Have you tried using tretinoin? I think it really speeds up the healing of cystic acne. Although it doesn't prevent it, it seems like your acne is mild since you only have 2 or 3 active cysts.

No I haven't - is that an over the counter product? I.ll give it a try.
How do you find the jojoba oil? I,ve been using it for about a year and sometimes I think it's great but a couple of times a month I tend to break out

21 minutes ago, Ph1979 said:

is that an over the counter product?

You need a prescriptionfor tretinoin.

Have you tried takingvitamins such as Zinc or Omega 3s?

Yeah I've got a cabinet of vitamins, zinc etc supplements from the last few years!

Hi,

I kind of share the same acne history and figured I'd share my story with you and maybe give you a few ideas. I have been suffering from blackheads, whiteheads, pimples and the occasional cyst mainly on my back for the past 15 years. My back was entirely covered in zits and red marks from zits. Just over a month ago I started reading about the caveman regimen. After having read a lot of threads I though what the hell, maybe I have prolonged my acne that started out as a hormonal thing to something caused by myself putting to much stuff and aggravating my skin. This was the best thing I have ever done and I now feel a bit sad about not doing this years ago. I am not saying that a full blown caveman regimen is the way to go but it really tells you a lot about your skin and gives you a completely different way of finding what works for you, especially for adult acne I would assume, as the hormonal reasons behind acne is more likely to have disappeared.

My current regimen:

Supplements
Probiotics
Multi vitamin pill
Omega 3 pill

Diet
Low carb
Low dairy

Face
Wash with water every other day, trying not to pick and touch at all

Back
Rinse with water when taking daily shower, trying to take fast showers and not too hot

Shampoo
All natural aloe vera shampoo for sensitive skin

Results
No breakouts
Flaky, rough skin on nose
Itchiness

Have also started trying some aloe vera gel on my lower back to see if it can help with red marks.

I recommend sodium sulfacetamide and sulfur wash, that's if you are not allergic to sulfur. It's helped my skin the past couple of years. I wash my face twice a day with that and retin-a micro .08% at night.

Back in February, a new derm put me on a new skincare regimen. Doxy and glytone mild gel wash. Nope! My skin was not happy. So I was put BACK on my original regimen which consists of the sulfur wash, retin-a and bactrim (only if needed).

My skin is getting back to normal with a couple of small breakouts on my chin but I'm assuming my skin is just trying to re-adjust.