I’m a 21 year old girl and before the past couple months I have never suffered with acne. I would maybe get a pimple once a month but it would go away very quickly. Around November or December of 2017 I started getting a few pimples. Nothing major. But it’s just gotten worse. I stopped using a face lotion which I thought may be causing the pimples but it hasn’t stopped. I’ve been getting pimples on my forehead, chin, nose, and right below my nose. I currently have at least 10. Some are white heads but some are under the skin and very painful. I haven’t changed anything before this started but now I’ve been using higher end face washes and a light water based face lotion before bed. I did shave my face before this started a couple times to get rid of peach fuzz to allow my makeup to go on better but I stopped shaving when I thought it may be a reason for the acne but still nothing. I don’t even use foundation because I don’t want to make it worse. Any tips to get rid of the pimples and prevent new ones?! Please help!!! Will pick best answer.
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Your recent acne breakouts could be the result of your diet or even hormones. Have you recently changed your diet or do you eat a lot of sugary foods? If so, that might be a cause.
Are you under a lot of stress or have had a recent change in hormone levels from starting birth control or doing anything else that could cause hormone levels to change?
Just read your comments to the other poster (who had good suggestions). Water, is the water you are drinking pure?? Fluoride that is added to city water and some bottled water is just city water in a a bottle, is a known cause of acne.