Beauty Tips For Body Care
Hi friends!First-time poster here, but I have really, really bad acne (I looked through some of the threads here and saw pictures being described as "really bad acne" that actually made me cringe about myself because mine is sooo much worse lol) and I've had it for years.I'm 22, I'm a transgender guy who hasn't begun physically transitioning in any way, and I have PCOS, which is what I think is causing my acne. I should be on birth control for it, but (a) taking birth control every day makes me want to die, or at very least cry, because of gender dysphoria and (b) taking birth control and dealing with my PCOS also requires regular trips to the gynecologist--which I straight-up cannot do.I also really don't want to go on Accutane because (a) I really don't want to take pregnancy tests every month and (b) I'm, like, ridiculously, ridiculously depressed and terrified of becoming more so.I know what I /should/ do (like, actually seek out medical guidance for my PCOS), but I was just was wondering if there's anything I can do in the interim to just combat my acne? I feel like I've tried everything but, since I was thirteen, it's been a cycle of disappointment on all fronts, from the "all natural" route to salicylic acid.Right now, I'm waking up in the morning and doing a Manuka honey face mask, washing that off, spritzing with rosewater and putting lavender oil on the most effected spots, and then at night washing with the Biore Activated Charcoal soap and spritzing with rosewater again.But this honestly doesn't seem to be working much better than the times I've been super depressed and just washed my face with hand soap lol. I've tried other things in recent memory--using only honey, using one of the soaps from LUSH, African Black Soap, Cetaphil, even using only Burt's Bees face wipes--it's all the same deal. Nothing works. Both of my cheeks are almost completely covered in red spots 365 days a year.I'm also a vegetarian, I eat really healthy, and I walk about forty minutes one way to work every day, so I don't know if diet and exercise changes are going to help /a ton/, but I probably could exercise in different ways a bit more!Is there any hope for me and my wild hormones? Any secret that I'm missing out on?Lotsa love, Jack (he/him pronouns)P.S. Please be nice, y'all; I'm just lookin' for skincare advice.
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