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Anonymous
I was wondering if you guys could recommend me some moisturizers that won't cause acne? I have been taking accutane for three weeks now but I am still having some breakouts, I know it's common at the beginning but I think it's my moisturizer the cause. Halp.
>> Anonymous
Good man. Past accutane-fag myself.

What is dry for you? For me, it was lips, so I used lots of lip moisturizer. Not chap stick... Ask your pharmacist.

Ignore the breakouts and don't moisturize unless you really have to. Stay out of the sun for the duration of treatment...

What are you moisturizing with & why? Just because you were told to?
>> Anonymous
>>359843
My lips get dry and al my scars and pimples start to peel.
Aveeno Active Naturals Skin Relief Moisturizing Lotion. Someone recommended it.
>> Anonymous
I thought the point of accutane was to make your skin dry and pimples peel. That's why I couldn't stand taking it, at least.
>> Anonymous
>>359876

Took Accutane for ~half a year. It makes your skin dry, but never caused any peeling for me. Just kinda dries things out, and the acne just kinda stops appearing after a month or three.

OP: Just wait for the inside of your nose to dry out. Vaseline inside of your nose = gross. Worth getting rid of the acne, though.
>> Anonymous
a good advice is to wash your hands and face often.
>> Anonymous
>>359888

Better advice is to not touch your face - which was one of my nervous downfalls...

I did it for 4 or 5 months, and it was amazing the turnaround. Lips were dry, no big. Skin burned from sun, no big, stayed inside. I could tell things were turning around with the acne when the pimples started drying up like the well went dry. Face, chest, back all cleared up as if it didn't have the oil to bother me with pimples...

The pimples peeling happened with me when I would dab retin-a or any of the other scrip remedies. Peel off and then there was a fresh pimple underneath - just smaller. Next peel, smaller, etc.. I did not get the peeling in layers pimples with Accutane though. As said above, it dried from under vs above.

I would suggest killing the moisturizer if you can tolerate it. Expect the flare up, but one morning you will wake up and see a dramatic cut in oil production and pimple inflamation.. That is day 1 of the rest of your acne reduced life.

Good luck.
>> Anonymous
Try Eucerin, I'm just finishing my accutane and it helps a lot.