posted 06-06-2003 03:36 PM            

PM
-follow same steps with salicylic and glycolic acids
-rub ice cube over face
-rub in usual amount of 2.5% BP cream
-cool face with cold pack for 10 minutes (i use one of those refreezable thingies you can keep in the freezer)

Anyone whose read The Acne Cure can see i've made a couple changes, mostly due to not being able to find the products right away, but this seems to be working fine. i'm starting to get kind of excited actually, and imagine what it might be like with clear skin.

If what i'm doing doesn't do the trick, then i'll adhere rigidly to the program the book lays out, and go from there. But already, my skin looks better. Not only b/c it's clearing a bit, and the cysts are on their way out, but just overall it looks healthier.

posted 06-09-2003 09:25 AM            

And the update is: it's working great! It's only been about a week, and i still have a lot of little tiny bumps like before, but quite a few are disappearing also. I had a couple of cysts on my chin, and they are slowly disappearing, and the swelling is down. My face in general feels a lot smoother and softer, and best of all- in the week that's gone by since i started the program, NOTHING NEW HAS ERUPTED! That in itself is FABULOUS, and will make me continue for the whole recommended 6 weeks, even if there are no other improvements. It's great to get up in the morning with a little more confidence b/c i don't have any new zits to worry about. It's ok that the existing acne is a little difficult, i haven't lost hope that it'll subside, and i love, love, love that no new little nasties are sprouting up.

[This message has been edited by sedulous (edited 06-09-2003).]

posted 06-10-2003 08:21 PM            

Is your acne primarily cystic? How old are you and how long have you had acne? What other things have you tried before?

I understand the program is 6 weeks; but then what? Once you stop does it all just come back?

Thanks,

posted 06-11-2003 11:16 AM            

Leith: i'm 26. i guess acne more or less started for me when i was 13, but it wasn't such a huge deal. i did the derm route a couple times through high school, and i think at that point my skin probably would have gotten better if i'd just followed a simper, gentler routine, instead of trying to dry out my skin and stuff. Mostly i just had lots and lots and lots of closed comedones. Cystic acne came along in college, and i had it beat pretty well except for the occasional cyst until recently when i started the pill (for reasons other than acne) which made it worse. i'm still in the first 3 months using this pill, but i'd like to beat the acne w/o trying to swap pills and such, b/c i don't want to rely on a bcp for acne control.

After the 6 weeks, you just revert to a good skin-cleansing routine. They recommend using a glycolic acid cleanser. If this works, what i'll probably do is clean with glycolic acid, and at night use a BHA product, and only use BP as needed. That's finger crossed though.

So far, i'm quite happy with how it's working out. i had a cyst on my chin that was shaping up to be a doozy, and it's slowly dying. It's weird, but little whiteheads keep appearing and healing on the surface of this cyst. It's certainly dying a slow death, but i'm just glad it's dying. i had two others that were just getting started, way under when i started out, and they're shrinking by the day.

posted 06-11-2003 12:09 PM            

I would recommend you getting that if you are still having difficultly in finding a product.

posted 06-11-2003 01:54 PM            

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oil free acne wash

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posted 09-01-2003 03:57 AM            

1. Salicylic Acid (morning and night)
2. Glycolic Acid (morning)
3. Benzoyl Peroxide (night)
4. Moisturizer with SPF at least 15 (morning)- Sun reduces the skin's resistance to bacterial attack

I've been following the system in less than a week and so far I'm thrilled with the results. I hope it gets better everyday.

posted 09-01-2003 03:59 AM            

1. Salicylic Acid (morning and night)
2. Glycolic Acid (morning)
3. Benzoyl Peroxide (night)
4. Moisturizer with SPF at least 15 (morning)- Sun reduces the skin's resistance to bacterial attack

I've been following the system for less than a week and so far I'm thrilled with the results. I hope it gets better everyday.

I'm using...
1. Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash (2%SA)
2. VMV Hypoallergenics Glykeros Cream 10 (10%GA)
3. Panoxyl (10%BP)
4. VMV Hypoallergenics Oil-Free Moisturizer with SPF15

posted 09-01-2003 08:27 PM            

AM:
1)Wash with Neutrogena Oil-Free (2% Salicylic Acid)
2)NeoStrata Toning Solution (8% Glycolic Acid)
3)Glaxal Base Moisturizer

PM:
1)Wash with Neutrogena Oil-Free (2% Salicylic Acid)
2)Neutrogena Multi-Vitamin Treatment (Little salicylic Acid and some other vitmains)
3)Glaxal Base Moisturizer
4)Retisol-A (Prescription Tretinion Cream)

I should mention that I also don't use the ice. Does the ice only help BP or does it just help in general?