1 Year Tretinoin + Tazarotene Guide @flambria

[flambria]

Welcome to the guide, here is the protocol, to transform your skin in just 1 year.

Weakest concentration of tretinoin you can find on Skinorac, is 0.025%
choose the drop down options, (attached a picture below) make sure you choose the 0.025% to start with

One Year Timeline for your Retinoid usage (Safely)

Week	Product Usage	Notes
1-4	Tretinoin 0.025% – Use 2x per week	Apply a pea-sized amount over moisturizer ("buffered") to reduce irritation. Focus on hydration and SPF in the morning. Source of product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
5-8	Tretinoin 0.025% – Increase to 3–4x per week	Skin should start adjusting; mild dryness is normal. Continue moisturizing daily. Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
9-12	Tretinoin 0.05% – Start 2–3x per week	Only step up if 0.025% is well tolerated. Watch for signs of over-dryness or peeling Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
13-20	Tretinoin 0.05% – Increase to daily use	Skin texture and acne should noticeably improve by now. Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
21-28	Tretinoin 0.1% – Start with 3–4x per week	This is a strong concentration, so go slow Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
29-36	Tretinoin 0.1% – Move to daily use (only if well tolerated)	Maintain consistent hydration and barrier repair. Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
37-44	Tazarotene 0.05% – Start with 2–3x per week	This is stronger than tretinoin, so expect a small adjustment period. Support skin with gentle cleanser and thick moisturizer. New product: https://skinorac.org/product/tazret-gel-05-20gm/
Week 45+	Tazarotene 0.1% – Use every other day or daily depending on tolerance	Continue sun protection and hydration without fail. Also new product: https://skinorac.org/product/tazarotene-tazret-cream/

Please note: It can make your skin red, cause dry skin, and flake the skin. It will take time for your skin to adapt. It will become worse before becoming better, just be patient, it is very beneficial in long term. Make sure you apply sunscreen, this is important, since these product will make your skin more susceptible to the sun's rays. The benefits of doing this protocol is the time of adjustment (sensitivity) so it's less harsh on skin, building collagen, substantially reduces acne, reduces pigmentation, and smooths the texture of your skin.

I have also attached a graph as the second image attachment, showing the effectiveness of the products, form 1-10 scale. I hope you find this helpful, feel free to ask the community questions.

There might be other threads on this, I'm not sure but, these greys keep asking me, 'how to run Tretinoin & Tazarotene'? Now I can just link them to this thread.
This thread was also practice for me using formatting, and doing colours in threads.

Tagging people for no reason : @menas @eternalcoper @CEO @new H150i @rrm_ss2

 

[rrm_ss2]

been waiting for this for weeks lol
and i didnt get tagged you might wanna retag people

 

[bruhtoobrutal]

Why not just start with 0.05 Tazarotene from the start

 

[Bryce]

Bummmpppp

 

[flambria]

Why not just start with 0.025 Tazarotene from the start

This is a guide for people with sensitive skin
Sorry I didn't make that clear

 

[vevcred2_0]

Good thread

This will be helpful to some greys

 

[bruhtoobrutal]

This is a guide for people with sensitive skin

Ah alright

 

[in8aesthetics]

Welcome to the guide, here is the protocol, to transform your skin in just 1 year.

Weakest concentration of tretinoin you can find on Skinorac, is 0.025%
choose the drop down options, (attached a picture below) make sure you choose the 0.025% to start with

One Year Timeline for your Retinoid usage (Safely)

Week	Product Usage	Notes
1-4	Tretinoin 0.025% – Use 2x per week	Apply a pea-sized amount over moisturizer ("buffered") to reduce irritation. Focus on hydration and SPF in the morning. Source of product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
5-8	Tretinoin 0.025% – Increase to 3–4x per week	Skin should start adjusting; mild dryness is normal. Continue moisturizing daily. Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
9-12	Tretinoin 0.05% – Start 2–3x per week	Only step up if 0.025% is well tolerated. Watch for signs of over-dryness or peeling Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
13-20	Tretinoin 0.05% – Increase to daily use	Skin texture and acne should noticeably improve by now. Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
21-28	Tretinoin 0.1% – Start with 3–4x per week	This is a strong concentration, so go slow Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
29-36	Tretinoin 0.1% – Move to daily use (only if well tolerated)	Maintain consistent hydration and barrier repair. Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
37-44	Tazarotene 0.05% – Start with 2–3x per week	This is stronger than tretinoin, so expect a small adjustment period. Support skin with gentle cleanser and thick moisturizer. New product: https://skinorac.org/product/tazret-gel-05-20gm/
Week 45+	Tazarotene 0.1% – Use every other day or daily depending on tolerance	Continue sun protection and hydration without fail. Also new product: https://skinorac.org/product/tazarotene-tazret-cream/

