Breakouts at 30.. help 😭

[flowergirlso]

Does anyone know why I’ve had a flare up of breakouts and how I can get rid of these?

over the weekend my skin seems to be SO much more oily than usual, and it’s full of these tiny pimples which have fluid in.. some are kinda sore and skin has felt a little irritated at times. Is this hormonal? I am late on my period.. or could it be an allergy? Not sure if anyone looks at these and thinks it looks like a particular break out..

any tips on how to help?
I’ve always struggled with my skin, it’s always congested and blocked pores no matter what I’ve tried but this is now getting me down!

Tretinoin. Search the support group on Facebook.

Mine turned out to be hormonal.
Flared up something awful in my late 20’s when I stopped breastfeeding my 3rd baby.
Felt like I’d tried everything skincare-wise and it still always seemed congested and I’d get enormous breakouts around my chin in the lead up to my period.
I started a combined contraceptive pill I’d never tried before, initially to attempt to keep a lid on some of my endometriosis symptoms and it ended up working wonders for my skin.
I haven’t had a single spot pop up in months and months.
I think that now the hormonal side of things is under control, I’m actually seeing results from skincare products that I wasn’t seeing before.

Thank you both for your advice.. I don’t know if it’s getting worse today and I’m so sad :( it’s never been this bad for this long before. And I’ve read spots on the cheeks are more stomach related rather than hormonal? Who knows :( I just don’t want to spend my life feeling conscious of my skin!