So I've been on epiduo 2,5 % for 4 months now. The first 2 months were a hell with extreme redness. My skin then became nearly normal. I used BP on my chin 3 weeks ago and woke up with a red chin, which was unusual since I haven't been red there for 1 1/2 month. Stopped using it for 2 weeks, the redness went away, and then started again. I used a very small dosage, smaller that i usually would, but became red right away again.
Does anyone know what that can be? Change in the weather maybe?
Let me specify.
The first one 1/2 month i used BP, I was red as I could expect. I continued using it and eventually the redness went away. Three weeks ago, after having used the BP with no problems and seing great results for about a month, a change in the weather, where I live, occured. The temperature increased with 10 degrees celcius and it was much more sunny. At that point my chin started to become red again. I stopped using the BP for 3 weeks, then started out with a very small dosage once again a week ago. My skin reacted very bad to the BP once again.
So to specify my question(s):
Do I have to, sort of, start over with the treatment?
Or is it because of the weather change, and therefore I should quit BP?
Are you using sunscreen? This is SO important while on Epiduo! So soooo important! I made the mistake the other day by going out into the sun for 4 mins without sunscreen, and now my face is bright red. You must always use sunscreen even if going out for a couple minutes.