Adult Acne

by Jennifer
(Huntsville, AL)

After struggling with both adolescent and adult acne for over a decade, a friend finally told me about a regimen she tried that really does work wonders. Apparently this is the same method used by ProActive and other expensive skin care systems, with less expensive products you can find at the drug store. You just have to know what to get.

The regimen is simple, and needs to be done twice a day: morning and night.

Step 1. Wash your face with hot water and a free-and-clear cleanser. Not soap, and not acne wash. It must be a free-and-clear cleanser like Purpose. Pat dry and allow to dry for 5 minutes.

Step 2. LIBERALLY apply a 2.5% benzoyle peroxide acne cream. You are going to be slathering this on quite liberally, so do not use 10%, it doesn't work any better. Apply everywhere you ever get acne, not just on active blemishes. Wait 5 minutes.

Step 3. Apply a moisturizer intended for facial use all over, to counteract the drying effects of the benzoyle peroxide.

Within a few weeks of this regimen, I was primarily acne free, and what occasional blemishes I do get do not get as large nor last as long. I'm sure it doesn't work for everyone, but I know several people who have had success with this regimen.

SBI!