Retinol vs Retin-a

[Deleted member 6889]

Which one of these is better to add to my skin care routine? From my understanding retin-a is stronger but requires a prescription in order to get while retional products can be bought over the counter. Also which type is better, cream or serum?

Currently I'm only using a basic moisturiser for my face and then adding Sunsense sensitive invisible spf 50.

I'm pretty new to my skin care routine so any advice is appreciated.

 

[Deleted member 2729]

Obviously go for the prescription thing everything else is gay normie shit

 

[Dogs]

Retinol isn't cope but retin-a is a lot stronger

 

[Deleted member 534]

Retinol didn’t do anything to my skin

The results aren’t even a small change ngl
It’s waste time and weak

Get on 0.025% retin A and than get the 0.05% and than get the 0.1%

And stick with 0.1% for the rest of your life

 

[Deleted member 534]

Retinol isn't cope but retin-a is a lot stronger

More like 100x times stronger

 

[Deleted member 6427]

my gay fucking dermatologist didnt prescribe me retin-a

 

[poloralf]

retinol is cope its 100 times weaker than tretinoin, always go for the prescription strenght

 

[KingScrew]

More like 100x times stronger

How does it stack against Azelaic acid 20% Skinoren?

 

[EverythingMattersCel]

Retinol didn’t do anything to my skin

The results aren’t even a small change ngl
It’s waste time and weak

Get on 0.025% retin A and than get the 0.05% and than get the 0.1%

And stick with 0.1% for the rest of your life

0.05% has the same efficacy as 0.1%. No need to get on 0.1% unless you have acne.

 

[Deleted member 534]

How does it stack against Azelaic acid 20% Skinoren?

Use azelaic acid in the morning after the serum and before moisturizer and sunscreen

 

[KingScrew]

Use azelaic acid in the morning after the serum and before moisturizer and sunscreen

Routine (morning only?):
1. Tretinoin 0.05/0.1% (Build up)
2. Azelaic 20% Skinoren
3. Moisturizer Cerave SA or HA
4. Sunscreen

You have a thread/Tier-list or somethin? Hear shit about C-vitamins and other Collagen boosters and just been ordering the DermaPen for needling...

... Just not perfectly sure how all the variables come together if you catch my drift

 

[MasterKey]

Routine (morning only?):
1. Tretinoin 0.05/0.1% (Build up)
2. Azelaic 20% Skinoren
3. Moisturizer Cerave SA or HA
4. Sunscreen

You have a thread/Tier-list or somethin? Hear shit about C-vitamins and other Collagen boosters and just been ordering the DermaPen for needling...

... Just not perfectly sure how all the variables come together if you catch my drift

There was a full pdf skincare guide on the site somewhere

 

[Deleted member 534]

Routine (morning only?):
1. Tretinoin 0.05/0.1% (Build up)
2. Azelaic 20% Skinoren
3. Moisturizer Cerave SA or HA
4. Sunscreen

You have a thread/Tier-list or somethin? Hear shit about C-vitamins and other Collagen boosters and just been ordering the DermaPen for needling...

... Just not perfectly sure how all the variables come together if you catch my drift

Don’t use retin A in the morning bro

Use it at night

Use vitamin C and azealic acid in the morning and retin A at night

 

[anti caking agents]

You can start with OTC Retinol to get accustomed to the product and then increase in concentration before you make the switch over to Retin-A to minimize irritation/purging if you have sensitive skin, otherwise just take the lowest % strenght prescription one. However for anti-aging there is nothing like tretinoin in terms of proven data. Gen 2, Gen 3, retinols do not have as much data backing their anti-aging benefits so tretinoin remains the gold standard in the world.

 

[OOGABOOGA]

Retinol isn't cope but retin-a is a lot stronger

Good to see you nigga

 

[Deleted member 6889]

cheers all for the info, is it okay to apply retinol or retin-a around your eye area? Or will it fuck your skin up around your eyes?