Hey all,
I've been using clinique acne solutions makeup for over a year now. It has a small amount of salicylic acid in it. I used it throughout the first three months of accutane with no visible drawbacks. My skin is not overly irritated or anything and I use a heavy primer and moisturizer underneath. I'm starting to feel uneasy about it though, I've heard so many stories about people really hurting their skin on accutane, and I know it isn't ideal. I am so comfortable with this makeup, though, and I have seen no bad effects. Should I switch?
If I were you I would switch to the redness solutions line also by clinique. I've worn both and they are very similar. The reason for this is when I stopped wearing the acne solutions my face broke out... I guess it was used to having the SA to fight the acne?? I don't know if that would happen since you are on accutane but I wouldn't want to risk it myself. I know I wan't to get my face used to not having any acne without the use of any topicals during my tane course. But that's just me.
If you're not experiencing any redness or burning or any effects from the Clinique at all, I'd say keep using it and relax. Usually if a foundation or other product is going to react with your skin and cause discomfort, it will within a few hours. I'm a makeup artist so I thought it might be worth a comment! Throughout my course the accutane made my skin REALLY dry, so i used a thick moisturiser (gel, not a lotion) and after leaving it to do its magic, applied a good primer on top before foundation. I'd say keep on doing what you're doing as it seems to be working for you. I managed fine all throughout my course doing the same only using Graftobian hd Glamour creme as its a cream foundation so it really helped my dry skin. If you feel you'd rather switch products to be safe and you're a fan of Clinique, I'd second using the Redness Solutions foundation.