Ok so since I was 13 (I'm 18 now) I've been struggling with acne. Specifically cystic and pustules. I've been on and off plenty products and have always maintained a acne regime that I never missed a day of since I was at least 16. The only time I never woke up and used a product was when I didn't have any. But nothing EVER seemed to work. So I started wondering maybe it has something to do with my lifestyle. Well I went into the army in September of 2017 while I was 17 and to my surprise my face was clear. Ok not really clear but there was so huge pustule zits on my face or any cystic acne so I was fine with it. There was just small bumps around my face that I would have to lean into the mirror to really see.

So because of this I basically figured that me being active, drinking alotta water, and maintaining a steady sleeping schedule was the key. But one thing that I didn't do was eat right. I was drinking alotta chocolate milk in the defac and eating unhealthy foods but my face was still better with me only getting like a zit maybe once every 2 weeks and sometimes 2 in one week.

Well when I came home in December I wasn't as active but I was still trying to maintain a good level of activity, doing 50 push ups and like 60 situps then doing pull ups. When I came home I would start using the acne products I used to use again and I noticed the zits and cystic coming back just as it used to. I even ordered cetaphil cleanser and moisturizer and tried using that in hopes it would work and noticed the zits just keep poping up no matter how active I was or how consistent I was with the acne products. I then ordered aztec mask clay and soon brokeout after using it.

So with this being said I am guessing it has something to do with the acne products that I'm using. Does anyone have any clue whats going on or any idea why my skin is reacting this way to acne products that MOST people say work for them but only fucks me up more? I've literally been on trenoin a, used prescription pills, used benozyl peroxide, etc but the only thing that seemed to do it for me was when I was in the army and did nothing but stay active and have a constant sleeping schedule and used NO products while I was there. That was what cleared my face (but still small bumps around face with occasional pustules that'd go away fast)