niacinamide burning

[nocajebudala]

does it happen to anyone else?
i just use tret 0.1 at night and niacinamide at day, should i wait a bit after cleansing to apply it or should i drop it completely?

 

[Fuldblod]

does it happen to anyone else?
i just use tret 0.1 at night and niacinamide at day, should i wait a bit after cleansing to apply it or should i drop it completely?

Well which thing is most beneficial for you?
Just do the math.

 

[nocajebudala]

Well which thing is most beneficial for you?
Just do the math.

they both have their on benefits, i know tretinoin damages the skin barrier, so thats why it burns.
I started tret again after 6 months, and started at a high concentration, i expected to see some discomfort but i don’t know if its going to just get used to it

 

[Fuldblod]

they both have their on benefits, i know tretinoin damages the skin barrier, so thats why it burns.
I started tret again after 6 months, and started at a high concentration, i expected to see some discomfort but i don’t know if its going to just get used to it

This is gonna suck to hear, but if your skin is burning after you apply the serum/tret - you need to stop because your skin barrier is compromised.

I’ve been using tretinoin for a loong time now, and it took me months before i could use even 0,025% daily without inflammation.

Right now you’re just damaging the skin, no good, stop it.

How to check if you have a compromised skin barrier?
* does a light touch to the face burn slightly?
* does it burn after applying your creams?
If yes; your barrier is compromised.

What to do next:
* Take a week off everything,
In this week you can moisturize, but not cleanse.
* Buy a balm- / oil cleanser for days when your skin is sensitive.
Reason: your main cleanser is hard on the skin, and contributes to inflammation. A light cleanser has prevented treatment remission (fx: pausing tretinoin use for a few days) many times for me.
* Make a calendar where you mark every day you’ve used tretinoin.
* Start taking said tretinoin every other day.

This step takes months, many months and patience, but it will be worth it, tretinoin was never a fast acting drug.
Your minimum time horizon for daily use tolerance should be 2-3 months. This is just my experience.

* Gradually increase tretinoin use to 2days and 1 day break. And so on.