Apr 12, 2024
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I was able to avoid the purge, I would start with using it once a week— use on totally dry skin, and use a gentle moisturizer after. After 2 weeks, use it every three days or so, and increase. I’ve been using tretinoin for 6 months, and I still use it two days on, one or two off, and on the nights that I don’t use tretinoin I use a night mask— I use Youth to the People’s Vitamin C Dream Mask.
Apr 13, 2024
Hold on- I just started Tretenoin last week. Tell me more abt the purging stage?? No idea what I am about to encounter 🫣
jessybaby you may just get a little more acne and drier skin before it gets better accustomed. My purge was pretty mild because I took it super slow (applied every three days for half a year before stepping up to every other day). Even now I don’t use it every day after a few years and have great results. Use a good night cream (love vanicream) beneath and on top of the tret application. And sunscreen every day, of course!
Apr 12, 2024
jessybaby hi! So my doctor just prescribed me tret without telling me much about it. All he said was it will help with my acne and has anti aging benefits. I was sold! He told me to put a pea sized cream on my face at night before bed. Nothing else. I did a lot of research and watched YouTube videos and there’s ways to avoid the purge, but I found out too late. Basically what the other people are saying is a great way to avoid that happening. 1 every 2 or 3 days is good to start then slowly go up. I was too eager and continued to do it every night and pushed through the pealing and breakouts. (I’m crazy and probably should only be doing it every other day) but my skin got really dry and flaky. I recommend vanicream on top of the tret and then what also helped me was “slugging” with aquaphor. Good luck on your journey!!!
