"i&#039;ve had the worst acne and blackheads since i was 12 or 13.  i use cerave hydrating cleanser to cleanse my skin followed by epiduo in the morning. i moisturize with cerave a.m. moisturizing lotion. at night i cleanse and scrub off dead skin, and use retin-a micro gel followed by the cerave p.m. moisturizing lotion. let me start off by saying that i got discouraged the first week because my skin burned, started to peel, got flaky and just plain out looked like a red tomato. my first thought was i will not use this no more. i stopped for two days and just moisturized to heal my skin. i started back up again and told myself pain is just a physical feeling that the mind can overcome. i&#039;m pulling through it and guess what? its working !"