Night # 2

Tonight I repeated the regimen. I am really beginning to see a big difference in my skin. My mom said she noticed it too. My confidence is definitely getting stronger!

Day # 2

When I looked in the mirror this morning the mother of a pimple that was on my chin was damn near gone, so were most of the other bumps that I had on my face from the day before. There weren't completely gone but I do see a significant difference. Also my face was not dry like it has been the past couple winter weeks. After I take my shower I will repeat the same thing as I did yesterday: wash my face with an antibacterial soap and apply a small amount of the cream to affected areas. Then with some breakfast I will take my neem capsule. I am not aware to any side effects that the neem capsules my have. In my research I didn't find any and I don't feel any different. I will continue to keep you guys updated and I will post some pics later of my skin before and after the I used the cream.

In the Middle of the Night

Around two o'clock this morning I woke up to the sound of my cat in heat and the dog barking next door. In my sleepless stupor I started to touch my face, thats when I realized that I was not feeling the cream anymore. However my face felt really smooth. So I went to the bathroom and reapplied the cream because I think that most of it must have rubbed off on my pillow when I applied it on my face before going to bed. Also today I had one mother of a pimple on my chin and now it's almost flat and it doesn't hurt anymore. My faith in this product is growing. Before I wasn't sure if I got the right thing but now I think they might have just done some minor marketing and that's probably why the package looked different. With my dinner tonight I also took one of the neem capsules. The website said that it takes several weeks to see results so I don't think that they are the determining factor right now with my skin. In the morning I will post again, take care.

5hrs later

It's been five hours later and I just touched my face and it felt like I was still wearing make up. For all you male readers out there it feels like having a moist-like mask on your face. I don't like the way my face feels. I guess I expected it to feel fresh and clean except it feels like the exact opposite. I'll update again in 5 hours.

It is finally here!

My package arrived this afternoon. When I opened the giant envelope the first thing I realized was the cream just said pimple cream. Not acne-n-pimple cream which it was advertised as on its website. Then when I looked at the ingredients they only listed Aloe Vera, Lentil, Silk Cotton Tree, and Five-leaved Chaste Tree, NOT TURMERIC!! I really wanted to use this product because the website stated that turmeric was one of the main herbal ingredients used in it. So anyways I washed my face with a regular anti-bacterial soap and applied the cream to my face. The cream is very thick but it doesn't take too long to work it in. I felt like I as putting concealer on my face or some kind of make up and my face looked that way also. The color of the cream is a brownish oatmeal looking color. It blended in well with my brown skin. However I thought about how it might look on someone of a lighter skin or even a darker skin. I guess it would look the same because it just looks like I am wearing a powder or something like that on my face. When I came out of the bath room my mom said that she could barely see any of my spots at all. Not because the cream had magically cure them but because they were disguised by the cream. Tonight I will post again to let you all know how my skin stood up during the day time.

The Neem Capsules unlike the pimple cream looked like it did on the website. (I think I will call customer service just to double check to see if I got the right thing or not.) The directions on the capsules stated that I am to take 1 or 2 capsules twice daily with meals. So I ate a carrot and walnut muffin drank some OJ and took the capsule. It was easy going down.

If these products don't work I will be so angry but I have decided to give them 60 days before I give up. So for 60 days I will keep you all updated on my journey!! Take care, Dj.

Benzoyl Peroxide

Before I went to bed last night I washed my face with my Neutrogena facial wash and applied some benzoyl peroxide to my face and some moisturizer. This is something that I usually do but the benzoyl peroxide is a bit harsh on my face and makes it feel really hard. This technique works ok, but it is not something that I want to do all the time. It really dries out my face and it kind of burns a little. This is another reason why I want to try a natural product. I think that the neem capsules and the acne-n-pimples cream are going to help. The website said that I am suppose to take 1 or 2 capsules daily and apply the cream twice daily after washing my face. I am really going to stick to this plan. My birthday is in March and I plan on going to LA to celebrate. So far I am going alone, but I think I will have more fun this way. I want my face to look great by my birthday. That's my motivation. What's yours?

I can't wait to get my products!!

I love getting new products. The thought of cutting open the cardboard and smelling the fresh plastic fills me with joy. So today I did some research on the acne-and-pimple cream that I am getting. It was really hard to find reviews on it but I managed to find a couple on this website:

http://www.mouthshut.com/product-reviews/Himalaya_Acne-n-Pimple_Cream-925048182.html

I hope that this experiment of mine is not in vain and that many of you can benefit from it. I am so sick of people trying to market "wonder creams" and over night miracles. I know that the products I am going to try is not a cure but I sure hope it helps and I can't wait to share this part of the journey with you guys.

I have a job interview tomorrow and I was just in the bathroom mirror washing my face (with my Neutrogena face wash) and brushing my teeth when I realized how horrible my face looked. Then fear started to come over me and I really felt, well.....ugly. What if i don't get the job tomorrow because of my acne? What if the interviewer thinks that my face does not represent the image of their company. This is irony at its greatest. Here I am a woman who gives interviewing tips to everyone she meets terrified of going on an interview because of her acne. This really goes to show the emotional scars that acne can leave on a person.