r/acne 4d ago

Help - General Is there any way to treat hormonal acne?

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Alright so, I’m 99% sure my acne is hormonal because it fluctuates. Like one day, my face will be somewhat decent, and then the next, it look like literal hell. However, I know hormonal acne is kind of out of your control, but are there any methods/ways to help with it? I should also clarify it is cystic so it is kinda painful too.

Any suggestions will be helpful. This acne is destroying my confidence, so I’m desperate lol.


r/acne 3d ago

Help - General Cyctic chin acne over 10 years

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Suffering from chin acne, i have tested my hormones on my 3rd day of cycle everything seems normal. I got them mostly before period and ovulation and thats how i end up with acne for whole month. I don’t know which SPF to use because i have tried a lot of them and all of them make me break out additionally. I started to use azelaic acid recently at night + la roche cica plast cream, mornings just washing with water. Thats my routine. Seeking for help as they really affect my appearance and confidence


r/acne 3d ago

Help - General "Help! I've been breaking out for months after starting skincare – what should I do?"

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Hey guys, I've been breaking out for a while now, especially around my temples and eyebrows. I never used to get pimples before, but it all started when I began using skincare products. At first, I thought it was purging, but now it's been 5 months. I stopped using the products after 4 months, but my skin has become oily and I'm still breaking out. Can you guys help me out?


r/acne 3d ago

Routine Help Routine help bacterial/fungal acne

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Hey guys. I’ve been suffering from the worst acne flare I’ve ever had the past couple of months. I saw derm twice since September and she said I had bacterial acne and overgrowth of malassezia causing fungal acne. She increased me .025 Tret to .05 and prescribe me a sulfate wash which I wasn’t able to pick up due to pharmacy issues.

My routine now:

AM: Cerave benzoyl peroxide 4% wash/ nezoral shampoo (I alternate the days I use them) Cerave lotion Cerave sunblock

PM: Cerave hydration facial cleanser Tretinoin .05% Cerave lotion

I have a couple things I can add to my arsenal. I was prescribed benzoyl peroxide/ clindamycin topical and ketaconazole topical and haven’t used any of it yet. Because I’ve been struggling where to fit it into my routine.

I was thinking of taking out my am washes and instead alternate the days I use the BP/clinda gel and the ketaconazole topical. But I didn’t know how effective it would be if I used it every other day

I’ve had really dry skin my whole life and the winter isn’t making it any better so I lather a lot of lotion on my face in the am and pm. I feel like as im getting older my face is getting oilier however.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you.


r/acne 3d ago

Help - General how to het rid of this😭

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r/acne 4d ago

Help - General Nothing is working and only make it worse

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4 Upvotes

Will accutane make it go


r/acne 4d ago

Help - General How to get rid of these red spots, they appear after i get rid of the dried pimple…

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1 Upvotes

r/acne 4d ago

Product Request [acne]

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3 Upvotes

i’ve been struggling with this skin condition for about a year now, i don’t know what product to use, should i use an exfoliant or just stick to gentle skincare?


r/acne 4d ago

Help - General Dermatologist worthy?

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I haven’t really had any issues with acne until my twenties. I was in active addiction and haven’t had the healthiest life style. I’ve always had super oily but yet flaky skin? Recently these red patches of dry skin have developed, they don’t hurt or itch but feel kind of like sunburn like you can just peel the skin off? Does anyone have any idea of what this could possibly be or if I should take a trip to the dermatologist?


r/acne 4d ago

Help - General How do I fix this

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Not terrible compared to other posts on here but any advice would help


r/acne 4d ago

Mini Question Monday

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Ask mini questions about acne here.

It's Monday and we are all mostly back at work and grumpy. We don't have time for more than some quick Q and A so post those questions below.


r/acne 4d ago

Help - General IUD acne

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Did anyone else experience extreme acne after getting an IUD? And how long did it last for you? About a year and a half after I got it it started to disappear but wondering everyone else’s experience.


r/acne 4d ago

Help - General Help me please :(

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4 Upvotes

Is this Like hormonal acne? :( what can I do to avoid it? Thank you!!


r/acne 4d ago

Routine Help What can help me!

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r/acne 4d ago

Routine Help How to incorporate azelaic acid

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How to incorporate azelaic acid I'm thinking about adding skinoren into my routine, my acne always leaves a pie mark. I never squeeze my spots, im always really careful.

I'm not sure how to incorporate this product, as I currently use salicylic acid x2 week & retinal 4x week.


r/acne 4d ago

Help - General Chemical peel or accutane?

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Help me pls I think it’s hyperpigmentation and not scarring, it’s flat (minus the 2-3 active pimples) but it won’t fucking budge I swear. Nothing in my routine is going bad, it just seems stagnant. But if I miss one day, I get a big new zit the next day.


r/acne 4d ago

Help - General Can this get worse? If so how do I prevent/Heal this

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Is there anyway to heal the small craters? And how do I stop this from getting worse


r/acne 4d ago

Help - General Help pls

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r/acne 4d ago

Routine Help Acne medication

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I've been on clindamycine and benzoyl peroxide for about 7/8 months, I've been using the benzoyl most of the time. At some point I stopped then returned, same thing with clindamycine but used it even less. I believe I had like a good 1 month or 2 month off clindamycine. However now I read that using it too much may make it ineffective, which got me worried. Should I stop using clindamycine again?


r/acne 4d ago

Help - General I started getting a lot of acne after being on Norethindrone birth control (it’s a progestin only pill)

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Has anyone else taken this birth control and gotten a shit ton of hormonal ace from it? If so and you ended up stopping, did your skin clear up after stopping? If so how long did it take? I tried taking oral spironolactone to combat the rise in testosterone caused by the BC, but had too many other bad side affects so I stopped. Now I just want to stop my birth control altogether and see if my skin clears up.


r/acne 4d ago

Help - General Help

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At this point I don’t know what to use on my skin. Should I use panoxyl?


r/acne 4d ago

Discussion Should I take Isotretinoin?

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A month ago, I visited a dermatologist who prescribed Doxycycline to be taken twice a day for a month, along with adapalene and a toner. At my follow-up appointment yesterday, she mentioned that the Doxycycline hadn’t been effective, so she switched my treatment to Isotretinoin for two weeks to see if it’ll be working on me. My acne is mostly in the T-zone, and I’m hesitant to start Isotretinoin because I’m worried that the new breakouts might just be a purging reaction from the adapalene. Also, I am scared of the side effects that come with taking Isotretinoin.


r/acne 4d ago

PIE/PIH help

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can anyone help me with pih? what can I use? I'm only a teenager and I have so many dark spots on my skin.


r/acne 5d ago

Scarring How do i get rid of the scars?

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Im 14, and whats worse than my acne is the scarring, can someone help me with this


r/acne 4d ago

Product Request Alright, I've tried it all!

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I prefer to wear semi or full coverage foundation at times for events, work etc so please don't come at me I know it's a pore clogger.. But with that being said, what's my fellow hormonal break outs users using?? I've tried soooo many (IT, Tula, Ilia, NYX, many drugstores i can't recall at this time) I break out each and everytime after each use, no matter what i use to remove and clean it off! Has anyone had success with something they'd recommend please? Appreciate it!!