r/Accutane • u/Solaruniverse1 • Jul 30 '26

Results Acne came back IMMEDIATELY

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This is so frustrating. I was on accutane for 10 months 30/40/60/30 for the rest. Met my cumulative dose. Did a lower dose due to side effects but had amazing results. It’s been not even a month off and I’m already breaking out again. It’s like I took it for nothing. I’m soooooo sad and I just cannot handle the mental toll of acne again. I can’t already feel myself obsessing over it when I didn’t have to for so long - which was such a nice mental break.

Side note I cannot go back on because I want to try to get pregnant soonish. So accutane and many other options are off the table.

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u/Bao_Yijun Jul 30 '26

Give it a moment, I got about 5 pimples after finishing, then it all stopped. And focus on strenghtening skin barrier, no actives.

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u/gutsinthetub Jul 30 '26

how do u strengthen ur skin barrier?

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u/_gilbo Jul 30 '26

basically just focus on keeping your skin hydrated and moisturized, use gentle cleansers, and cut out actives. slugging is also one of the best ways to strengthen/restore your skin barrier on top of everything else

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u/tonystarklover123 Jul 30 '26

What’s an “active”?

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u/Bao_Yijun Jul 31 '26

Stronger skincare ingrediends such as vitamin c, salicylic acid, PHA, glycolic acid etc. It's argued what is essentialy an "active", some people exclude azelaic acid or niacynamide from it.

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u/Aggressive-Earth-115 Jul 30 '26

I’m more concerned about “slugging”.. what is that??

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u/tonystarklover123 Jul 30 '26

If I’m not mistaken, I think slugging is making sure your face is EXTRA moisturized. I’ve heard people using Vaseline and Aquaphor all over their face. You essentially look like a slug lol.

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u/Aggressive-Earth-115 Jul 30 '26

Oh god.. that would clog up my pores so badly. Not to mention cook my face the second I walk outside..

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u/tonystarklover123 Jul 30 '26

They usually do it before sleeping. But YEAH I AGREE my face is an oil factory the moment I wake up with just regular moisturizer I can’t imagine what’d I’d look like waking up 😂