And literally all but one of your comments since you joined a day ago suggest everyone needs to use actives. Please consider that not everyone is starting with skin from the same place, and that some people may be able to tolerate starting 2% BHA from the start and some people need to be careful of overexfoliation. Do you mean to be posting in r/skincareaddiction, since this sub is mostly directing people away from all the acids all the time and encouraging hydration and moisture and nurturing the skin rather than blasting it with acids ala SCA suggesting tret or acids for the most minor problems? I am not 'repeating things' I've heard and have no idea what I'm talking about: I've used acids, I've monitored my skin to make sure I don't overexfoliate, I've backed off when my skin began getting irritated. It's great that acids have worked for you, but when people come here talking about skin issues that have a lot in common with the symptoms of overexfoliation, people are going to suggest they cut down on the exfoliation to see if it makes a difference rather than increase the exfoliation and see if it makes a difference. If they increase their use and, oops, it was too much overexfoliation, now you've caused even more damage. If they decrease their use and the problems are still there as well as the problems the active was causing resurfacing, then they know.