Help IDing face irritation, flaky and dry but not itchy
I’ve had this issue for like a month and its not going away. Please help me identify what could be irritating my skin so much. The irritation itself isn’t necessarily itchy, sometimes it feels dry and aquaphor relieves this. I also think it looks more flaky in person than in the photo.
My skincare routine for the past 7 months or so has been the same: wash my face at night with cetaphil gentle cleanser, niacinamide serum (The Ordinary) on the acne prone parts of my face, every other day tretinoin on my acne prone spots, and finally cerave daily moisturizer. In the morning I rinse my face with warm water, moisturize and SPF. I successfully cleared my acne with this routine but now I am dealing with this.
I’ve stopped using the serum (about a week ago) and tretinoin (only a few days ago) but it doesn’t seem to be clearing up yet. My other guess was maybe my boyfriend’s mustache is irritating my skin? Please help!! Thank you!!