I'm 30m and have no idea what I'm doing
So, for pretty much my entire life I've never washed my face besides in the shower. And when I do, it's with Dove Sensitive Skin bar soap. Honestly, this worked fine outside of some dry, flakey skin on my forehead from time to time.
Now, as I'm becoming an old feeble man, I've decided that I want to put actual effort into making my skin look nice and healthy.
So, right now my current routine is:
PM and AM
- Cerave Hydrating Cleanser
- Cetaphil Daily Hydrating Lotion
- Amish Honest beard oil
I've been using this combo for about a month now but have been having some issues.
- When I wake up the corners of my eyes feel irritated and have crusties on them
- I've developed this little bumps on my forehead that I believe are closed comedones
- I've started getting pimples here and there
- My eyes start to burn near the end of the day until I wash my face again
I thought this was purging, but it's been long enough that I think my skin is unhappy with the combo.
I'd love some suggestions on what to try or to change to help with these issues. When I was just using bar soap my face was pretty much pimple-less, just kind of dry. So, I assumed I had normal to dry skin, but now I'm not so sure.