I started the acne.org regimen a month ago (cleanser, BP). I added the AHA after one week, every other day. I didn't have any negative reactions until 2 nights ago when I woke up and had red blotches all over my face that I believe are burns. I don't know why this happened, I guessing maybe I used more than I normally do, but my face looks worse than when I started the regimen. Any advice about how I should proceed with the regimen from this point?
Thank you!
AHA stings and leaves ur face pretty dry the next morning. Over applying is quite possiblyresponsible for the red blotches but I wouldn't worry too much about it. Should disappear soon enough.
From my experience AHA was great for fading dark spots if that's what you're using it for but I recommend using it 3 times a week only.
Every other day when starting out AHA is excessive in my opinion. I would start out mixing it with your moisturizer and doing that twice a week. After a few weeks on that you can use the mixture of both every other day and soon make it an everyday habit. If your skin responds well, then you can try using AHA alone without the moisturizer. But I would only do this about twice a week. 3-4 nights between each time you apply a full face of it.