In the last threat ppl were giving me shit for using 0.1%. I started at 0.025% and then bumped up to 0.05% a year ago and then stopped using it for a while. So it’s not my first time using Tret. When I started the 0.1% I started flaking a lot, so I should cut down to 3x a week and just stick with it?
just do 3x a week now or every other day. and build up ur tolerance. I started with the sandwiching method, but now i just dermaroll, put on tret 0.1%, then wait 30 minutes, then put on the cerave moisturizer
I use gel 0.05 everyday and i can tolerate it , should i move up to 1%
The higher doses don't fuck your skin up that's just bro science. Your skin will get used to any % you use but your skin will be fucked at first, I used to be on 0.1% and my skin never flaked but I just started up again on 0.05% and my skin is fucked currently but I know it will be worth it so I'm just dealing with it for now.
0,025% is basically like OTC retinoids comparatively to 0,05% prescription tret. For the money and results, always go with 0,05% prescription tret. Do not waste your time with anything else. 0,1% is a load of bullshit. I’ve tried it, didn’t notice any difference between that and 0,05% and the literature backs it up. 0,025% is not even worth buying.
0,025% works 2x slower than 0,05%. So if you achieve good results with 0,05% in 4 months, it would take you 8 months with 0,025%.
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Cost to benefit 0,050% always comes out on top. I disagree on the speed difference of 0,025% and 0,050% becoming irrelevant as time goes on. 0,050% money and results makes no sense to waste your time in the long term using 0,025%. I never got irritation from 0,1%, the price wasnt worth the fact it was no different in results to 0,050%. Unless you have extremely sensitive skin and even applying face cream before apply 0,050% tret gives you irritation then maybe 0,025% is the only option outside of other retinoids but at that point I would suggest LDAR.0,025% works 2x slower than 0,05%. So if you achieve good results with 0,05% in 4 months, it would take you 8 months with 0,025%.
Two concentrations of topical tretinoin (retinoic acid) cause similar improvement of photoaging but different degrees of irritation. A double-blind, vehicle-controlled comparison of 0.1% and 0.025% tretinoin creams - PubMed
Tretinoin 0.1% and 0.025% produce similar clinical and histologic changes in patients with photoaging, despite significantly greater incidence of irritation with the higher concentration. The separation between clinical improvement and irritation suggests that mechanisms other than irritation...
There is also a 0,005% tretinoin apparently for teenagers, which would yield just as poor results as an OTC retinoid (need to use for years before seeing results).
Though the 'speed difference' between 0,025% and 0,050% becomes irrelevant as the years go by, since you will be applying daily.
Personally, I stick with 0,05%. I have tried 0,1% and it gave no extra results in 3 months but much more irritation.
you got any progress pics ?
0.025% still mogs any OTC in the market.
why not 0.025% ,since its same as 0.5% ?
what's your diet ?
It irritates the skin less than 0,05%, it will just work two times slower. For people with very sensitive skin or rosacea, using 0,025% tret in the long run will yield the exact same results as 0,05% but with less redness.
I meant why don't YOU use 0.025%, if it gives the same result as 0.5% in the long run ?
I don't have rosacea or super irritated skin. I do avoid 0,1% though because it gives too much peeling at least for me.
so higher strength IS better , as long as its tolerable
I'm 19 and I work a lot so don't have enough time to get serious about skincare, but when I do decide to start getting on tretinoin can I just use 0.1% because it's the strongest and will have the most anti-ageing benefits? I heard somewhere the side effects go away eventually right?
Use 0.1 and work ur way up to everyday. I said i used it everyday, but the itchiness was too much to handle. Now i use it every other day and it works great with minimal side effects. I will eventually use it everyday, or close to it, when the time is right.
can't beleive, it being food intake mostly only, mainly
It is
No way, you can look 15 at 42?? You can show?
Bro how hard are you working that you don't
Because I have to order all of it some of which needs a prescription, also I'm an ADHD-cel so I have bad executive functioning skills and adopting new habits consistently is a struggle.
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What would you recommend for a teenager? 0.050% or 0.025%?0,025% works 2x slower than 0,05%. So if you achieve good results with 0,05% in 4 months, it would take you 8 months with 0,025%.
Two concentrations of topical tretinoin (retinoic acid) cause similar improvement of photoaging but different degrees of irritation. A double-blind, vehicle-controlled comparison of 0.1% and 0.025% tretinoin creams - PubMed
Tretinoin 0.1% and 0.025% produce similar clinical and histologic changes in patients with photoaging, despite significantly greater incidence of irritation with the higher concentration. The separation between clinical improvement and irritation suggests that mechanisms other than irritation...
There is also a 0,005% tretinoin apparently for teenagers, which would yield just as poor results as an OTC retinoid (need to use for years before seeing results).
Though the 'speed difference' between 0,025% and 0,050% becomes irrelevant as the years go by, since you will be applying daily.
Personally, I stick with 0,05%. I have tried 0,1% and it gave no extra results in 3 months but much more irritation.
Same lol
Bro while I don't know your situation, and have been fortunate enough to not have ADHD, I feel that using disabilities as an excuse for putting things off (especially something like skincare) is going to really hold you back, especially because ADHD is GOOD and VALID excuse. I don't know what the struggle is like, so feel free to call me a dumbass.Because I have to order all of it some of which needs a prescription, also I'm an ADHD-cel so I have bad executive functioning skills and adopting new habits consistently is a struggle.
But you're right it's not that complicated, I'll eventually start following the routine laid out here:
Guide on achieving model tier skin
I. Skincare II. Nutrition II. Ideal skintone and darkness III. Facial & body hair removal IV. Makeup for men
No, no, you're completely correct.
Of course, good luck
