So I woke up a few days ago with inflamed forehead. I don't know what's happening. Can you identify what I have? I bought 5% Benzoyl Peroxide gel and have been using it for four days now. My forehead is a little red and inflamed because of that. Also, some of them hurt a bit but mostly it's just bumpiness. I have no idea what's going on. The Benzoyl Peroxide is helping a bit but I have been using it for four days only so I can't say much. Will this be easy to treat ?
54 minutes ago, Tretinoin said:Benzoyl peroxide caused me an initial breakout when I used it about 3 years back, so it could be that. Irritation also contributes to acne breakouts, so its in your best interest to try to prevent that. Are you using a moisturizer?
Yes, I use panthenol moisturizer because this benzoyl peroxide stuff dries out my skin a lot
2 minutes ago, jensjens said:58 minutes ago, Tretinoin said:Benzoyl peroxide caused me an initial breakout when I used it about 3 years back, so it could be that. Irritation also contributes to acne breakouts, so its in your best interest to try to prevent that. Are you using a moisturizer?
Yes, I use panthenol moisturizer because this benzoyl peroxide stuff dries out my skin a lot
Yeah its a good idea to start slow with the BP. Your acne doesn't look bad at all, just looks like some inflamed clogged pores. The reason why it looks worse is cause of the overall redness.
How often are you using the BP?