Please note: It can make your skin red, cause dry skin, and flake the skin. It will take time for your skin to adapt. It will become worse before becoming better, just be patient, it is very beneficial in long term. Make sure you apply sunscreen, this is important, since these product will make your skin more susceptible to the sun's rays. The benefits of doing this protocol is the time of adjustment (sensitivity) so it's less harsh on skin, building collagen, substantially reduces acne, reduces pigmentation, and smooths the texture of your skin.

I have also attached a graph as the second image attachment, showing the effectiveness of the products, form 1-10 scale. I hope you find this helpful, feel free to ask the community questions.

There might be other threads on this, I'm not sure but, these greys keep asking me, 'how to run Tretinoin & Tazarotene'? Now I can just link them to this thread.
This thread was also practice for me using formatting, and doing colours in threads.

Tagging people for no reason : @menas @eternalcoper @CEO @new H150i @rrm_ss2

For how long I can run it?

 

[new H150i]

Luckily I've never had skin problems

 

[flambria]

For how long I can run it?

Forever, basically
If you run for 10 years (or a long period of time) you can look significantly younger.
It gives good youth indicators, which correlates with your attractiveness.

 

[FunkyFlamingo]

dnr but bumping

 

[One Rep Max]

This is what I did
Tret 0.25 for a week
Then next week tret 0.5
Week after that tret 0.1
Used it for a year and a half
Then jumped straight to taz 0.1 half a year on that as of now. But yeah my barrier is unusually resilient

Sun protection is a given
My skin is unrecognisable from my starting point

 

[slaters]

Welcome to the guide, here is the protocol, to transform your skin in just 1 year.

Weakest concentration of tretinoin you can find on Skinorac, is 0.025%
choose the drop down options, (attached a picture below) make sure you choose the 0.025% to start with

One Year Timeline for your Retinoid usage (Safely)

Week	Product Usage	Notes
1-4	Tretinoin 0.025% – Use 2x per week	Apply a pea-sized amount over moisturizer ("buffered") to reduce irritation. Focus on hydration and SPF in the morning. Source of product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
5-8	Tretinoin 0.025% – Increase to 3–4x per week	Skin should start adjusting; mild dryness is normal. Continue moisturizing daily. Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
9-12	Tretinoin 0.05% – Start 2–3x per week	Only step up if 0.025% is well tolerated. Watch for signs of over-dryness or peeling Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
13-20	Tretinoin 0.05% – Increase to daily use	Skin texture and acne should noticeably improve by now. Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
21-28	Tretinoin 0.1% – Start with 3–4x per week	This is a strong concentration, so go slow Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
29-36	Tretinoin 0.1% – Move to daily use (only if well tolerated)	Maintain consistent hydration and barrier repair. Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
37-44	Tazarotene 0.05% – Start with 2–3x per week	This is stronger than tretinoin, so expect a small adjustment period. Support skin with gentle cleanser and thick moisturizer. New product: https://skinorac.org/product/tazret-gel-05-20gm/
Week 45+	Tazarotene 0.1% – Use every other day or daily depending on tolerance	Continue sun protection and hydration without fail. Also new product: https://skinorac.org/product/tazarotene-tazret-cream/

Please note: It can make your skin red, cause dry skin, and flake the skin. It will take time for your skin to adapt. It will become worse before becoming better, just be patient, it is very beneficial in long term. Make sure you apply sunscreen, this is important, since these product will make your skin more susceptible to the sun's rays. The benefits of doing this protocol is the time of adjustment (sensitivity) so it's less harsh on skin, building collagen, substantially reduces acne, reduces pigmentation, and smooths the texture of your skin.

I have also attached a graph as the second image attachment, showing the effectiveness of the products, form 1-10 scale. I hope you find this helpful, feel free to ask the community questions.

