Exfoliation linked to breakouts?

Hi everyone. Does exfoliating, with a scrub or a brush, make you break out if you're on the CSR? I currently use an exfoliating brush but am getting small pimples (have been on CSR almost 3 months). I'm going to stop to see what happens though. And has exfoliating helped with your blackheads or irritated them?

KT's Regimen log

I started this regimen about 5 days ago, and want to record my progress, so hopefully, when my skin is clearer I dont take it for granted! For the past 5 days I've been using cetaphil liquid wash, followed by proactiv bp whilst I waited for Dan's BP to arrive. It arrived today, yay, and it really is alot better than the proactiv, has no smell and feels better when applied. I started off using Alpha-h AHA moist. which was what I have been using for the past few months, but it's started stinging unbearably after applying the BP, so have switched to blackmores oil-free moist. for at least a week or two.

After the first couple of days my skin was quite good, and I noticed my blackheads had shrunk alot.
However, I then started getting these really sore cyst like pimples on my cheeks, which I'd never had before. They've all gone now except for one. I have been getting alot of little whiteheads also, which sucks.
My skin has started to get flakey now, and its quite weird as the skin around my mouth and jaw looks like an old lady's.

The worst thing at the mo is that my skin is oily but dry at the same time, which is an awful feeling. It's all tight when i move my jaw or smile but also shiny. Im used to scrubbing my face about twice a week, which did irritate my face but at least kinda cleared my pores out, and I cant do that on the regimen. Its hard to apply foundation-which i do not live without-when my skin isnt smooth and has clogged-looking pores. But I will continue as I have been, since it's only been such a short time and maybe add in a bit of exfoliation later on.

Will post every few days and hope for the best!
P.S. I'm 16 and have had dodgy skin since about 12, and currently have mild acne, and alot of annoying blackheads on my nose, cheeks, chin and forehead. My skin is fairly oily too, but can get irritated easily.