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Marelle

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AHA/BHA purging, over exfoliation or breakout?

I’ve been using the COSRX AHA and BHA toner (it contains only 0.1% AHA and 0.1% BHA) for a week now, I only use it every other day but this tuesday after I applied it I started getting these small whiteheads and closed comedomes on my forehead, a few pimples on my chin and 3 cystic acne on my right cheek all of the sudden which is very unusual, the ones on my forehead doesn’t hurt but when I touch the ones on my chin does. I don’t know why is this happening to me and its making me really paranoid (coming from someone who experienced severe acne and the thought of my skin getting bad again is killing me) I stopped using the toner for 3 days now and my skin is getting better. Is this normal? Am I experiencing a breakout, purging or just overexfoliated my skin? (P.S I don’t get a stingy feeling when I apply products so I doubt I overexfoliated but what do you guys think?)
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Yourskintellectual

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Could you share what else you've been using? Have you been using the exfoliant in the pm or am routine and do you wear sunscreen? Have you ever used chemical exfoliants before?
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Marelle

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And I use the exfoliant at night.
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inuski

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I also think its the fault of PanOxyl because 0.1% acids cannot be doing that. To be completely sure Id say drop panoxyl and the aha bha toner for a week and just focus on skin barrier, how to properly hydrate your face and maybe some spot treatmeant.
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Gingersugar

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You’re not supposed to use PanOxyl with any actives like BHA/AHA/vitamin C/ retinol etc. I used to use this toner too and I over exfoliated and it gave me acne and made my skin really itchy and broke my skin barrier. What I did was stopped using any actives for about 1-2 months and my skin barrier healed completely and my acne wasn’t that bad anymore. P.S : My redness and acne was actually caused by over exfoliation from this toner. Also, only exfoliate at night and also do it 2-3 times a week.
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