Oily Skin With Acne
(Miami, FL )
I have suffered from acne for about 10 years now. I am a 26 year old female with extremely oily skin. I live in sunny and humid South Florida. The weather seems to help aid in my skin producing and retaining all its oil. My trips to the dermatologist would include a quick look at my face, a prescription for some topical ointment, and then an injection with some sort of steroid for any large bumps. I recently visited a new dermatologist and they advised the only way I could get rid of my acne was to go on acutane. I refuse to believe that. My research has lead me to your page. Do you have any advice as to what I should use on my face for acne? Right now I wash with Boscia, an all natural cleanser with no preservatives and moisturize with La Roche Posay Hydraphase Facial Moisturizer, but that doesn’t keep new pimple(s) from appearing EVERY morning. I should also mention the pimples usually form on my cheeks and chin. They’re a mixture of blackheads, nodules, and lesions (in order of occurrence). I’m tired of trying prescription creams, and don’t want to be on antibiotics or birth control my entire life to clear my skin. Help please.
Thanks….