r/AcneTreatments

Just trying to get rid of this forehead acne that seems like I’ve had forever. I do have a consistent routine of washing it in the morning and night before going to bed. I do use a toner and salicylic acid in the morning and only once a day. Both are ordinary products. I do style my hair in a way that it could fall onto my forehead, I do keep my hair clean and was it 3 times a week due to me having dandruff. Lmk what I could do, thank you very much any help is appreciated.

I used this accidentally and it worked so well for my ance . It worked soo similar as a pimple patch .

Acne which would last for 3 to 4 days clears out in just 2 days

All I did was to use it as spot treatment/ just cover the acne with this and leave it for overnight or even in the day . No touching of acne and etc etc . Use it twice or thrice and the acne clears out itself no.poping or anything needed .

Bit of backstory
I (26f) have had relatively clear skin my whole life until last year. I started taking Creatine and using Paula’s choice liquid exfoliator in my skincare routine.
I started breaking out really badly so quit these two as they are the only new things I started using. And with the exfoliator I was breaking out straight away where the product was so that was 100% at fault. I obviously stopped but my skin is still the same and I am really unsure what products to use at this point as obviously my skin barrier has been compromised.
The only products I use as of now is the BIOMA cleanser, toner, moisturiser and garnier spf. Any help would be greatly appreciated. #help #acne

I started getting these spots over a year ago when I started using Cetaphil, I discontinued use of this about 8 months ago. New ones appear within a day and they can easily be scratched off. I’ve tried Acnecide benzoyl peroxide cream which cleared it for a few months then it came back. I’ve used Nizoral wash which irritated my skin, so then I started using the Nizoral 2% cream but I still get these spots. My skincare routine consists of fungal safe products, I’m genuinely loosing hope now as nothing seems to get rid of it fully. Please if anyone has any advice on what this could be and what I can do to fix?

can anyone tell me if this is true scarring that is permanent on my cheeks or just pie that will fade? thanks

So some context, I never had teenage acne just a pimple or two now and then but in the past year since October the pimples kept coming, one after another and while nothing was majorly cystic they left red marks that makes my skin still look like it has acne, and this is how my skin looks now. It might be because I changed countries last year and the food changed or stress or whatever but the main point is do I need accutane? Im afraid of the side effects especially when I will be living alone again without access to a dermatologist. I have tried azelaic acid, use sunscreen daily and am currently on adapelene twice a week. Do you guys have any idea what to do do in this situation? Should I instead go for like facial treatments or should I just take accutane ?

I’ve had Bacne for 2 years now. It started from an obvious cause (doing Physical therapy mid-work day, then sitting in my sweat, post shoulder surgery).

The first few months I didn’t really do anything about it because I couldn’t reach my back.

Over the last few years I’ve tried Salicylic, Glycolic, Adapalene, Azelaic, Benzoyl peroxide, Nizoral, head and shoulders, and Selsun Blue. I finally started Doxy 2 months ago and haven’t really seen any improvements.

I also take some supplements like Zinc and Omega 3 to help (some studies show zinc can cutdown on acne severity).

I have recently cut whey protein and am considering trying Keto and avoiding sugar and seeing if that helps.

My current routine is: Azelaic in the morning, alternate daily BP / Selsun Blue in rhe shower, and Adapalene at night.

My derm told me just to use BP + Doxy, but I feel like I have alot of scarring and read adapalene and azelaic are good for that.

This is seriously hurting my life, I never take my shirt off and avoid the beach/vacations, and don’t go on dates / need to hide my back when getting intimate.

I am thinking about going on Accutane as I really can’t deal with this much longer and it killing my confidence in alot of ways. I do read some bad things about it so am kind of nervous and I also drink a fair amount. Im not sure if I have any other options. Is there anything else I should try before accutane, or do I need to at this point?

