posted Sun, 04/19/2026 - 08:08
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Seems shaving and moderate doses of bolics causes folicleitis for me.
It’s turned systic.
I’ve been doing a purifying foam gel in shower.
Glycolic acid after
Followed by salicylic straight after.
(Wife’s a beauty therapist she conjured up this for is)
It’s worked well but not well enough.
I’ve bought tret cream and have stopped the acids and spot treating the worst areas til its clear then I’ll return to my old stack once the worst is gone.
I’m back on 150mg of test til November so it hopefully all clears up and I can actually take my T-shirt off again once it’s warmer lol.
Any tips or tricks?
Shaving is now banned for me I’m gonna get the old lady to wax me from now on. Oh dear fucking god it hurts ----
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I have chest, arm and back acne and ive tried some stuff I do have Accutane on hand but waiting as a last resort. This wash has been the best ive used so far it gave me much more confidence to wear my cut offs and tanks in the gym it didnt cure it but its sure as hell helped me the most.
What has been a game changer for me:
- Shield Body Acne Wash daily
- Salicylic acid oil post-shower
Im not sure of the ingredients in Shield, it might not be significantly different than your current routine.
Man I know Accutane is the last measure but it really does work. I think we spend tons of money on alternatives that only end up working on some people. I've been down that rabbit hole for sure. I found immediate success starting 40mg split twice daily. Ran it for a few months and haven't had to deal with it for a while. Just had to buy stock in Chapstick because I couldn't keep enough. Im sure you know, but you can run a prolonged cycle off Accutane and rid yourself go the problem for a long while. Good luck brother.
Gents, dunno if many of you will see this but big massive thanks to all of you who’ve spent the time to reply and help.
Genuinely massively appreciated!
Bunch of legends
Have you tried the Tanning bed? UV rays can help by killing acne causing bacteria, drying out skin, and giving you a tan which helps “hide” the acne.
I honestly haven’t mate. Never been to one other than to drop the missus off at them never even been inside one lol. I think it’s defo time to try them
Thank you for this my guy!
My big tip if you aren’t already doing this is Everyday injections. My acne went away an I haven’t had any issues since. Test E C P all I’ve done like that blast a cruise doses. Hope this helps brother
Mate I ran test and npp 3x injections a week dropping to trt I went to the 2 x a week but I always felt better with the frequent injections.
Thank you for this, I’m gonna go back to what my body prefers but I’ll do the daily pins. Probably gonna need smaller barrels haha!!
I kinda read what you were asking wrong I apologize but yeah bro I had awful acne. Just wanted to share what worked for me. Appreciate the understanding and hope all works for you brother
Much love
I run 20mg accutane gel caps twice a week and I’m super clear, not too dry on 400mg test
Thank you mate that’s good to know it can be run like that rather than daily.
Would you recommend the tabs more so than the cream?
I would. Also if you get ugl tabs, take them with a spoon of almond butter or a meal with some fat. It helps the bioavailability tremendously. Or get the oil gel caps from an Indian pharma. Or an rx from your doc but they’ll prescribe a full gnarly course of like 80mg a day for six months, which honestly you could just micro dose as you please at that point. Good luck brother!
Taking it with almond butter or a meal? Now does that go with all ugl tabs? Or I should say have you done it with others
Just isotretonin for the bioavailability bump
Mate thanks for the reply.
I’ve just bought the peroxide soap bar a guy recommended and some 10mg Accutane 100 from India.
Do the Indian Accutane need the fats for bioavailability too or just the ugl?
They don’t come as typical compressed tabs but oil-filled gel caps. So no, you don’t need any more fat when taking those, it’s already in the formulation. Just ask your pharma guy if they are gel caps or tabs
https://danielkern.org/product/treatment/
Benzoyl peroxide its a clear gel economic size
Amazing! I’ll give it some research and grab some your awesome dude
This stuff works great but do not get on any clothes it will bleach them, it has benzoyl peroxide. Also accutane will help as well.
PS estrogen causes acne so maybe check your E2 levels as well.
Amazing thanks Aggie!
Bloods are due any day now, waiting til I’m on nightshift so I can get a draw early hours
Tretinoin gel plus 10 mg Accutane gave me the clearest skin of my life even on cycle. I have like 2 or 3 blackheads tops if any, and maybe one pimple every other week. Take liver support and get blood work and you will be fine. Accutane is regularly dosed up to 1 mg per kilo of body weight. Microdosing is usually side effect free or minimal.
Sorry just to add, what was the % of your cream?
I’ve went straight for the 0.1% lool maybe a bit strong I’ve been told
Thanks bro. I think it’s time to visit my favourite online ancillary store
Would higher dosing til it’s cleared up then dropping be sufficient?
Mates on Tren, came off, got blasted with acne so he went back on Tren lool. started Accutane clearest skin he’s had.
Yes he doesn’t know what blood work is..
panoxyl 10% benzoyl peroxide wash or the bar of soap. And adapalene gel. It's a retinoid not near as strong as tretinoin or isotretinoin and don't need a script. But accutane was the only thing that has helped my acne, I have had cystic acne my whole life and it was TERRIBLE in high school, I hated life. Them it got a lot better but gear made it horrible again and so getting on isotretinoin was my only option because nothing else worked for me.
This is great info thank you.
I know very little about retinoids other than iso and tret.
Wee Side question,if you don’t mind me picking your brain.
we’ve a young lad start at our work 19, still has basically teenage acne and was asking me about peptides.
I said naw mate not helping you with anything this side of things wait til your older get some research done etc. would this peroxide wash be useable to him before he starts fucking with stronger things?
