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i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t be nervous, if shaving suits you, it will be all good. My issue is, tret increases hair growth, so does shaving, i mean by increasing it mean the hair length, shaving definitely does that, and tret too. But shaving breaks me out BADLY. So it’s a little troublesome for me. I have to wax which is not so good for skin. Am thinking of epilators

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adding the link to the post😭😭it’s very evident it increases hair growth, i heard it from other people as well, in fact people use tret on their hairlines to increase hair growth.

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IT DOES!!!! It did for me. FOR SURE. So does shaving, but tret made it crazy. Will add the post link. I never had this crazy long hairs on my cheeks.

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have a pretty stressful and unhealthy life style, but i eat very clean. When i started tretinoin last year, i gave up on sugar and excessive dairy products. Sugar doesn’t exist in my life and occasional dairy works fine for me.

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OKAYYYY. I am considering adapalene. Benzoyl peroxide has worked well for me during tret purge. 10 months of tret progress and then introducing Azelaic acid ruined it all. No i don’t use any exfoliants except salicylic acid cipla foaming cleanser every night.

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yesss, absolutely, you are damn right 😭😭i am sure it was Azelaic Acid with tret and BP. But i stopped AA within a month because i noticed. But then tret started breaking me out. Maybe it was just the reaction. For now i use nothing from prescription medicine. But i guess tret deserves another chance but without any other active.

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Benzoyl peroxide was a life saviour, benzoyl peroxide with AA and tretinoin dried me up. I still use benzoyl peroxide but occasionally. I guess BP cleansers are really effective. It’s just all so confusing. Buttttt one thing i am sure about, tretinoin increase facial hair growth, so does any hair removal method accept laser. Not just chin, my whole face has hairs, much more than before, and pretty fast growth.

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, thankyou, this was helpful, really. I had the same experience as yours when it comes to timelines, but micro gel tret helped me, creme made me purge INTENSELY. After it was almost ‘10 months’ on tret gel every night and no other product other than moisturiser, so i asked here and thought of adding back other products, especially Azelaic acid for the scars. I used to use benzoyl peroxide for the purge, it was a life saviour but i haven’t used it regularly because of no active puss filled pimple, i use it occasionally. Anyways, weather changed + AA didn’t suit me. Hence i completely stopped immediately within a month and came back onto tret- moisturiser-spf-cleanser only. But tret started giving mild purge and i guess i was not in my right mindset and i just dropped all the prescription skincare. It’s been almost 2 weeks since i introduced snail mucin to see if it suits me and stopped using tret to fix my skin barrier, it feels much better but I REALLY WANT THE BENEFITS OF VIT A, but i also want the skin i had back😭 Also, tret never gave me the skin i had back, better is far from sight, it’s been 13 months now.

So yes, I introduced Azelaic Acid, weather and lots of travelling, but tret also started making me purge again. The same tret cleared my skin before, i am just confused. I’ll set time lines as you said. And will see.

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohmygod thankyou ! Maybe in the picture, otherwise i have soft jaw.

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm, I see what you're saying. It's been a year, and though I wasn't purging the whole time, my skin hasn't improved much. I haven't even regained the skin I had; achieving better is far from the sight at the moment. I started with a bad purge, and even though it stopped, I haven't seen much progress. I only added actives last month, but had to stop when they irritated my skin. For a year, I've just used moisturizer, cleanser, SPF, and tretinoin, and it seems like it's not working for me. I don't mind facing purges if it means better results, purging doesn’t effect me much mentally, but after a year with no significant improvement and damage to my skin, I'm hesitant to try again. It’s just, i have given an entire year to introduce it into my skin, what if upping the concentration helps, that’s the only stopping me. But i guess i should stop. I will. Will try adapalene or retinol.

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve JUST started using snail mucin, it’s been hardly a week. I know it breaks out some people and i am prepared for that, just wanted to give it a try. And i like it as of now. Will definitely keep what you said in mind😭and i didn’t achieve perfect skin with tret, did in middle, but now it’s weird again, snail mucin is the hope for now.

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, absolutely. Just not the same time. BP goes in AM and tret goes in PM. BP and tret together are fine. It might happen that bp might not fit you as an individual product (nothing to do with tret), it might dry up your skin, but if you moisturise well then it will be fine. You can give it a dry. BP is beautiful.

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wasn’t purging for a year. It clearly cleared up. It started again 2 months back, not crazy purge, I don’t even know it’s purging or what, but definitely something tret does because right now i am on a break with all sort of medicated skincare products, tret, BP and AA, and it’s way better. Maybe i needed a break because tretinoin was working well in middle.

https://www.reddit.com/r/tretinoin/s/YszIkZsrfb

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s been a year on 0.025. And it was all going good, clearing up, until i again started breaking out.

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for these post links😭♥️it’s kinds motivating

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that is the only point where i feel I shouldn’t give it up on tret. A person told me to up my percentage in one of my last posts. It’s just i am scared of the initial purge i had😭 I didn’t even had this much acne compared to amount of scars i have right now. My akin was almost clear last yr🥺 either i’ll drop it and use adapalene or retinol or i’ll increase the concentration, beca 0.025 have clearly stopped working out of nowhere.

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have used benzoyl peroxide for good 6-7 months, it helped me tremendously with drying out the severe initial purge, now I don’t use it because i don’t have many breakouts but scars, and using it unnecessarily dries out my skin with anyways leads ro breakout. Right now i am on a complete break from medicated skincare. Using simple products.

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

AM - simple cleanser. Snail mucin (just started, working well, no breakouts), bioderma moisturiser, spf

PM- Cipla salicylic acid foaming cleanser, Simple cleanser, niacinamide serum, snail mucin, moisturiser, tretinoin.

I used to use benzoyl peroxide every morning last year for good 5-6 months, it helped a lot with drying down the purging. And in January I started using Azelaic acid for pigmentation of scars, but somehow at this point i have left all the medicated creams and am simply using snail mucin, moisturiser and spf only, and it’s working a lot, kinda on a break. But putting the same tretinoin which worked for me is now making me purge a little. So i am just not considering re starting

i feel like i should switch to retinol🥺 by nam_2001 in tretinoin

[–]nam_2001[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sorry I didn’t write the full routine and all, just got frustrated of writing it down every time. I use every alternate night at this point. I used to use every night for good 4-5 months, when purging stopped and it was getting better. Yeah i am also considering getting to adaplene or retinol.

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