<p>My D can not use anything with salicylic acid. She is looking for a face wash that will help with acne but not burn her face.</p>
<p>My son uses Duac Topical gel. It comes with a cleanser that he’s supposed to use first. It is a prescription from a dermatologist. If you have not gone that route I highly suggest it. He’s had excellent results from a combination of things that he applies to his face. He did not want to take Accutane and now I’m glad he didn’t.</p>
<p>My d has had good success with PanOxyl 5% - I’ve had to special order it, you can find 10% at CVS etc. but that’s too much for her skin.</p>
<p>PanOxyl is on the shelf at Walgreens. It is a benzoyl peroxide product. </p>
<p>Almost all acne products have redness, irritation, burning, etc as a side effect.</p>
<p>My D loves the Body Shop tea tree oil line for acne. She has tried about everything available and this seems to work very well with her sensitive skin.</p>
<p>first idea-- try dial soap-- second -go to a dermatologist-- the prescription stuff really works-- teens are self conscious enough without wanting to hide their faces!</p>
<p>D2 uses cleansing pads from her dermatologist. If you can’t get an appointment soon (ours is really hard to get in to!) you can start with the pediatrician.</p>
<p>My teens all use/used Cetaphil Gentle skin cleanser (for all skin types) to wash their faces morning and night (on recommendation of our dermatologist). After cleansing, each had prescription medicine products to use for the acne (like duac, tazorac and benzoclin).</p>
<p>I’d suggest the dermatologist also. My daughter has sensitive skin and fair complexion. We went through several prescriptions before we found one that was comfortable for her to use.</p>
<p>I’d also suggest having her use Purpose lotion on her face after she cleans it and before she uses any makeup. The Purpose lotion has an SPF and also does not clog pores - it was recommended to us by the dermatologist. I think Purpose also has a face wash but we’ve not tried it.</p>
<p>I tried to get her into the dermatologist. 3 months till they have a new patient appointment. They are only willing to take her since I am already a patient. In the past she has had prescriptions from her primary Dr. She was fine with most products including Duac till about 2 yrs ago. The Duac started making her look like she had spent 8 hours out in the sun with no sun protection.It is not your typical drying that comes from most acne products. She is raised skin and beet red. Products with 2% Salicylic acid start to burn the minute she puts them on. So it is not a matter of using them every few days.</p>
<p>I second the Cetaphil suggestion; particularly since her skin probably needs to settle down. Cetaphil can also be used as a very light moisturizer – I just wet my fingertips and put some on. (This was at the rec of my derm, who says that she just doesn’t see people have bad reactions to Cetaphil, ever.) I have rosacea, and I need to be careful to use only very, very gentle products on my face – not salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide formulations. The reason I mention rosacea is that you can get it as a teenager, and you can get a very red face that looks just like a sunburn even if you’ve not been much in the sun (or religiously use sunscreen.) Could she be taking oral tetracycline or minocycline? These drugs can also cause a red face like you’ve described. Eucerin makes a redness relief moisturizer with some green tint (to counteract the red) and I find it very gentle. </p>
<p>January is a hard month to get dermatology appointments, but if your insurance offers some other dermatologists it may be worthwhile phoning around to see if someone else can fit her in more quickly.</p>
<p>I am going to pick up the Cetaphil. She is not on any antibiotics. I actually don’t think the acne is that bad. But I am not 15.It definitely appears to get worse around her period.</p>
<p>The severe redness could also just be because the product she is using is too strong for her condition. DD also had a very slight problem which was also worse around her period. The first couple of medications the dermatologist tried her on caused severe redness just as you’re describing almost resembling a burn. She’s actually not on anything now (she’s 21) other than a cleanser.</p>
<p>My son’s dermatologist recommended Neutrogena pore clearing cleanser. My daughter uses Cetaphil.</p>
<p>Here is my greatest find for teenagers and skin:</p>
<p>Rainbow Light brand Active Teen Health Multivitamin/Mineral (targeted skin nutrition, potent skin-clearning formula). I buy it at Whole Foods. I also give him an Omega-3 flaxseed or fish oil capsule with the vitamin. Really positive benefits for skin.</p>
<p>These worked a miracle on my son. Another great find is Epiduo, a new topical RX from the dermatologist.</p>
<p>With a gentle cleaner, our allergist has our kids using generic Rx erythromycin pads. They’re mild but help with more severe acne breakouts and are covered by many Rx plans so they end up costing very little for a 30-90 day supply. The kids use it as needed when things get stressful.</p>
<p>My DD was sensitive to salicylic acid so She uses tea tree oil products instead. She also uses Dermalogical products, which she paid for out of her own money. (very$$$$$)</p>
<p>Anyone in the Fort Worth, Texas, area, I can recommend a fantastic dermatologist. He is the only one (out of three) who helped my D. She has very fair, sensitive skin and he has her using Cetaphil soap and moisturizer, among other things. She just finished taking Accutane and just started Epiduo this week, which has made her skin “bubble up,” in her words. The dermatologist also recommended Yaz birth control. In the past 8 years, she has used nearly everything imaginable as prescribed by various doctors. She had bad cystic acne and has just a few scars. Strangers tell her all the time how beautiful her skin is.</p>