is it normal for my skin to be burning on tretinoin

[dxo]

shit is so much worse than accutane

 

[76.1]

It's normal to feel a bit of stinging, yeah. You should ideally be starting off with 0.025% or so, 2x a week to get adjusted to it for the first time.

You should also be applying it at night as follows:
- Moisturizer
- Tretinoin on top
- Moisturizer on top again

And use SPF-50 every morning. Not to mention you should only be applying a pea-sized for your entire face.

 

[dxo]

Are you using SPF-50? And doing the moisturizer sandwhich?

yes bro it’s only .025 too

 

[76.1]

yes bro it’s only .025 too

How often you using it though, and how much are you applying?

 

[dxo]

How often you using it though, and how much are you applying?

once every 3 nights with pea sized amount, i think it might be damaged skin barrier from just getting off accutane

 

[76.1]

once every 3 nights with pea sized amount, i think it might be damaged skin barrier from just getting off accutane

you're supposed to wait after getting off accutane to use tretinoin bro

like most derms say you have to wait over a month for your skin barrier to heal

 

[dxo]

you're supposed to wait after getting off accutane to use tretinoin bro

like most derms say you have to wait over a month for your skin barrier to heal

mine tryna fuck me then

 

[76.1]

mine tryna fuck me then

if it's derm-prescribed why not js tell him that your skin's like dogshit and you wanna wait before hopping on?

also mark as solution if i helped

 

[anton.56]

shit is so much worse than accutane

Yes i think that's normal I had that too. Tretinoin gel often contains clindamycin which kills the bacteria. Maybe thats the reason.