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I also like my skin to show through, so I've been using TM with concealer. The Retin-A I'm on makes my skin look really flaky, and even a little makeup just amplifies that.

Almay's concealers are usually really good!

Good luck! Just keep in mind that using BHA will lower the effectiveness of the Retin-A. If it were Retin-A cream, it would be fine to use it in the morning, but since RAM releases tretinoin through...

Have you ever thought of trying an antibiotic while using the Retin-A-Micro? I have been on two different antibiotics before and currently am on Minocycline. This usually helps with the initial brea...

Might be too late for this, but benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid, along with other topicals, drastically reduce the effectiveness of Retin-A.

If you've taken chemistry, you're familiar with the "like dissolving like" concept. Oil (carbon chains, etc) and water don't mix because oil is non-polar while water is a polar molecule. Certain non...

It looks like you have some nodulocystic acne going on. -- that is a good resource for trying to figure out where you fall on the acne scale. I've heard that type of gel moisturizer has ingre...

I have high testosterone due to PCOS as well, and my doctors have told me it's very likely it's causing my acne to be as bad as it is. I also have lip/chin hairs that I'm constantly shaving/waxing/pl...

This leaves me hopeful - thanks!

Cerave is working well for me. Cetaphil made me break out even more.

I'm on Doxy currently, just started this week. I had used Minocycline in the past but it didn't do much for me.

I took Minocycline for awhile a couple of years ago. It made my pimples hurt less and come in smaller, but it didn't clear me up.

I'm taking 50mg twice a day - just started on Wednesday. I'm full of nausea and dizziness. Since Spiro is a diuretic, keeping super hydrated is important. I carry around a bottle of water everywher...

Tea Tree oil is good for the skin, and you can take garlic capsules as well. Activated charcoal can help too.

I've had this same problem, too. Thank you for posting this!

I'm 25   Just turned 46 Holy cow, you do not look it!

Definitely using a cleansing oil will help. I usually use Jojoba and wash my face afterward with my black soap. I rub it into my face with my fingertips like I do when I wash my face, so that way I ...

Almay cosmetics are especially noncomedogenic, which could help at least not make your skin worse while wearing makeup.

By showering more often, in turn are you washing your face more often? That could be causing extra irritation.

I think you may be exfoliating too much. Rosacea is worsened by irritation, and exfoliation is definitely an irritant. I would cut back to once a week or even less often. Salicylic acid works by in...

Welcome, Sunny! I hope you find as much help in this forum as I have!

I noticed my skin cracking and burning as well, but I realized I was using too much at first. Now I use about a pea-sized amount and will build up from there. Honey is awesome! My dad is a beekeep...

Ever notice too that often the villains in films are portrayed with facial scarring/bad skin.   I never did until you mentioned that, but you're right. Adult acne does suck. I'm sorry you're...

Hi! I'm Laura. I'm 25 and live in Kentucky with my awesome husband and three cats. My acne was pretty awful in middle school, but calmed down in high school. It wasn't until I was around 22 years...