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Alright ladies, I have quite the problem over here. For over a year, I have been struggling with what I thought was cystic acne, painful and deep and ugly. I mean extremely painful and really red and all over, but mainly on my forehead. I recently discovered I have a reaction everytime I put anything with SPF in it, on my face.
It all started with a foundation I bought because I had none and had a wedding to go to so I wanted to look nice, I also had just had a baby a few months before and wanted to actually get all done up for once. I broke out extremely bad by the next morning even though I had removed all the makeup and washed my face and etc. So after that cleared up I got a new moisturizer with spf (don't remember why, I think I just wanted to try it or something idk), broke out and I thought it was just the moisturizer so I switched to another that had spf (got it in a box), not knowing, then I switched to a non spf moisturizer but started using a new foundation with SPF(Avon gift from MIL).... I thought I had a problem with the foundation so I switched to a BB cream (Almay-spf) and that made me break out too. Another BB cream, moisturizer and actual sunscreen (supergoop) down the line and I said screw it and stopped putting anything on my face but First Aid Beauty Moisturizer and Juice Beauty Stem Cellular Repair Moisturizer (layered yes, because my skin has become extremely dry in the last year) I was also putting zapzit on the spots to dry them out and if I'd put something on them, I wouldn't pick (I know I'm bad for picking but they hurt and I wanted them gone asap.) I would also put neosporin and a bandaid over night if I had popped or picked the "pimple".
So now to how I found out spf hates me! I got a sample of the Hello Oxygen Wow Benefit foundation in birchbox and have wanted to try it for months now, so I tried it and when I took it off later that night (with a makeup wipe and washed my face) my face had broken out in red pimple like bumps! My face had been clear, not 100% but clear for me, a pimple here or there.
I must also TMI state that I have my period and usually break out and didn't like I usually would since I have been steering clear of anything but my two trusty moisturizers and facewash. So some of the pimple/bumps had heads to them so I popped them, rewashed my face and put on my moisturizers. By the morning it had all cleared up so I know it had to be a reaction. I have never seen pimples go away over night so that is my reasoning for seeing it as a reaction.
Now my questions!
Has anyone experienced this or seen it happen?
Anyone know any good BB creams or foundations free of spf? (I like to wear a BB cream or foundation mixed with moisturizer when I go to parties or any type of event, just to feel a little dolled up)
I had no clue being allergic to sunscreen was possible so now I don't know what to do about protecting my face from the sun and premature aging, any tips for that?
Thanks in advance!
It all started with a foundation I bought because I had none and had a wedding to go to so I wanted to look nice, I also had just had a baby a few months before and wanted to actually get all done up for once. I broke out extremely bad by the next morning even though I had removed all the makeup and washed my face and etc. So after that cleared up I got a new moisturizer with spf (don't remember why, I think I just wanted to try it or something idk), broke out and I thought it was just the moisturizer so I switched to another that had spf (got it in a box), not knowing, then I switched to a non spf moisturizer but started using a new foundation with SPF(Avon gift from MIL).... I thought I had a problem with the foundation so I switched to a BB cream (Almay-spf) and that made me break out too. Another BB cream, moisturizer and actual sunscreen (supergoop) down the line and I said screw it and stopped putting anything on my face but First Aid Beauty Moisturizer and Juice Beauty Stem Cellular Repair Moisturizer (layered yes, because my skin has become extremely dry in the last year) I was also putting zapzit on the spots to dry them out and if I'd put something on them, I wouldn't pick (I know I'm bad for picking but they hurt and I wanted them gone asap.) I would also put neosporin and a bandaid over night if I had popped or picked the "pimple".
So now to how I found out spf hates me! I got a sample of the Hello Oxygen Wow Benefit foundation in birchbox and have wanted to try it for months now, so I tried it and when I took it off later that night (with a makeup wipe and washed my face) my face had broken out in red pimple like bumps! My face had been clear, not 100% but clear for me, a pimple here or there.
I must also TMI state that I have my period and usually break out and didn't like I usually would since I have been steering clear of anything but my two trusty moisturizers and facewash. So some of the pimple/bumps had heads to them so I popped them, rewashed my face and put on my moisturizers. By the morning it had all cleared up so I know it had to be a reaction. I have never seen pimples go away over night so that is my reasoning for seeing it as a reaction.
Now my questions!
Has anyone experienced this or seen it happen?
Anyone know any good BB creams or foundations free of spf? (I like to wear a BB cream or foundation mixed with moisturizer when I go to parties or any type of event, just to feel a little dolled up)
I had no clue being allergic to sunscreen was possible so now I don't know what to do about protecting my face from the sun and premature aging, any tips for that?
Thanks in advance!