Please read and reread the Acne Lessons. These tips are crucial to achieving and maintaining clear skin.
Expectations
While some clients see improvement within a few weeks of starting their acne protocol, achieving clear skin typically takes three to four months. Breakouts are normal and to be expected during this time. Acne often gets worse before it gets better during the purging phase. Our goal is to have breakouts slowing around the 90-day mark. It takes time for the skin to detoxify, balance, and heal.
The skin will acclimate every two to three weeks until it clears. Reach out to your Acne Specialist or our LiveChat for help progressing. If you have difficulty clearing or would like assistance, we recommend participating in our online Acne Coaching Program. Our estheticians have over 100 five-star reviews!
Important Tips
- Do not eat anything that contains biotin or iodine. Use non-iodized Salt.
- Do not use dryer sheets or fabric softeners of any kind.
- Do not eat peanuts, peanut butter, or soy products.
- Minimize dairy intake.
- Do not use anything on your skin that contains acne-causing ingredients. The products on AOS that are best for you have a gray acne-safe badge on the image. Here is our list of ingredients to avoid: Acne Causing Ingredients List
- Please check your hair care products for acne-causing ingredients.
This protocol is for the first two weeks of your acne-clearing journey.
- Tip: print and keep in your bathroom-many like to tape it to the inside of their medicine cabinets.
MORNING ROUTINE
Use the products in the exact order given
Cleanse:
Face Reality Ultra Gentle Cleanser
Cleanse using the AOS Dry Cleanse Method: Dispense one pump of cleanser onto dry hands. Rub hands together to create a foam. Gently rub onto dry skin—wet hands and massage to emulsify. Continue massaging for two minutes. Remove with a warm Lush Cloth.
Read here for tips on how to properly cleanse your face. Well-cleansed skin can drink vital nutrients, boosting the efficacy of every product you apply to your face.
Tone:
Face Reality Moisture Balance Toner
Apply using Toner Pads. These pads will help your toner last longer and will provide additional exfoliation.
Eyes:
Choose One
Face Reality Antioxidant Peptide Eye Gel
Recommended for those in their 20s
Sorella Apothecary Aloe Cucumber Eye Gel
Recommended for those 30+
Michele Corley Revitalizing Peptide & Stem Cell Eye Gel
Recommended for those 30+
NeoGenesis Eye Serum
Recommended for those 30+
Corrective Serum:
Choose One
Face Reality Mandelic 8% Serum
Moisturize:
Choose One
Protect:
This step is required. Your acne care products cause increased sun sensitivity.
Tizo 3 Facial Primer Tinted SPF 40
Acne Safe Makeup:
Illuminare Moisturizing Mineral Foundation
Illuminare Perfect Color Mineral Blush
EVENING ROUTINE
First, remove makeup with Clean Skin Club Clean Wipes.
Cleanse:
Face Reality Ultra Gentle Cleanser
Following cleanse, ice face with an Ice Globe or Ice Pop for two minutes on inflamed breakouts. Ice reduces inflammation and enhances the penetration of Acne Med.
Tone:
Face Reality Moisture Balance Toner
Eyes:
Choose One
Face Reality Antioxidant Peptide Eye Gel
Recommended for those in their 20s
Sorella Apothecary Aloe Cucumber Eye Gel
Recommended for those 30+
Michele Corley Revitalizing Peptide & Stem Cell Eye Gel
Recommended for those 30+
NeoGenesis Eye Serum
Recommended for those 30+
Hydrate:
Michele Corley Ultimate Hydration Gel or Hale & Hush Hydrate Gel
Allow the skin to fully dry after application
Lips:
BALMSTIX Organic Peppermint Rosemary Lip Balm
This helps keep the lips from getting dry from the Acne Med
Antibacterial Support:
Face Reality Acne Med 2.5%
DO NOT SPOT TREAT. Use a dime to nickel-sized over the ENTIRE acne-prone area, avoiding the eye area.
READ HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY USE BENZOYL PEROXIDE & FACE REALITY ACNE MED
Internal Supplements for Clearing Acne:
-Unstick pores with Face Reality Clear Skin Balance
-Balance your microbiome and improve gut health to decrease breakouts with Terraflora Daily Care Synbiotic Probiotic.
-Our skin is the biggest organ for detoxification. Support the process with EnviroMedica Grass-Fed Beef Liver Supplement.
IS DRYNESS AND BURNING NORMAL?
- If anything burns or stings your skin for over two minutes, please rinse it off and contact our estheticians on LiveChat.
- Mild dryness is normal while we clear you, but contact us if you experience extreme dryness, cracking, or peeling. Your skin should not be uncomfortable or painful. We have many tricks up our sleeves.
Unsure where to start? Reach out for a free skincare checkup, and our licensed estheticians will optimize your routine for the best results. We’ll be here every step of the way!
