Woman who suffered severe cystic acne for years shares the daily skincare regime that banished her spots and left her with a clear complexion
IF you've ever suffered from spots or blemishes, you'll know that you'll try anything to alleviate them.
So it's no surprise that one woman has been hailed for revealing exactly how she got rid of her cystic acne, .
In a post entitled "Hard work and retinol really make a difference", user Egotr4p shared a side-by-side image of herself before and after starting her intense regime.
The left photo shows her with broken-out skin, next to a picture of her newly-smooth and glowing complexion.
She explained that while she didn't see a dermatologist, she used tretinoin .025 percent - a prescription-strength retinoid.
This particular product is only available via prescription, but you can get lower-strength retinols over-the-counter.
The full routine
AM
- Ponds Cucumber Cleanser
- Hada Labo Whitening Toner
- Peter Thomas Roth Vitamin C Serum
- The Ordinary Niacinimide
- Aquaphor
- Biore UV watery gel
PM
- Micellar water
- Ponds Cucumber Cleanser
- CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser
- Hada Labo Whitening Toner
- Tretnoin 0.025%
- Mario Badescu Peptide Renewal
- Aquaphor
However, retinol isn't the only part of her routine.
In the comments section of her post, Egotr4p revealed that she relies on a six-step system in the morning and seven steps at night.
She uses products including cleanser, toner, Micellar water and vitamin C serum, and has also gone vegan.
She wrote: "I don’t think [retinol] was the only thing that really helped me, although definitely a part of it all.
"Going vegan has improved the texture of my skin and frequency of pimples appearing as well as the other actives in my routine."
- The Ordinary Niacinamidem, £5 from Cult Beauty -
- CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser, £9 from Boots -
She said she had cystic acne for "a year or two" before starting her routine, and that she started to see results within two months.
The transformation took two years in total.
Claiming that she "doesn't ever break out anymore", she said she only gets "one pimple every two months".
In a moving message to others, the young woman added: "There is hope."
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