u/ilovebeing_me

hii guys i need some help. i have combination skin and ive had acne for years. its better now since i mostly have PIE on my cheeks but i do get occasional blind pimples around lower jawline and chin and whiteheads around mouth and nose. BUT the main problem is my nose. I got a cystic pimple on there in january and theres still a scar there and i get recurring redness and pimples there which look so bad. I have been using skinoren 20% (azaelic acid) for 3 weeks no and i havent noticed any irritation, redness or dryness so my skin barrier is still intact and healthy. I used azaelic acid 3x a week with rest nights in between. I wanted to slowly introduce adaplene 0.1% into my routine from next week and needed advice on it from you guys. Should I use it and if so, how? And should I keep the same frequency of AA or increase it and if there is smt else I should be doing for my skin.

AM routine: wash with plain water ----> possible feather light moisturizer ----> possible sun solution

PM routine: wash with dove mousse facial cleanser ---> AA on specified nights ----> same moisturizer

Has someone tried this for combination skin? Pls do let me know

so guys ive had acne since i was 10 yrs old and now im 16 (and a female). my breakouts have decreased a lot since i got 2 sessions of CO2 laser last year, stabilised my skincare routine and started taking polybion z tablets. i have been using adaplene 0.1 for a year but recently i started skinoren 20% (azaelic acid) and even though i incorporated it very slowly, my skin did flare up. i started getting whiteheads a lot so i stopped like all actives for a week. i stopped adpalene and AA and only used my gentle cleanser (dove mousse smth), and pond's ceramide pro light moisturizer which i absolutely love and using it for a week made it clear that it wasnt causing me breakouts since the pimples that i did have werent clustered together and nor were they closed comedones. I want to start AA and adaplene again from next week without damaging my skin barrier. Also willing to take more advice regarding how to fade my PIE scars.

*** also im sorry if the pics arent too clear. im a hijabi so i had to try my best to make sure my hair isnt visible.