Hi everyone!
I am new to this forum and am hoping I can find some answers. A little background I have been struggling with acne since I was a teenager and I am in my mid 20s now. I mostly had clogged pores (blackheads, whiteheads, etc.) and would occasionally breakout in inflamed acne. I have gotten to a point where I only have clogged pores and no inflamed acne but I was also left with acne scars. Ive been seeing an Estheician monthly who does chemical peels and has put me on a home regimen. My skin has been doing great and was 90% clear of non inflamed acnefor months however once this quarantine started I noticed the non inflamed acne has been coming back. Mostly on my cheeks and around my chin very tiny bumps are forming. ): Ive been trying to back track and figure out ifanything major has changed but theres nothing really. I have been working out more and my skin seems slightly drier in those areas but nothing major.Im not sure if any of thiscontributes to my skin issue. Any help would be appreciated. I am hoping that I can get this under control before it starts going back to the way my skinwas before. I know my skin is not that bad but I have worked really hard to get it almost clear and now I feel like I am going back in time. I have spoke to my esthetician and she believes it is stress as well as not being able to get peels due to the quarantine.My current routine is:
AM - gentle cleanser, Mandelic acid 5%, moisturizer, spf
PM- gentle cleanser, glycolic acid 10%, retinol serum
You may be purging? Monitor it and see how it goes