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8 oz. Cleanser Ingredients: Water, PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Trideceth Sulfate, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, PEG-150 Distearate, Sodium Laureth 13 Carboxylate, Disodium Cocamphodiacetate, Butylene Glycol, Sage Extract, Cucumber Extract, White Oak Bark Extract, Panthenol, Allantoin, Acrylates Copolymer, Methylgluceth-20, Polysorbate-20, Quaternium-15, DMDM Hydantoin, Disodium EDTA. 8 oz. Treatment (2.5% Benzoyl Peroxide) Active Ingredient: 2.5% Benzoyl Peroxide. Also Contains: Water, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Sodium Hydroxide. 8 oz. Moisturizer with Licochalcone Ingredients: Water, Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Methyl Gluceth-20, Squalane, Saccharide Isomerate, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Olivate, PEG-12 Glyceryl Distearate, PEG-23 Glyceryl Distearate, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin.

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December 7, 2016
It made my acne worse
When i first heard about this product i was pretty skeptical because i don't have severe or cystic acne. I've used so many different products and spent hundreds of dollars trying to find something that works. So I decided to try it and for the first few days it worked okay. My skin is very oily and i thought these products would be good to control my oil. After the second week my skin was extremely dry after putting more than enough moisturizer on. My face was super red and burned so badly especially if i would sweat when i went to the gym or something. Everyone has different skin types but this definitely didn't work for me. Even after i finished using these products my face is still dry and painful. Overall, this product made my acne worse and redness more pigmented but this helped with my oily skin.
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October 15, 2016
Slight improvement
I bought this product in July and followed it religiously till the end of September. During my journey it started out great I saw the small bumps on my forehead leaving after 3 days, after that I saw no improvement. My face started to dry up really bad around the end of the 2nd week. I wore makeup (not the first week but 2nd when school started) and saw it was getting flaky and cracked on my forehead and around my cheeks. I stuck through with it and it just kept getting worse, my breakouts and the dryness (which was odd because I knew I would dry up but i have really oily skin and didn't think I would be dry/peeling so much). I eventually stopped using the benzoyl peroxide 2 weeks after going to the dermatologist, which stopped the dryness. I stopped using the cleanser a week ago and started using something else and right now I have seen more improvement in my cheeks than when I was on the regimen. It just did not work for me.
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September 7, 2016
made my skin worse
I been using the regimen for one month already and my acne is getting worse. My skin got very dry and started to peel a lot . It looks ugly when i try to cover up the dryness and peeling. I reduced the application to using it every other day hope it works. I have dry skin as well so maybe this will not work for me either. Im so turned off by this product that made my skin worse than it already was.
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aringa
September 13, 2016
You need to read everything on this site... are you using it as its written on instructions? Its normal that you are peeling....
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Kylee012010
October 26, 2016
You have to stick it out and use the AHA when your skin is ready!
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SmilingEpee
December 7, 2016
I had to do the same thing because my skin was getting extremely dry and painful. I only used it for 3 weeks because my acne got so much worse.
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August 31, 2016
10 Weeks and no improvement
I follow the regimen diligently and I use AHA. My acne is just as bad as it was before, plus all my scars last way longer. It's very aggravating, because Dan guarantees that it will work for you if you follow the steps. I had complete faith in this because of that, and it was incredibly depressing when I got no results.
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396905_1443951001
December 6, 2016
10 weeks is too soon to already use the aha. Give your skin time to get adjusted to the treatment first before adding the aha. It takes about 3-4 months to notice a change if u follow the regimen exactly how Dan says to
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August 27, 2016
Hurts too much
I knew when I was buying the product that it would dry out my skin and make it red for the first couple of weeks, but it dried out my skin to the point that I was constantly in pain and my acne was actually getting worse. If you have sensitive skin, DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.
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August 22, 2016
Not for sensitive skin....
I know loads of people on here have had wonderful success with the regimen, but I thought I'd chip in my two cents to say that I, personally, did not.... I followed the rules down to a tee, added jojoba oil to my moisturisers, built up the bp slowly, etc. etc. but even after a year on the regimen my skin still couldn't handle using bp twice a day. It was just constantly bright red, dry, irritated and sore to the point where I could barely move it most of the time. Not a pleasant experience at all, it was unbearable and my skin felt utterly destroyed. Then to make matters even worse when I came off it I had the worst breakout of my life with horrendously severe cystic acne all over my face. My conclusion is that it might be great for some people, but it's definitely not suitable for people with sensitive skin like me.
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July 19, 2016
Not that happy for one month
It's been one month on this treatment and my face has gotten worse, more acne scars, some cystic pimples,dryness and just more pimples I'm not that happy for one month and I don't know if I should go off the regiment or not? Anyone's thoughts? Cuz I could use some information
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ahkneeesuh
July 28, 2016
I'm almost a month in and I noticed the same thing. My acne was moderate but it has gotten so much worse! Trying to figure out if I should continue as well.
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ImmediateLift
August 1, 2016
same here
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ClaraZovian
August 8, 2016
Just wash your face using warer . try it for a month and I guarantee its works out. I ever tried using only water and it works for me
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TP
August 12, 2016
I initially had the same results; however, I called acne.org to get some guidence, because I thought this was just another product that won't work. The lady I spoke to said sometimes acne will get worse before it gets better and on some people it will take longer before you see results, so I decided to keep using the products and my cystic acne finally cleared up in my fourth month on the regimen. I followed the regimen as recommended for the entire four months. I also tried the Jojoba oil, but that broke out my face, but it is great for dry scalp and feet. LOL. To battle the dry/flaky skin the lady I spoke with told me to use the moisturizer as much as I needed to throughout the day and that worked. I rarely wore any foundation, but I did wear eyeshadow and did my eyebrows. I hope this helps. Stick with it, because after using many expensive products and visits to the dermatologist, this is the only product that has worked for me.
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ahkneeesuh
August 15, 2016
I've stopped using the acne.org regimen completely and went back to my "go to" routine. Thank goodness my face cleared up. I may add only the Benzoyl Peroxide and AHA for my hyperpigmentation.
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July 18, 2016
The cleanser is the only good product
The cleanser is just ok. Not the best one. The moisturizer arrived in a broken bottle and the whole box was full of it. It seems that they have a packing problem. The treatment is just awful. It doesn't help. It makes skin worse. So overall I don't recommend it. There are better products out there.
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May 30, 2016
Broke me out worse
Used this regime since April 29th. It broke me out worse than I was with bigger acne bumps. Thought because it was a new regime it would break out then start clearing...I was wrong. NEVER cleared my skin up. I've used it for a month and it's only gotten worse. I stopped for a day, element back to applying my EPIDUO gel on my horrible bumps, next morning they were basically gone. I'm done with this regime. Waste of money for me and waste of makeup trying to cover the horrible acne dark spots it gave me within a month.
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May 23, 2016
No improvements so far
This is my second week using acne.org and so far I have not seen any improvements. Before using this I had mild acne on my chin area and now it's just getting worse and I don't feel comfortable anymore. 1 star so far because it isn't helping with my acne
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DapperDesign
June 9, 2016
A lot of times it gets worse before it gets better. I'm no expert but this has been the case with every product I've used just about. You have to give it time.
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UsableDurian
June 11, 2016
Be patient, you will start to see major improvements after week 4 :)
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