Fungal acne?
hey so I experienced some issues with my skin for the past 2 years now and I was thinking back and forth if it has something to do with fungal acne.
i am female 26 now and never had issues with acne in my teen years. 2 years ago i kind of destroyed my skin barrier with different things, mostly due to salicylic acid or differin gel a year ago (Because i was staring to get skin-colored bumps on my cheek).
There were ups and downs after simplifying my skin care routine and introducing azelaic acid a few months ago. However i still struggle with PIE/redness and these weird bimps that are surrounded by redness, so not really normal pimples. could also be irritation but idk anymore.. they are sometimes itchy but not very much.
Sometimes it seems worse in terms of texture and redness after laying out in the sun but only when there is already some texture/bumps there, but i also had phases this summer where it was still calm after being in the sun a lot (yes i wear SPF 50).
interesting to know it is almost only on this side of the cheek