I’ve been using Panoxyl’s BP wash (4%) for about four weeks now, and I’m not sure if it’s working for me. I have had persistent bacterial acne on my forehead and right cheek. My forehead acne got really bad last week but now seems better, just a lot of acne scars for some reason. The acne on my right cheeks seems to have gotten worse with cystic acne. I have also started to notice a few closed comedones on my left cheek which is worrying, as I didn’t have acne there before BP (maybe a bit but honestly I’m not sure, never paid that much attention with all that was going on with the rest of my face…).
Is what I’m experiencing purging, or is the BP just not working, or am I having an adverse reaction to my face wash/other products? Are there any more reliable alternatives? I was using the Cetaphil gentle SA cleanser before and it broke me out even more.
Routine is written below:
Morning: wash face with warm water + aveeno oat gel moisturizer + haruharu mineral sunscreen.
Evening: wash face with 4% Panoxyl BP wash + aveeno oat gel moisturizer.