Instructions for use

Step 1: Salicylic Gel

• Wet the acne prone area of your skin. • Put a small amount of the Salicylic Gel into your hands, and mix it with a few drops of water to insure a smooth application. • Apply the Salicylic Gel over the acne prone areas of your skin, massaging it in gently with your hands. • Leave it on for 2 minutes or about as long as it would take for you to brush your teeth. • Rinse it off thoroughly with water. • This should be done twice a day, every morning and evening.

 

Step 2: Glycolic Gel

• Apply after Salicylic Gel every morning. • Gently wet the acne prone area of your skin. • Put a small amount of the Glycolic Gel into your hands, and mix it with a few drops of water to insure a smooth application. • Apply the Glycolic Gel over the acne prone areas of your skin, massaging it in gently with your hands. • Leave it on for 2 minutes or about as long as it would take for you to brush your teeth. • Rinse it off throroughly with water. • Note: Only apply Glycolic Gel in the mornings after Salicylic Gel.

Step 3: Benzoyl Peroxide Gel + Cryotherapy (ice pack)

• Apply after using Salicylic Gel in the evenings. • Gently apply an ice pack to the acne prone area of your skin (see alternative way) • Continue applying ice for about 2 minutes or until your skin is cold to the touch, but be careful not to freeze your skin too much. • Apply the Benzoyl Peroxide Gel (which should be stored in the refrigerator and kept cold) over the acne prone areas of your skin, massaging it in gently with your hands. Apply a small amount of cold water with it if you have trouble smoothing it out across your skin. • Once you have applied the BP Gel, place one or more ice packs/cold packs over your skin. • Continue applying ice packs/cold packs for approximately five minutes. Lie down, relax, and put your head back if it makes it easier. Be sure not to freeze your skin, just keep it comfortably cold. Put a thin towel or wash cloth in between your skin and the ice if it gets too cold. • Note: The coldness will open your pores, constrict the bloodflow reducing inflammation, and help the Benzoyl Peroxide Gel penetrate deeper in order to destroy more propionibacterium acnes (p. acnes).

Step 4: Other Important Information

• Every morning, afternoon, and evening you will want to feel your skin carefully for pimples that are just starting to form but aren't visible yet. The trick is to catch them before they're visible. Acne in pre-development is when you can feel a small internal balloon or hard spot, but it has not yet developed into a visible pimple, or is just barely visible. (You can also locate acne before it's visible by carefully focusing on any irritation your skin might be telling you, as acne often becomes slightly painful before becoming visible.) (It's like if you've ever scrapped your hand, but didn't notice the cut until seeing it visibly, and only after seeing it did you notice the pain from the cut. In our busy lives we often don't notice acne until it's visible, but if you concentrate carefully, you can locate acne before it erupts to the surface of the skin) • When you find a pimple that has not reached the surface, you will want to work quickly to stop it before it reaches the surface. • Apply an ice cube lightly over the spot and get it comfortably cold. Do this for about 1-2 minutes. • Apply a small amount of either Salicylic Gel, Glycolic Gel, or Benzoyl Peroxide Gel over the spot. Do not wash off. • In another 4-5 hours, repeat this operation again, only rotate the products, so if you last applied Salicylic Gel on the spot, you will want to rotate to Glycolic Gel or Benzoyl Peroxide Gel. • There are two scenarios: A) Your preventative measures will be successful and the internal balloon will dissipate. B) The internal balloon will break the surface, only it will be less severe than what it would have been if you had not taken these measures. • In another 4-5 hours, repeat the operation again, and continue repeating it until either the internal balloon or pimple is gone. • Note: If you accidentally miss an internal balloon before it reaches the surface, you can still apply these steps and it will help reduce the surface pimple much faster than normal. (Note: Have you ever noticed you may goes days or weeks without pimples, and then all of a sudden you will get an outburst of 4-5 pimples? Breakouts occur because one pimple forms internally, causing inflammation and the pores of surrounding areas to constrict, making a chain reaction of blockages more likely. By detecting a single blockage early and applying ice, it helps reduce inflammation, the swelling of blood vessels, and thus: the constricting of pores and a subsequent breakout.)

Step 5: If your skin gets too dry

• If you are using Evolution-X B5 Supplements, it is even more likely that you will need to apply the Skin Advancement System less often than noted above because your skin will be more prone to drying from reduced sebum production. • Option 1: Apply Salicylic Gel twice a day. Reduce the time you leave it on from about two minutes or the time it would take to brush your teeth, to 20-30 seconds. Instead of applying Glycolic Gel in the morning, apply it in the evening and use Benzoyl Peroxide with ice the next evening, alternating so you that you use only one every other day. If you have a lot of existing acne, you may want to continue using ice every evening. Apply ice for 2 minutes. Apply Glycolic Gel. Rinse off the Glycolic Gel in about 1-2 minutes and then apply an ice pack for approximately 5 minutes while relaxing. • Option 2: Alternative every evening. Use Salicylic Gel Monday evening, Glycolic Gel Tuesday evening, and Benzoyl Peroxide with ice Wednesday evening.

Step 6: If you have back or shoulder acne

• If you have back or shoulder acne, you may find it more difficult rinsing off Salicylic Gel twice a day. After all, who has time to shower twice a day? • In this case, take off your shirt and wrap a towel around your waist. Apply a small amount of water over your back and shoulders. Apply the Salicylic Gel and leave it on for approximately 2 minutes. Lean as far over your bathroom faucet as possible, using one hand to support yourself and the other to cup the water from the facet. Use your cupped hand to pour water over your shoulders and back as far as possible, and try to angle yourself so that any water that runs off falls back into the sink. It might make a little mess, but then you can use the towel afterwards to wipe any spilled water. • Note: The Salicylic Gel is not soap. Just try to rinse it off your back and shoulders as good as possible. If there's still a little bit left afterwards, it won't hurt anything. Back and shoulder skin is generally less prone to drying than the face.