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By activating bacteria porphyrins, blue light can oxidize and, therefore, destroy bacteria on the skin, helping treat inflammatory lesions of acne, says Dr
If it is hormonal, you might have more luck with systemic treatments
pirocitone olamine is just as effective as zinc pyrithione tho you can def use that for fungal acne! Nizoral has literally cured my flaky scalp after years of embarrassment and I couldn’t be happier! I’m mad I didn’t try it earlier and confused about why more hair dressers don’t know about it, because I never had any of them recommend it when I complained about dandruff
The Ketoconzale 2% Cream that I have, contains 20 mg of the active Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now
So it’s only effective when combined with pyrithione zinc
I’ve been using Differin for three months to no avail so trying to see if my acne is fungal instead, especially because it’s
I just leave it on for no more than 5 minutes twice a week in the evenings, after I’ve I used Nizoral every night for a week, AND MY FUNGAL ACNE ONLY SPREAD & GOT WORSE
You can't get Ketoconazole cream without a prescription in some countries (like the US)
I use selenium sulfide as my daily go-to
Whenever I use it (1x/wk), my facial skin is flawless the next day (literally just from the run off of the shampoo! - all of the tiny bumps on my forehead as well as cheeks disappear
Stop applying the Ketoconazole and focus on using gentle, hydrating products
Unfortunately I don't know of any fungal acne safe cleansers
5% and Neutrogena Rapid Clear Stubborn Acne Spot Treatment Gel with Maximum Strength 10%
It didn't get worse, but it also didn't get any better, regardless of the products I used to treat it
I followed it up with a glycolic acid based toner & niacinamide