Do you have acne as an adult?

Question

I am 21 years old. I got a nexplanon implant two weeks ago and have definitely noticed I am a lot more oily. I have always had acne, i inherited my mom's bad skin so if i'm like her i'll have acne until i'm 30 or so, I also got my tons of stretch marks from her, i have them everywhere! belly, butt, hips (no babies). For those of you who get acne as an adult what do you do to get rid of it? I wash my face twice a day, sometimes three times if I feel really oily. And I used prescription acne topical cream. I don't really wear any face makeup, if I do it's mostly just mascara. My pimples tend to always pop up around my chin and around my nose, sometimes my forehead. 
I really need some tricks to help manage it! Do those oil blot papers work? What's your skin care routine?

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Always have had bad acne since I was a preteen. Now I'm 21 and still have it. But I think it's getting a lot better. I'm pregnant so don't know if it's making it better, but I started washing my face twice a day using dial soap with coconut water. And leaving it alone only using that, my face is pretty much cleared up. I still have a few zits here and there but definitely not what it use to be. I also drink a ton of water. And if I have zits that are big I put tea tree oil.

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I'm 20 and only started getting acne last year. I thought that was all behind me and I'd just been super lucky and missed it during puberty. I tend to just have break outs when I'm stressed now but I've figured out how to manage it (mostly).

I use St. Ives green tea face wash followed by the scrub every morning. I Neostrada moisturizer. It's pricy but it's not oily at all and keeps my skin looking healthy. It's a great investment and one bottle might look small but it lasts a long time since you need very little. I do not use foundation ever. If I've got an event I might use a little bit of concealer though- but only on that area. Instead I use a powder as a bronzer/foundation. Since I've found cheap makeup does awful things to my skin I use Clinique. Its a light powder and doesn't clog your pores so your skin can breath better which help keep zits at bay. An bight I use a Neutragena make up wipe. I buy ones that are specific for removing make up and preventing pimples and black heads. Everyone's skin is different though so you really have to try lots of different products and hopefully you'll find one that works!

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I have always had bad acne ever since I was young. I am now going to be 32 and it's not as bad bits till bad. Now I get cystic pimples and they have moved down to my jar line so I look like I have Frankenstein bolts. I use a kit from the body shop from Ulta with tea tree oil. It's the only thing that helps. Proactive used to do it but not anymore

Do you have acne as an adult?

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