So I drool when I sleep. I cannot help that, it’s because I sleep on my stomach with my head to the side and I’m a mouth breather when I sleep due to chronic congestion problems.

I’ve almost always had acne problems on my chin, but lately more and more I’m noticing that it’s happening in a pattern… and that pattern is, directly from the corners of my mouth down!! It goes like in a line!

So my only thoughts are that the drooling is aggravating it. I know that this is common, for drool to cause baby acne… so why the heck can’t it be causing mine?

What I need from you all, is a solution… do i put vaseline on my chin and then cover it with something? (so as to repel the drool, whilst saving my pillowcase from the vaseline stains) Or do you have any other ideas?? If I just put like gauze or tissue on my chin, that won’t work well enough becaue the drool will just saturate it, and will end up making things worse because it will stay wet.
No, I’m not British. I had no idea the word ‘whilst’ was on the British side of the english language.

Anywho, I think I will make an appt with a dermatologist, but they take months to get in to see. So what could I try in the meantime? I like the idea of brushing and using a good mouthwash directly before bed and putting some acne lotion on. I think I’ll switch to white pillowcases, which won’t get damaged by acne lotion.

Any other ideas? And thanks everyone for your quick answers! I didn’t expect any answers yet, and there were 5 already!!
I meant to add that, yes, I likely do have sleep apnea. I’ve not been tested for it though. I suppose I should go ahead and make the appt for a sleep study while (hehe, not whilst), I’m making the derm. appt.

Thats actually really cool. I always thought that saliva could dry out acne but I guess if you think about it saliva has bacteria in it and the mouth is the most dirtiest place on your body (belive it or not). So i guess it makes sense. Tyr brushing your teeth and rinsing with some good mouth wash before you go to bed. Also put some acne lotion on your face so that there will be a layer of protection while you sleep. Vaseline might make it worse.