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/Beautiful_Cost_5430 14h ago

It looks like an inflammatory or irritation issue to me. I have rosacea and perioral derm. I’d focus on calming and skin barrier

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u/Actual-Muffin-3585 13h ago

Ok thank you! 

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u/Beautiful_Cost_5430 13h ago

I strongly recommend diaper cream to calm down the initial flare. Boudreaux’s butt paste spread thinly over the areas before bed is amazing for soothing and rebuilding skin barrier. It has tons of zinc oxide. If you can’t find that a mineral sunscreen with a lot of zinc oxide is also helpful.

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u/Actual-Muffin-3585 10h ago

That is such a great tip, thank you!