There might be other threads on this, I'm not sure but, these greys keep asking me, 'how to run Tretinoin & Tazarotene'? Now I can just link them to this thread.
This thread was also practice for me using formatting, and doing colours in threads.

Tagging people for no reason : @menas @eternalcoper @CEO @new H150i @rrm_ss2

U ever cop tetraparatide

 

[truecel_4]

Good guide
Will read later

 

[flambria]

U ever cop tetraparatide

ask on dm, will answer, don't want to bloat this thread

 

[flambria]

This is what I did
Tret 0.25 for a week
Then next week tret 0.5
Week after that tret 0.1
Used it for a year and a half
Then jumped straight to taz 0.1 half a year on that as of now. But yeah my barrier is unusually resilient

Sun protection is a given
My skin is unrecognisable from my starting point

Great to have anecdotes
Thanks for your contribution

 

[flambria]

Beautiful, the greys are reading the thread, serving it's intention

Before the bluecels and rankers call me a 'grey' as well, I've been on this site much longer, lurking 6 months before I created this account, you'll probably call me fake or whatever, but I couldn't care less.

 

[loyolaxavvierretard]

Is it fine to start with tazarotene directly ?

 

[flambria]

Is it fine to start with tazarotene directly ?

depends on your skin tolerance, sometimes it's just not worth it, to jump on the deep end, especially when you have sensitive skin, this guide, followed thoroughly will help build tolerance, by constant exposure. If you insist on starting with tazarotene, I would recommend starting with a lower concentration, and applying, only a few ties per week, once tolerance builds, you can apply more, then eventually increasing concentration, then restarting the cycle. Once you get to tazarotene 0.1% daily, it's basically end game, it's currently the most powerful retinoid on the market. Unless a new retinoid come, that's proven to be more powerful than tazarotene 0.1%, and has evidence of it working, you should stick to it. Make sure you apply sunscreen religiously when applying tazarotene, since you will become more sun damaged, if you don't.

 

[loyolaxavvierretard]

depends on your skin tolerance, sometimes it's just not worth it, to jump on the deep end, especially when you have sensitive skin, this guide, followed thoroughly will help build tolerance, by constant exposure. If you insist on starting with tazarotene, I would recommend starting with a lower concentration, and applying, only a few ties per week, once tolerance builds, you can apply more, then eventually increasing concentration, then restarting the cycle. Once you get to tazarotene 0.1% daily, it's basically end game, it's currently the most powerful retinoid on the market. Unless a new retinoid come, that's proven to be more powerful than tazarotene 0.1%, and has evidence of it working, you should stick to it. Make sure you apply sunscreen religiously when applying tazarotene, since you will become more sun damaged, if you don't.

Woah I didnt know it was that different. I only knew it had some benefits over tret

I want it because its cheaper

 

[dookielooksmaxxer]

Thanks bhai

 

[CEO]

Bump nice guide bro ️

 

[1966Ford]

This is what I did
Tret 0.25 for a week
Then next week tret 0.5
Week after that tret 0.1
Used it for a year and a half
Then jumped straight to taz 0.1 half a year on that as of now. But yeah my barrier is unusually resilient

Sun protection is a given
My skin is unrecognisable from my starting point

Jeez Louise!! Can you show us the before and after?

 

[One Rep Max]

Jeez Louise!! Can you show us the before and after?

In PM if u like

 

[kazama]

Good guide brah

 

[It'snotover]

If my skin does just fine on tret, should i stay on it without switching? I heard mixed things about taz.

 

[renos]

looks good will read later

 

[testNtren]

For how long I can run it?

Forever, it's the best thing you can do for skin anti-aging alongside SPF.

 

[flambria]

If my skin does just fine on tret, should i stay on it without switching? I heard mixed things about taz.

If your skin can tolerate it, definitely switch
Tazarotene blows tretinoin out of the water, for effectiveness

 

[asianslayer]

i did 0.5 immediately and did it everyday
no issues

 

[flambria]

i did 0.5 immediately and did it everyday
no issues

Tretinoin or tazarotene?

 

[asianslayer]

Tretinoin or tazarotene?

tretinoin

 

[flambria]

tretinoin

this guide, I was made, is for people with sensitive skin.
you can progress faster, since your applying higher concentration of tretinoin.
good luck on your skincare journey.

