Hi everyone!
Id reallllllyyyyy appreciate some help.
Ive paid A LOT of money for the acne.org regimen products as I live in the UK but I cant bring myself to actually start the regimen
Hear me out:
Even though Ive heard all the amazing success stories Im really worried the regimen will mess up my already messed up skin.
When I was teen (Im now 30) I was given OTC benzoyl peroxide (i cant remember the %) but it REALLY REALLY messed up my skin. I have sensitive skin but was told be persistent with the BP.. heres what happened.
- Im black I used to be fair skinned but due to the BP my face became like 3 shades darker than the rest of my body, it still is. In hindsight I wasnt given any information about photosensitivity/sunscreen. It was so bad that I used to get asked if I had bleached the rest of my body
- MY SKIN PEELED- and I mean really badly, like 3rd degree burns peeling. It was traumatic. It didnt happen right away hence why Im worried about starting the regimen.
Despite all of that my acne didnt go away and I still have a face thats darker than the rest of my body/ hyperpigmentation.
Ive considered doing a patch test and maybe building up BP use? Every other day intially?
Im also worried that as well as the dryness of BP/my sensitive skin Ill end up with irritated skin which for me = hyperpigmentation!!!
Any advice???? Any products I could use for hyperpigmentation during the regimen apart from sunscreen??
Id be very grateful for some help.
Thanks!!!
18 hours ago, DidacticAnger said:Hi everyone!
Id reallllllyyyyy appreciate some help.
Ive paid A LOT of money for the acne.org regimen products as I live in the UK but I cant bring myself to actually start the regimen
Hear me out:
Even though Ive heard all the amazing success stories Im really worried the regimen will mess up my already messed up skin.
When I was teen (Im now 30) I was given OTC benzoyl peroxide (i cant remember the %) but it REALLY REALLY messed up my skin. I have sensitive skin but was told be persistent with the BP.. heres what happened.
- Im black I used to be fair skinned but due to the BP my face became like 3 shades darker than the rest of my body, it still is. In hindsight I wasnt given any information about photosensitivity/sunscreen. It was so bad that I used to get asked if I had bleached the rest of my body- MY SKIN PEELED- and I mean really badly, like 3rd degree burns peeling. It was traumatic. It didnt happen right away hence why Im worried about starting the regimen.
Despite all of that my acne didnt go away and I still have a face thats darker than the rest of my body/ hyperpigmentation.
Ive considered doing a patch test and maybe building up BP use? Every other day intially?
Im also worried that as well as the dryness of BP/my sensitive skin Ill end up with irritated skin which for me = hyperpigmentation!!!Any advice???? Any products I could use for hyperpigmentation during the regimen apart from sunscreen??
Id be very grateful for some help.
Thanks!!!
You can use jojoba oil with the moisturizer and AHA+ after a month of using the regimen.