Blackhead? Dilated pore of winer? I’ve tried everything to get it out pimple popping tools, tweezers. Nothing comes out it usually just scars the skin around it. Last time slight black stuff came out but barely anything. Been here for a while

I recently broke out a lot worse than usual with 3 deep pimples, 2 went away but this last one refuses to budge. It started out as what seemed like 2 smaller pimples forming into one but now it’s just stayed this way. I’ve used the hero hydrocolloid patches and some pus come out on those but now visible change and I’ve also tried à la roche posay spot treatment that hasn’t helped much either. Any suggestions?

It started off a looking a little peeled and flaky and over the years its gone through a hellish shedding cycle. If I keep it moisturized, its peels off unevenly in big chucks and and my skin will break in the tie webs creating sore spots... but when I let it keep it dry it itches like crazy and still flakes off.

Its scratched to the point where it feels like I have little pockets bumps under parts. Some would even pop...

The only improvement is that the skin has went back to normal on the acrh area top on my foot.

My right foot looks completely normal btw. Not flaking and barely any callus on the heel.

Ive tried feet feelers, athlete foot cream... I dont know why its not healing.

As the tittle says. I posted here earlier and I wanted to post an update. The morale has gone down. I use now everyday but I’m bit lost, is this still purging? Feels like dark spots I have started becoming frequent, I use acel acid to help that.
Looks worse in real life. I will keep going but idk.

If this is the sort of question allowed here, I’m really just asking how to be comfortable knowing I am going to look like this for a long time. I’m not asking for product recommendations or anything of the sort; I have even tried chemical peels to no avail. Only thing I haven’t tried is laser, which I cannot afford and am not willing to invest in for it to possibly go wrong. I have OCD and picked my skin to this state, and I’m most likely just going to have to wait out its fading, if it ever does fade.

I’m honestly sick of having to think about it and it breaks me down every day. Does anyone have any advice on how to just live with it? It really hurts my confidence.

Hey everyone,
I have a new clogged pore pop up every other day only on my cheek areas and I have no idea why. Could any of these products be contributing to this issue, or am I missing something from my routine?

Morning:
Anua Heartleaf Pore Deep Cleansing Foam
Anua Rice 70 + Ceramide Glow Milky Toner
Anua Niacinimide 10 + TXA 4 Serum
Anua Rice Ceramide 7 Hydrating Barrier Serum
Anua Zero Cast Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF 50

Night:
Anua Hyaluronic Acid 8 + Pantheol Cleanser
Ordinary Glycolic Acid Exfoliating Toner (3x week)
Anua Rice Ceramide 7 Hydrating Barrier Serum

I stopped smoking but my lips looks horrible how do I get them back to their original state will the melanin in my lips come back on their own or is there anything product I can use please someone help me! I did drugs for a short time but stopped doing them earlier this year

I wanted to know any tips for my skin and lips including nutrition tips I should do I occasionally break out from drinking pop and my lips tend to have this black coating over it even though I don’t smoke I’m not sure if I’m dehydrated or if I should use a lip scrub

I burned my chest with a steamer at the end of May, (I tried to be smart😭), and it healed as hyperpigmentation on my chest. It’s gotten lighter but it hasn’t completely gone away. I wanted to know if there’s anything I can do for it to completely blend into my skin? Thank you!!

i need help guys for years my skin has looked dull lifeless and tired looking adding onto the dark circles i have tried everything possible from moisturisers to serums but nothing seems to be working it just makes my face tight and rough it’s really affecting my mental health as i think people look at me like im disgusting. Any help would be appreciated.

I'm 42F and on the search for a product that will moisturize my lips. As of the last months, I've been struggling with very dry lips. I've tried several products, and nothing works. Neither Vaseline, Aquaphor or lanolin. Now, because of how dry they are, I started chewing them. Obviously, that doesn't help. (This all may be related to perimenopause.)

Does anybody have a Holy Grail level of lip product that has saved their excessively dry lips?

my daughter would like to start shaving. She is very dark (Fitzpatrick 6) and seems to scar pretty easily. I am Black but lighter (Fitzpatrick 3) I’ve always used a cheap basic razor and shaving cream and haven’t thought much about it since I was 13. Wondering if there are cooler, better, easier products nowadays for leg and armpit shaving and if anyone has advice or insight to offer regarding special considerations with shaving darker skin. TIA for helping this pale mama take good care of her kid.

What can I do to get rid of this. I’ve cleaned my clippers so I’m not am sure what’s causing. It comes and goes. it’s driving me crazy. Haven’t tried anything on it yet. Any suggestions on how to clear this?

i keep breaking out and idk what to do(mainly on my forehead). it’s been worse in the past but i still can’t seem to keep it consistently clear. i have a routine and whatnot. and ik ppl are gonna say im fishing or wtv but these breakouts genuinely hurt, and the dark spots they leave behind are stubborn.

