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Tue Oct 08, 2013 1:35 pm  |
Hey everyone
I'm having difficulty in applying Tretinoin 0.1% cream. It's not to do with irritation, but rather that I'm struggling in getting it applied evenly throughout my face. It just feels really matte and dries very quickly on rubbing it around. Does anyone else have this issue? . Could i mix it with a small amount of moisturizer? I have CeraVe PM on hand, but i heard that you can't use actives alongside Retin-A, and the CeraVe PM has Niacinamide in it.
The brand name is acnelyse (European brand) |
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Tue Oct 08, 2013 2:15 pm |
If you are already acclimated to retin-a, you can use water to help you spread the retin-a.
A well-known doctor told this to a person on MakeMeHeal when she complained on how hard it was to spread a pea size of retin-a all over her face.
He told her wait a while after washing your face. Then wetten a cosmetic pad and wipe it over the area that you're going to apply the retin-a. Then apply the retin-a.
It is much easier than trying to spread that little pea on a dry face. |
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Tue Oct 08, 2013 7:49 pm |
| I always have trouble spreading Retin-A on my face as well. I use a cheap moisturizer to help, it definitely feels better, though am I compromising active ingredients when I do this? |
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Wed Oct 09, 2013 3:45 am |
If you mix it you lessen the strength and its ability to penetrate deeply into the derma. With Retin A, you don’t need to rub it into the skin, if anything you just need to lightly coat the top layer o the skin and it will do the rest. How much are you applying? My derm suggests people do three pea sized amounts for their whole face, one on forehead, and two on middle of either cheek and to spread that all over face.
| Mattiscool wrote: |
Hey everyone
I'm having difficulty in applying Tretinoin 0.1% cream. It's not to do with irritation, but rather that I'm struggling in getting it applied evenly throughout my face. It just feels really matte and dries very quickly on rubbing it around. Does anyone else have this issue? . Could i mix it with a small amount of moisturizer? I have CeraVe PM on hand, but i heard that you can't use actives alongside Retin-A, and the CeraVe PM has Niacinamide in it.
The brand name is acnelyse (European brand) |
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Wed Oct 09, 2013 11:43 am |
| TheresaMary wrote: |
| If you mix it you lessen the strength and its ability to penetrate deeply into the derma. With Retin A, you don’t need to rub it into the skin, if anything you just need to lightly coat the top layer o the skin and it will do the rest. How much are you applying? My derm suggests people do three pea sized amounts for their whole face, one on forehead, and two on middle of either cheek and to spread that all over face. |
That makes a lot more sense than trying to put one pea sized amount of Retin A on the entire face. I've personally never paid attention to the "pea sized amount" because it's virtually impossible to do. I put enough on so that I know it's evenly distributed and to prevent irritation, I simply allow more days in between treatments. |
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Wed Oct 16, 2013 4:36 am |
| TheresaMary wrote: |
| If you mix it you lessen the strength and its ability to penetrate deeply into the derma. With Retin A, you don’t need to rub it into the skin, if anything you just need to lightly coat the top layer o the skin and it will do the rest. How much are you applying? My derm suggests people do three pea sized amounts for their whole face, one on forehead, and two on middle of either cheek and to spread that all over face. |
Hi TheresaMary, May I ask what strength are you using and is it cream or gel? Three pea sizes is three times what I was told to use of 0.1% tretinoin cream and now I am wondering if my dose is sufficient. Thanks! |
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Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:31 am |
| My answer may not help you, but basically I have used Retin A for well over 30 plus years (and then some) and have been with the same derm for all that time so my current routine is that prescribed by my derm. I am using the microgel now, it gives me less irritation than the regular gel does, but my skin is often dry. I have used the cream, regular gel and the microgel and always followed my derm's advice, plus it mirrors what I've read in texts on Retin A. So whoever has told you to use that amount, you should follow as they have good reason for it, but its only something that my derm taught me and I've followed for the last 30 years or so but you should always go with your own intuition in my book! |
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Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:27 am |
| Thanks TheresaMary - I was wondering if your skin gets dry too. I was using a lot larger dose before but my skin was always too dry and on the verge of peeling. After two years of peeling, I cut back to one pea every other night and eliminated almost all exfoliators. But I am concerned I am not getting enough tretinoin for antiaging. Seems different people have dramatically different tolerances for tretinoin. |
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Dry skin but not many wrinkles; 50s and Asian; Topicals: Vit C, tretinoin, hydroquinone & azaleic acid for melasma; Likes: SK-II, Shiseido, Shu Uemura, Skinceuticals, Obagi, P50, Sunday Riley, Hada Labo, facial oils |
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Thu Oct 17, 2013 1:21 am |
I do have dry skin, and often for dry skin folk you are advertised to go with the cream for that reason. Who told you to use only one pea? I checked a book I have last night on Retin A (its an old one mind you) and they advise 3 pea size amounts to cover the entire face in the same positions I mentioned above. With Retin A peeling always happens, its part of the process but it happens at different points for different people. Its worth having a conversation with your derm to get fully clued up on what to expect with retin A usage. I don’t believe people have different tolerances but it depends on what form you use (i.e. gel, cream, microgel), your skin type (as dry skins are suited to creams, oily skinned are suited to gels etc). Also there is nothing set in stone re Retin A and peeling, some people get it within a few weeks, others months, others years (seriously) and during last 30 years I’ve had peeling on and off several times.
| denisiel wrote: |
| Thanks TheresaMary - I was wondering if your skin gets dry too. I was using a lot larger dose before but my skin was always too dry and on the verge of peeling. After two years of peeling, I cut back to one pea every other night and eliminated almost all exfoliators. But I am concerned I am not getting enough tretinoin for antiaging. Seems different people have dramatically different tolerances for tretinoin. |
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