Stridex and pimples: Is it purging or b...

Stridex and pimples: Is it purging or breakout?

I use streadex 2 times a week . Every time i use the day after i wake up with 3 pimples in forehead and 2 in checks and chin area ( i never had pimples in this areas) I'm tired of this it leaaves PIH marks I n3ver had break outs in my live.I m 31 years old. I start experiencing this horrible journey when i start doing a routine with the ordinary alpha arbutin cerave salasylic acid cleanser and lotion. I think this routine gave me smaall bumps under my skin i tought it was fungal acne .after that i discover it was closed comedones because when i use stridex to this small bumps it became pimple the day after I m confused please help meee I think i will stop using skincare and have a gentle cleaser and a moisturizer that it But i need to clear my acnee 😭😭😭

MissySoup

Oily/Sensitive

Hi thr, this is how I differentiate between breakout and purging. and yes you should go back to your basic routine as you said cleanser > moisturizer to calm down your face and your acne. Maybe after a week or so you can use some calming or soothing product to calm your irritated skin/acne ^^

QueenTania

Dry/Sensitive

sounds like it is a breakout caused by a reaction to the product because it’s in a place where you don’t get acne

saralrc

Dry/Sensitive

I think soo. it's the alpha arbutin that caused the small bumps under my skin i read a lot review in picky app saying that it caused that problem Stridex has fragrance and i think potent salysilic acid percentage

selfcarebysunny

Dry/Sensitive

I think your skin is just reacting by breaking out obviously I’m not a derm so I don’t know

saralrc

Dry/Sensitive

I thinnk so .I would stop all the product until my skin heals

Thursday

Oily/Resilient

I used that when I was a teen, it didn’t seem to help me, I haven’t heard that brand in so long!

saralrc

Dry/Sensitive

I was just searching for salicylic acid productsi found that . I know now that it was cheap for a reason

saralrc

Dry/Sensitive

Thannks a lot. I started this journey just to brighten my skin that seems tired but Ok . Now I end up with acne I have never had in the first place and should deal with it and the PIH marks too.

Stridex and pimples: Is it purging or breakout?

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