Hi,

I'm a 17 year old boy and for the past 5 months or so i've been having these small spots on my forehead, there seems to be thousands of them. In some lights and at a distance they are un-noticeable but if I look in my mirror in the daytime they are very noticeable I don't know what they are but I will try to explain any changes in my skin care routine.

Around october last year, I woke up one day with my forehead covered in these small spots, I immediately went out with my mum and bought some clearasil products (Toner and cleanser) after about a week of using them I stopped because it was clear what I had was not acne and was making things worse. Prior to this I hardly ever got a spot apart from the occasional spot on my cheek or between my eyebrows.

My skin started to become oilier and then I stopped using moisturiser because it seemed to aggravate the spots. What I noticed is that whenever I got a haircut the spots will decrease rapidly in number for a few days or so. This leads me into thinking it has some relation with keratin. I have read somestuff about exfoliation but my forehead is very sensitive to touch and is quite itchy, if I raise my eyebrows it compresses the spots and gives me this itchy feeling. When I shower I try hard not to get the shampoo going over my face and I experimented for a while using a gentle cleanser for my face but this also seemed to aggravate this. So I have been taking tepid showers every night. I should add my cheeks are completely clear, only my forehead, inbetween my eyebrows and my nose is affected

It is quite embarrassing and affects my confidence a little bit, so I would be grateful for any advice. Or if someone has a similar condition.

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