r/Fungalacne

I tried everything
Ketokonzone 1 percent as face wash
Salicylic cleanser
Prescription tretnoin for almost 6 months
I see no results at all
Is anyone suffering with anything similar? If yes what worked out for you
Routine currently
AHA cleanser once a day
Tret 0.05 (just increased the percentage after using 0.025 for 5 months)
Lightweight ceramide moisturizer
(I used azelic acid for a month or two but i saw no improvement so stopped, cause i thought it would cause more irritation)

hello all. i’ve only just found out about this community so im not sure what advice can be given but any is appreciated.

i don’t want to make this very long but basically about 2-3 years ago my skin started to break out crazily whenever it got hot out (like in images attached from today)and i don’t really know how to treat/prevent it.

i’m inclined to think i have fungal acne. i went to a dermatologist for the first time ever at the beginning of the year and told her much. however, i kinda felt like i was blown off about it in the immediate sense so now i really don’t know. she originally prescribed me to get on doxxycycline and tretinoin (which helped a bit with overall acne but it was before it got hotter). now im on the same tretinoin Rx but sub in 25 mg spiranolactone. the reason im seeking advice is because i won’t be able to see another dermatologist until august when my health insurance resumes and my face is feels the worst it ever has. can anyone give any insight? here is my skincare routine for reference as well:

morning: vanicream bar soap, anua azalaic acid serum, vanicream facial moisturizer, anua zero cast sunscreen

night: vanicream bar soap, vanicream facial moisturizer, tretinoin 0.1% (note: i also just recently started using the anti-dandruff shampoo at night because i’ve read it helps but nothing to report on that as of yet really)

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?

For reference i broke out in this exact same spot maybe a month ago so i’ve had PIE (sometimes it looks like PIH?) here for a bit. I got sick and my doctor prescribed me doxycycline and right as i finished i started getting a bunch of itchy bumps but only on my left cheek. I thinkk it’s fungal acne but i’m not entirely sure. I went out and was sweating pretty bad, i also used an oil cleanser that day to double cleanse and it definitely got a lot worse after that. I just tried out nizoral yesterday but i can’t tell if it’s getting better. It looks flatter than it did before but in different lighting it looks relatively the same. These 2 pictures r taken in the exact same minute just different angles😭 i know it’s too early to tell if the nizoral is working but does anyone have any other suggestions or advice?🥹🙏

i have a lot of these bumps on my forehead and both cheeks and i want to get rid of them. any tips? + i want to use a whitening soap to brighten my face but i’m afraid it will just make it worse.

i need help. do u guys have any product recommendations or home remedies that can both whiten/brighten and clear up my face?

xoxo

Both are FA safe. I used 3 different Apps skinsort, sezia, scoutfolliculitus.

Which one do you guys prefer Colorscience vs Cetaphil. The Colorscience is more expensive, but given that sunscreen is so important for me, I'm willing to safe on other products and get this one. Of course, only if colorscience is worth it. So could you guys share your experience with these sunscreens?

My skin is ok with niacinamide which colorscience has.

If you can tell me if you're actively treating FA, or if your FA is under control when using these sunscreens.

Cetaphil has Benzyl Alcohol, which could be irritating. How is your skin tolerating it?

Edit: to clarify

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Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some advice because I'm feeling really frustrated.

I have irregular-shaped white patches on both of my cheeks. When I'm out in the sun, the surrounding skin gets tan, but these patches stay white, making them much more noticeable.

The patches are only on my cheeks. I don't have any similar patches on my neck, chest, back, or anywhere else on my face.

There is no itching, irritation, pain, or flaking in these areas.

I've seen two dermatologists, and both diagnosed it as tinea versicolor. They prescribed:

- Scalpe Pro shampoo

- Ketoconazole 2% (Kentazole) cream

I've been using the treatment for more than 7 months, but I haven't noticed any improvement in the white patches.

I've attached some photos. I'm not sure how clear they are—I did my best to take them and marked the areas I'm talking about. The patches may look lighter in the photos, but in real life they appear much whiter than the pictures show.

