A member asked:

Completely allergic to benzoyl peroxide, and extremely sensitive to topical products and medications in general. scared to try oral antibiotics. mild-mod acne. almost 22, male.what would you recommend?had since 14-15. chance ill grow out of it at 25?

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2B brave act brave: Life's hard everywhere, treatments are seldom pleasant, but this is something a grown man needs to address. "Sensitive" or not, I bet you can tolerate a salicylic acid wash, I'll be surprised. Adding topical clindamycin could be the best next step. Ignore "scare" stuff on doctor-bashing sites; antibiotics for acne are reasonably safe and effective but are not good to use alone without topicals.

Answered 1/12/2016

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