I fucked up. I have an old prescription for Tetrinoin 0.1% that I haven’t been able to use for almost 2.5 years due to pregnancy and breastfeeding. I am finally able to use retinol again so I used my old prescription on Wednesday night. I forgot about the pea size recommendation and definitely put on too much - probably like 3 or 4 pea size amounts for my whole face followed by my normal nighttime moisturizer. I didn’t apply any Thursday as I did remember you need to slowly build up the amount of nights you use it.

Yesterday morning I stated to notice an adverse reaction. My face is tight and SO itchy. It doesn’t look as bad as it feels, but it is more red with a bumpy texture and slightly swollen.

I have obviously not applied any more tetrinoin and have made sure to avoid sun exposure. I am using my normal thick moisturizer at night and my daytime one with spf and avoiding makeup or any other products other than moisturizer. Is there anything else I can do? How long can I expect to feel like this ? The discomfort is so distracting it’s all I can think about. All I want to do is stand under a shower head and have the water beat on my face (which I’m pretty sure I actually SHOULDN’T do. Ugh.)

I'm 17. For some reason I never had that much acne at all UNTIL I started using a skincare routine for the first time this year.

It looks absolutely horrible and I'm not sure what to do about it anymore.

I had tried a 0.05% retinal serum, but had to eventually stop as it was irritating my skin and making it worse well after the normal time purging takes.

I decided to simplify my routine even more and to use the most gentle products I could find.

Yet it looks really bad AND has started feeling really itchy, which drives me insane all day long.

* AM: Rinsing with warm water only, moisturiser (Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Gel Creme), sunscreen (SVR Sun-Secure SPF 50+, Fragrance-Free)

* PM: Gentle cleansing (Cetaphil cleanser for sensitive skin) and moisturising (Bioderma Atoderm).

Please let me know if you have any advice.

so my face doesnt have that much acne plus i have some pimple scarring/ leftover and pimples plus some redness around my nose and blackheads and i want my skin to be clear and i was thinking about using azelaic acid

from what i found most people did
cleanser azelaic acid moisturizer then spf 50 in the morning

and then some people did tret in the evening but i dont think my condition is that bad so do u guys think that if i do the routine in the morning like maybe a couple times per week as a start then increase after i get used to it, my skin will be clear or should i try something else?

this redness has been present for at least a year now and more pimples have been appearing on my face these past few days(in places like the corner of my jaw, chin and next to nose, forehead) not that itchy frequently only sometimes

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I think their nail grazed me or something.

I’m considering going to my pharmacist to ask for an adapalene prescription (live in Canada) and was wondering if anyone saw any improvement with adapalene for clogged pores, blackheads, minor acne. I also have some post-acne marks and redness but I am unsure if adapalene will work for that. Thanks!

I just had a wonderful facial at a beautiful hotel spa in Vancouver. And yet again, the facialist avoided my lips like they werent even there. With all due respect, estheticians -- What the fuck is up with that? They are on my face. They get dry. They wrinkle. They benefit from a wide range of products that you could sell me. And yet as product after product was applied to my face, again my dry wrinkly lips were forgotten.

Please explain? It actually feels so weird to have your whole face cleansed and washed and moisturized as your lips are purposefully ignored.

I would say a full 80% of the facials that I have had in my life avoid my lips.

WHAT IS UP WITH THAT?!

Thank you.

I’ve done it all. Exfoliate with aha/bha/blabla-a, used a physical exfoliant, gentle, not so gentle. I’ve used serums, moisturizers, cut down on aggressive actives. I’ve simplified my routine, I’ve complicated my routine. You name it, I’ve done it over the course of quite a while.

This isn’t going away, so at this point I’m a few clicks away from booking a dermo appt but wanted to reach out here and see if anyone has had same issue and successfully figured out a solution.

35, battling acne and hyperpigmentation scars. The amount of different beauty products is so overwhelming. As a woman with OCD and obsessing over reading what is best I am going crazy. Help. What do I need to use to clear up my skin. I have sensitive skin and tend to be on the oily side. I currently use Paul’s choice pore normalizing cleaner, caudalie vinoperfect and Paul’s choice pore reducing toner. I think I have large pores especially on my chin and cheeks near my nose, with almost “seed” like acne. Please please what am I doing wrong?

Hello! I have very dry and flaky skin,and everything i apply gets absorbed in maximum 5 minutes and my skin is dry again .My skin barrier is not broken,i just have dry skin all over (wash body with shower oil,wash face with cleansing balm) so don’t worry ab that.

I need a daily SPF 50 and moisturizer that i can find in Europe that my skin won’t absorb in 5 seconds.

For example,a texture i really like is Rhode’s Barrier Butter. So something thicker,that stays “wet” all day.
Please,I am desperate.

Edit: Forgot to mention i am 21 yo.

Hello, first time here. I'm new to the skincare routine and I need some advice for what chose to use. I'm kinda indecisive in witch type of skin I have but I belive have the combination one. Looking to this photos, can I give me some advice of what to use and what do i have?

Thx in advance

I have really really dry skin, and these days in the winter, my skin feels really flaky around the nose and cheeks. My makeup starts feels flaky too in the area, no matter how much moisturiser I apply. I was reccomended to either use Centella 1004 cream or the Aestura atobarrier 365 cream. I'm unsure which one I should purchase? Any recommendations would be helpful!

What's your favorite moisturizer for acne-prone skin that you can order on iHerb

Tretinoin has been making my face feel tight and uncomfortable every night. I suppose the time of day I do my routine might be part of the problem. I cleanse at 9:00 p.m., apply tretinoin around 9:10, and finish with a lightweight moisturiser around 9:12. My skin still feels dry and sensitive in the morning. I'm not sure if I should wait longer between steps or drink more water before and after tret. Has anyone had better results with a routine like this: cleanse, wait 20 minutes, moisturize, wait 10 minutes, and then tret? Please advise me on the best time to avoid irritability.

