i have a decent amount of acne after starting T. I wash my face every night with a cleanser scrub thing but still get lots of blackheads and pimples. Any tips at how to minimize this?

  • Illuminostro@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    You don’t. It’s in your genes. If you’re lucky, it goes away in your early to mid 20’s. If not, later. But, if you don’t have a shit personality, future girls/boys will overlook it. It’s about your personality. Good luck. Don’t be an asshole.

      • recursive_recursion they/them@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        16 hours ago

        After chemical exfoliation(foaming clenser) I tend to use moisturizers with vitamin C during the night and ones with SPF during the day (I also apply an SPF 60+ spray on top)

        I find that washing my face occassionally throughout the day also helps keep acne down more than acne specific chemicals like retinol.

        • I’ve used retinol, clindamycin/benzoyl peroxide, retin-a/tretinoin gel and none of these prescriptions really helped, not sure if I have bad luck or if these are just pharma-scams but these are also some other options. I’d like to reiterate what @duckythescientist@sh.itjust.works advised; I’d also like to recommend consulting with a dematologist as they’ll be able to figure out what’ll be best for you and your skin🤗
      • Drusas@fedia.io
        3·
        16 hours ago

        Zinc is the only thing that ever helped me with the sebaceous cysts. You can even use Head 'N Shoulders, if that’s still a thing.

      • Illuminostro@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        16 hours ago

        I understand. What I’m saying is if your personality isn’t shit, whoever you’re interested in won’t hold it against you. Good luck.