posted 06-27-2003 11:00 AM            

I am the happiest with this method out of all the methods i've tried over the past few years. No, i am not cured in two weeks, and i don't know if i'll be cured after 6 weeks, which is how long the book instructs ppl to use the method at first. i do know i have had far less cysts/nodules since starting the program. i did get a couple while i was away, and broke out a bit on my forehead in small pink bumps, but it was also the most stressful week of the year for me, and i worked 80 hours.

Right now, i am getting 2 semi-painful zits where i would normally get cysts, and they are coming quietly to the surface. i really believe that they would have been nasty, under the surface infections, if not for the The Acne Cure.

My cheeks are smoother, and better textured than they've looked in ages, and my pores even seem to be shrinking a bit. My forehead, which had looked pretty bumpy for a couple weeks is looking better, and all the zits are shrinking. This is all taking place despite super high temperatures and nasty humidity where i live, which is usually good for creating puffiness, sweaty zits, and inflammation.

I would recommend the book for anyone to read and try. I will post the method of facial cleansing/treatment here, but i really think the book is worth purchasing and reading. i don't agree with every last statement in the book, but when did one thing ever make everybody happy? The book does however give sound, documented, and well explained background and advice about acne. And the one thing i truly liked about it was that Dr. Dubrow, the author at one point acknowledges that all programs tell the acne sufferer not to pick, but that it's practically impossible not to pick and pop, and that a better solution is to give the acne sufferer a way towards skin with nothing to pick. About time somebody recognized how impossible it is to stop picking!
Anyway, here's the regimen:

AM
-Dampen face with warm water and spread 2% salicylic acid product all over affected areas
-Rinse off, and repeat procedure with 10% glycolic product
-moisturize

PM
-follow same procedures as AM with salicylic & glycolic acids
-cool face with an ice cube, running the ice cube over the affected areas, and apply a BP cream, between 2.5-5% BP on affected areas. Use an ice pack over the affected area for 10 minutes to reduce inflammation, thereby calming, and opening pores so BP can do its work.