Does this still look like tinea versicolor, or could it be something else? Has anyone had a similar experience where the white patches didn't improve for this long?

Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Last photo was me around 2 weeks ago. So this literally exploded and I have quite a few theories that it was a massive compounding effect.

Two weeks ago I took selexid for my uti (I get them so constantly). Then I got a yeast infection and took OTC stuff for that. So technically finished my selexid like a week ago. I’m not allergic to it I would’ve had a reaction sooner according to my doctor. But while I don’t think it’s an allergy, I think it may be fungal. He proceeded to tell me he thought it was hormonal.

I know my body and if it were hormonal, I would’ve broken out during ovulation when that normally happens. But it’s only a few spots. Nothing like this massive explosion out of absolutely no where. I’ve never ever had this bad of skin. If that were the case I would be having this every damn month (not on birth control).

On top of that, Sweden had a heat wave and I was feeding what I assume is the yeast overgrowth on my face from all the sweat, sun, and humidity. Mind you, it only got worse every single day - new little white uniformed bumps all the same exact size. Across my forehead, along my hairline, jaw, and well face.

The inflammation underneath it all is what I assumed is from my very poor hygiene the last two weeks where I didn’t have or use my salicylic acid from neutrogena - clear and defend face wash. You know what I ended up using because I was too annoyed to go to the store and pick up my reg face wash…. I used baking soda and baby shampoo. Which is like nearly 3 years old.

So yes. It has been a combination of what I think is the poor hygiene which creates the oil the yeast feeds off of, the heat and humidity, antibiotics, and so on.

Thoughts? really could help a girl out.

I did get nizoral. My doctor said to wait 10 days to check my face and do a test but I’m way too impatient for that.

I literally am working from home because of this.

*** want to add my doctor literally said “it can’t be from the antibiotics you took them over a month ago” and I had to correct him because no, in fact, it was a week ago I had finished it…. They just don’t care. He also completely dismissed the whole oh you took antibiotics so you’re immune is down theory, saying that that was wrong. And that antibiotics couldn’t have triggered this. 🤷‍♀️ I’m just so annoyed.

Sorry in advance. I never post pictures of my face online, but I’m honestly freaking out and I really need some opinions.

Yesterday I spent the whole morning at the beach. It wasn’t my first time going to the beach this summer, but I definitely stayed there longer than usual. After leaving the beach, I went out to eat, so I wasn’t able to wash my face and remove my sunscreen until about 3 hours later.

My skin was completely fine before the beach (I’ll attach a photo of how it looked yesterday morning : it’s the last picture), and it still looked completely fine when I got home.

But this morning I woke up with a sudden breakout.

The strange part is that it appeared overnight. I had absolutely nothing during the day at the beach, and even when I got home that evening my skin still looked normal. Then I woke up with dozens of small red bumps, mostly on the sides of my face, especially along my jawline and near my ears. The right side (first 3 pictures) is much worse than the left.

I also developed a similar rash on my upper chest, although it’s much milder. Those bumps are red but don’t really have white heads.

A few details:

•	I use 0.05% tretinoin every night and have been using it consistently for a while.

•	I wore Scinic Enjoy Super Mild Sun Essence SPF on my face and reapplied it 3 times throughout the morning (I’ve used this sunscreen many times before without any issues).

•	On my body and chest I used Eucerin Oil Control Body Sunscreen (only one application).

•	I sweated a lot because it was extremely hot.

•	I kept the sunscreen on for about 3 hours after leaving the beach because we went out to eat before I could wash my face. Once I got home, I removed everything with a thorough double cleanse.

•	I didn’t wear any makeup.

Has anyone experienced something similar after a beach day? Does this look more like:

•	heat rash?

•	fungal folliculitis (Malassezia)?

•	acne triggered by heat, sweat, and sunscreen?

•	irritation?

•	or something else?

I’d really appreciate any opinions because I’ve never had such a sudden breakout literally overnight.

Thank you so much! ❤️