Your Stronger Acne Routine
Your Stronger Routine:
Instructions for adding stronger products every 4-6 weeks after your Kit-to-Clear or Starter Routine to treat resistant acne. Caution: only make one change at a time to minimize dryness and irritation.
| If you started on: | Next steps to follow: | Instructions for progression: |
|---|---|---|
| a POREspective® Scrub | add a POREspective® Wash | for your morning cleanse |
| a POREspective® Wash | add a POREspective® Scrub | for your evening cleanse |
| a POREspective® Wash | alternate in a stronger POREspective® Wash | once daily for 4 weeks to get accustomed |
| a POREspective® Scrub | alternate in a stronger POREspective® Scrub | once daily for 4 weeks to get accustomed |
| Soothing Toner | add stronger Purifying Toner | once daily at night for 4 weeks to get accustomed |
| Purifying Toner | continue using all over. On red spots only, add a layer of stronger Exfoliating Toner | once daily at night for 4 weeks to get accustomed |
| Purifying Toner all over plus a layer of stronger Exfoliating Toner | now use stronger Exfoliating Toner all over to replace Purifying Toner | once daily at night for 4 weeks to get accustomed |
| Mandelic Serum (Level 1) and are still breaking out or have resistant dark spots | alternate in stronger Lactic Serum (Level 2) or Salicylic Serum (Level 3) | every other day for 4 weeks to get accustomed |
| Clearing Gel 2.8 (Level 1) and still breaking out | add stronger Clearing Gel 5.0 (Level 2) | for the week before your menstrual cycle only to prevent hormonal acne OR every other day for 4 weeks to get accustomed |
| Clearing Gel 5.0 (Level 2) and still breaking out | add stronger Clearing Gel 10.0 (Level 3) | every other day for 4 weeks to get accustomed |
| no Eye Gel and need extra hydration around the eyes | add Eye Gel (not cream!) | after Morning Serum and after Hydrating Gel/before Clearing Gel |
Stronger Routine: MORNING
1. ADD stronger POREspective® Wash 2. ICE (inflamed lesions/cysts for 2 minutes)3. POREspective® Toner4. Exfoliating Serum5. Daily Moisturizer6. Approved Sunscreen
Stronger Routine: EVENING
1. ADD POREspective® Scrub after your Wash2. ICE (inflamed lesions/cysts for 2 minutes)3. POREspective® Toner4a: Hydrating Gel (to prevent dehydration from Clearing Gel)4b. ADD Eye Gel (if dry around the eyes)4c: ADD stronger Clearing Gel 5.0 (alternate with Clearing Gel 2.8 for 4 weeks)
Stronger Routine: WEEKLY
- ADD Enzyme Mask (3x/week)
Stronger Routine: MONTHLY
- ADD Professional Acne Peel Kit (1-2x/month)