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Acne Inspiration

by Kristen King on September 12th, 2007

After reading and thinking about Cory’s post yesterday, I finally broke down and bought the acne treatment package I’ve been eyeing at Costco for the last month and a half: AcneFree, from University Medicine.

It’s one of those “compare to Proactiv!” deals.

• 3-step formula
• Cleanser, toner, repair lotion
• Time-release, 24-hour acne fighting protection
• Use twice a day

But this stuff, at Costco, is only $30 for a 3-month supply. So I figured, hey, why not?

I’m not going to post a before picture because you’re really not going to be able to see anything — most of my blemishes, except for the really sexy ones, are the cystic kind under the skin, so you can’t really see them. They’re kind of bumpy, but not really red. They just hurt like the dickens!

And because I have a bad OCD habit of picking at sore spots, I end up making myself bleed all the time and get scabs, which are visible but frankly embarrass me, so I’m not posting a picture of that, either.

But I’ll keep you posted on how it works. They suggest that when used as directed, AcneFree will produce noticeable results within 2 weeks.

So far, I’ve used it twice: once before bed last night, and when I got up this morning. And I swear, my skin feels different, and in a good way.

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