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8% Aha And 70% Solution Mixture, Used Too Much?

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(@omgmike4)

Posted : 06/09/2013 7:15 am

I went to walgreens and bought their brand of AHA with 8%. I read online that it cures red marks from post acne. This has been my major problem is that every time I get a pimple the red mark lasts for weeks to months and and this point it looks like I have terrible acne, when its just like 15+ red marks spotted over my face. Anyways, I was excited with the cream and I applied it from the morning to late night around 7pm. I put decent sized "dime" dabs over all the red marks and the fading ones. I applied the NEW dabs every 1-2 Hours for about 10 hours. I woke up now and all the spots and faded ones are EXTREMELY red, like they just had a pimple there or something terrible happened. IDK what to do now.

Q: Can some one explain to me what happened?

Q: What do I do now, stop the product, use it less, use new product?

Q: If I applied it too much, how do I apply it in the future.

PS: I'm currently on accutane with a mixture of dry skin.

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(@melmel87)

Posted : 06/09/2013 8:10 am

AHA shouldn't be used during the day, it's just an exfoliant and can dry out the skin and irritate it more which sounds like it did to you. I don't think you should be using it while on accutane.

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(@omgmike4)

Posted : 06/09/2013 3:32 pm

Why is AHA used during the night? Is it ment to be used as a "mask" on the face when slept or just dabs.

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Posted : 06/09/2013 5:34 pm

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Posted : 06/09/2013 9:17 pm

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