It has been 2.5 mos. since I originally wrote. I am working hard to find the correct balance, because I have an extremely hard time with either having my face too dry so that I have what I call "road burn" where these select patches, you cannot pump the moisture in fast enough, and the REST of the time, I am still so oily that, again, you could wring my forehead right out!

The dry patches are in the center of my forehead, where my chin touches my neck- straight across, in a straight line, along my neckline/bottom of chin, and a stripe down my nose. I also frequently have to spend a lot of time with a wet wash cloth & textured shirt or towel to scrub off all the peeling skin all around my mouth, and then my lips themselves. Oh- you're wondering why - Ok, you do that bc it helps so much, makes it feel so much better, and starts the healing process. If you slack off of this for a few days, it is painful, or the opposite- you begin to lose all nerve sensation on your entire mouth area.

Other than that, I would say somewhere between 60-75% of my days now, I can remove ALL oil and dirt simply with a wet wash cloth, which is a LIFETIME 1ST, for me, and THAT is a self-esteem booster, in and of itself! I see how great my skin looks; what I can't figure out is why not only have I not gotten my 1st compliment yet, but ppl really close to me, when I ask them, or sort of point things out, they definitely are NOT looking and seeming so enthused! A definite WTF right there!