Intro: I've been on the regimen for 1 week now and I've broken out worse than ever before. Now, I'm not going to be alarmist like a lot of people seem to be on the regimen but I am curious if this is a normal reaction.
From reading these forums for a number of days, I've heard of purging and am wondering if that's what this is.
Specifics: The breakouts are occurring exclusively on or around my chin despite having treated acne on all areas of my face (forehead, cheeks, etc).
The breakout consists entirely of whiteheads (which I normally don't get that often and almost never in that area).
I have been using Cetaphil Gentle Cleanser and Cerave non-comedogenic moisturizing lotion. (I am not able to have Dan's products shipped to me at the moment so please don't suggest that I switch).
I was using Cetaphil Gentle Cleanser for a week before discovering the regimen and did not experience any breakout problems so, if these breakouts are an abnormal response, the culprit is likely the Cerave moisturizing lotion. (But then again, why only around my jaw line?)
TL;DR: After 1 week on the regimen, I've had severe whitehead breakouts exclusively around my jaw line. Is this "purging" or is this a negative reaction to one of the products I'm using?
Nothing to be stressed over . I'm on month 5 of the regimen and I still breakout .
After the first month on the regimen everything will start becoming more smooth. Hopefully. Don't give up . Keep on trucking . Rome wasn't build in one day and acne will not clear in a day or a month. Consistency my friend.
