Is my skin going through a purging phase?
My skin has been pretty clear for the last 5 years. My non existent skincare routine for the last 5 years consisted of washing my face in the morning and night with warm water, then using the CeraVe facial moisturiser in the morning for normal to dry skin. No cleansing, no exfoliating, no toners. Just a moisturiser (don’t come at me). It was rare that I’d get any breakouts when doing this.
I decided to switch up my routine a bit around 3 weeks ago. I’ve been using the CeraVe hydrating cleaner both morning and night, AND I’ve started moisturising before bed with the PM CeraVe facial moisturiser for normal to dry skin, which is something I never used to do!
I’ve noticed a few red spots appearing in the last week, more so on one side of my face. Nothing serious (I know my skin isn’t bad) but for me it’s unusual to get any breakouts at all. I’ve also never had spots on my forehead/temples and now I do🤷🏼♀️
Is this a normal purging phase? When do you know to give up and stop using these products? Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated as I’m totally clueless when it comes to skincare🫠