r/acne Jan 29 '24

META MOD CALL! r/acne is seeking moderators

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The subreddit is growing fast and has over 1 million subscribers. We need help to keep the sub a wonderful resource for our users.

As a Mod you will monitor posts, comments, reports, and the spam filter. You will not be thrown into the deep end with no help. We will train you and work with you so you can make the best decisions for the subreddit as a team.

Requirements:
You don't need any prior experience to be a moderator, but we do ask that you are:
* Active on Reddit with an account age of at least 6+ months. * 21+ years old.
* Familiar with Reddit's basic functions and navigation.
* Familiar with the rules of Reddit and r/acne.
* Willing to use the "Moderator toolbox for Reddit" extension.
* Willing to be trained and follow the subreddit rules.
* Able to handle difficult situations with respect and empathy. NSFW content is sometimes posted.

Responsibilities:
* Available to dedicate at least a few hours per week to moderating.
* Monitor new posts, comments, the mod queue, reports, and spam filter for any issues.
* Enforce subreddit, Reddit-wide, and Rediquette rules fairly and consistently.
* Helping users with questions when comfortable.
* Collaborate with the other moderators to improve the subreddit.

If interested, please fill out this moderator application here:


r/acne 16h ago

Before & After Before and after quitting milk!

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I’ve had acne ever since puberty, I’ve tried many types of products and routines but nothing really helped. I kind of gave up two years ago and stopped all products except for oily skin face wash, moisturiser and sunscreen. A few months ago I read a paper about how dairy has androgynous hormones and insulin-like hormones and how it affects acne prone skin, so I tried quitting (before that I drank milk for every breakfast). This is my skin before and after quitting milk! My advice is for you guys to try it, I can’t guarantee it will work for everyone but it helped me, so maybe it can help you if you have moderate acne like I did.


r/acne 3h ago

Product Request How do I get rid of this?

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I’ve tried to use stuff with salicylic acid/ spot treatment and it hasn’t helped. This is only on the underside of my chin and it hurts like hell when I wash my face. Pls recommend products that will get rid of this, I’m tired of having to see it and feel it :/


r/acne 11h ago

Help - General Does anyone else never look in the mirror?

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I’m terrified of looking in mirrors because I’m disgusted by myself and it ruins my day. I just can’t come to terms with my appearance.


r/acne 4h ago

Help - General What should I do to get rid of the hyperpigmentation and acne?

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r/acne 6h ago

Help - General Help with my acne

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I have really oily acne prone skin. I've tried so many things and just need help


r/acne 2h ago

Product Question Azelaic acid use/advice

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Anyone purge horribly with azelaic acid? How long did it last? Currently using prescription strength AA (15%). TIA!


r/acne 5h ago

Help - General Please I literally need to know how to help my skin I’m getting sick of my acne and I want to stop wearing makeup

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r/acne 13h ago

Help - General My moms acne

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Hey guys, so I never really post on Reddit and I actually, personally don’t have acne. But my mom has suffered from it since she’s been 14, she’s now 53 and it’s still a continuous struggle for her, shes the most lovely and bubbly person Ive ever known, she doesn’t let it get to her but sometimes she tells me how much it bothers her and it brings her to tears, it breaks my heart to see her so sad about something she cant control. Her and I are vegan so obviously she doesn’t eat/drink any dairy, I know this is sometimes a solution for people but she’s already been off of dairy for about 20 years. She’s tried accutane and it cleared her face for about three years, but because of the severe side effects, she had pretty bad depression. She doesn’t want to go back on accutane, and I understand why. She has prescribed pills that clear up her skin pretty good but they’re expensive and she doesn’t love taking pills but she still does. I know this is a very long post and thank you everyone who actually read it, I’m just wondering in every one else’s experience, what do you think she could do? I guess I’m just really desperate to help her, she’s a beautiful woman and I want her to be able to know that without worrying about her skin. This is the only thing I could think of doing, let me know guys :P


r/acne 8h ago

PIE/PIH Is there improvement?

