No joy with the acid peel - yet

I tried using some lemon juice as an acid peel a couple of nights ago, but haven't seen any peeling. I didn't think I would, since I didn't really feel any kind of stinging or see any redness afterwards. They say to give it 2-3 days to notice peeling, but I just have a feeling I'm not going to.

Over the last week, I've been at home on leave from work, so I've been wearing boxers and keeping my skin back as much as I can. This morning, I started to wonder if the peeling had stopped, as it wasn't so noticeable, and decided to apply talcum powder. The very first thing I noticed was how much peeling you can see with the powder that you just can't see without. It makes the edges of the peeling skin a very apparent white colour. It's good to know progress is still happening.

The other thing.. While I know it goes against the subject of this blog, I'm trying applying a small amount of hydrocortisone to a small area. There was a study done where they found hydrocortisone was effective in treating BXO in young boys, but only on skin that hadn't formed plaques. I have an area like that, so thought I'd try is as a fair comparison. It's not fair to put it on the tougher skin then say 'it doesn't work', so I figured I'd try it on a more manageable area. I know the recommended steroid is one more powerful than 1% hydrocortisone, but the study I read did specifically mention hydrocortisone. Given it's medical strength, I'd expect to see progress in a week's time. If I don't, I'll be stopping and sticking to my regular treatment.

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