NEW OR NEED HELP? Ask here! - ScA Daily Help Thread Dec 18, 2018

I have noticed that my face tends to break out at some point in the winter each year. For a while this past semester, I was able to keep my face under control and have no deep pimples. But since thanksgiving, it has been incredibly broken out and it’s not going away. After i get deep pimples or even any pimple at all, it tends to leave small purple scars, they aren’t deep or anything but still. I would say that i am overall oily but usually if i have pimples, they get dried out. Here is my normal routine:

AM: water-only, thayer’s witch hazel toner in rose petal on a cotton round, 10% benzoyl peroxide, and cetaphil moisturizing cream.

PM: up&up (the target brand of the neutrogena) oil-free acne wash, 10% BP, cetaphil moisturizing cream. Before finding this reddit a couple days ago, i was using the st ive’s apricot scrub every other night (yes i know, yell at me)

I have been to the dermatologist 3 times over the past 7 years. I’ve been prescribed pills to help the bacteria, sulfur face washes, tretinoin (it dries me out very badly), and 2 years ago I was told to get BP and I’ve been using my current routine since then. I would love a recommendation for some time of an exfoliator (physical or chemical) and a daily SPF to use. I would also love if I could have cruelty free product recommendations that might help me. All of the makeup i use is cruelty free and I’d love to switch over my skincare as well. I’m willing to make another dermatologist appointment but I honestly feel like it’s never helped me much. I would say that my acne comes and goes but I’ve never been able to tell what changes it. I’m willing to try anything. Please help!

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