I started the regimen last week and have had a weird, I hope, temporary result - tiny dimples where my acne cosmetica is clearing up. I swear I have not picked! Background: over 50 skin-no longer cystic, but will break out in a second from a product with oil. Skin is thinner and more sensitive than when I was young, after years of Retin A, Accutune and Dermabrasion. Had used MD Formulations slightly tinted sunscreen for years with no moisturizer. Dont wear foundation. Getting a bit dry so started Peter Thomas Roth 10% Glycolic Moisturizer or Anthelios SPF 15 Daily Moisturizer. Then I began mixing the Anthelios SPF 15 with the tinted Ultralight SPF 60 to get a dewier look and stopped using MD Formulations. Noticed a few small blackheads so went back to Roth Glycolic moisturizer with MD Formulations sunscreen mixed with the LaRoche Posay Anthelios XL BB Cream. All these are said to be non-comedogenic.

I have given up obsessively inspecting my skin 2 from the mirror but a couple of weeks ago noticed my chin felt very rough. When I looked closely it looked congested - the whole area with little bumps under the skin and a few blackheads. Internet search seems to identify as acne cosmetica. So I ordered the acne.org kit except for cleanser (had been using LaRoche-Posay Tolerane Purifying Cleanser). After two days I noticed some of the little milia type things working their way out and did not squeeze them AT ALL. After another day I noticed little holes/indentations where they had been. My pores were tiny after dermabrasion so I hope they are just temporarily stretched out. Have stopped everything except started MD Formulations UV Clear Broad Spectrum SPF 46. There is still more congestion but I am afraid to continue the BP. Help!