I've been struggling with hormonal acne for about two years now. After some trials with hormonal contraception (disaster) and different skincare products, I overhauled my skincare to just using La Roche Possay effeclar products. I've been using them for about a week and a half now (gel cleanser, effeclar duo + morning and night with a moisturiser in the morning) and while the cysts I had are reducing, I'm getting a lot of small raised red marks across the areas I've applied it. I'm not sure if this is purging or if it is a reaction to the product. Has anyone else experienced this and if so, should I keep going with it or should I stop? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Any time you start a new product with actives you may get purging. I started purging when I started using the acne.org benzoyl peroxide. Is it itching or burning? If so it is probably a reaction. But if you can see that it is just existing pimples that were under the surface now coming to the surface you are probably purging. Give it some time if this is the case.
Thank you so much for your feedback. I don't experience any burning when I used it, but I do feel a tingling sensation a couple of hours after use. Perhaps this is just the active ingredients doing 'their thing'? I will continue the use for another few days and see what happens. Thank you for your advice!