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hey elements, hows the regimen workig for ya?
i actually use a bit of moisturizer for the very dry parts. But i'm only using it because i'm clear right now. I dunno how i would feel about putting moisturizer on acne. That begin said, i just have red marks.
who else is making progress?
I read about the regimen on around Oct 4 and began on Oct 5th. I've tried everything under the sun, 37 y.o. female, had some form of acne since teen, now very cystic in nature. This seems to be working, i do get dry, i use a moisturizer by kiehl's, it has s.a. and it's mattifying. very nice for us girls.I'm noticing that my skin is not nearly as oily and i can't for the life of me understand why this regimen would effect that. I understand it being more potent against bacteria, but why am I not as oily? believe me i'm thrilled with the results. I have to admit i'm constantly touching my face waiting for some new eruption.
I used to follow a very strict diet, no sugar, very low carb, paleo. i read the dietary cure for acne and it did help lessen the severity of my outbreaks. but it ain't no fun giving up everything you love to eat. i've been eating everything for the last few weeks, except alot of sugar, i do use a sugar substitute, stevia or splenda. but i've been eating bagels, pizza, sandwiches.
I've done so much research on how to cure this dreaded affliction naturally and i'm having trouble understanding how it could be this easy after all this time.
what do you think????
Now your seeing the miracle of the reg. I believe allot has to do with the fiber not making your skin as oily. Poor fiber diets can induce more oily skin. Because of the build up of toxins. I will get more into this when I finish up my website.
i stopped dans regimen because i didnt like leaving stuff on my face all day and it wasnt clearing me up as much as i wanted, and im trying this one by bfg, im on my 11th day and my skin is looking really bad, days 4 and 5 i got some new red stuff i usually dont get i assumed it was bringing it up like everyone was saying. but it didnt get better only got worse, and day 11 now is the worst. dont know what to do ,i used it usually at nights, sometimes twice a day, stopped wiping it away with a towel because it was so irritating, just rinsing with water, doesnt really dry me up, but its definately not clearing my skin. at what point should i say its not working and try something else?
You need to stick with the reg schedule. I will also say your acne might look really bad before it gets better. This reg does not cause acne to get worse. It only pulls up the stuff thats been sitting under your skin. Sometimes spots can sit under the skin for quite a while as I learn from one dermatologist. This reg pulls it all up at once hence the worsening effect. You just need to keep on trucking. You might really go through some deep lows in your acne. But the clearing will be o so worth it. Also go back to the rag. Just be real gentle when wiping since your skin is probably already really damaged. The key is not to quit the reg. It will work. John1234 had doubts but he kept going at it.
Ive been following this thread with great interest and want to wish everyone on the regimen good luck and say thank you for keeping us up to date on your progress. One thing I'm curious about however is whether or not the reg has been effective for anybody's blackheads, it would be great if I didn't have to die with a nose full of them. :dance:
This reg will in time remove black heads. Its a slow process but eventually it will reduce the size of the pore and the amount of blackheads.
Why does it always have to be about winning?! Geez guys, get some perspective. You're on the internet, on a message board. It is irrelevant when that new rule originated, what matters is that there was obviously a dire need for it as shown by this thread's nasty progression that night and it definitely applies. Mods are, in my best understanding, here to help and not to intimidate or pick favorites...so hopefully that won't be an issue.Moving along, bfg: my dryness isn't getting any better. My skin stays dry and now I'm at the point where I HAVE to use moisturizer. I try to only use a small amount, but I have to. I tried following the tips you gave about wiping away softly and wiping down with the washcloth, but still dry.
Oh well, if this is the price I have to pay for clear skin, so be it.
Also, I'm just not at a time where I'm willing to ship anything or forward anything along (in the mail), sorry.
Using a moist. Is fine just make sure its a non pore clogging moist. Just use enough moist. to prevent the skin from drying and wipe off any excess.