I’m mates with his dad and don’t want to see him wrong aye.
Yes absolutely! You can buy that on Amazon and any store! I would recommend the adapalene gel and that benzoyl peroxide wash for him 100000%!
Depending on how severe of acne you have or how long you have had it whether it's small white and blackheads or big cystic nodules like I have really determines the dose of iso. I'd start at 20mg a day and stay between 20-40mg if you have less severe acne, but if it's severe you can go up to 60-80mg a day. I take 60mg a day. And after the purge happens your skin starts to look amazing. They used to say that 1mg per kilo was a good dosage but that's been proven too high and unnecessary. Takin a lower amount for a longer period of time is much more effective. There is a total number of mg that they recommended overall for an entire treatment course and you wanna get to that before stopping or it comes back. I would take 20-40mg for 12 months or like me I'm taking 60mg for 9 months. I just wouldn't recommend iso until you have tried everything else. I absolutely wouldn't recommend it for a 19 year old kid even though my derm prescribed it to me at 12 years old. There's been a ton of research and long term sides that have been found since then. So yeah I would only use iso as a last resort if everything else isn't working. Doctors will even prescribe minocycline or doxycycline which is an anti biotic that helps with cystic acne as well before trying iso. But the adapalene and the Panoxyl 10% benzoyl peroxide wash, (I prefer the soap bar version, lathers better and last longer imo) should help that kid a ton!
Also, I don't know if you are like me but I run super hot always. Even before gear I sweat a ton, gear made it so much worse I sweat like a black fucking pig in the desert. So you constantly need to make sure you are showering twice a day. After you wash your body in the shower with regular body wash use the wash from above on your neck, chest, back, and even face unless you have sensitive skin on your face and let it sit for 2-3 minutes rinse with hot water then splash cold water to close your pores. That a lone helps a lot just making sure you shower twice a day and use a stick loofah or brush and scrub your back and chest and high sweat areas the most. Also buy a med free or .5% salicylic acid cleanser as you should only use the 10 % benzoyl once a day it can make your skin super red or irritated. It will help at least get rid of the oils and then wipe your face and chest with witch hazel.
And a lot of people don't know that if you drink cows milk, that can cause bad acne too especially hormonal acne. Cow milk and popcorn and chocolate all three make me break out horribly. Once I switched to almond, cashew, or coconut milk it made a world of difference.
Popcorn? You must be talking about the microwaved greasy ass popcorn. Oven top popcorn with some salt is the way to go
No trust me I fucking LOVE popcorn it's one of my favorite snacks. But it doesn't matter if it's stove popped, air popped, movie theater or microwave they all make me break out so bad the next day and I hate it. My dermatologist said popcorn and corn in general can be a trigger for cystic acne and of course I got lucky enough to get that one. But I still eat it when I go to the movies or at home when I really want some.
You are a bloke of knowledge, again thank you for taking your time to tell me in such detail!
I’ve already ordered the peroxide and the gel and I’ve passed the info onto the youngling.
I’ve just put an order in for ancillaries but hey I love ordering from foreign lands I guess I’ll grab some Accutane and other things since I’m about to -- again thank you!
Of course, it's something I have struggled with my whole life and something I was so self conscious about growing up. Especially in high school, so if I can pass any info along on what I have learned over the years about acne and the trials and errors I am all for it. I know what it's like to be his age and not wanting to go out with mates cause you have a huge zit or 5 on your face that draw attention straight to it. It's something close to my heart hahaha, cause it was such a shit part of my life.
It’s crazy to think I didn’t have bad acne in highschool I’m now getting it in my 30s haha.
Finally hitting puberty now lol
I managed to catch my order and have added 2 soaps and some 10mg Accutane. I’ll save the cream for another battle at another time.
Honestly though, I thought I was gonna be one of those guys that couldn’t do high doses without sides kinda resigned myself to trt+
Looking forward to getting rid of these horrible things on my chest.
Again mate thank you thank you thank you
Honestly bro I know a ton of people like that. They had hella clear skin in high school and now in their mid 30s have hella acne lol. That's what those fuckers get for talkin shit in high school lol! That should work wonders honestly. Start out with the benzoyl wash and see if it helps and then low dose accutane, you can take it and stop but running a full course and getting to the alloted MG for a course for your body size will keep it away. My mom took it and she had it way worse than me and her face has been clear as fuck for over 15 years. Since I am prone to it that start and stop doesn't work for me and having to go through the purge every time sucks (where the meds make you breakout HELLA bad at first until it rolls over your new skin cells and stops the sebum production) but then it get's way better and keeps getting better. But if I stop and go with it, it comes back. So I would keep it for a last resort if none of the other stuff works! And of course you're welcome brotha, that's what we are all here for, to share the knowledge we all have with each other and help each other out where we can.
I've not had any acne issues myself but a pal used accutane in the past for acne on his back. Is that something you have considered? I believe it is toxic however.
Yeah I’ve heard the horror stories with Accutane.
I’m considering low dose like the gentleman above suggested but there’s been a wash and other retinoids to try first that are less harsh.
I’m 31 and aging fast I don’t need or want to add to that haha
It is hepatoxic so I wouldn't run it the same time as any harsh orals. And it can cause severe deformation of a fetus if a female takes it and gets pregnant. You have to get checked via ultrasound once a month on that shit if you get it prescribed its called the iPledge program or something. Cause it can fuck shit up, I have heard about it also causing problems with the baby if you get someone pregnant on it. Can cause mental retardation. So, I would just stay away from trying to procreate while on it as well. Lol