When starting a new skincare routine or trying a new product, setting realistic expectations is important. While acne, breakouts, dark spots and scars don’t magically vanish overnight, based on the product and skin issue you are targeting, you can make noticeable improvements quickly. Understanding a general timeline for potential improvements can help manage your expectations and keep you motivated especially when the progress isn’t perfectly linear. Here’s a guide on what you might expect during your journey with our products:
Early Results (Days to 1 Week)
- Quick Improvements: You may notice a reduction in redness, irritation, and pimple size. Your skin could start feeling smoother and appear more radiant.
Progress in 2-4 Weeks
- Visible Changes: Expect a noticeable decrease in the number and severity of existing breakouts. Skin texture begins to improve, and any discoloration or scarring starts to visibly fade.
- May experience temporary new surface level breakouts when starting a new treatment.
5-8 Weeks of Consistent Use
- Continued Improvement: Breakouts should further decrease in both frequency and severity. You'll likely see ongoing improvements in skin tone evenness, texture, and a reduction in post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation marks from acne.
- We also hope that with consistent use you will also begin to feel more confident, both in terms of your routine but also the results and how you are feeling about your skin.
- Emergence of new breakouts should begin to subside.
Beyond Week 9
- Long-term Benefits: With consistent application, anticipate a sustained reduction in breakouts and clearer skin overall. Redness and irritation should diminish further, and post-acne marks and scars continue to fade. More severe scarring might take additional time. Remember, ongoing care is crucial to maintain these results and prevent future breakouts.
Your skin is always changing, it is fairly common to need to switch up products. You may find your skin is sensitive to seasonal changes or other environmental factors. All of this is fairly common and we are always there to answer any questions or recommend new products that are best for your specific needs.
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Your acne treatment journey is unique, and results can vary. At Zaphouse, we're committed to supporting you every step of the way. Keep in mind that patience and consistency are key to achieving and maintaining clear, healthy skin. We know this can be really frustrating and sometimes the improvements feel slow or non-existent. Sometimes you may even feel like your skin is going backwards, which can be heartbreaking.
We have a number of resources to help. First, we have a wonderful community of people just like you dealing with breakouts and knowledgeable experts who are here to always help out and lend support. [Link to Geneva]. We also use tools to help track how your skin is progressing to see if your routine is working, but to also make changes if it is not [link to tracking].
If you ever have a question about your routine, a product, confusion about what to do next - reach out to us in our DMs on social (Instagram, Geneva) or email us at help@zaphouse.co