u/Competitive_Leg3598

She uses whatever soap is in the shower, no treatment or SPF half the time and her face is perfect.

I have a full routine, i use ai tools to scan my face and check my pimples, I've tried every acne treatment this sub has ever recommended, researched about ingredients, patch test everything. I've even used faceapp just to remind myself what my face could look like without acne so i stay motivated.

My face has active pimples right now as I type this.

Has anyone else had this experience where doing less somehow works better than doing everything right? because all this effort is starting to feel completely pointless.

I have a problem where when I get a new pimple I immediately spiral into research mode. Open 12 tabs, read 47 reddit posts, add three things to my cart, buy none of them because I can't decide, wake up and the pimple is still there.

I've been doing this for four years. I know the name of every acne treatment on the market. I can tell you exactly how benzoyl peroxide works. I have never consistently had clear skin for longer than six weeks.

Someone in my life finally sat me down and said stop researching and just get your face scanned so something can actually tell you what's going on, so I did. Described my symptoms, let it scan, got a real treatment plan built around my actual pimples.

I haven't opened a skincare tab at 2am in two months. That alone has improved my quality of life significantly.