It has been 6 months since I started the regimen and I haven't had any severe acne surfacing. Even though my skin is much smoother, the redness and itchiness still lingers. The corners of my mouth and cheeck bone area keeps peeling. The amount of itchiness is driving me insane!! I occasionally use jojoba oil with my moisturizer to help with the peeling, but nothing has changed so far. Ive been considering stopping the regimen because of this redness/itchiness, but Im afraid my acne will come back like my previous experiences. Are there any ways to stop this redness/itchiness? Both entire sides of my cheeks are equally as red.
HI Keic,
I'm sorry to hear about your skin. We would recommend that you use the Acne.org Moisturizer as often as needed instead of just twice a day. The licochalcone in the Moisturizer has been proven to calm and soothe red, irritated acne prone skin. Also try using a little less of the Acne.org Treatment and see if that helps.
If you need any further assistance, please let us know.
Hi Keic!
I've been on/off the regimen for the last 6.5 years. This is the third time back on it because my acne comes back after about 3~4 months without BP.
My experience has been that I need to use way less BP than the acne.org regimen's prescribed amount once my acne subsides to reduce the redness and irritation. I've had success with a pea sized amount every morning and night for years at a time. I might try reducing the BP amount and monitoring the low dosage for 4 weeks.
Stopping is definitely risky because it takes a while for your skin to get accustomed to BP once you are off of it and it's not a smooth ride getting back on the regimen, though that is your decision to make I hope this gives you some insight!