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I am 13 suffering with acne for almost a year and a half now,
I was prescribed epiduo from my dermatologist about 6 weeks ago
through week 1-5 I saw no improvements at all my skin was dry and flaky putting foundation on made it look worseon 5 weeks and 4 days my skin looked better but not healed completely. I normally wash with the cetaphil cleanser for normal to oily skin and then apply epiduo to my entire face I accidently bought the wrong wash (cetaphil gentle wash for face and body) after using that I realized I broke out horribly. But they were at pustules I'm pretty sure no under the skin pimples as I said before when I put foundation on I feel like it looks horrible it looks dry, cakey and so bumpy I went to ulta and got the clique even better foundation. I do t really see a diffrence I NEED HELP
my question:
1. did the wash break me out or was epiduo causing me to break out?
2. How much longer will it be till I see great results?
3. How can I make my foundation look less bumpy and not cakey
4. will it ever get better? Because acne is ruining my life and how I act
My daughter who is the same age uses this too. Epiduo will make your skin flaky as it drys up the oil in your skin. You need to use an oil control moisturizer like Cetaphil Oil Control Moisturizer before your foundation. Give it a few minute to soak into your skin. Then apply your foundation with clean hands, with soap and water clean! You can use a foundation brush or sponge, but depending on the type of Acne you have you might be spreading the bacteria. After your foundation, you can use a concealer as a spot, dab, dab kind of application. Don't rub, pat it on. Then dust your face with a face powder. It will set your foundation, which will keep it from smearing and it will help absorb oil too. If your face is flaking too much, try only using the Epiduo only once per day, and make sure you are using the correct amount. Just a small bit can go a long way. It will get better.
There is an initial break out stage a lot of times with Epiduo. A lot of times your skin has to purge if your pores are clogged. BUT the wash could be breaking you out. I am now restarting Epiduo Forte in conjunction with natural, gentle skin care products. The sodium laurel sulfate in the wash could be breaking you out. On a scale of 1 to 5, Sodium Laurel sulfate is a 5, being highy likely to make people break out.