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11 1/2 Week Update (80 days, almost 3 months) Okay, so I've been using the ZZ cream on my face and neck to fight acne for the last 3 months. I haven't posted for awhile because I've been trying different things with the ZZ and didn't want to post anything definitive to newcomers until I was sure of...

My acne seems to be settling down now, after about two weeks of some larger activity and larger pimples. I just started using the ZZ 2x a day (about 5 days ago) rather than just 1x a day and have found that when I apply the ZZ very thinly it seems to work better - from a dryness standpoint and an ac...

Bam, I personally suffer from acne, so I don't really know your exact condition. But , Check out the post "Rosacea, Laser, and ZZ Cream" right above your post "zz cream advice please" in the forum. A couple of people, including myself, have recently started using the ZZ cream (so...

Hey everyone, Just checking in to see where everyone is at. The ZZ treatment continues for me...on day 38 (middle of week 5) and I'm still getting mixed results. My forehead and neck have been great the last two weeks, but I'm still getting pretty consistent pimples (small to medium in size) here an...

bam, A lot of people undergo a period of extreme redness and dryness when beginning the ZZ cream. While you are applying the ZZ cream, make sure that your face is slightly moist with water, and only use a small amount of cream. Applying the ZZ to a moist face spreads out the cream more and reduces r...

Usernametaken, A lot of people seem to go through an initial period of more extreme redness and dryness upon starting the ZZ cream. I never did, but I think that's because my skin was used to harsher treatments. Check out the post "Rosacea, laser, and zz cream" (just below your "it it...

So Ed, are you now using the ZZ 2x a day?


I'm thinking about upping the dosage from 1x a day to 2x.

Day 29 I seem to be breaking out more frequently since hitting my 3rd (and now 4th week) of treatment. The pimples have been staying fairly small but occasionally I'll get larger, more stubborn pimples around my chin region. Either way, I'm currently getting more pimples now than I was during the f...

Ed, My skin is doing alright. Earlier in the week I got about 4 pimples on my face and neck that were bigger than normal, and this was after two weeks of basically clear skin using the ZZ. Now on day 21, it seems my skin is clearing up again, although I'm getting some real small zits here and there ...

Hey Dr. Vladimir and Kibong, I was wondering what kind of acne breakouts you have had since you've been on the ZZ Cream. Do the breakouts consist of a lot of small pimples (or whiteheads), or are there just a few larger pimples, or are the breakouts something different? I'm just wondering because th...

Hey Ed, I think that evaluating your diet is a real good thing to do. Over the summer I became a gluten-free vegan in a quest to end my acne. For about 9 years I have suffered from moderate to severe cystic acne and have been on Accutane twice. I had never attempted a diet change though. So over the...

Hey Ed, I know the battle against acne is really tough, I've got deep acne scars to prove it. Whenever I think I look like shit on a particular day(s), I realize that if I don't have the looks, I might as well make sure that I've got a confident, positive attitude and personality working for me (as ...

Day 8 on ZZ Cream (1 application at night): I got a 2 smaller pimples about 2 days ago and 1 bigger pimple about 5 days ago on my face, and other than that all seems to be going alright. I don't have much redness, but there is decent dryness- small enough to be fixed with some moisturizer though. I...

Well my face has gone through two nights of ZZ application, and my neck has gone through three. My skin isn't irritated much at all, just a lil red which is nothing out of the ordinary. No increase in dryness either. My face has a big tolerance for harsher treatments, so I don't really expect the ZZ...

Hey guys, I just wanna say your posts have been really helpful. The more insight the better. I received my first container of ZZ Cream earlier today and applied some to my neck a moment ago. I purchased the ZZ for facial acne, but wanted to test it out on my neck first to see how my skin reacts. I u...