Hello, it's me. Around six months ago I had just bought La Roche Posay's Effaclar Duo and I was raring to try it and tell you all about the amazing results it was going to give me. I was also awaiting my dermatologist referral. Then life (ie work) got in the way and I stopped writing.
Well, six months later, Effaclar Duo literally done nothing for my skin. Absolutely nothing. Straight in the bin and £15 wasted. Maybe my skin must be some mutant? However the interesting thing is that the actual number of spots I was getting has actually decreased in the past few months. Was it down to my hormones calming down, I do not know. But my face is still horrifically blemished, scarred and I do still get quite a few spots. So the problem of adult acne is still here.
I received my appointment date for the dermatologist for September, but the good ol' NHS pushed it back to December. I had my appointment on the 1st and I have been told to go back onto the contraceptive pill Dianette (time to control those pesky hormones!) and was prescribed two creams, Duac and Differin. The "3 D's" my dermatologist described them as. Not the kind of D I like but whatever it takes. ;) Differin is to be applied at night and Duac to be applied in the morning. I'll explain more about the science behind these later. I was told to use these by building up the number of applications a week gradually to try and avoid any bad side effects such as dryness, burning and flaking.
Well, six months later, Effaclar Duo literally done nothing for my skin. Absolutely nothing. Straight in the bin and £15 wasted. Maybe my skin must be some mutant? However the interesting thing is that the actual number of spots I was getting has actually decreased in the past few months. Was it down to my hormones calming down, I do not know. But my face is still horrifically blemished, scarred and I do still get quite a few spots. So the problem of adult acne is still here.
I received my appointment date for the dermatologist for September, but the good ol' NHS pushed it back to December. I had my appointment on the 1st and I have been told to go back onto the contraceptive pill Dianette (time to control those pesky hormones!) and was prescribed two creams, Duac and Differin. The "3 D's" my dermatologist described them as. Not the kind of D I like but whatever it takes. ;) Differin is to be applied at night and Duac to be applied in the morning. I'll explain more about the science behind these later. I was told to use these by building up the number of applications a week gradually to try and avoid any bad side effects such as dryness, burning and flaking.
I don't know what it is with me and acne creams but I have got all of the side effects. My face is so bad that one of my workmates asked if I had had a chemical peel done. Says alot doesn't it? However, stupid me thought that because the first two days of application I didn't have any side effects that I would be okay to do it everyday. Nope. Day 3 my face was so red and cracked it was like I had dunked my face into a whole tub of Oxy 10%. Guess who has to work with the public for 7 days straight?! Mmhmm, self esteem overload right there.
So here I am, with my face worse than before I had applied any creams, desperately hoping my skin will heal by the end of the week. I done some researching and went out to buy the Cetaphil lotion and cleanser and have been using that morning and night to help the process. These will also help when I do start to reapply Duac/Differin. Wish I had researched sooner but you live and learn.
I have a six month open appointment with my derm, so if within the next few months I see no improvement, I can just go straight back. Will definitely be taking advantage of this! However my plan of action for the next week or so is...
- Wear zero make up (this is really really hard)
- Wear zero make up (this is really really hard)
- Use my Cetaphil products and monitor my skin/spots whilst using these products
- Wait for my face to fully heal
- Wait for my face to fully heal
- Reapply my creams, use Cetaphil moisturiser 30 mins after to try and counteract the dryness/redness/flaking and then take 2 days off, then use creams again
- Then start to increase my cream usage per week gradually.
- Then start to increase my cream usage per week gradually.
On the 22nd I should hopefully be back to using Dianette which I personally feel will be the one to help my acne the most. I've always thought my acne has been down to hormones and I think Dianette will help me the most.
Time to go to work and face the world with my face for the third day in a row!
xoxo
xoxo
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