I want to thank all the new people for trying the reg out. Together we can finally put and end to cystic and moderate acne. Their are so many regs out their that require you to wear the acne med. all day and all night. Its almost like your wear a chain that constantly reminds you of your acne struggles. This reg feels great in the fact you no longer wear that chain and your face looks and feels normal. You dont sweat bp. Your face doesnt look white. You dont have to worry about bp crusting off your face or People wondering whats that white stuff on your face. You dont have people looking at you strange wondering why you look sunburn because of the effects of leaving bp on. People will ask you how did you get rid of your acne. You tell them and they will laugh at you but hey at least you know the secret. 
Yes the starting cost of the reg is a little high. But in order to maintain the reg products actually is pretty cheap. The fiber alone is something that everybody should take regardless if they have acne or not. The western diet is very fiber poor. So if you count the fiber in to the cost. Or as I do I dont even count the cost of the fiber considering I look at it as something I need anyways. Makes this reg very affordable.
The new rounds of questions can start. I will answer them sat. night.
hey elements, hows the regimen workig for ya?i actually use a bit of moisturizer for the very dry parts. But i'm only using it because i'm clear right now. I dunno how i would feel about putting moisturizer on acne. That begin said, i just have red marks.
who else is making progress?
what up john, the regimen is going very smoothly for me. I've been on it sense the 15th of October so its been about 11 days. So far I am very happy with the Reg. It is controlling the acne very well. I've had no major breakouts sense I passed the 5th day of treatment.
Although I am not 100% clear yet, I've never been as clear as I am right now. This is wonderful. My skin feels much healthier, which I guess is the result of the fiber.
I'm not even at the two week mark, and I'm very pleased with the results. I've never had this much success with a regimen, ever. One of the best parts of this reg is not having to leave it on your skin all day!! I really love that part.
Hopefully when I pass the two week mark I'll be practically 100% clear.
I have a very good feeling about this reg. I really believe this is "the one"
BFG, the deal is still on bro.
Some of the things I've tried in the past that didn't work very well are: (in order of worst to best)
Proactiv solution 3 step formula - this stuff was way to hard on my skin.
Panoxy bar - dried me out real bad, zero affect on acne.
Clenia - this was sulfur based, it was very gentle on the skin, but to weak.
Proactiv Deep Cleansing Wash 2% Salicylic Acid - way better than 3 step formula, still failed me.
ummm hi..how many mg of fiber should the pills be? i have already started dan's regime but if i dnt see the results i want soon i will probably try yours. i dnt have cystic acne and i dnt get those big really red things...i forgot what they are called. i do get some zits that are really inflamed and hurt though.
juzy789 said:ummm hi..how many mg of fiber should the pills be? i have already started dan's regime but if i dnt see the results i want soon i will probably try yours. i dnt have cystic acne and i dnt get those big really red things...i forgot what they are called. i do get some zits that are really inflamed and hurt though.
what up juzy, these are the ones I have, not sure of the MG's. https://www.amazon.com/Capsules-Metamucil-Therapy-Regularity-Supplement/dp/B000I62YR8/
the only difference is my bottle contained 100 capsules not 300. I found it at Riteaid.
scarring...retin-A might help..
Thanks for helping so many ppl bfg. I'll try your regimen in the future, its just that I'm having success with my regimen right now, but I don't want to be on medication forever.
Lol, I just realized I had psylium husk fibers all along.
It says (Psyllium seed husk) fiber laxative....is that what you guys were talking about?
I don't wanna just go taking anything.
Well it's been about 7 days now that I've used this regimen and Im not getting as many spots now. I still have some little bumps here and there that are annoying and my face is kinda dry and red. Overall it's doing all right but its only day 7.
I think its important to note. I understand the anticipation after a week out on doing the reg. But this reg at best doesn't show results until about 2 weeks go by and thats at best. More realistic would be a month or longer before you see a deep down clearness. Some may see progress sooner it depends on just how stubborn your acne is. Some people expect to see results in 3 days and thats being totally unrealistic and unfair.
I think its important to note that you should wash your hands before you start the reg.
THIS REGIMEN WON"T HELP SCARS.
