Acne around mouth and chin area?

Question

Hi guys, I am 22 and have had mild/moderate acne for a few years now. I also have fairly dry skin. I wash my face twice a day, morning and night, with cetaphil cleanser and put on aveeno moisturizer. I also have alot of fainter red spots from previous acne that stays for months afterwards. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions to solve this problem. I am not trying proactive or acne free or accutane. I am looking more so for over the counter products as my acne is not serious. I tried Neutrogena Oil Free Acne Wash and it tore up my face making it EXTREMELY dry, red and flaky. Any input would be very much appreciated.

I drink alot of water, I eat alot of protein and eat pretty healthy, i.e. not alot of greasy, fast food. Usually eat eggs/toast in the morning, turkey afternoon, pasta evening. Along those lines. I try to take a multivitamin as well as Fish Oil tablets.

Answer 1

my son has been using pine tar soap for a lil over a month now. it has really helped clear it up. he had it really bad. huge sores on his face, back and some on his arms and chest. you can get it thru your pharmacy. it costs about $4 a bar and a bar can last 3-4 wks.

Answer 2

Acne Around Mouth And Chin

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Answer 4

Spots Around Mouth And Chin

Answer 5

Try to apply a honey mask to your face once or twice a week honey has antibacterial properties so it is great for disinfecting and healing minor blemishes.

Keep washing your face twice a day with acne soap, use a sulfur based soap for acne but do not scrub or over wash your skin. That will only make your skin produce more sebum that will lead to more acne.

Eat carrots and take a chromium supplement once a day and try to eat foods rich in zinc and drink a lot of water.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Okay, I'm no expert. I think perhaps you are washing your face too often and it's drying you out. Wash it in the morning and moisturize at night. Also, really watch out for touching your chin and mouth area with your hands. I notice I break out more when I'm resting my chin in my hands while studying. And one more thing - are you coating your entire face in acne medicine? Make sure you only dab it on the sore area. That could be drying you out, too. Good luck!

Answer 8

Are you on the phone alot? I used to get bad acne on my chin until I figured out it was from resting my phone between my shoulder and my chin about 5 hours a day. If this is the case, use alcohol wipes or something to clean your phone off once a day.

Answer 9

i suggest this wash by nuetrogena. Its in an orange bottle and it really works quite well, and it doesnt over dry the skin and it has acne medication in it to help clear it up. Also i would buy something with benzol peroxide which is the best over the counter medicine, it may take up to three weeks to start working but it really does help. If it gets worse step it up and use a higher dose of it. it comes in 3% 5% and 10%.

Good luck!

Answer 10

I have dry skin too and have noticed that most of the acne medications dry out my skin to the point where they are not doing any good.
But the thing that stuck out at me the strongest was that unless I could find a natural solution I would have to keep buying and coming back for medications permanently.
So I researched the current info online , and found the following two resources that solved my problems,without the need to keep buying over the counter products for possibly the rest of my life . I hope this helps you .

http://www.urlfreeze.com/check_out/itworks/
http://www.acne.org

Answer 11

I'm not too knowledgeable in the field of dermatology but do you rub your hand against your mouth/chin a lot? b/c if you do, it might be where the acne comes from (Dirt from your hand spread to your mouth area). Just a thought.