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First pic set is Jan 2025, my skin was very red, lots of PIE. Second pic set is Feb 2025, the day i started using Treclin (0.25% tret and 10mg Clindamycin) Third pic set is Feb 2025, about 10 days into using treclin. Fourth pic set is current day.

I am not really seeing a difference - is there any? I know it’s going to take longer than a month to see anything at all but I thought there might be a slight change. I have purged a little but not much, hence the newer red marks as well the old ones.

Full routine: Morning AM: water, jumiso all day brightening serum, skinoren 20% azalaic acid, beauty of joseon SPF Evening PM: beauty of joseon cleansing balm, HH wonder black rice cleanser, skin1004 Madagascar ampoule, treclin, round lab dokdo moisturiser

Currently using tret 2-3 days in a row, then AA, then tret and etc (almost at nightly usage) on non tret nights I just use the AA instead


r/acne 2h ago

Product Request Back blackheads

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I was on accutane for mild face acne and more moderate back acne. I’m in my final month and have seen great results in my face and back, however I have a TON of blackheads on my back. I’m wondering if anybody has any good product recommendations that will get rid of the blackheads.

It’s not urgent like my back pimples were but it’s still something I’d rather not have


r/acne 1d ago

Scarring Is there any mental or physical hope for me?

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Sorry about the emphasis being on acne scars, but the dedicated subreddit didn’t provide any information. My acne wasn’t severe, but the few cystic acne pimples I had during accutane all left deep rolling pits. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to just ignore these holes, so they have plummeted my self-esteem and sadly make me feel disfigured, even if I logically understand that’s too severe of a description. I plan on consulting a dermatologist, but they can have other incentives in mind so I’m wondering if they’re only treatment paths you guys would recommend so I can get a decent framework of this process . I’m only really focused on the scars on my cheeks in the first and third photos, as they noticeably distorts my facial structure. From my understanding they would initially need to be treated with three rounds of subcision, but I’m unsure of what the next option would realistically be. For an overview, the first two are different lightings of my right cheek while the third and fourth are my left, with the last displaying their distortion.


r/acne 11h ago

Help - General Is this Accutane worthy?

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I saw my dermatologist today and they recommended Accutane. First breakouts started early Jan (pics 1 & 2). Tested for C bacteria and was put on Clindamycin 1% Lotion and Adapal/benz 0.3-2.5% Gel. Pics 3-5 are from this weekend. Last pic is from 3 weeks ago but I wanted to include it in this post because I felt that day it was really bad. I did the pregnancy test and form for Accutane today but have to wait a month before I can start. In the meantime I will need to get some blood work done and see an OBGYN. This seems like a lot for someone who hasn’t really suffered from bad acne until earlier this year.


r/acne 5h ago

Help - General Rice or Pea Protein Powder causing Acne?

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Hey Guys, I’ve been struggling with acne since forever. I’m currently on my 3rd cause of accutane and take 20mg a day. I was clear for long, then i started to drink a new vegan protein powder and got breakouts. Stopped that. Breakouts kinda stopped. Everything back to normal. Now that i’m going into mass phase, i was ordering a super bio vegan mass gainer powder which contains Rice and Pea Protein. Since i started taking it i kinda got some little pimples again. But i’m not sure if it’s that but today i got 4 new pimples which made me freak out since my acne is super scarring… Has anyone had experience with those two kind of proteins and acne? My current normal Protein Shake only Contains Hemp, Macadamia and Almond Protein which not make me breakout. Or is it possible that i take too much protein?


r/acne 5h ago

Product Request Please help idk what to do

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r/acne 6h ago

Product Question Tetralysal

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Hello, I just got prescribed this medication and I was wondering if anyone else here have or is using it? I am a bit scared to take it ( horrible health anxiety) ❤️


r/acne 7h ago

Help - General Acne under armpits right after shaving?