If you mean ice pick, rolling scars, or hypertrophic scars, only laser and surgery will help. Possibly Retin-a will be minorly effective, though I doubt it.
If mean you red marks and brown/purple spots left from acne, I really doubt this regimen will help them. Some people hold that benzoyl peroxide prevents the healing of those spots. SA might exfoliate the brown skin off slowly, but its effects won't be as dramatic as
kojic acid, hydroquinone, lemon extract, vitamin c, azelaic acid.
On the other note, nothing beats prevention for red marks, and that's why i'm still on this regimen, though i am clear.
Ive just made my account after reading every post in the 15 pages of this thread.
I am enthusiastic to start this regime. I have been on DKR for about 6 weeks. It seems to be finally beginning to take effect. I mean, in the last 6 weeks I have noticed basically ZERO improvement until now where my acne is starting to slightly start fading and the pimples beginning to reduce in size, but incredibly slowly. I have a lot of cystic acne clumped together in groups on both sides of my mouth, and middle of both cheeks, on forehead, and on chin however the cysts are only slightly smaller than when I started DKR.
Anyway I absolutely hate putting all this cream and crap all over my face. I can always feel it on me and what makes it worse, is that I go to the gym and work out, and so either I can sweat all the BP all over me, or I wash it all off before going to the gym.
So from this thread I will need:
- Oxy Chill Factor 10% BP wash
- Oxy Bar Soap (alpine scent)
- Metamucil Psyllium Fiber Capsules
I am fully aware of experiencing a pizza-face for potentially up to 2 weeks due to my system cleansing itself inside and out.
Since I live in New Zealand I will most likely have to find alternatives. Im going to go wander around health shops tomorrow and try find these things hopfeully to start this reg immediately.
THIS REGIMEN WON"T HELP SCARS.If you mean ice pick, rolling scars, or hypertrophic scars, only laser and surgery will help. Possibly Retin-a will be minorly effective, though I doubt it.
If mean you red marks and brown/purple spots left from acne, I really doubt this regimen will help them. Some people hold that benzoyl peroxide prevents the healing of those spots. SA might exfoliate the brown skin off slowly, but its effects won't be as dramatic as
kojic acid, hydroquinone, lemon extract, vitamin c, azelaic acid.
On the other note, nothing beats prevention for red marks, and that's why i'm still on this regimen, though i am clear.
Id just like to throw it out there that perhaps a microdermabrasion regime would work to produce great results after BFG's regime as removed most of the active acne and cysts.
In NZ we can buy punnets of product from brands like "Epiderm" or "Mystic Mountain". Basically it's like an intense exfoliator. You just apply and rub it around for about 10 minutes to remove dead layers. It works extremely well. Im only 18 but during my teen life when I have had gaps of no acne, those products have completely removed scars and pits and utterly EXCELLENT at getting rid of all brown and red marks. It's terrible for use on active acne as it will tear all the acne apart and make it worse, so you only do it once your clear and you can expect good results within a month.
Today is day 7 for me...
Still no new cystic acne at all, but i did have 5 little buggers pop up today. Out of nowhere! grrrrr......
But ima keep on keppin on! ....clear by christmas....clear by christmas....clear by christmas....
P.S. I've also added a zinc supplement to my diet, after reading great things about it, so we shall see.
On my second full day, after 3 oxy treatments. Most of my cysts are nothing but tiny, slightly wrinkled, purplish spots - the cysts themselves aren't detectable, if they're even there.
I'm thrilled. My chin still looks gross, but you can tell it's on its way to recovery. Much less swelling and inflammation, and my profile looks like a chin again, and not an unidentifiable facial protrusion. And NO PAIN!
I took pics, but they really don't show the improvement, so I'm not bothering to post. They just show darker spots, which is misleading. I'll keep taking them daily though, and post after a couple of weeks.
I can't wait until some of the deeper ones creep up. Get 'em outta me!
I'll be hitting the hot shot glass today, for sure.
