Beauty Tips For Body Care
As the title says, 20-year-old male looking for a solution to a constant and un-changing acne problem. I have been through countless routines and none seem to be working very well, if not making it worse at times.For some background, my acne increased in severity after high school. Whereas I only had the occasional spot before, my face is now covered. Cheeks, forehead, and the nose area are where it is worst.Nose consist of blackheads, on the sides closer to my cheeks it is very red acne. Around the same area (especially above the lips) whiteheads tend to pop up. Cheeks have pimples that don't really ever seem to come and fade. They are constant, I never notice any of them bursting. Forehead is similar, although cystic acne develops there often.I have a tendency towards dry skin. During the winter (I live in cold Canada) my skin dries out everywhere. Hands are the worst, but I contain it with lotion fine. I never moisturized my face until recently (shame on me, I know) after reading posts here. It takes care of the dry skin, but I'm not even sure if dry skin has to do with acne? After using a moisturizer that I think irritated my skin worse, I have switched to Cetaphil after reading here.Other factors I could think of would be I work at a bakery, so it is typically very humid. When the temperatures were at its hottest outside it would be extremely hot inside while working. Many airborne particles (flour primarily) floating around. My acne definitely worsened over the summer months. Whether that was a relevant factor or not I don't know, I'm not sure what my routine was at the time.Which brings me to my current routine:AM-Cleanse face with just water in the shower-Moisturize with cetaphil non-comedogenic lotion(again, I only started doing this recently, so if there are positive effects from it I may not have been experiencing yet)After work (usually 3-5PM, I always shower afterwords to clean off grime)-5% benzoyl peroxide cleanser-MoisturizeBefore I began to moisturize I would usually cleanse with water before bedtime as well. When I feel its necessary, I will do spot treatment with a salicylic acid treatment. My pillow case is changed every night, I only shampoo 2-3 times a week, and I avoid touching my face at all costs. I only need to shave once a week.Past routines that I attempted did not help. This included just sticking to plain ol water, using salicylic acid treatments for cleansers, amongst other weird desperation measures.What I would like to know is if my routine (considering all the background) will help. The benzoyl peroxide treatment on its own seemed to be doing okay, until seasons changed and my skin began to dry out. If anybody with a similar skin-type has a suggestion or tips or anything I would love to hear it. If you need to know anything else, please ask I would be glad to provide answers.I am still at the age where acne is seen a bit (I hit puberty a bit later if that counts?) so my confidence isn't affected on a daily basis. But sometimes during bad breakouts, I lose a bit of confidence and try anything to get rid of it. I would like to just get it down to a manageable level, I have my doubts that my skin will ever be completely cleared up.Thank you very much for reading.EDITHere's some pictures if it helps.http://imgur.com/a/chkZ9
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