question about azelaic acid and adapalene

[goaa305]

im using azalaic acid in the morning and adapalene at night, my skin is getting absolutely cooked, flaky, dry, etc. should i just push through when can i expect my skin to not be as bad. no im not hopping on accutane pls dnr with that

 

[Absurdist]

Use moisturizer at night. Before and after applying.

Also sunscreen every morning alongside a moisturizer.

 

[Yvann133]

im using azalaic acid in the morning and adapalene at night, my skin is getting absolutely cooked, flaky, dry, etc. should i just push through when can i expect my skin to not be as bad. no im not hopping on accutane pls dnr with that

Not that deep

 

[goaa305]

Use moisturizer at night. Before and after applying.

Also sunscreen every morning alongside a moisturizer.

yes obviously i know, i do this already. but my question is how long will it take for dryness to stop? and should i just push through it?

 

[goaa305]

Not that deep

i know its not im asking how long i should expect for it to not be as bad

 

[Absurdist]

yes obviously i know, i do this already. but my question is how long will it take for dryness to stop? and should i just push through it?

Give it a week or two. Your skin needs to adjust. Especially if you started these two products at the same time.

 

[goaa305]

Use moisturizer at night. Before and after applying.

Also sunscreen every morning alongside a moisturizer.

also should i be sandwiching if its just adapalene? my plan is to go thru the whole tube then hop on tret .25 or .5, the dryness is bad but its not horrendous, is it fine to keep not using moisturizer before it or no? cuz thats what i do already

 

[Yvann133]

i know its not im asking how long i should expect for it to not be as bad

your skin barrier will stabilize within some weeks.

 

[Absurdist]

also should i be sandwiching if its just adapalene? my plan is to go thru the whole tube then hop on tret .25 or .5, the dryness is bad but its not horrendous, is it fine to keep not using moisturizer before it or no? cuz thats what i do already

You don't need to do the whole sandwich. Just apply moisturizer afterwards until the skin adjusts. Then you can just put it on alone. After that then change to tret.

 

[goaa305]

You don't need to do the whole sandwich. Just apply moisturizer afterwards until the skin adjusts. Then you can just put it on alone. After that then change to tret.

yes, i already do after

 

[twovrttt]

im using azalaic acid in the morning and adapalene at night, my skin is getting absolutely cooked, flaky, dry, etc. should i just push through when can i expect my skin to not be as bad. no im not hopping on accutane pls dnr with that

you should try slugging. basically what you do after using your adapalene and then using your moisturizer, apply a thin layer of vaseline all over your face. it traps in water and can reduce irritation. don’t do it every night. it helps me a lot.

 

[badacne]

im using azalaic acid in the morning and adapalene at night, my skin is getting absolutely cooked, flaky, dry, etc. should i just push through when can i expect my skin to not be as bad. no im not hopping on accutane pls dnr with that

you need to space it out. Like skip a night then do it

 

[goaa305]

you should try slugging. basically what you do after using your adapalene and then using your moisturizer, apply a thin layer of vaseline all over your face. it traps in water and can reduce irritation. don’t do it every night. it helps me a lot.

how often should i do it?

 

[asikatie]

Azelaic acid and adapalene isn't that strong buddy, i was on azelaic acid 20% and 0,5 tret for 5 month, no moisturizer and my skin never been purging or irritation