Fear and Loathing in My Skin
This is probably going to sound strange, but it's the only description I can give about my skin issue.
For the past 2 months, my skin has felt cheesy. I've always struggled with oily and acne prone skin, but this is different. For most of the summer, I actually had the oiliness under control. My facial skin was almost "normal," somewhere between oily and dry. Seriously, it was almost perfect except that I would still have acne breakouts.
But now? Now it's cheesy, and unbearable. It's not oily, like it used to be. Which is why I'm using the term "cheesy." It's not greasy feeling, and I don't even see oil/grease most of the time (exception being when I'm sweating). My skin is not dry, either. It's almost, like, a thickness. I also say like cheese because the breakouts have suddenly increased during this time, mainly with closed comedones. At first, I thought maybe fungal acne, as I didn't really have the weird feeling in my skin right away - just this acne popping up that I couldn't control whatsoever.
I also have thought maybe it's related closely to my sudden dandruff problem. That might important to mention, as it lined up almost perfectly with the sudden acne increase. My scalp is not dry, but my hair is also not becoming oily or greasy like it used to when I would have random dandruff problems.
I just don't know what to do at this point, and can't find anything when I try to Google about it. If anyone has any ideas about what's going on or how to treat it, I'd be so grateful. I have never been to a dermatologist, and it will be quite awhile before I can even see a regular doctor to get the needed referral to see one. In the meantime, I'm trying to figure it out on my own (and maybe with someone's help here, if I'm lucky 🤞).
Thanks!
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