[skin concerns] beat cystic acne, but now have CCs and can’t tell if they’re from over or under exfoliating my skin

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I’ve had pretty bad cystic acne over the past couple of months (see post: https://www.reddit.com/r/SkincareAddiction/comments/b6t2vf/skin_concerns_8_now_11_weeks_on_tretinoindid_i/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app ), which got so much worse after I started using tret. I stuck with it for a couple months hoping it was the purge- but once I stopped it my skin got a lot better. I also went on spiro 100mg when I stopped tret. The tret got rid of these CCs but caused horribly cystic acne. I’ve been on spiro for 3months now. here are the CCs: http://imgur.com/NTKDeiVI’m happy my cystic acne is gone, but recently I’ve had problems with these Cc’s. they are only on my cheeks- not forehead or chin or nose (aka not the oily areas of my face). There could be a couple of reasons that all revolve around either drying out my skin or not exfoliating enough: -I’ve been traveling for the past month and the sunscreen/saltwater/heat/airplanes might not help -but mainly I’m worried that the CCs are from me drying out my skin too much. i can’t tell if I’m over exfoliating or under-exfoliating. Therefore I’m not sure if my next step should be to stop using actives for a while or to start using them more intensely.Current, simple routine because of travel: AM wash face with la roche posts milky cleanser CereVe PM moisturizer Elta 46 SPF NARS tinted moisturizer (worried this could be a cause as well!!)PM: Garnier pink cap miscllear water La roche posay milky cleanser Every other night: P50 (combo AHA/BHA, strong) Cereve moisturizer PM
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