I’m 34 years old, male. I’m already vegan, loaded with fruits and veggies. I never had these tiny bumps literally everywhere since I came off of accutane a couple of years ago. My derm and I have tried everything apart from cosmetic procedures which she wants to try, and I’m reluctant. My skin has been terribly dry ever since coming off the medication, I used to have very oily skin. Living in Colorado doesn’t help that. Currently I used CeraVe benzoyl peroxide “BP” in the morning and then the “hydrating facial cleanser.” At night. The “BP” is because I do get breakouts especially in my facial hair and eyebrows. I won’t go through my whole skin care routine because it will stress you out haha. But I exfoliate now with just a gentle cetaphil cleanser twice/week but the dead, dry skin remains. So I’m looking forward to trying the washcloth method. I’m also a flight attendant who uses tretinoin so I ask for it, but I’m hoping this face washing method comes in and saves the day! Thanks in advance <3

Hi Aviv,
My apologies, I just saw your comment now. For some reason I missed it.

In the morning, I recommend oil cleansing as well. But in the morning, do a single cleanse. In the evening do a double cleanse.

Hi Katherine,
In the morning do the oil cleansing as well (but just once). If you need a moisturizer, use 2-3 drops of the oil that you used for the oil cleansing. Keep it as simple as possible. The oil cleansing twice a day with ever so gently exfoliate your skin, removing the surface build up that is trapping/clogging pores. Also, take a break from dairy products for at least a month to see if that can help too.

Hi Katherine,

I recommend using an oil, and do the double cleansing with the oil at night (wash your face twice in a row with the same oil). Skip the Vichy cleanser.

You can use a plain oil like jojoba oil or grapeseed oil, or an oil blend like Living Libation Best Skin Ever (for acne prone skin I recommend either the Frankincense or Seabuckthorn Best Skin Ever). And you’ll need a gentle wash cloth to remove the oil (use a clean one every time you cleanse), I recommend these.

Keep your skincare routine simple. The oil cleansing will also help balance out your skin.

Also check out this blog post on what to do with your diet to get rid of the tiny bumps on forehead. I find double cleansing and making some adjustments to your diet deliver best results.

I am brand new to this double cleansing system, and I have clusters and clusters of tiny skin colored rough bumps on my forhead and a few on my cheeks and I’m hoping doubling cleansing will start to work!

I was wondering what to do in the morning time for my skin? Thank you!

Hi Jessica,
I would first simplify your routine. Nothing will work if you are using strong ingredients on your skin or over cleansing. I would simplify your skin care routine to a cleanser, moisturizer and/or sunscreen. Thats it. At night do the double cleansing. Avoid medicated products and avoid synthetic fragrance. Nothing cleansing brushes, no scrubs. Let your skin balance out. I would do this for at least 2 months to restore your skin. The double cleansing will help the bumps, but you have to make sure your skin is healthy and balanced first.

I want to thank you in advanced for your time and knowledge.
So quick back story- in August I believe I was over exfoliating with my Clarisonic brush and some gritty products (st Ives) a few bumps had shown up above my eye brows so I continued to exfoliate every other day w a cleansing balm and/or apricot scrub hoping it would remove bumps/buildup.. I truly feel I wrecked my skin moving forward.. since then my moisture barrier has been impaired and have worked to repair it back to what is almost healthy/normal, however, I was told it could be a fungal acne issue so have been also using anti-dandruff ketokonzole shampoo masks, sulfur masks, ketokonzole 2% ointment and then using a double cleansing method at night w oil cleanser called albolene and (recommended from simple skin care science blog) and then washing the oil off w vanicream face cleanser. Needless to say, my forehead still has bumps all over and I can’t get them to leave completely. Irritation, humidity and sweating and of course harsh ingredients def exacerbated issue.
I eat pretty clean, consume 2 liter of water a day, take multiple clean vitamins, minerals and probiotics. I also got blood work done and it doesn’t say I have any allergens to gluten, dairy, nuts etc but still have them out of diet.

Please please please what do I do???

Thank you 🙂

Hi Claire,
There can be a number of things causing the tiny bumps. I would recommend trying the double cleansing with oil from this blog post and see if that helps. I would also stop using the Garnier micellar water because some of the ingredients in it could actually be causing the bumps! You could also replace your moisturizer with the Rosehip oil and see how that works out.
Here’s also a blog post on what to fix in your diet to get rid of the bumps: https://www.inspirebeautyshop.com/tiny-bumps-forehead-diet-remedy/
Many times it’s both skincare and diet that needs to be adjusted to get rid of them completely.