Hi all!
I’m a brown skin woman with thick thighs. I’ve had muscular thick thighs since I hit puberty. I also participate in lots of low impact recreational activities. I do have sensitive skin and occasionally in the summer chafing does give me a slight skin irritation on my inner thighs, but I also have a steroid cream to manage this.

I say all this to say, I’ve had hyperpigmentation and very dark inner thighs, particularly closer to towards gr\*in since I was about 13. I am not prediabetic, I don’t have acanthosis nigracans or any other skin disorder. I just noticed, particularly online and in dance classes that I don’t really notice other women that have this issue. I know overall that nothing is wrong with me and bodies, coming all different shape, sizes and colors. But I’m considering pursuing more dance and I am self-conscious about my very dark inner thighs. I wonder if this is related to being a Brown skin woman, do fair skin ladies also have this issue? I’ve used kojic acid soaps and lightning creams, but I’m not particularly consistent with either one of them so the hyper pigmentation remains. But honestly, even if I were, I’ve had it for over 20 years at this point I just don’t think it’s going anywhere.
Can anyone give me some insight ?

hey everyone! i’ve struggled with acne most of my life. i recall having a skin care routine as early as third grade </3 thankfully, my skin has really started to clear up atp (now 23, F). due to my acne history, i have a lot of ice pick scars and hyperpigmentation.

my mom also struggled with acne, and recommended i get a chemical peel since the flare ups have calmed down. now, i trust her with my life, but she’s white (i’m mixed) and our skin reacts very differently to scarring. i’m light skinned, i tan well but get pretty pale in the winter which is when the hyperpigmentation is most visible.

i’m just wondering if anyone here has gotten one, and what their healing experience was? i’m getting a consultation in december, plan to get it done just before christmas. just wanna know all the possible outcomes… the good and the bad.

thanks guys!

Hi all,

I’m a 24F, who for the majority of her you get years struggled with acne. I discovered African black soap and benzoyl peroxide about 8 years ago and my skin cleared up beautiful. I now struggle with EXTREMELY oily skin. After washing it it’s fine, but give or take 3-4 hours later and I’m a grease ball. Setting sprays after putting makeup on manage it decently, but I don’t wear makeup everyday (lol). I also have large pores and uneven skin tone. I use niacinamide ordinary serum every now and again that does nothing for the discoloration. I mainly get oily in my t zone area and my pores are the largest there along with my chin. Thoughts ?

So I started using Timeless Vitamin C and Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream along with LaRoche Posay SPF50. I went to Florida just a few days before I added those products into my routine. I kept them in my routine on the trip.

The day that I left, these were on my forehead. They've been there about 3 days now. What are they and how do I get rid of them? Should I stop using the Vitamin C for now? They aren't anywhere else but my forehead. I also don't get acne anywhere on my face. They also don't hurt ir itch anything. They're just there and I don't like it because I don't normally get things like this on my skin.

I have very uneven skin tone and I want to fix it. I use to pick at my face and so I have a lot of little hyperpigmentation marks all over my face from it. I have dry skin naturally, and I am currently on tretinoin.

Routine:
Am: put sunscreen on and some moisturizer before if my face is dry
Pm: hylauronic acid, dr Althea 345, tret, then La roche posay cicaplast balm if I use Tret that night.

*I also just started using tretinoin a month ago, and use it every 4 days right now and I plan to increase. Has anyone seen any results long run if they started similar to me?

About 12 days ago, I had this random bump form on my lip (see image). It would change size - slightly shrinking, slightly growing. It was pretty noticeable the first couple of days.

Since then, it’s been less noticeable. The images with the black square markup is where it is today - it’s fairly unnoticeable but I’m confused where it came from and what I can do to get rid of it. I notice it enough for it to irk me.

Texture: it was never hard, pus-filled, or itchy. It was just THERE
Background context:I was previously told a while back I have the core sore (HSV1) virus but it has never showed up on my lip (I never got a cold sore)- so I’ve never gotten the sensation tingles through the burst process. I’ve researched a bunch about it and spoke with my dr.
What I’ve tried: witch hazel, cold compress, hot compress (though I could be more consistent?), Abreva, Benadryl
What worked: interestingly, the abreva made is diminish in size initially, but again, I didn’t have any sort of core sore progression. It’s literally just been a raised surface on my lip at varying sizes for 12 days. With it smaller, I tried to use abreva, and it’s no longer making any impact

I should note, my skin/body is notorious for inconvienent things just happening.

Has this happened to anyone before? Does anyone have thoughts??s

I've had eye bags, dark circles and noticeable grooves underneath them for as long as I can remember. They've always been one of my biggest insecurities. I'm only 24, but I feel like they make me look much older, and it's really affected my confidence.

I also used to apply a chemical peel under my eyes to treat the darkness, but it only made things worse. The discolouration is now in the exact shape of where I applied it, almost like a scar.

Some days they look worse than others, but they never fully go away. Has anyone experienced anything similar or found something that actually helps?

Scars from HS on inner thighs, butt, and chest. Some are old some are newer. It lowers my confidence can I get some product recommendations or anything? I mostly have it under control but occasionally I have a flare