EDIT: I don't enjoy the manly man scent on my face after each treatment. Wish Oxy still felt they had enough of a market among females to offer a scent-free version. 
Ive been following this thread with great interest and want to wish everyone on the regimen good luck and say thank you for keeping us up to date on your progress. One thing I'm curious about however is whether or not the reg has been effective for anybody's blackheads, it would be great if I didn't have to die with a nose full of them. :dance:
i'm sadly having the same experience 🙁 i've been doing this reg word for word - never missed a day - for 15 days. at first my face was clearing and looking better, (a little itchy, blotchy, and red, but better nonetheless). over the last few days, 2 huge cysts have popped up and i can feel a few more are on their way. my face is also really, REALLY itchy and the cysts hurt. i tried the glass trick but it didn't work. maybe i'm doing it wrong? does the edge of the glass actually touch the top of the cyst? i put one edge on the cyst and rest the glass on my chin. no luck 🙁
i know a lot of people say the cysts that come to the surface were "already there," under the skin and would have eventually come to the surface anyway, but how do you know this for sure? how do we know this just isn't an indication that the reg isn't working? does anyone have any statistical/scientific data?
if this is just part of the clearing process, how much longer until i see results?
as for doing " personal surgery" on new cysts, (i.e., needle, popping, etc.)....i'm not even getting them to pop anymore. any suggestions?
my face looks even worse than it did when i starte dthe reg and i can't even stand to look in the mirror.
i'm really not willing to just eat nuts and berries (as suggested in other forums) and i refuse to take accutane because it just doesn't seem right to risk sanity in the name of vanity.
anyone?
thanks 🙂 ~ christy
christy, you said that new bumps were coming up.
from your previous posts, you stated that you had bumps that were under your skin that no one could see. Perhaps those are the ones surfacing?
Please don't squeeze them, btw.
christy, you said that new bumps were coming up.
from your previous posts, you stated that you had bumps that were under your skin that no one could see. Perhaps those are the ones surfacing?
Please don't squeeze them, btw.
Also, I noticed a tendency for myself when i do the regimen. The idea that i should fix something taht works. After i have been clear, I started using more soap and more oxy for the simple reasont aht i wanted something to do. So i started scrubbing more with the oxy soap. This led to lots of excessive dryness. So watch out for using too much SA soap.
Ive been following this thread with great interest and want to wish everyone on the regimen good luck and say thank you for keeping us up to date on your progress. One thing I'm curious about however is whether or not the reg has been effective for anybody's blackheads, it would be great if I didn't have to die with a nose full of them. :dance:i'm sadly having the same experience 🙁 i've been doing this reg word for word - never missed a day - for 15 days. at first my face was clearing and looking better, (a little itchy, blotchy, and red, but better nonetheless). over the last few days, 2 huge cysts have popped up and i can feel a few more are on their way. my face is also really, REALLY itchy and the cysts hurt. i tried the glass trick but it didn't work. maybe i'm doing it wrong? does the edge of the glass actually touch the top of the cyst? i put one edge on the cyst and rest the glass on my chin. no luck 🙁
i know a lot of people say the cysts that come to the surface were "already there," under the skin and would have eventually come to the surface anyway, but how do you know this for sure? how do we know this just isn't an indication that the reg isn't working? does anyone have any statistical/scientific data?
if this is just part of the clearing process, how much longer until i see results?
as for doing " personal surgery" on new cysts, (i.e., needle, popping, etc.)....i'm not even getting them to pop anymore. any suggestions?
my face looks even worse than it did when i starte dthe reg and i can't even stand to look in the mirror.
i'm really not willing to just eat nuts and berries (as suggested in other forums) and i refuse to take accutane because it just doesn't seem right to risk sanity in the name of vanity.
anyone?
thanks 🙂 ~ christy
Yeah I knew your results where coming to soon. I talk to several dermatologist through my cystic acne problems. Several of them said. You can have deep cystic acne that remains underneath the skin for quite a long time. They will be small bumps that will remain under the skin. Eventually they will surface into cystic acne when their forced to surface. I had a spot near my ear it was a hard small lump sometimes i couldnt even feel it sometimes I could. When I started my reg. it surface into a huge cyst. i finally was able to pop it. I no longer have that small dimple bump their anymore.
