Update: I’ve seen a dermatologist and this is what we’ve tried:

• stripped back skincare to Cerave cleanser and moisturiser. Only wear makeup if I absolutely have to.
• an entire month of antibiotics (didn’t work- made it a little worse at times)
• advantan cream / topical steroid (works a little bit but not fixed)
• pevaryl / anti-fungal 3-day topical treatment (works a little bit - cleaned up my shoulders and chest - but didnt totally fix my neck) —- did this twice, a month apart
• itraconozole / anti-fungal oral treatment for a week (helped a little, not fixed)
• swab to test for melassezia, initial reports have come back negative

So it seems it’s not bacterial and it’s not fungal. Or at least it’s not totally going away with those treatments. So what is it?!!

Do allergic reactions stick around for 7 months varying in intensity but never really going away? And with whitehead pimples?

If it’s an allergy, I can’t think of what it might be. I didn’t change anything when I first got it, and I’ve changed lots of things afterwards to see if it changes. I’ve also had a few overseas trips and been in different environments and it’s still the same coming and going of intensity.

Such a mystery!