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mido the slayer
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Are Higher Strengths of Tretinoin Always Better?
This is a common question for those who are new to using a retinoid like Tretinoin. This question also applies to those who have adjusted to their strength. The advantage of using a tailored formula of tretinoin is that it is available in different strengths. What is Tretinoin? Tretinoin is a...
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I’m going to highlight the important part.
Tretinoin strength studies
“Tretinoin comes in a variety of strengths or percentages. Initial studies of Tretinoin from the 1980s used Tretinoin 0.1% to evaluate the efficacy of Tretinoin for the treatment of photoaging. Later studies evaluated Tretinoin 0.05%. While both were equally effective over a one year period, Tretinoin 0.1% was able to achieve cosmetic improvement in 6 months while 0.05% required closer to 12 months. Finally, 0.025% was compared to 0.1% and it was found that both produced similar improvements in photoaging. However, tretinoin 0.025% caused fewer side effects such as drying and irritation. All of these studies used Tretinoin in a cream base.”
In other word 0.1% is far superior and better for improvement but also with more purging and side effects as well