I have had these blackheads on my forehead and nose for YEARS. I have tried everything to get rid of them,and I go to a dermatologist but nothing ever works to get them to go away. I am vegan and don't eat gluten so I eat a healthy diet,drink lots of water,wash my face daily and use the creams the derm gives me for them but nothing ever works. It can be a little hard to tell in the forehead pictures but if you look closely you can see the black dots all over the place. What can I do?
Ahhhh, BHA's most common/well known form issalicylic acid and AHA'smost common/well known form is glycolic acid. Aha and bha are just a type of acid. You may have already used them.
Are you sure what's on your nose areblacks heads btw, they could be sebaceous filaments?
As for the forehead comedones as far as my knowledge goes the best topical for blasting them out would bea retinoid. (Someone chime in if there is any other ideas). But because retin a is too strong for you, you could try differin from your derm, a weaker and less irritating retinoid.
My only other idea is that the bumps are being caused by a fungus, causing 'pityrosporum folliculitis'. Google it and see if any of the pictures or descriptions resemble what you have. Usually people tackle this withantifungal creams and natural antifungals like apple cider vinegar. There's quite a few threads on this around the forum.
I'm not a doctor so these are only ideas but good luck!