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Long time visitor but first time poster (i know, i feel bad, sorry!)! I've always found everything on here helpful for tips but i'm in such a dilemma i need some help / advice. I'll try to keep it brief!
Okay, so a few months ago i had the most awful breakout on my forehead. I've never had a breakout here before - my skin is very sensitive but my forehead has never been a problem area. I can pinpoint it to a series of stressful events though (university, work, personal etc), which may explain it. The complexion and texture of the middle of my forehead slowly became congested but not before i saw big red angry spots, lots of inflammation and irritation as well as some blackheads and tiny whiteheads. It also became quite oily. I went to my GP and he prescribed Dalacin T lotion (a clindamycin antibiotic), but after nearly 5 weeks of use and seeing almost no improvement and only more oil i stopped using it.
After some reading around i started to use manuka honey as a cleanser, along with Paula's Choice BHA (1% lotion) and also one of her moisturizers (i'm still trying to find the right one). After maybe 4 weeks i have no inflamed spots in the traditional sense, maybe one or two dormant blackheads..., which is great. BUT (there's always a but). My main problem now seems to be almost congested skin texture..., if that makes sense. And red marks. When i wash my forehead it feels soft and smooth, as it does if i run the back of my palm over it, but if look up close there appears to be an almost 'filmy' texture to it with a little oil. There are also some tiny white dots sporadically around (only prominent in certain light) and the pigmentation from the earlier inflamed spots is taking forever to heal (i get the odd blemish on my jaw which goes away in a few days!). Further, sometimes when when i pull my forehead back the centre area seems to have dry patches almost under the skin. What is perhaps most prominent in that i can also see tiny little shiny dashes/lines (some look like wrinkles! I'm 23!). This is especially noticeable when i frown or push my eyebrows forward - some look like tiny superficial creases. My forehead is also very sensitive, if my hair drapes down for example, and there are some small red marks / bumps that have been around for nearly two months and i have a feeling they may be related to my eczema, or merely related to the fact i have ridiculously sensitive skin.
I'm very frustrated with this to be point of being pretty down some days because i had hoped all this would rectify itself with a little help, when it really feels like i've hit a skin care wall! Does anyone have any suggestions? Does anyone recognize what i'm talking about (especially those little 'shiny' dashes/creases)? Am i doing too much? Before this happened i pretty much only used water and the odd bit of cleanser on my forehead. I wanted this summer to be my carefree summer but so far i've my skin has consumed me. I should probably say i have no problems elsewhere on my face. Cheeks, nose, chin etc are 'normal', and have not been affected by whatever happened to my forehead.
Apologies for the length and thank you in advance!
- Lindsay
Okay, so a few months ago i had the most awful breakout on my forehead. I've never had a breakout here before - my skin is very sensitive but my forehead has never been a problem area. I can pinpoint it to a series of stressful events though (university, work, personal etc), which may explain it. The complexion and texture of the middle of my forehead slowly became congested but not before i saw big red angry spots, lots of inflammation and irritation as well as some blackheads and tiny whiteheads. It also became quite oily. I went to my GP and he prescribed Dalacin T lotion (a clindamycin antibiotic), but after nearly 5 weeks of use and seeing almost no improvement and only more oil i stopped using it.
After some reading around i started to use manuka honey as a cleanser, along with Paula's Choice BHA (1% lotion) and also one of her moisturizers (i'm still trying to find the right one). After maybe 4 weeks i have no inflamed spots in the traditional sense, maybe one or two dormant blackheads..., which is great. BUT (there's always a but). My main problem now seems to be almost congested skin texture..., if that makes sense. And red marks. When i wash my forehead it feels soft and smooth, as it does if i run the back of my palm over it, but if look up close there appears to be an almost 'filmy' texture to it with a little oil. There are also some tiny white dots sporadically around (only prominent in certain light) and the pigmentation from the earlier inflamed spots is taking forever to heal (i get the odd blemish on my jaw which goes away in a few days!). Further, sometimes when when i pull my forehead back the centre area seems to have dry patches almost under the skin. What is perhaps most prominent in that i can also see tiny little shiny dashes/lines (some look like wrinkles! I'm 23!). This is especially noticeable when i frown or push my eyebrows forward - some look like tiny superficial creases. My forehead is also very sensitive, if my hair drapes down for example, and there are some small red marks / bumps that have been around for nearly two months and i have a feeling they may be related to my eczema, or merely related to the fact i have ridiculously sensitive skin.
I'm very frustrated with this to be point of being pretty down some days because i had hoped all this would rectify itself with a little help, when it really feels like i've hit a skin care wall! Does anyone have any suggestions? Does anyone recognize what i'm talking about (especially those little 'shiny' dashes/creases)? Am i doing too much? Before this happened i pretty much only used water and the odd bit of cleanser on my forehead. I wanted this summer to be my carefree summer but so far i've my skin has consumed me. I should probably say i have no problems elsewhere on my face. Cheeks, nose, chin etc are 'normal', and have not been affected by whatever happened to my forehead.
Apologies for the length and thank you in advance!
- Lindsay
