Is it time for me to hop on tretinoin?

[Deleted member 32094]

Basically trying to figure out if I need to use something stronger or if retinoids are just not the fix to my problem, like if the acne is hormonal or something

I’ve been using retinol for around 4 months now, gradually increasing frequency where I’m at once per night now, yet I still have the same amount of acne. Everything else should be right, moisturizer before and after and sunscreen in the morning

 

[Deleted member 16280]

If you are not using the strongest concentration of tretinoin available, you are fucking up. Start with .02 or .05 then work your way up to .01 over a couple months.

 

[Dicktator]

I started using tretinoin with zero previous history with any retinoids in June. I used up one 0,025 tube, one 0,05 tube, both in 1,5 months each and now I am on 0,1% strength tretinoin. I use it on my face, neck and back of the hands. I always considered my skin more sensitive, than not, but surprisingly I was not that irritated by tretinoin. Some moderate peeling only started with the 0,1% tret. Now I apply it every 3rd night. I also started to have a skincare routine. Cold water rinse, moisturizer and sunscreen in the morning. Preferably reapply sunscreen at least once during the day. Cleanser, tretinoin and moisturizer in the evening. I also suffered from adult acnes, which are mostly gone thanks to tret. And after these 4-5 months of use, I think I started noticing the anti-aging effect too. God given, really. Tret + skincare is in the top 5 looksmaxxer advice, you can get from this forum, backed up by a miriad of scientific data and evidence.

If I were you, I'd also read this wiki to get some more useful info on the topic.