First thing’s first—you’ll need to confirm that what you’re aiming to combat is, in fact, fungal acne, which is a condition of its own. However, studies have shown that Nisoral helps in the treatment of folliculitis Pyrosporum (fungal acne). Press J to jump to the feed. Bad idea. Wow!My face is a whole other complicated story. Scale back to 1-2x per week if irritation or dryness occurs.Overly thick or oily products can feed the yeast and make the fungal acne more pronounced. A common side effect of Nizoral is itching or the development of a rash on or around the area that’s been treated. What do you think?Hi I was wondering if this still works?? Curel Kao Intensive Moisture Cream on the cheeks, as per usual. Surprisingly, one of the most available treatments for fungal acne is the dandruff shampoo, Nizoral boasts a formulation of one percent Ketoconazole to control the flaking and itching that accompany dandruff.However, studies have shown Nizoral is helpful in treating Unfortunately, pityrosporum folliculitis is often mistaken by physicians as acne vulgaris.

Because it comes as a shampoo, I tell my patients to use it like a liquid cleanser. By using Byrdie, you accept our 2 years ago. or will it be too dry?One week may not be enough time to see improvement. The fungal acne part in my head is red and has dandruff-like flakes. Hopefully it'll help me out!New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castA subreddit for people who have or suspect that they have fungal acne. My back was a bit trickier to gauge progress because I scratch and bug it more, also I think the Cerave broke it out so I switched to the Sebamed and squalane drops.

Let me know in the comment section below.As anyone who has struggled with acne can attest to, these blemishes come in many forms. We called National Grid hell really goes to the ballad-monger Southey rise! Dr. Dendy Engelman is a board-certified dermatologic surgeon and lecturer both in the U.S. and in the global arena.Flakes Are Frustrating: These Derm-Approved Dandruff Shampoos Will Help I would suggest to continue for another week or two and monitor any progress (taking photos helps a lot here!). I have insanely sensitive skin and the same bumpy fungal acne you've described, I've stripped my routine down to African black soap, a 2% salicylic acid solution set in squalene, and Cerave Moisturizer in the tub, all once a day in the PM. Really helps curb the dryness and does a good job of cleaning the skin. (3) Finally, if Nizoral doesn’t work out, what should I try next?Nizoral irritated my skin and made my bumps more prominent.

How to Treat and Prevent Hairline Acne, According to Dermatologists Then I decided to stop all treatments (I was also using sulfur) and focused purely on repairing my moisture barrier. Then I plan to spot treat with the De La Cruz Sulfer Ointment (hadn't used it for long, but I like it a lot so far) as needed, reintroduce a BHA, and reintroduce a vitamin c serum (Mad Hippie). One of the most frustrating types of acne is the fungal variety. BP has always worked wonders for me for my occasional mild breakouts, but now I'm concerned that the BP will "counteract" the Nizoral.

Petersporum folliculitis is a disease in which the yeast, Petersporum, penetrates and multiplies the hair follicles, causing an itchy, pustular rash, as explained by the CDA.

I suspect most of my current facial skin problems are from product damage and the Eucerin is healing, whereas on my body i'm still very FA prone. It didn't even work for the FA on my body, nor did any antifungal shampoo and I tried dozens, used them way too much.I should add that I wasn't using moisturizers because they all broke me out horribly, the 'safe' FA products list wasn't known at the time, so I was using shampoo as a cleanser/mask with no moisturizing afterwards, that was a recipe for disaster.I'm having some success with Eucerin original creme on my face but strangely it caused a flare on my body. Dermatologists Explain Exactly How to Effectively Use Tea Tree Oil on Your Breakouts I threw the shampoo away.I have now been successfully treating my FA with just sulfur masks (I mix De La Cruz ointment with Nu-stock ointment) and I use them about every other day whilst making sure to take very good care of my moisture barrier (I use Vaseline morning and night)I have come to find that FA does not have a typical purging stage. As discussed in the article, Nizoral will only help with fungal acne, so keep that in mind.Hi Jake I wanted to know after i use Nizoral Shampoo on my face can I use African Shea butter as a moisturizer or is that to oily & also do i wash my face with a cleanser before I use the Nizoral ?I would recommend avoiding overly thick moisturizers (especially African shea butter) if you have fungal acne. It works but it’s so bad for your moisture barrier. A Redditor who goes by Aphylaxis recently shared how she quickly dealt with a fungal acne breakout on her face on the AsianBeauty subreddit. It’s possible that you may be having a reaction to the nizoral, it’s also possible that you may not have fungal acne. Don’t keep using it! Gah I think I did already do some damage to my moisture barrier with Nizoral.