I admittedly have some other habits that probably aren’t helping heal (Chronic Zyn usage, Weed, poor sleep, not enough water). I am trying to cut back on nicotine as I think it probably is slowing healing to some extent

I have been struggling with my bacne for a few months now. I have been using the benzoyl peroxide wash by benzac and I have used Dermatologica body clarifying spray. I have seen mild improvement but it flares up and doesn’t go away. I am lost of ideas and might succumb to the instagram ads like Pore Favor or other acne meds. I need help please!!!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M4XIOqqCR2E&t=169s&pp=2AGpAZACAQ%3D%3D

a guy named James wong, he make an acne gel out of flowers using

marigold

lavender

geranium

and tea tree oil!

now this was over 10 years ago now, or longer..I tried it multiple times, but it would never thicken?

apparently you use cold water with the careegenaan, then you pour it in the the boiling liquid, and stir till it thickens! I tried this over 10 times, over the years, and never seems to work? anyone have a step by step on how to do this?

Turning 30 this week and wanted to look good for my birthday (and after that of course) but can’t seem to get rid of my acne no matter what… had clear skin till about 2 years back and then suddenly these pimples started to pop up and they don’t go away no matter what I’ve tried. Went to the dermatologist and they have no clue what is causing it and prescribed benzoyl peroxide but that didnt work. Benzoyl peroxide, retinol, Aha, bha, salicylic acid, de la cruz sulphur treatment I’ve tried it all. I even tried to pop it all last year (pic 4 and 5) but then it became inflamed and scarred and they came back. Last pic is how my skin used to be :/

Any idea what this could be and how to clear my skin again? I’m at my wits end.

Edit: my routine is Anua heartleaf pore cleanser + embryolisse lait sensitive cream moisturiser + la roche posay tinted sunscreen.

Hi everyone,

I’m a 19-year-old male (65 kg) and I’ve been taking isotretinoin for a little over 2 months.

First ~40 days: 20 mg daily

Current dose: 16 mg daily (23 days so far)

My lips are dry, but otherwise I’m tolerating the medication well.

These photos are from today. I still get a few new pimples, but they usually flatten after a few days. My main concern now is the redness and the marks left behind.

I’d really appreciate your opinions:

Does this look like normal progress for this stage of isotretinoin?

Are these mostly post-acne marks (PIE/PIH), or do you see early scarring?

Should I just continue the current treatment and be patient?

Any skincare tips to help with the redness while on isotretinoin?

Thanks in advance!

I’m starting to feel lost in my acne journey so I’m coming on here to see if anyone has any advice or has been through anything similar. I go on holiday in two weeks so if I could see some improvement in the next two weeks that would be life changing. Some info abt my skin:

-I use to have pretty clear skin apart from the odd spot on my chin and stuff
-I started a skin care journey (not too sure why now that I look back at it)
-My acne got bad once I did this (my skin doesn’t seem to react well to any moisturisers)
-I have been to the doctors and at first got prescribed adapelene which both the doctor and me agree did not help so then I moved onto antibiotics and a cream to go along with it which also didn’t help so now I’m on the Yasmin pill and this is where I’m at now it’s been a week
-I have also started taking tumeric and ginger shots every morning and taking probiotics everyday and drinking atleast 2L of water a day and eating healthy
-I only use azelaic acid at night every other night to help with scarring and then Niaccinamide and spf in the morning but I just feel like at night it looks worse and I wake up it doesn’t look so bad and I’m sick of it I’ve had these spots for months and it’s really affecting me

If you have any advice that would be really helpful! Thank you

struggling with closed comedones all over my chin and cheeks and jawline but not my forehead. i alternate btwn glycolic acid and retinaldyde for my exfoliant and only hydrating products in the morning . (only 3-4x week for exfoliants) nothing has helped. and im wondering if its bc i im taking a progestin only pill and have generally low estrogen rn (hormonal imbalance ) . i stopped all my actives to see if my skin just needed a break but still nothing pls help