I'm 15 years old and I've had fairly clear skin my whole life. I would get 1-3 pimples at the most and maybe 3-4 when I'm on my period. But it was never a big deal because it would just go away. In the past 2 months, I have been breaking out on my forehead and I still have not found a solution to my forehead acne. It wasn't as bad at first and it was only at the very top of my forehead, and then within 2-3 weeks in the first month my skin was back to normal and I thought it was just a temporary breakout, and then it goes worse again... Now my entire forehead is covered in bumps. Even when I'm not on my period, I still have the breakout. It feels like my skin has totally transformed into trash. I have oily skin, oily scalp, and dandruff. I used to never get this many pimples at once. The weird thing is that my entire forehead is covered in bumps, whiteheads, and like one big pimple, but the rest of my face is completely clear. I have a few little red dots on my cheeks, nose, and mouth area right now but they aren't bad, hopefully it won't spread down to my cheek area. I'm confused because I haven't been doing anything differently ever since I started breaking out. I was using the same products and makeup products when my skin was clear. I've tried many things in the past 2 months. Working out 3-5 days a week, wearing absolutely no makeup for weeks, made my own healthy meals, drinking lots of water, changing my pillow cases and sheets, switched to anti-dandruff shampoo, tried the lush mask of magnanimity, lush herbalism cleanser, apple cider vinegar toner, exfoliated with my spinner thing, NOTHING IS WORKING! I googled what could be causing my acne but all the things people are saying to do I've already been doing for many years. I went to my family doctor and they sent me to a nursenurse practitioner and she recommended me tactupump/epiduo. I'm still hesitant about using this because my forehead acne is very mild and I don't have any HUGE bumps or cysts. I also feel like she didn't really know much because she quickly recommended me this product when she didn't even identify what type of acne I have or got a close look at it. It's just little bumps that sometimes gets red and inflamed. I'm scared that this product won't work for mild acne because it might make it even worse than it was before. I've done a lot of research the past few months and I think I have comedonal acne because signs of it include having small bumps on your forehead, whiteheads, and bumps. I've read that products with adapalene will work. I have a few questions now. So is it okay to use this product on my forehead if I have mild closed comedonal acne? Also it states it will get worse before it gets better but if I only apply it to my forehead will it worsen other parts of my face too, like my cheeks? I don't want a spot on my face that is already perfectly clear to get worse. It says to apply daily but some people say to use it every other night for the first 2 weeks and then switch to every night so your skin gets used to it, is this true or how should I use this? When it starts to burn and get irritated like most people says it does, is it okay to wear makeup over it? Because I can barely handle my pimples right now without makeup so I don't know how I could handle the worse part of it without makeup especially having to go to school. Will the product fall towards my eyebrows at night? It says it can cause discolouration and I really don't want my eyebrow hairs to become a different colour because tbh my eyebrows are the only good thing going on with my face right now. How long until the "worse" part comes in after starting to use the product? How long until the "worse" part is over? What cleansers and moisturizers should I use? What sunscreen should I use that won't make me feel like I'm clogging my pores and making my acne worse. Do I have to keep using this product even when my skin starts getting better? Could someone please help me because it affects me emotionally especially being a teenager and seeing all your friends have clear skin without even trying.
Drink kefir or buttermilk one cup a day at evenings
start taking vitamin D3 and vitamin E and flaxseed oil
its best to drink apple cider vinegar to taste with water
dont use scrubs on pimples, it will spread more!
use acne treatment every other day if you want them to work better
organic milk makes a huge difference if you drink milk a lot
also keep your acne product away from restroom
I did not have huge bumps or cysts when I started using Tactupump, but started because I was starting to see forehead acne as you have described. I felt the same way that this treatment was not "personalized" to my specific type of acne, but it is doing very well for me. I am now on my 30th week of using Tactupump. I believe that it should be fine on your type of acne. In terms of getting worse before it gets better, the product does dry the skin out if your skin is not used to harsh acne products. Your skin will feel a little raw to begin with, but makeup and/or a green pigmented primer should cover it well enough. Personally, I wear the Tactupump ON my eyebrows because I find it to be a problem area for me and I have not experienced any discolouration, even on my dark-ish eyebrows. The worst part starts the night after the first application and should progressively gets better around the first month of use. I use Burt's Bees Rosewater Toner and Cetaphil to help with redness and dryness, and any NON-COMEDOGENIC moisturizer with SPF should work in terms of sunscreen. I would suggest using Tactupump until you have gone a few weeks without a breakout, just in case. I am around your age and think that this is most likely caused by hormones and not your fault whatsoever. I have found dairy to be a cause of my acne and would suggest avoiding this and other foods such as candies or sugars if possible. Not everyone has clear skin as you think, especially at 15. I know how you feel and used to get very upset, almost to the verge of tears most days about my skin. Now my skin is almost fully despite some acne scars. Good luck, I hope this was some help to you, and remember that you are beautiful whether or not your skin is clear!