Carley’s and I have a love/hate relationship. Just when I think things are looking up, I break out again.

If I had written this post 2.5 weeks ago, I would have told you that I hate this stuff and it has made my skin absolutely grotesque. And that would have been the God’s honest truth. I stuck with it, though, and I have definitely seen some improvement. I am not acne free, however. I sure would love for your headline to be true for me, too, but it’s just not.

At it’s worst (which was just a few weeks ago), my acne was large and covered my chin. I also had acne in places I had never had it before, like my temples and the front of my cheeks. Once my face started clearing up, the skin under my jaw starting breaking out. It was like the pimples were running away from the treatment! LOL! Now, my pimples are much smaller and are much fewer in number. They don’t have that angry red color to them. They are raised and pink now, which makes them easier to cover up. I am like you, though, in that the redness that past acne has left is not lightening at all. I am hoping that happens soon.

I contacted the company when I was at the point of giving up. They basically told me to be patient and sent me a bunch of testimonials from people who had delayed results. In all fairness, they also sent me a free foundation, and I have to say that I really like it. It gives good coverage for a mineral makeup, which I have found to be hard to come by. I appreciate them trying to convince me to stick with it. I’m no longer wanting to quit.

I have stuck with the program, and I have not given up. Luckily, it truly seems like things are improving now. I sure hope so, because I can’t go back to that terrible skin I had just a little while ago.

I also want to say that, even though these products don’t strip your skin like most acne products do, I have definitely noticed that my face is much drier. Some of that may be because of the time of year, but I believe these products have helped my oiliness.

Let me give you a rundown of my routine. I wash my face in the morning with just the natural soap on a washcloth and then use the daytime moisturizer. At night, I wash with the natural soap on a washcloth if I have makeup on, and with my hands if I don’t. I follow with the treatment, and then wash again with the soap lathered up on a washcloth. I use the nighttime moisturizer after that, and I’ve started using more of that than I was at first. It seemed a little heavy to me, and since my skin is naturally oily, it was hard for me to want to slather on moisturizer. I have seen improvement since I started using more moisturizer, though, so maybe that had something to do with it. I also use their mask once or twice a week.

At your suggestion, I also started taking OptiZinc. I already take a DHA supplement that contains fish oil, so I didn’t double up on that. Maybe it’s all these things working together to make my skin better, so I will keep chugging along! Maybe I will be acne free soon, too!