works then i would buy the bigger tube etc. I liked epiduo b/c you only apply very little and only do it at night.

Well i also purchased dans bp cleanser and bought it with me to canada and my plan was if the epiduo doesn't work, i will just use dans regimen. I bought the big bottle of it that last 2-3 month. Dont want to pay huge shipping cost when im in canada. When i started using the regimen for 1 day and apparently i made a mistake in that i didnt read the instructions and just put a ton of BP in my face and rubbed it in instead of using my fingertips and letting it absorb slowly.

When i looked at my face today, i looked like i have sunburn. My face especially my side and cheeks are very red. I checked and i read some ppl mentioned this as well. I know i didnt do the regiment correclty today but is this going to be a side effect no matter what of using Dans regimen? T

1. The thing is with epiduo... i didnt seem to have this problem with really red skin but maybe thats b/c i dont use that much epiduo?

2. Another thing i wanted to ask is, is it true once your acne clears... you still have to use the regimen or your acne will come back? I read a few ppl mention this and that doesnt seem really good. So once you clear your acne then you use aha to clear your red marks, you still have to use regimen everyday? The steps are really time consuming but you have to use it forever?

3. Should i go and see a canadian dermatologist and get epiduo here instead since it seemed to work for me when i was using it till i ran out? I read some ppl mention that epiduo is great b/c its just apply it at night and very simple whereas the regimen you have to do this at morning and night and you cant miss it. And the thought of having to do it always seems really too much. For example, what about those nights you are in an event and come back home late and then too tired etc. With epiduo, its not that big problem b/c you just apply it just like that and thats it.

4. Should i give up on saliclyic acid and the aqua glycolic acid cleanser? The reason why i didnt want to give up on those products was b/c they helped me with my acne about 5-6 years ago and the thing is my face didnt have any redness at all. The thing is i took so long to do dans regimen b/c i didnt want redness in the face like a sunburn as a side effect.

5. Can you wear makeup/concealer while on regimen? Im a male and use concealer and this was never a problem when i use saliclid acid on my face. Im curious but would makeup/concealer make the process of acne clearing longer?

6. The other reason why i like epiduo is b/c its only used at night. So during the day, i can put concealer. With dans regimen, its like you cant do this and then you have all that redness?

7. Has anyone hear cleared their skin with just a benzoyl peroxide product such as neutrogena on the spot treatment, benzac or any type of bp medication without using it like the regimen? Im really confused but the regimen is a 3 step plan. But couldnt someone do the same regimen with a product such as benzac or epiduo in place of Dans regimen bp?

8. Has anyone cleared their skin with just a benzyol peroxide product such as neutrogena or clearisil and bvasically just wash their face and put the bp on and thats it and not have to do it like dans way?

9. Isn't it true using BP make red marks last longeR? I read this many years ago and that was one of the reasons i only use salyclic acid and didnt even want to use any benzoyl peroxide. I also like to mention that i did dans regimen back in 2007 or so when the bottle was a blue tube and i think i quit after using it for few months. It made my face red and i quit it b/c i read that red marks last longer because of it.

10. Has there been anyone here who used the regimen but didnt have redness on their face? Is there a reason why i dont seem to get much redness from epiduo but i do from the regimen? Both have BP so im bit confused.