The edge of the glass does not touch the cyst. You must center the glass opening on the cyst. The cyst should not be touching any part of the glass. Its probably why it didnt work.
Keep positive I even said from the get go you might see cyst surface. Just keep on trucking at it. I promise you will get clear. Some people in the past notice a perfect clearing then they had pimples and cyst surface and they thought the reg wasnt working. Eventually after they kept after it. They started to notice their skin was looking super clear. I also think that the fiber has stirred up some toxins in your system which can also increase cystic acne. This can take up to a month for your body to cycle out and clean itself.
christy, you said that new bumps were coming up.from your previous posts, you stated that you had bumps that were under your skin that no one could see. Perhaps those are the ones surfacing?
Please don't squeeze them, btw.
christy, you said that new bumps were coming up.
from your previous posts, you stated that you had bumps that were under your skin that no one could see. Perhaps those are the ones surfacing?
Please don't squeeze them, btw.
Also, I noticed a tendency for myself when i do the regimen. The idea that i should fix something taht works. After i have been clear, I started using more soap and more oxy for the simple reasont aht i wanted something to do. So i started scrubbing more with the oxy soap. This led to lots of excessive dryness. So watch out for using too much SA soap.
Yeah more isnt better.
On my second full day, after 3 oxy treatments. Most of my cysts are nothing but tiny, slightly wrinkled, purplish spots - the cysts themselves aren't detectable, if they're even there.I'm thrilled. My chin still looks gross, but you can tell it's on its way to recovery. Much less swelling and inflammation, and my profile looks like a chin again, and not an unidentifiable facial protrusion. And NO PAIN!
I took pics, but they really don't show the improvement, so I'm not bothering to post. They just show darker spots, which is misleading. I'll keep taking them daily though, and post after a couple of weeks.
I can't wait until some of the deeper ones creep up. Get 'em outta me!
I'll be hitting the hot shot glass today, for sure.
EDIT: I don't enjoy the manly man scent on my face after each treatment. Wish Oxy still felt they had enough of a market among females to offer a scent-free version. :confused:
Actually I thought it made my face smell good. I think the smell could go either way for either gender.
Ive been following this thread with great interest and want to wish everyone on the regimen good luck and say thank you for keeping us up to date on your progress. One thing I'm curious about however is whether or not the reg has been effective for anybody's blackheads, it would be great if I didn't have to die with a nose full of them. :dance:i'm sadly having the same experience 🙁 i've been doing this reg word for word - never missed a day - for 15 days. at first my face was clearing and looking better, (a little itchy, blotchy, and red, but better nonetheless). over the last few days, 2 huge cysts have popped up and i can feel a few more are on their way. my face is also really, REALLY itchy and the cysts hurt. i tried the glass trick but it didn't work. maybe i'm doing it wrong? does the edge of the glass actually touch the top of the cyst? i put one edge on the cyst and rest the glass on my chin. no luck 🙁
i know a lot of people say the cysts that come to the surface were "already there," under the skin and would have eventually come to the surface anyway, but how do you know this for sure? how do we know this just isn't an indication that the reg isn't working? does anyone have any statistical/scientific data?
if this is just part of the clearing process, how much longer until i see results?
as for doing " personal surgery" on new cysts, (i.e., needle, popping, etc.)....i'm not even getting them to pop anymore. any suggestions?
my face looks even worse than it did when i starte dthe reg and i can't even stand to look in the mirror.
i'm really not willing to just eat nuts and berries (as suggested in other forums) and i refuse to take accutane because it just doesn't seem right to risk sanity in the name of vanity.
anyone?
thanks 🙂 ~ christy
im in the same boat, in 12 days on this and my skin is just horrible. im getting crap that i usually dont get and my skin is soo skabby right now its disgusting