Hey! About 2 years ago, I over exfoliated my skin with a clay mask due to my very little knowledge of skin care at the time. I had perfect skin, I probably had a blemish or so once a month. After using the clay mask for almost a week (daily), I started to get pimples here and there. I really didn't care for it, until a week or so later it got worse. You can say at that time I had mild acne, but even so it lowered my self-confidence a lot.

I started getting into a proper skincare routine. In the morning I water rinsed my face, and then put on a little bit of moisturizer and then SPF. At night, I would double cleanse, put on essence, and then moisturize. This helped my skin, but it never cured the acne. I also noticed that the pores on my skin were large, and my pores were frequently congested (closed comedones).Under intense lighting my poreswould be visible.

I decided to go to the dermatologist, where my doctor prescribed me Clindamycin Phosphate Topical Solution and over the counter Differin (this was due to the fact I hadmild acne). While the Clindamycin does help for pimples, and sometimes closed comedones, it never cures my acne (since it is only prevention care). I was wondering if this over exfoliation has permanently damaged my skin (as it has been almost 2 years), and if there is anything to do to fix it. I am afraid I now have permanent large pores, and due to the fact they are large that I will suffer from closed comedones forever. It is worth mentioning that I have not decided to exfoliate my skin, because I tried doing it a few weeks ago, and it only irritated my skin. Any kind of advice would be helpful, thanks!