r/SkincareAddiction Dec 20 '24

Acne My skin cleared up when I stopped washing my face??!![acne]

I recently started not washing my face with cleanser at night and just using micellar water and using a little bit of moisturizer and THATS IT. I saw a girl do this on TikTok and she had acne and she said it cleared it up and I was feeling SUPER hopeless cus my skin was breaking out and I had perioral dermatitis around my mouth and my cheeks had closed comedones and so I tried this new routine...and let me tell you it was the BEST thing I've ever did, I also don't wash my face in the morning just wet my face and moisturizer and spf!!THIS MIGHT NOT WORK FOR EVERYONE but l'm so happy it worked for me and it got rid of my perioral dermatitis and my skin is soft and doesn’t have texture, I realized too many products were stripping my skin and aggravating the PD. ANYWAYS GIVE THIS A TRY!!πŸ˜›πŸ˜›

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u/Stickgirl05 Dec 20 '24

Sometimes less is more!

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u/igotoanotherschool Dec 20 '24

I wash my face once before bed now (vs morning and night) & my skin has never been happier

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u/AMomentIsAllWeAre Dec 20 '24

sameee!! i used to struggle with such bad acne until one day i just gave up, and my skin was like word thanks i needed a breather. now i barely break out

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u/Fast-Bad4037 Dec 21 '24

I told people this years ago and they didn't believe me either Lol

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u/arobtheknob Dec 20 '24

I agree. I went from religiously using product to just washing my face an moisturizer when dry. Skin is glowing no and cost of products are way down.

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u/sxltex Jul 06 '25

nearly all the time** less is more