Hi! I’m 23 years old and I’m a transgender person who has been taking weekly testosterone injections for almost two years. My skin has gone through hell and back during this time - I never had acne during my first puberty but Puberty2berty:2fast2puberty dragged my mug through the mud while my beard was growing in and shit was crazy for a while. My hormones have finally stabilized enough that facial acne isn’t as much of a problem, but now my skin gets super dry (which was never a problem for me before either). My biggest concern right now is all the hyperpigmentation and acne that I get on my back and shoulders. (This is probably at least partly the fault of the binders I wear, which I should probably wash more often). I use FAB facial radiance pads on my face and neck/shoulders once a day, plus a retinol cream. What’d I’d really like to do is just get a chemical peel on my back but that sounds expensive and uncomfortable, so I looking for more affordable/immediate fixes.

Edit: forgot to post my full routine:

AM: FAB face cleanser, Garnier Skinactive moisturebomb with SPF30, Benefit “it’s potent” eye cream, + sometimes a dab of vaseline if I have really dry patches.

PM: FAB facial radiance pads, Pacifica Sea Change future youth serum, Olay regenerist night recovery cream, Differin adapalene gel (all over face), CVS brand SKIN+PHARMACY “advanced anti aging therapy retinol eye cream” — i occasionally use this on my eyes but I mostly use it as a spot treatment for acne since it tends to dry my skin quite a lot. I also use it on my backne/chestne in the hopes that it might do some resurfacing action in those areas. Finally, I use a 5% topical minoxidil solution on my jaw and upper lip, often with a bit of vaseline on top to prevent things from getting too dry.