 

[Shinichi]

Welcome to the guide, here is the protocol, to transform your skin in just 1 year.

Weakest concentration of tretinoin you can find on Skinorac, is 0.025%
choose the drop down options, (attached a picture below) make sure you choose the 0.025% to start with

One Year Timeline for your Retinoid usage (Safely)

Week	Product Usage	Notes
1-4	Tretinoin 0.025% – Use 2x per week	Apply a pea-sized amount over moisturizer ("buffered") to reduce irritation. Focus on hydration and SPF in the morning. Source of product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
5-8	Tretinoin 0.025% – Increase to 3–4x per week	Skin should start adjusting; mild dryness is normal. Continue moisturizing daily. Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
9-12	Tretinoin 0.05% – Start 2–3x per week	Only step up if 0.025% is well tolerated. Watch for signs of over-dryness or peeling Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
13-20	Tretinoin 0.05% – Increase to daily use	Skin texture and acne should noticeably improve by now. Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
21-28	Tretinoin 0.1% – Start with 3–4x per week	This is a strong concentration, so go slow Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
29-36	Tretinoin 0.1% – Move to daily use (only if well tolerated)	Maintain consistent hydration and barrier repair. Product: https://skinorac.org/product/a-ret-gel/
37-44	Tazarotene 0.05% – Start with 2–3x per week	This is stronger than tretinoin, so expect a small adjustment period. Support skin with gentle cleanser and thick moisturizer. New product: https://skinorac.org/product/tazret-gel-05-20gm/
Week 45+	Tazarotene 0.1% – Use every other day or daily depending on tolerance	Continue sun protection and hydration without fail. Also new product: https://skinorac.org/product/tazarotene-tazret-cream/

Please note: It can make your skin red, cause dry skin, and flake the skin. It will take time for your skin to adapt. It will become worse before becoming better, just be patient, it is very beneficial in long term. Make sure you apply sunscreen, this is important, since these product will make your skin more susceptible to the sun's rays. The benefits of doing this protocol is the time of adjustment (sensitivity) so it's less harsh on skin, building collagen, substantially reduces acne, reduces pigmentation, and smooths the texture of your skin.

I have also attached a graph as the second image attachment, showing the effectiveness of the products, form 1-10 scale. I hope you find this helpful, feel free to ask the community questions.

There might be other threads on this, I'm not sure but, these greys keep asking me, 'how to run Tretinoin & Tazarotene'? Now I can just link them to this thread.
This thread was also practice for me using formatting, and doing colours in threads.

Tagging people for no reason : @menas @eternalcoper @CEO @new H150i @rrm_ss2

Eat raw liver

 

[asianslayer]

this guide, I was made, is for people with sensitive skin.
you can progress faster, since your applying higher concentration of tretinoin.
good luck on your skincare journey.

i pair it with hydroquinone
i dont apply any moisturizer tho
and only notice very very slight dryness around the lips sometimes
im literally getting 0 sides
is this normal? i might have gotten a fake tretinoin or smth

 

[flambria]

i pair it with hydroquinone
i dont apply any moisturizer tho
and only notice very very slight dryness around the lips sometimes
im literally getting 0 sides
is this normal? i might have gotten a fake tretinoin or smth

"i dont apply any moisturizer tho" (that's literally the problem, if you actually read my guide, I recommended you apply some moisturiser)
Aquaphor for lips dryness

 

[flambria]

Eat raw liver

Ate some raw beef, didn't taste that great

 

[asianslayer]

"i dont apply any moisturizer tho" (that's literally the problem, if you actually read my guide, I recommended you apply some moisturiser)
Aquaphor for lips dryness

but i get 0 sides just very very slight dryness around the lips
is that normal?

 

[Zain202]

but i get 0 sides just very very slight dryness around the lips
is that normal?

Yes that is.

 

[Shinichi]

Ate some raw beef, didn't taste that great

Raw liver is the best form of retinol

 

[flambria]

but i get 0 sides just very very slight dryness around the lips
is that normal?

depends on your skin type, completely normal
some people can apply tazarotene and get no issues, while some people apply Tretinoin 0.05%, and get many sides

 

[flambria]

Raw liver is the best form of retinol

great to hear, transitioning into carnivore in the next few months