Each Nichols and Fenton deem adapalene gel as an efficient remedy for chest zits. This ingredient is a topical retinoid that’s been permitted by the FDA for the remedy of zits. It is accessible in each prescription and over-the-counter formulations and is the energetic ingredient discovered within the Differin Gel.

As with all retinoids, you need to be aware of potential dryness and irritation. Fortunately, adapalene is comparatively mild in comparison with its prescription-grade cousins. Begin through the use of adapalene in your chest each two or three days to permit your pores and skin the right adjustment interval earlier than bumping it as much as each different day and even each day use. 

This will appear to be a robust remedy to make use of so typically, however the pores and skin in your chest tends to be extra tolerant than the pores and skin on the face. “Typically in my expertise, most individuals can tolerate stronger remedies on the chest than they’ll on the face (notably the cheeks which get extra dry than the T Zone),” Fenton says. 

“The rationale for it is because the pores and skin on the chest typically produces a extra constant quantity of moisture, versus the face that tends to have oily areas (just like the nostril and brow) and on the similar time can have dry areas (just like the cheeks), so it may be tougher to search out the precise steadiness on the face,” he provides. 

“The face can also be all the time uncovered to the weather, notably through the winter this may contribute to extra dry and irritated pores and skin,” he says. Nonetheless every particular person is completely different, so lay off the each day retinoid use in case your pores and skin begins to get irritated.