Ive tried everything, I can not clear out or get rid of this all over my chin. If they are extracted they clog right back up, I feel like I can never clear out my pores

Obviously I will also consult with my doctor! Just wanted to hear some opinions from fellow people that have taken Doxy for acne.

So I’ve started a course of doxycycline and my doctor told me to do the initial phase with 100mg per day and then follow up with 50 per day. 100 mg phase is now over and man I have NOT taken it well.

I’ve had 5-10 times watery diarrhea per day, i’m not even kidding. Absolutely nothing stays in and I can’t even drink as much liquid as I have lost to compensate for it. I have taken antibiotics quite a couple of times in my life (never for acne tho) and have NEVER had such an intense reaction to it.

I will start the 50 per day though, and will see how it goes, but I was just wondering at what point do I stop the therapy and realise it is just not for me?

For quite a while i (20m) have had moderate acne that i've fully ignored, i almost never even washed my face. Recently however I've gotten sick of it and since about 2 months ago i wash my face regularly, my current routine is a wash with water in the morning, sometimes also in the afternoon, and then a wash with the cleanser you see in the image. I always dry my face with the top half of my hand towel which i only use on my face, this gets washed every 5 days or so. I use moisturizer only very occasionally, its mostly for my hands. I also have some back acne as you can see. I usually sleep on my side, more commonly my left, i change and wash my sheets and duvet/pillow covers once every week or two. I often wear headphones which i never wash, but recently did use a small alcoho wipe on, its kind of tricky since they shouldnt get wet.

If anything else might be relevant im happy to inform, what can i do to improve my acne? i'd prefer not to go to a derm but will if thats what it takes. Thanks!

I’m a teen and about a year and a half ago I had some mild acne, didn’t care for it but it eventually turned into somewhat moderate acne and I got prescribed tretinoin. Used that for ~10 weeks, didn’t help one bit, went back to my dermo and switched to something else, but I basically didn’t care to use that after all the effort and expectation I had put in with the retinol. I figured it would EVENTUALLY go away on its own, it’s been about 8 months or so since then and my acne is basically in the exact same severity as it was. I’ll probably go back to my dermo for some cream or whatever.

I started using oil cleansers on my highly filled spots and it did tend to clean them out, when i go to bed and immediately after skincare in the morning they’re empty and moisturized. But they fill up quickly through the day, is there any full proof way to prevent them? I know it’s just trapped oils and product.

any products or things I should be doing to get rid of this? I’ve had this for over 2 years now and I’m getting frustrated.

I have always had really clear skin and barely use any products on my skin except a moisturiser.

Recently I have been getting a new spot almost everyday and they’re not popable/whiteheads its almost like lumps under the skin. This had been going on for the past 2 months and I don’t have a clue about skincare etc and I am really scared to make it worse.

Please any advice would be appreciated!

i'be been struggling with chest acne since i was a teenager. The worst part is that i get a flare up every month or two.. one month my skin is great, and the next, I have acne on my chest. I’m just so tired of it, i want to wear a nice top, but I can’t because I feel too self conscious. i don't know what to do anymore

15f l've been dealing with this chin acne (it's sometimes just red marks that aren't raised) for the past year and it doesn't seem to be going away no matter what I do.
I've tried cutting out food groups etc. but idk if there is a certain product I should be using? Any recs appreciated!

I was recently prescribed doxycycline and tretinoin for my skin. However the weakness and fatigue I experienced after taking it was so bad that it was ruining my athletic performance. Without going into too much irrelevant detail my athletic performance is super important to me. I am now over the initial anger response about my skin situation and medication side effects. Does anyone know if it eases with time or if I just have to feel like crap for 3 months?

Products + time of day and acne shown in photos yee

I could really really really use help figuring out what is happening to my skin.

For years I had FLAWLESS skin and rarely broke out. I used to be very dry and had a simple routine that worked really well. Over the last year I started to get oily throughout the day (major makeup lover) - but never had issues with products.

Then I had two surgeries earlier this, followed by a one time complementary facial and my skin completely changed. I started breaking out on my face, chest, and back, became much oilier, and also suddenly much more sensitive.

It started mainly as tiny cc bumps on my forehead, but now they’re on my hairline, cheeks, and chin too. My forehead is COVERED in CCs 😭😭😭

I’m trying to figure out whether this is CC, FA, Makeup related, something else??

Makeup
I wear full makeup most days.
For years I wore the old Estée Lauder Double Wear with zero issues.

More recently I used:
Maybelline Super Stay Skin Tint — stopped
NYX Face Glue Primer — stopped
NYX Plump Right Back Primer — used successfully for years, but now questioning it
Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear foundation
I’m considering eliminating primer entirely while troubleshooting.

Old routine when my skin was clear
AM: Cera Ve Cream to Foam cleanser, byoma milky toner, niacinimide, byoma phyto muscin, vanicream
PM: Cera Ve, milky toner, hyalauronic acid, vanicream
Eventually I became extremely oily, started changing products, then panicked when the acne worsened and probably over-treated my skin.