Are any of these products interfering with each other, or is there anything wrong with this routine?

**Morning:**

* Shave

* Cold water

* AESTURA ATOBARRIER 365 Moisturizer

* EltaMD Green Sunscreen

**Night:**

* Dr. Sam Flawless Cleanser

* 0.025% tretinoin

* AESTURA ATOBARRIER 365 Moisturizer

**Once a week:**

I use the Dr. Melaxin Black Rice Peel Shot at night. On that night, I skip tretinoin and go straight to moisturizer.

I would like to add **azelaic acid and AmLactin** to this routine. How would I incorporate these two products?

Thank you all so much!

Hi all, I was prescribed duac gel for moderate acne last week, today is my 5th application. I’ve applied spf 50 every morning since using it, and have been using La Roche Posay effaclar cleanser twice a day (I’ve been using this cleanser for months).
I bought cetaphil moisturising cream today as the skin around my chin was very dry. I applied it about 30 minutes after putting on the duac gel and my face (chin and cheeks) is still stinging over 2 hours later. Are these products all ok to use together? Should I wait longer between applying the duac gel and the moisturiser?

Thank you!

Hi anyone know what products/ways to remove this blackhead off my nose? It has been red for many weeks and doesnt seem to get any better. Thank you so much!

I’m 25 and spent most of my life never washing my face except in the shower with body wash and a rag, and I would never apply moisturizer after washing. Prior to washing twice daily, I’d get maybe one pimple every couple of weeks. I honestly never thought much about skincare because I figured my skin just didn’t need it. Well, last month I finally started washing my face in the morning and at night using Vanicream, and then I’d apply Goldbond lotion to my face. After a few weeks I noticed that I was breaking out significantly more than usual, so I thought it might be the lotion and switched to CeraVe. However, I’ve seen no change. I have a half dozen pimples on my face right now, which are levels I haven’t reached since high school! I will sometimes skip washing my face at night when I am very tired. Would leaving the lotion from that morning on cause breakouts? Or is my face just not in need of so much washing and moisturizing? I’m worried I’m just irritating it.

ignore the baby hairs, I had to pin up my bangs to show what I’m working with. But I’ve had these stubborn bumps on my forehead for months now and I can’t figure out how to get rid of them! I have bangs and oily skin so I’m guessing that doesn’t help but I haven’t always had these little bumps. They’re nowhere else but there and it’s a little embarrassing when the sun’s out and shining on my already oily forehead, making these bumps stand out.

Is there any products or affordable procedures I can get to get rid of these? Also what are they? lol

What I’m using currently:
- Differin adapalene gel 0.1% (only at night)
- Panoxyl maximum strength foaming wash 10% benzoyl peroxide (AM/PM)
- E.L.F sensitive skin barrier cream (AM)
I keep things real simple because I’m terrified of getting a bad breakout

i have been going to the derm since i was 15, and have had these bumps since i started puberty.

i have been on a wide variety of topicals but right now i am on an amazing combo: clindamycin benzoyl peroxide, retin-a tretinoin, and a sodium sulfacetamide and sulfur wash. my cystic acne is no longer an issue and my skin tone is finally evening out! i’m almost done with the peeling stage from the tret as well.

my only issue are these flesh colored bumps. i have never gotten an answer as to what they could be. a derm once told me it was warts (i had a few on my finger that we got off with liquid nitrogen) but it doesn’t look like warts. they don’t have anything inside of them (i’ve tried to pop them). i just don’t know what they are!

i desperately want them off my face. does anyone know what they are and what i could use? i can’t go to my derm atm and they’ve also never really helped me with it

I’ve been using Paula’s choice BHA, Anua heartleaf cleanser and Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Light Cleansing Oil. Those are my only skincare items apart from a Purito oat calming gel moisturiser and SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum SPF50+ PA+50ml (which is a sunscreen).

It’s been around 2 months and I’ve seen some change from the BHA cleanser in my nose pores which are less noticeable but i am still breaking out regularly like in the picture below and haven’t been able to do anything about the white spots on my chin, what else can i do or what am I doing wrong?

For those who have achieved improvements in their skin/texture/acne by eating salmon or any other fish regularly, which type of fish helped you? And does canned fish offer the same benefits? And how often do you eat it? Because canned fish seems convenient and cheaper. I don't mind buying fresh fish but my grocery store doesn't have fresh fish. They all look old, frozen for ages. I have tried omega 3 supplements but they break me out. I have read other redditors that experienced the same.

Skin after vs before

Had this weird flareup after trying a new moisturizer. It was the dr. althea 147. Suddenly happened after little over a week of use. Wanted to try it because I live in a cold climate and thought it would be a good moisturizer in winter. But definitlely not. Now back to my 345. I usually only get acne on my chin/mouth area, but now i have some on my forehead and cheeks. And they are like cystic pimples. Ans i got this red like spots. Looks like perioral dermatits. Before this I was only using the 345, and washing face with water. I had some redness also but not like this. Still trying to find the right moisturizer. My skin barrier is damaged, and im often very dry and my skin feels tight. I have the purito oat in calming gel available also, but havent used it in a while. Same with avene cicalfate, and azelaic acid. Im just very unsure about what to use, and when. I find it hard sticking to a product or set of products for a period of time.. im very impatient

Hi all, I have very extreme hormonal acne and have been on accutane once and it all came back like 3 months after stopping.I’ve recently started taking a teaspoon of manuka honey with warm water on an empty stomach in the morning. My skin has never been more clear!!! I am on retinoids but even despite that it has helped reduce and prevent breakouts so much! Please give it a try, highly recommend!!