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[awakeodin]

My nose/area around nose is dry (when scrunch it the pores look large, dry, and the skins a little scaly), when I scrunch my forehead it looks red, irritated, and takes a while for the wrinkles to disappear again, it also has some hardly noticeable shiny dry patches. Nose and forehead tend to get shiny with oil fast. If I stretch my nose I notice small bumps right under it, probably blackheads. I can see some small bumps on forehead to, that usually turn red.

Any recommendations?

I'm today starting a somewhat tough regimen to prevent post mino breakout.

Morning:
Neostrata Oil Free Gel 4% Glycolic wash (Wash for 10 seconds, gently)
Neostrata Toner 8% Glycolic with 2% Clyndamycin (formulated by my dermatologist)
Oil free 45 spf non irritating lotion (with no acids)

Night:
Neostrata Oil Free Gel 4% Glycolic wash
Neostrata Oil Free Lotion 10% aha

I've only seen others using 1% Clyndamycin, perhaps 2% is potentially really irritating? I'll give this regimen a month or so.

[mastershadow]

Sounds very much like seborrhoeic dermatitis, use an anti fungal cream like Nizoral and/or zinc based shampoo/bar like ZNP and Head & Shoulders.