sucks. If you have (or have ever suffered from) cystic acne, you'd do or try just about
anything to clear up the confidence-crippling breakouts: prescription medication like Accutane, topical treatments (i.e. salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide), and maybe even a dermatologist-administered cortisone shot. But it turns out, the cure to diminishing those swollen, inflamed, and never-come-to-a-head bumps might actually be an unexpected moisturizer most commonly found in the drugstore.
Over the past few years, the internet has become obsessed with spackling on
petroleum jellies, such as Vaseline, Aquaphor Healing Ointment, and CeraVe Healing Ointment, to acne-prone skin in an effort to quickly clear deep-rooted flareups.