How common is purging with tretinoin?

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Have any of you experienced it a lot when you started topical tretinoin? Is there any way to minimize it? How long does it last before the benefits of tretinoin start showing?
 
Have any of you experienced it a lot when you started topical tretinoin? Is there any way to minimize it? How long does it last before the benefits of tretinoin start showing?
all retinoids have purge states
 
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i took anti allergy medication and it helped a little. The purges really arent that bad althought i still have some acne even after 5 months of 0.025 tret:FeelsWeakMan:
 
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i took anti allergy medication and it helped a little. The purges really arent that bad althought i still have some acne even after 5 months of 0.025 tret:FeelsWeakMan:
Was the purging just at the start?

My skincare routine rn is salyclic acid cleanser or korean double cleanser, brightening serum, moisturizer, sunscreen
 
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Was the purging just at the start?

My skincare routine rn is salyclic acid cleanser or korean double cleanser, brightening serum, moisturizer, sunscreen
nah it lasted a while for me, like months:FeelsRainMan:
 
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you will have forsure, the purge should be over quite fast, at least in my experience, for me it happened 2-4 weeks in or so and now its fine some weeks after that just give it time and make sure u moisturize enough:feelsgah:
 
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you will have forsure, the purge should be over quite fast, at least in my experience, for me it happened 2-4 weeks in or so and now its fine some weeks after that just give it time and make sure u moisturize enough:feelsgah:
Which moisturizer do u use?
 
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i took anti allergy medication and it helped a little. The purges really arent that bad althought i still have some acne even after 5 months of 0.025 tret:FeelsWeakMan:
ive been on it for 2 weeks i got bad acne the whole 1st week but now its cleared up
 
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Which moisturizer do u use?
cisaplast baume b5 and cerave moisturizing lotion, id recommend cisaplast maybe 1-3x weekly for skinbarrier repair max, unless you have really really dry skin then you could use it daily I assume its just quite fat compared to the cerave lotion
 
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cisaplast baume b5 and cerave moisturizing lotion, id recommend cisaplast maybe 1-3x weekly for skinbarrier repair max, unless you have really really dry skin then you could use it daily I assume its just quite fat compared to the cerave lotion
How do u tell if ur skin barrier is fucked? Ive been using beauty of joseon dynasty cream for moisturizer
 
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Did it help with issues other than just acne? Like skin texture, tone, etc
yeh texture got alot better- skin tone is alot even. It takes months to see real noticable improvements so dont loose hope just after 3 months or so
 
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How do u tell if ur skin barrier is fucked? Ive been using beauty of joseon dynasty cream for moisturizer
well does your skin for example sting after u wash it with lukewarm water? does it peel? I had abit of flaking when I started 0.05 after being on 0.025 for abit but I wouldnt say thats a major indicator of damaged skin barrier, is your skin often red for example? but I think that moisturizer is also good it just depends on how ur skin reacts
 
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some people purge, some people don't.
i had a purging phase when i started over 6 months ago, and it lasted almost 4 months.

It only stopped once I got on doxycycline for about a month. now I have zero acne.
 
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Have any of you experienced it a lot when you started topical tretinoin? Is there any way to minimize it? How long does it last before the benefits of tretinoin start showing?
Didn’t happen for me, purging with any acne drug is always blown out of proportion
 
Bro the purge is nothing way more Easy than i tought and im on 0,05%
 
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Have any of you experienced it a lot when you started topical tretinoin? Is there any way to minimize it? How long does it last before the benefits of tretinoin start showing?
just use it correctly and sandwhich method that shit
 

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