Acne.org : Treatment (Benzoyl Peroxide - 2.5%)

Accutane is often referred to as a "last resort" acne treatment and the reasons for this are obvious. It's a systemic drug with tons of nasty side effects, not the least of which is a probable and probably scarring initial breakout, and it generally takes half a year before anybody on Accutane has skin worth looking at. The Regimen is a last resort of a different kind. It has no side effects whatsoever, really, and it's not going to scar you up. You'll have great skin within 8 weeks, probably, and then breakouts will be, at worst, very very rare. But it takes so much work. If you're on the Regimen, you have to be the kind of person for whom acne really is a life-ruining problem. And if you are then bully. If you're the kind of person who has nightmares about new zits, who when broken out just stays in and sulks, or who with one pimple will think EVERYONE CAN SEE HOW UGLY I AM, then I strongly encourage you to try the Regimen. Because odds are it will clear you right up and you can feel good. But you need to put in a lot of effort. If you stay in the sun too long it will make your skin peel like nobody's business. ANYTHING you're likely to touch, e.g. pants or your friends' pillows, will get bleach splotches. And if you don't apply the treatment every 12 hrs then it won't be as effective. And think about that. The average person is awake for 15-18 hrs. That means, instead of when you wake up and when you go to bed, the Regimen has you applying treatment when you wake up and then in the middle of your friends' dinner party. Or what have you. I can't tell you how obsessed I became with the Regimen--it was something I was thinking about, a cycle I was in, all the time. It became the central force in my life, which was a misery. So why is the Regimen a last resort? Because it's hard, it's so hard, to live with the Regimen. What I want from a treatment is something I can do at night, do in the morning, and then

It works fine, but I'm going to opt for a more expensive option for daytime. Once I moisturize, this turns white and peely. I'll still use this at night though.

hey, i used this for a month and my face did not get used to it... it was constantly irritated and when i would scratch my face that part of my face would swell and get red... idk if that means im allergic but i know that this was too harsh for me and i had to discontinue using it. it did get rid of pimples though

u have to keep on using it

Overall, this product is good. I started Dan's acne plan about 4 months ago. I had never bought ANYTHING online before, but i was desperate, as my acne had flared up (I was previously on accutane, and for about a year my skin was beautiful! but after that year, my skin went back to what it had been before accutane treatment). I did not want to buy this product, as it had only 2.5% bp instead of the 10% bp i was using. However, i did not notice a difference between 2.5% and 10%; both worked the same for me, and I bought this one because it was cheaper. This is NOT a cure to acne; I still continued to break out, but my pimples were much smaller in size and redness. I gave this item a 3 because it did not cure my acne; it helped, but I was very disappointed that it was not an acne "cure." Overall, though, the regimen is probably the most effective (and safest) acne plan I have tried.

It is worth a try. Prior to trying the acne.org regimen I had been on prescription Differin and Benzaclin for about 6 years (I'm 23 yrs old.) I started breaking out again after college and wanted to give the regimen a shot. While it didn't work for me as well as I had hoped, I think it can be effective for individuals with light acne and even if you're acne is moderate it may be the solution for you. Now I am back on prescriptions from my dermatologist and my skin is looking much better.

I used this product for about 4 years along with the DKR. I used it for so long because I did feel like it was keeping some of my acne at bay, but it never did completely clear up my skin. I was scared to stop using it so I continued for years and years. I do believe that this product may work for some people, and it did seem to work for me at least a little bit. I finally decided to stop because I realized it was really not getting better. My red marks have faded a lot more and I haven't had any major breakouts from stopping this product.

this treatment works for me and it has reduced the size of my spots and cleared up my skin and if you don't mind having a bit of dry skin a for a few days this is a product for you

It's really a shame because I was looking forward to using this product. However upon trying it I had a BAD allergic reaction with my eyes. I can use the product around my face as long as I don't use a lot and not around my eyes so It defeats the purpose of the regimen. It does slow down active acne from growing in size and would probably work well for those who don't have sensitive skin.

I feel my acne are more due to stress and hormones. This product would have worked better if i was not under so much stress. I probably go through much more stress than a normal individual. Its my school and my accelerated medicine program. I started this during my break and it worked pretty good initially but as soon as school started, i am down again. I am going to keep up with the regimen as it helps with inflammation and scars. But i am going for a hormone test next week and decide if spiro would be a good option or not. Hope this helps. I would say definitely give it a try. I feel much better than not being on the regimen.