I know the bastard at the corner of my lips is a pustule, and the activity on my chin consists of a whitehead which hopefully won't get lonely before I destroy him. On the evening of the 22nd, I followed the strict instructions of the Regimen and put BP all over my face instead of just on the trouble spots. In the morning, I just did the trouble spots. I think I may adopt this as a regular M.O.
The Acne War
Diary from the Frontlines
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Day 22/23: Enemy Dossier
I know the bastard at the corner of my lips is a pustule, and the activity on my chin consists of a whitehead which hopefully won't get lonely before I destroy him. On the evening of the 22nd, I followed the strict instructions of the Regimen and put BP all over my face instead of just on the trouble spots. In the morning, I just did the trouble spots. I think I may adopt this as a regular M.O.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Day 21: Back in Radio Contact
It's been ten days since I posted. Vacation and all that. I have altered the Regimen so that I am only putting the BP on trouble spots rather than all over my face. It's working in that my face isn't as nearly as flakey-dry as it was, and I feel better. I do have some new zits (white suckers - I'm not sure what the technical name is), but hopefully they'll go away soon.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Day 11: The Desert Campaign
Day 9/10: Taking the Hill
On the evening of Day 8, I started The Regimen. As instructed, I didn’t use the full amount of Benzoyl Peroxide, so as to get my face used to it. I’m sure I used a little more than the “initial dosage” suggests, but it took that much to cover all my problem areas. I don’t know if it’s because I was already using Clean and Clear’s product, or if the life of this round of zits was already coming to a close, but I am noticing clearer skin.
One of the biggest difference between The Regimen and any other treatment I have used is the fact that with The Regimen, you don’t rinse off the BP. The BP isn’t in the cleanser. The cleansing of your skin is keep separate from the treatment of your acne, which I really like and which makes sense when you think about how acne forms.
My skin is still very dry. So dry that I tried to take pictures of how dry it was, but my camera’s resolution isn’t good enough to really capture it. So, as an example of how dry my skin is, I submit my hand, circa 7:45 AM today:
That’s right. My hand is so dry that it cracks and scabs.
That’s winter in the High Plains for you.