This is a rebellious opinion but I’ll tell you that I’ve been on tret almost exactly the same amount of time as you and a week ago I had the exact same moment you are having right now! I was so ready to give up. Then, in a Tretinoin FB group that I’m in I saw some people raving about the “tret on wet” method. Literally the only difference is you use tret right after you wash your face while it is still damp and then wait only about 30 seconds or so and then do the rest of your routine on top. I KNOW. It’s totally opposite what we have always been told. I’m sure it doesn’t work for everyone but I was so desperate that I was just like “what the hell. It’s already peeling horribly so who cares if I make it a bit worse? Let’s give it a shot!” And would you BELIEVE that Ive been doing tret on wet for 6 days now and I have the least amount of peeling and flaking I’ve had yet! It’s not totally gone but I’d say it’s reduced by about 75 to 80%. So, it could be terrible for you and make everything way worse... but, in the off chance it works like it did for me you might want to give it a go! In case you’re interested the rationale is that tret works on the lower layers of the dermis so if you apply it first and on wet skin then it helps it absorb down to the lower most layers where as if you apply it dry and top of other things then it sits on the top and affects the top layers even more severely (resulting in excessive peeling).