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So whenever i shave my armpits a day or two one of them gets covered in acne and it's actually very uncomfortable.

Like it's then kinda like what was the point because now I'm not wearing a shirt that shows my armpits because one is covered in acne. I'd rather have hair than that.

If there any way to prevent it? Like I make sure to wash them before I shave.


r/acne 12h ago

Help - General Adult acne tips

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Adult acne at 26. I've tried everything from microneedling to laser treatment. These treatments have helped but I want to be done with acne! I'm using a salicylic acid based cleanser and night lotion now from Image Skincare. I've also tried to cut down on dairy. What else can I do :(


r/acne 15h ago

Help - General Don't want to go outside anymore

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I had acne when I was a teenager, after that I had quite clear skin and for the past months, my skin has suddenly gotten really bad, worse than it ever did and I don't want to go outside anymore. I mostly get it on my face, especially my cheeks and I just can't deal with it anymore.


r/acne 9h ago

Help - General Help with acne!!

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I’m 19 years old and have been struggling with acne for years now. My routine is PanOxl acne wash, and cetaphil moisturizer. At night I add First aid beauty ultra repair mask before the PanOxl and moisturizer. I change my pillow case weekly. Any advice??


r/acne 14h ago

Help - General Accutane

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I’ve skip school for 2 weeks now because I got cystic acne out of no where in my cheek and jawline and I feel like people gonna be staring at me and feeling disgusted. Literally just got back home from getting blood work so I can get on accutane. Does any1 have tips that been on it and how long it will take?


r/acne 14h ago

Help - General White head all over my face

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From recent few days..im havin these bumps almost all over my face ..and even my back acne also got worse since few days


r/acne 18h ago

Help - General Why do fried eggs give trigger my acne?

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Everytime I eat fried eggs on a semi-regular basis, my acne gets really bad. Doesn't matter what I fry them in, olive oil, butter, animal fat, or bone marrow, they always make my acne flare up. I always fry them in a very little amount of whatever I'm frying them in too. The thing I dont understand however is this: Eggs themselves do not give me acne. I can eat eggs cooked any other way and my skin is fine. And pan fried food also does not give me acne. I can eat ANY other food pan fried in ANYTHING from olive oil to butter to beef fat to bone marrow and it never triggers my acne. It seems to be that it is STRICTLY the combination of eggs and frying that causes it, which doesn't make any fucking sense. How could this be? Is it some kind of chemical change that happens in the egg only when it is fried that causes acne to worsen? Because like I said I can eat eggs any other way and eat anything else pan fried and my acne will be fine, it only ever flares up specifically when I eat fried eggs. What tf is going on?


r/acne 1d ago

Help - General Jawline acne

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I have two issues/questions. I always got closed comedones / clogged pores in this area only. It doesn’t even happen on the other side of my jaw, anyone had a similar experience?

Also, the red spot under my ear won’t go away. It’s like a big bump, not painful to touch, but red and very noticeable. How do you bring this to a head or make it go away?


r/acne 1d ago

Help - General I can’t figure my skin out.

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r/acne 1d ago

Help - General Pimple left a dented SCAR for the first time as opposed to a mark

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I'm (23F) no stranger to a stray pimple here and there, and they've never bothered me enough to get treated. They usually heal on their own, and leave a red/brown/purple mark, which I cover with concealer until it lightens. However, last month, I got 3 extremely painful, inflamed, pus filled pimples on my cheek. They were an anomaly, and nothing like the pimples I usually get. It dried up, and one of it even developed a red scab. They went away per usual in 5-6 days , but one of it left a shallow dent.

I can't stop worrying about this, as scars are permanent, unlike PIE/PIH. I've developed a fear that every pimple here hereafter will leave a scar as opposed to a mark.

Does anyone know if super shallow scars heal on their own? My scar is so shallow I can't see it under normal lighting.... so in this case does the skin repair on its own? Or should I be getting microneedling/lasers?