Hey guys.

So I've been having really really awful skin for the past two months. Lots of big spots, discolouration, hyperpigmentation and dryness/redness.

I went to my derm in distress and she suggested accutane. I've decided I want to give it a go.

However, aside from acne my main concern is the redness/dryness I suffer from around my nose. It's quite severe and usually I've found that the only 'relief' is a sunbed, however this isn't possible as it makes my redness more red and my hyperpigmentation darker.

My derm said that it was seb derm will probably get worse while on the accutane so, naturally, I'm terrified. She prescribed cetaphil moisturizing cream which I've only used for the past two days...however, this morning I woke up and the dryness was so severe the side of my nose was actually bleeding. I look awful.

I was just wondering if anyone had ever used vaseline on their face as a face mask overnight? I was reading about the skin benefits and was thinking it might help by eliminating the dryness. My main concern is it aggravating my acne, and the reviews are very mixed on this (some say it aggravates, others say it helps).

However, as I'm going to start using accutane soon it should hopefully eliminate the problem of acne, making vaseline even more usable, and useful, due to the dryness?

Just wanted to see if anyone else has used it and what the outcome was?

(Also... Is it actually seb derm? I read seb derm was caused by oil, however my dry patches are literally that - dry and flakey, no grease?)