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Hey Guys.
I thought since over the years I've been taking lots of advice from this site, I have finally gathered the courage to post !
Anyways a little background with my acne. I'm John , I'm 20, I live in the UK and have suffered acne since the age of around 14. My acne goes from mild to moderate but has never been severe. (although sometimes it feels that way)
Anyways I have recently been prescribed Accutane, I am on 20MG a day for the first Month and the Doctor thinks they will lower the dosage to 10MG per month for the remaining 5 months. I am on Day 11 of my Accutane journey.
At the same time as starting Accutane I also bought all of Dans products and I am starting the regime , I wondered if anyone has done the regime aswell as on Accutane at the same time ? is this a bad idea or ?
I have found my skin to be ultra dry due to the Accutane so I have been using lots of jojoba oil and dans moisturiser to help keep me moist !. I have only been using the benzol treatment every other day due to my skin being so dry. I literally wake up every morning and my face is peeling everywhere.
I am on my initial breakout at the moment and completely pizza faced and I daren't go out of the house at the moment. Just wondering what products are recommended during Accutane , anything that will get the redness down or really sort the dryness ? Also I have considered getting a acne lamp but will that be of any use whilst on Accutane ?
I just want help on preserving my skin whilst Accutane is doing its work so that I can live a normal life whilst taking Accutane.
Any help would be so much appreciated !
To be honest I don't think any products are recommended while on accutane aside from a gentle cleanser, moisturizer and SPF. I don't think you should use any BP through out your course because like you said your skin is already so dry so you don't want to irritate it anymore that it already is.
Yeah I agree, don't do the regimen. I just started accutane too, about 8 days in. I did the regimen back in March, and it was horrible. Such dry and red skin, if I didn't use the jojoba oil it felt like my face was sun burnt. I wouldn't recommend it. Only being 8 days on accutane I'm even considering washing my face once a day. I'm trying to minimize dryness whenever I can.
