Best skincare actives to use alongside tretinoin?

[tripletungsahur67]

Stuff like niacinimide, azelaic acid, salicylic acid, glycolic acid, etc

What is recommended to use alongside daily tretinoin?

Ive heard azelaic acid might have good synergy, what do you guys think? What actives would be best to use with it without overdoing and messing up skin barrier, irritation, etc?

 

[tripletungsahur67]

Currently using a salicylic acid based cleanser 2x daily, a niacinimide tone brightening serum at night, vitamin c serum in morning, glycolic acid 7% toner at night, and a moisturizer 2x daily

 

[tripletungsahur67]

Bump

 

[akuur]

probably already messing your skin barrier, pics maybe

 

[tripletungsahur67]

probably already messing your skin barrier, pics maybe

Why? Which part in my skincare rn is destroying it?

I just stopped using vitamin c serum and switched to a lighter less comedogenic moisturizer too

 

[akuur]

Why? Which part in my skincare rn is destroying it?

I just stopped using vitamin c serum and switched to a lighter less comedogenic moisturizer too

too many slightly harmful substances

 

[tripletungsahur67]

too many slightly harmful substances

Which ones are harmful?

Salicylic acid is harmful?

Or niacinimide?

Is everything except for tretinoin harmful?

 

[_Nazareth_]

Just take tret or taz and azaleaic acid gel

 

[akuur]

Which ones are harmful?

Salicylic acid is harmful?

Or niacinimide?

Is everything except for tretinoin harmful?

not "harmful" but it wears your natural skin barrier not any are harmful but they wear it, use them moderatly