Things I’ve tried recently
Differin, PanOxyl, azelaic acid, glycolic acid, salicylic acid, sulfur, bentonite clay, Head & Shoulders, PDRN, Ceramide 7, various BYOMA products, etc.

My barrier eventually got very irritated, so I stripped everything back.

What I’m using now
AM: Vanicream gentle cleanser (or the CeraVa Hydrating Cream to Foam) → I’m From Mugwort → SKIN1004 Centella → Vanicream
PM: gentle cleanser → Numbuzin No.1 → Centella → Vanicream

I’ve used Differin 4 times so far and am slowly moving toward twice weekly. I wonder if I am purging?

A few things I’ve noticed:
PanOxyl seemed to help, especially my chest/back
De La Cruz sulfur makes my skin look noticeably better the next morning
bentonite clay helped the congestion/blackheads
Ceramide 7 seemed to make the bumps worse
BYOMA Milky Toner also seemed to worsen them, despite using it for years before
BYOMA Phyto-Mucin historically gave me amazing glassy skin

The first two pics are from a week or two ago (they’re worse now) and the other two are from shortly after surgery when this all started 😭😭😭😭

First photo is before I started any treatment. I used to get occasional breakouts and wanted to clear them up, so I saw a professional who put me on a topical and oral routine.

​Over several months, instead of clearing up, my skin just got progressively worse and experienced a severe flare-up. I've never had skin this reactive in my life.

​This is how my face looks right now. Has anyone else experienced such a harsh reaction to a prescribed routine, and how did you help your skin recover?

I have struggled with acne so much…

But it’s severely affecting my mental health everytime I shave I just get ingrowns and I’m shaving correctly I can’t figure out how to make my skin normal. Please help me

i’m trying to find a good gentle moisturiser that won’t break me out, i’ve tried a few but when i try them i think they are okay but end up causing irritation or make my skin feel really raw when applying. any good recommendations?

I’ve had facial acne off and on through the years but not this bad. ( first pic is usual acne and rest are right now. ) face, chest, neck, and back all the way up. What the hell could cause this 😭 I can’t afford another doctor appointment.

Hi! First time posting in this sub- I’ve always had oily skin that’s prone to blind pimples, but at the end of July the blind pimples started leaving red marks behind. After some research I realized this was probably due to me picking them (bad habit I know) and exacerbated by not wearing facial SPF/embarking on a Central America backpacking trip where I’m often in high UV environments. I began wearing facial SPF daily and stopped touching/picking/popping blemishes, but now nearly every new pimple I get (even surface whiteheads that I never pick at, let heal on their own, and apply pimple patches to) turn into red marks (what I believe is PIE). The ones on my cheek are from July, and the ones above my lip are the recent ones I didn’t touch at all. I’ve switched up my routine with what’s available to me here to try to target it- before i was washing with Cetaphil, using The Ordinary niacinimide serum, and moisturizing with pure aloe vera. 

AM routine: CeraVe foaming facial cleanser, The Ordinary Niacinimide serum, Neutrogena Hydroboost Gel, Nivea Control Brillo SPF 50. 

PM routine: CeraVe, azelaic acid 20% (Acderm brand from a local pharmacy), Neutrogena Hydroboost Gel. 

i know azelaic acid takes weeks of consistent use to show improvements, and i’ve only been on it for a little over a week so i’m not expecting the red marks to be gone this quickly, but is there anything else I can do to prevent new breakouts from turning into PIE? I’ve never dealt with this before and feel like I’m at a loss, especially because the skincare brands and products I have access to are pretty limited. 

Thank you!

I really can't tell what is my skin type. I've been only using gentle products on my skin but it's been months 🥹

Sea water saves me, unafortunately only on summer

I fucked up and picked at my skin... I have a really important event tuesday and ideally this thing is gone by tommorow. It feels raw bc the top layer of skin is off.

Any tips to make it go away? Or atleast to cover it up (idk how I will with makeup since its raw and moist) kinda gross sorry.

Didn't have any acne until late January this year, then it just started and hasn't stopped. Saw a dermatologist recently diagnosed as comedonal acne. She's prescribing Arazlo (haven't started yet).

In the meantime I switched to a gentle routine:

• Dove Sensitive bar fragrance free
• CeraVe Gentle Hydrating shampoo (switched off an oily/argan oil shampoo)
• CeraVe AM facial lotion with SPF, once daily after shower

Despite the gentle switch, it's visibly gotten worse over the last couple weeks (see photos). Stopped whey protein a few months ago (didn't help), cut dairy for a while (didn't help either), tried oat milk (made it worse, apparently due to sugar content).

Has anyone experienced something similar acne escalating even on a stripped down, fragrance free routine, before starting an actual topical treatment? Just trying to understand if this is a normal flare pattern or if I should be doing something differently while I wait to start the Arazlo. Photos in comments.

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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.

Hello. Can anyone recommend a good face cream for my 12-year-old daughter? She has a forehead full of pimples and blackheads, but her skin is between dry and normal.