[PSA] If you have serious acne, buying a couple of products from The Ordinary probably won’t solve it.

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I don’t know who needs to hear this but I am sharing my personal experience. If you have moderate to severe acne you probably need prescription actives or the help of a dermatologist. I’ve had moderate acne since I was a teenager and it was under control for a while but it had been getting worse in my mid 20’s. I went in curology for a while and saw significant improvement but since it’s kind of pricey I quit it to see if I could just replace it using products with similar ingredients from The Ordinary. My curology formula that worked the best for me was 4% niacinamide, 8% azelaic acid, 1% clindamycin, so I bought The Ordinary Niacinimide & Zinc serum, TO 10% azelaic acid, AHA & BHA peeling solution, Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA.... my skin just got worse. So what did I do? Bought more products from the ordinary! I have the glycolic acid 7%, Ascorbyl glycoside, granactive retinoid, buffet serum, alpha arbutin (most of these I don’t use regularly anymore). I even tried some Paulas choice azelaic acid products (PC 10% azelaic acid and PC defense pore purifier) and they made me break out. I also tried some Cosrx products and other things that are commonly recommended on this sub. (I worked each product into my routine gradually, I didn’t start a bunch of new things all at once). Nothing made my skin better and a lot of things made my skin worse. I got fed up and now I’m recently back on my curology prescription. I think the clindamycin (prescription antibacterial) and azelaic acid really made the difference. TO azelaic acid has a stronger silicone texture that I think my skin hated. It will take some time for it to improve the damage I’ve done to my face but I suppose I learned a lot about what my skin responds poorly to. I still occasionally use TO niacinamide but I never really saw it make a positive difference. I just got the Alpha arbutin + ha serum recently to see if it would fade my acne scars but haven’t been using it long enough to tell. I’m sure The Ordinary products have helped a lot of people, I’m just saying don’t get your hopes up for their products or other trendy products to be a “miracle cure” for you.
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