Help! I’m a 35 year old female and I came off of hormonal birth control about 2 months ago. Ever since, I’ve been getting painful cystic acne around my mouth, chin, and jawline. Unfortunately, I am a picker 🫣. Once they come to a head, I pierce with a sterile needle, clean it with an alcohol pad, and cover it with a pimple patch. (Currently using Good Molecules.) As soon as they heal, they seem to come back half an inch or so away.
Typically, I wash my face with Dove Beauty Bar or a gel-based cleanser in the shower before bed and moisturize with Weleda Skin Food. I’ve tried changing my pillow cases every few nights, to no avail.
Before coming off birth control, I rarely broke out and was really happy with my skin, but clearly, I need a routine change. Open to routine or product recommendations. I feel like a teenager again and I just want these break outs to end.