Should I be exfoliating while on Retin a?

[Deleted member 2846]

My skin is getting very flakey and dry. Would exfoliating 1-2x a week be beneficial?

 

[Dogs]

Ideally you should still exfoliate but since your skin is flaky and dry it will only exacerbate the issue so don't.

 

[crosshold]

do you use moisturizer?

 

[Deleted member 2846]

do you use moisturizer?

yes like 2-3 times a day

 

[crosshold]

yes like 2-3 times a day

hmm then yea i'd prob use a mild exfoliater

 

[Deleted member 685]

What % u using

 

[Deleted member 2846]

What % u using

0.05% every day.

 

[Mateusz74]

0.05% every day.

Get a very mild exfoliator something with AHA/BHA

 

[Deleted member 2846]

Get a very mild exfoliator something with AHA/BHA

i’m thinking bha because AHA makes you sun sensitive

 

[Deleted member 2933]

No retin a for face

 

[Deleted member 685]

0.05% every day.

Maybe 0.025 won't make it as dry idk

No retin a for face

It literally is for face though

 

[Mateusz74]

i’m thinking bha because AHA makes you sun sensitive

Yeah I used a BHA one before but I don’t now since I’m on accutane. It’s good tbh can be used 1-2x a week

 

[Deleted member 2846]

Yeah I used a BHA one before but I don’t now since I’m on accutane. It’s good tbh can be used 1-2x a week

which one?

 

[Mateusz74]

which one?

Neutrogena deep clean gentle scrub

 

[StuffedFrog]

My skin is getting very flakey and dry. Would exfoliating 1-2x a week be beneficial?

whats your routine

 

[Deleted member 2846]

whats your routine

wash face then apply retin a a few hours before sleep. about 10 mins before sleep i put on lotion.

i wake up, wash face, lotion.

then lotion throughout the day if it’s flakey

 

[StuffedFrog]

wash face then apply retin a a few hours before sleep. about 10 mins before sleep i put on lotion.

i wake up, wash face, lotion.

then lotion throughout the day if it’s flakey

a banna face mask or eating bannas can help as well as vitamin c serum and Vaseline

 

[InjectE]

Apply it every other day until your skin stops flaking, then increase

Flaking is not good

 

[Deleted member 2846]

Apply it every other day until your skin stops flaking, then increase

Flaking is not good

its like peeling a bit. it’s dead skin

 

[InjectE]

its like peeling a bit. it’s dead skin

How long have you been using it for?

The slight gains that applying it every day gives you isnt worth the damaged moisture barrier. Some people's skin just cant handle retin-a everyday right away, they have to build up.


Dont use an aha, if your skin is flaking, it means the retin-a is exfoliating more than your skin can handle already.

 

[Deleted member 2846]

How long have you been using it for?

The slight gains that applying it every day gives you isnt worth the damaged moisture barrier. Some people's skin just cant handle retin-a everyday right away, they have to build up.


Dont use an aha, if your skin is flaking, it means the retin-a is exfoliating more than your skin can handle already.

so i started using it like 6 weeks ago. for the first 4.5 weeks i did it every other day. now i do it every day

 

[InjectE]

be careful,


the thing about breaking your moisture barrier is, you might have to completely stop retin-a for a bit until your moisture barrier repairs itself

 

[Deleted member 2846]

be careful,


the thing about breaking your moisture barrier is, you might have to completely stop retin-a for a bit until your moisture barrier repairs itself

how long u think. i’ll do one more day of this and if it’s bad i’ll take a break

 

[InjectE]

use retin-a 3 times a week till you stop flaking.



A completely broken moisture barrier can take 3-8 weeks of just moisturizing (nothing else) , so be careful.

 

[StoicNihilist]

No retin a for face

Uhm... Retin A is LITERALLY a facial cream.

 

[Deleted member 2933]

Uhm... Retin A is LITERALLY a facial cream.

no way