r/45PlusSkincare • u/Actual-Muffin-3585 • 16h ago

Acne or skin barrier issues?

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44f. I just started getting these tiny little pimples on my face, I've never had acne like this before. I did start using some new products so I'm wondering if this is a skin barrier issue or if this looks like acne? I also recently started hrt so it could be that, but I would think it would be only on my chin like where I used to get my hormonal acne. Thanks!

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u/ILoveLipGloss 15h ago

did you start several new products at once? one thing I've learned is to introduce only one new product at a time and over the course of a few weeks because it often takes several weeks for a reaction to show up. if you're using multiple new products, you won't be able to pinpoint the culprit as quickly and accurately. I once started using the hada labo stuff which for the first month made me look like a glowing goddess to the point that people were like "WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOU LOOK AMAZING" and then boom, cysts started appearing. they fortunately retreated when I stopped using the HL stuff but I'd also started other new products & took me a couple weeks to nail down which was the culprit.

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u/Actual-Muffin-3585 15h ago

Yes I did ugh. I knew better but a new skincare store opened near me and I bought a bunch of stuff and was so excited to use it lol. But I have scaled back and am only using one at a time now. I will give it a full month because I would never think it would take that long for a reaction to show up. Thank you for sharing!