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[divadavo]

Hey Guys,

New to the site and have recently been prescribed DUAC by my doc.

The first week was fine, have moved into week 2 now and am wondering if I can put moisturiser on over the DUAC gel? My skin is becoming very dry and its not a good look!

I would be thankful of any advice anyone can offer regarding helping this dryness?

Thanks

[MJRI94]

Yes, you can. Ideally you should have been using moisturizer on top of the Duac from the start, but its not a huge problem.

You need to find a non-comedogenic moisturizer to use, in other words, one that won't block the pores of your skin. Not blocking your pores is important as 'normal' moisturizers will break you out because of this. Look around for moisturizers that specifically mention that they do not block your pores, and you are good to go.

Apply as much as you need and re-apply throughout the day if you have to, putting too much on is better than not putting enough on (unless you are plastering your face completely with it!)
I switched to using Duac about 4 months back and found it works great, use the moisturizer along with it and the dryness should no longer be a problem.
Good luck

[californiaEstie]

OMG

Have you not been? I use Duac every morning and if I didn't moisturize (in the winter time) my skin would be a train wreck. You should be moisturizing and SPF'ing

[divadavo]

Thanks guys, I have been using moisturiser and seems to be helping with the flaking.

My new problem is am finding patches of white bumps around my face, like tiny tiny bumps but they don't look like spots? Could they be clogged pores? They feel rough to touch but aren't noticebale unless you are close up. I have 3 now - 2 around my mouth and one on my cheek.

Does anyone have any idea what these could be and what I can do to treat them?