2 months of tretinion 0.05% usage (before vs after)

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thank fuck my skin isnt sensitive i went from niacinamide and vitamin c (cope bs) to tret 0.05
started taz 0.1% cus it mogs the fuck out of everything else (except isotret ofc)
retinoids are genuinely a blessing from gandys heaven
 
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Now Time for some hydroquinone
 
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i did tret 0.1% for 3 months and nothing changed, im getting my accutane in a few days
 
i did tret 0.1% for 3 months and nothing changed, im getting my accutane in a few days
what is ur skin like?
if u didnt even get irritation or any improvement and ur sure ur tret is real, then u have hella strong skin tolerance
accutane is ur only option
 
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w very good progress always like to see stuff like this much love :heart:
 
0.025% started at 3x a week for 6 weeks then went everyday this now
for 6 weeks? do u have sensitive skin?
i started at 0.05% every other day for 1 week, then did every night
if u dont see any irritation or dont have sensitive skin bump up the frequency and %
i finished my tube and am doing 0.1% tazarotene now
 
for 6 weeks? do u have sensitive skin?
i started at 0.05% every other day for 1 week, then did every night
if u dont see any irritation or dont have sensitive skin bump up the frequency and %
i finished my tube and am doing 0.1% tazarotene now
nah just tedting the waters but my skin is slowly like super slowly gwtting better lol with azaleic and tret
 
what is ur skin like?
if u didnt even get irritation or any improvement and ur sure ur tret is real, then u have hella strong skin tolerance
accutane is ur only option
are u gonna use hydroquinone full face?
 
nah just tedting the waters but my skin is slowly like super slowly gwtting better lol with azaleic and tret
thats good then, but if ur skin can handle it do more
always do as much as u can for ur skin but not too much that will ruin it
u need to find a good efficacy/tolerance ratio
 
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its safe?
yeah but it can be bad if ur a retard
u have to use it short term not longer than 4 months at a time or u can risk getting ochronosis which will fuck up ur skin
 
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Just as I thought :Agakakskagesh:
 
Tazarotene mogs isotretinoin but yea
does it?
idk a lot about isotret cus ive never had the need to research it but i thought it was the holy grail of skincare and all topicals come under it
 
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does it?
idk a lot about isotret cus ive never had the need to research it but i thought it was the holy grail of skincare and all topicals come under it
isotret isn't the holy grail
 
Mirin bro,
what do you recommend? isotret, Taz or hydroquinon?
i cant really just give you one answer because all of them are great but for different purposes.
isotret is mainly for moderate-severe acne
tazarotene is for mild acne or acne scars (a superior version of tretinoin)
hydroquinone is for hyperpigmentation and dark spots from PIH
 
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How is taz going for u currently on Tret thinking abt switching
going great looking great the purging phase was really mild and short probably because i purged on tret before already so there wasnt a lot left
but only switch if ur sure u wont be peeling like crazy
 
i cant really just give you one answer because all of them are great but for different purposes.
isotret is mainly for moderate-severe acne
tazarotene is for mild acne or acne scars (a superior version of tretinoin)
hydroquinone is for hyperpigmentation and dark spots from PIH
ahh, thank you, this helps anyways❤️
 

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