thank you so muchh for explain how to use it proper, im 53 menopausal romanian woman , and i just start tretinoin , using 3x a week ...for 2 months ..this week ( 10th oct 2024 ) will start to use 5 days per week.
I’m doing .1% and it’s been almost a week and I use it every night and have not experienced any flaking or peeling. Is it working? I put it in dry clean skin and then after it absorbs I put castor oil on my face. I always use oils because lotions don’t work for me. Any answers, please.
Thanks! My experience is that I’ve used 0.025 Tretinoin for over a year. I can tolerate 3 nights per week. But even then have an overall redness, so I started doing short contact 3x per week to see if I can built to more nights. I’m basically always scheming to get more Tret on my face! Its worth it because (after months of the Tretinoin uglies) I now have a nice healthy glow and my acne is managed. Thanks again, love all your videos!
For many every other night is enough to see great results. The more you use the better results but you have to balance with side effects including irritation, dryness and peeling
Hey Dr. Abby, can I combine castor oil with my moisturizer? My doctor advised me to use tret 0,05 every night (I guess she shouldn't have) because I started peeling alot and my skin got red. I am trying to fix my skin barrier but at the same time I don't want to stretch out my tret healing process too much. Can I apply it every other night or just twice a week for the start?
Yes you can apply the tretinoin every 2-3 nights and you can certainly use castor oil. What I find helps the most for skin barrier repair is a zinc based barrier cream like a diaper cream (the Honest company) or laroche posay cicaplast Baum
@@doctor-abby Thank you so much! I am using LRP Cicaplast, I feel it helps but it is sticky and just kinda sits on the skin, I will continue to use it. I appreciate your fast reply.
hello just wondering is it normal to see two new pigmentation spots a week after starting the cream? and do you use the tranexamic and azaelic acid at the same time or in the morning?
It may be that they’re just irritated and more pronounced but I would definitely avoid sun to avoid pigmented spots. Yes can use azelaic acid and tranexamic acid same time but would make sure your skin is acclimated to the tretinoin alone first
Hey new to skincare never used any products except facewash. Having combination skin. Having little uneventone skin colour although it's clear skin no issues except tanning on face especially on forehead. Sometimes it looks dull. What should I do? Should I go for RETINOL serum or Tretinoin cream? Or any other acid serum? Thank you.
Good start is vitamin c serum, moisturizer and sunscreen. Once you get used to that, could add aha/bha a few nights a week and if tolerating that- then would add retinol 3-5 nights a week
How long should I wait to add moisturizer after applying tretinoin?? Please help I’m always afraid that when I apply my moisturizer it just wipes it off. Also how do I avoid sun exposure, I live in Phoniex Az and it’s really hard to try to avoid it. I wear sunscreen and apply it in the morning, but that’s it how often should I be reappy? Also if I wear makeup will that protect my skin? Or should I just totally lay off the make up and stick to sunscreen? Pleas help I would really appreciate it:)
Let tretinoin absorb for about a minute then follow with moisturizer. Wearing a wide brimmed hat and UPF clothes and trying to stay out of the sun mid day is best. Sunscreen should be reapplied every 2 hours if you’re going to be out for more than 20-30 minutes. Makeup doesn’t provide a ton of protection for sun but it offers some
Thankyou for your video !! Can i add lots of rich oil and cream layers over the top of the tretonoin or will that cause irritation also because of wet skin ?
@@doctor-abby Yup. I use it everyday. Ty for your response. I haven't had an official diagnosis but it sure looks like it. 🤣 I use Eltamd UV Sport sunscreen.
It sounds like you only treat one skin tone as a dermatologist? I ask because you keep talking about “redness,” and darker skin tones don't experience redness when irritated. It's a range of redness for lighter skin tones to purplish for darker skin tones.
