i have a decent amount of acne after starting T. I wash my face every night with a cleanser scrub thing but still get lots of blackheads and pimples. Any tips at how to minimize this?

  • cowboycrustation [he/him]OPMEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    i don’t really care about the way it looks. Main thing is it’s occasionally painful which I don’t like

    • recursive_recursion they/them@lemmy.caEnglish
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      8 hours ago

      After chemical exfoliation(foaming clenser) I tend to use moisturizers with vitamin C during the night and ones with SPF during the day (I also apply an SPF 60+ spray on top)

      I find that washing my face occassionally throughout the day also helps keep acne down more than acne specific chemicals like retinol.

      • I’ve used retinol, clindamycin/benzoyl peroxide, retin-a/tretinoin gel and none of these prescriptions really helped, not sure if I have bad luck or if these are just pharma-scams but these are also some other options. I’d like to reiterate what @duckythescientist@sh.itjust.works advised; I’d also like to recommend consulting with a dematologist as they’ll be able to figure out what’ll be best for you and your skin🤗
    • Drusas@fedia.io
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      8 hours ago

      Zinc is the only thing that ever helped me with the sebaceous cysts. You can even use Head 'N Shoulders, if that’s still a thing.

    • Illuminostro@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 hours ago

      I understand. What I’m saying is if your personality isn’t shit, whoever you’re interested in won’t hold it against you. Good luck.