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?

  • FoxyFerengi@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    2 months ago

    Are you moisturizing after the cleanser? Skin sometimes reacts to being dried out by over-producing oil, and it’s already producing extra oil because of your hormonal changes. It’s also possible the scrub is causing abrasions in your skin where bacteria can gather and form pimples. Chemical exfoliation (aha and bha are common terms to look for) is generally recommended over physical exfoliation (like St Ives apricot scrub).

    Fresh pillow cases every night can help, same with an elimination diet to see if any food is a trigger for acne.

    • cowboycrustation [he/him]OPMEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I shave my face for the peach fuzz every couple of days but I cleanse it beforehand. Ive been eating a bunch of sugar which probably isnt helping

      • Pieisawesome@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Stop shaving for a bit or use a hair trimmer to keep the fuzz in check.

        Your skin could be reacting to the shaving.

        Stop for a week or so and see if the acne improves.

        If so, it’s probably the shaving