17 yo guy here (turning 18 soon) and I just started out on epiduo - well about a week ago actually. I mainly just wanted to show my skin and see if it improves. Sick and tired of this condition. Been dealing with mild to moderate acne for about 2 years. Have already tried acnatac which helped a bit but did not really clear my skin. Heard good things about this gel and had an old prescription on it so I decided to try it. I apply it every night after cleansing and use moisturiser afterwards. Have experienced a little burning/itching some nights and also dry skin around mouth and cheeks. So here is week 1, I think it started to break out abit yesterday, dying to pop some of these...
Btw have any of you had good results with the acne.org regimen? Just saw it on the website. I will try to put a photo up next week!
I am seeing improvements. The first week it just got worse, but now it seems to get better each day. I use cetaphil cleanser and moisturiser and no longer moisturiser at night after applying epiduo. It no longer stings or anything, thank god. This is my left cheek, but my right cheek, which wasn't as bad at starting point, is almost clear. Well here is week 3:
I actually stopped using Epiduo a while ago, as I wasn't seeing any real results. What you see now is mostly red marks, so I believe my regimen of bp and retin a has worked to some extent.
On 3/4/2017 at 10:52 AM, Rachie39 said:I have a question for you. Ive just hit the 2 week mark and its still making my face really red, like all the time. Did it do this to you aswell, and if so, for how long?
I remember it stinging at first, but I would be more comfortable with it after a few weeks. I had the redness when I applied it at night, but it would subside some in the morning. My products might be a bit different from yours, since I live in Denmark, but anyways:
- At night, I wash and cleanse my face with cetaphil, then wait for while and apply retin-a. No moisturiser.
- In the morning, I cleanse my face with cetaphil in the shower and use a konjac sponge to get the dead skin off my face (retin-a makes me shed like crazy). Then I wait for my skin to dry and put on BP 5%. I wait again and moisturise.
I find that this routine works for me, and I haven't experienced any major breakouts since I started dosing down on oxy.