Tretinoin fucks up my skin

[BlueEyeCel]

So I am on week 10 of Tret I survived my insane purging stage where my fucking face was covered in pimples. I started tret cause my skin quality/texture wasn’t so great and now my skin texture seems to have gotten worse. How the fuck is this possible? I got so many clogged pores and blackheads will this fade with more weeks of use? Please help

 

[IDontBlameAnybody]

Accutane.

 

[BlueEyeCel]

Accutane.

Nigga how is that an answer to my question

 

[IDontBlameAnybody]

Nigga how is that an answer to my question

That is more of a suggestion yk. Instead of rubbing tret all over your face, just hop on low-medium dose accutane for 6 months, and after that hold ground with tret.

 

[DrunkenSailor]

I got so many clogged pores and blackheads will this fade with more weeks of use?

It’s possible, yes.

 

[BlueEyeCel]

That is more of a suggestion yk. Instead of rubbing tret all over your face, just hop on low-medium dose accutane for 6 months, and after that hold ground with tret.

But if I would hop on accutane would I have to go thru another purge? If that’s the case I probably just kms instead

 

[key]

What strength tret are you using? Are you moisturizing after use? Are you using spf when outside? So many factors to skin its hard to say just off tret use alone but I can almost guarantee its not the tret itself causing the issues.

 

[IDontBlameAnybody]

But if I would hop on accutane would I have to go thru another purge? If that’s the case I probably just kms instead

TLDR: Start with a low dose, then the purge probably won't happen (didn't happen for me). My nose feels so smooth now, like baby's butt. All my blackheads disappeared.

Well speaking from my own experience, I hopped on accutane (started with 20mg) and my purge was literally a few pimples that appeared and were a bit painful for like 2 days. Start with 20mg/day, stay on that for like 1-2 months and then go up to 40mg/day if y want.

 

[Sicilian Cyclops]

I don't know as well. I've been using this shit for 1 year now, (0.1% now) cystic acne is gone and PIE and scarring is fading but I am covered with sebaceous glands and closed comedones all over, even with benzoyl peroxide, niacinamide, foaming cleanser, and salicylic acid. I think hopping on Accutane is the move.

 

[BlueEyeCel]

What strength tret are you using? Are you moisturizing after use? Are you using spf when outside? So many factors to skin its hard to say just off tret use alone but I can almost guarantee its not the tret itself causing the issues.

I am using 1% Tret, I also moisturize after use and I also use spf 50 so I don’t fucking know what I should do

 

[BlueEyeCel]

TLDR: Start with a low dose, then the purge probably won't happen (didn't happen for me). My nose feels so smooth now, like baby's butt. All my blackheads disappeared.

Well speaking from my own experience, I hopped on accutane (started with 20mg) and my purge was literally a few pimples that appeared and were a bit painful for like 2 days. Start with 20mg/day, stay on that for like 1-2 months and then go up to 40mg/day if y want.

Well sounds like the best option if it won’t go away, I guess I will keep going for a few weeks and if it hasn’t got any better I will most likely make the move and hop on accutane

 

[key]

I am using 1% Tret

I use 0.05, its been very good for my skin, also been improving diet which helped more than any skincare routine has. Try dropping the concentration and remove seed oils / excess processed sugar from your diet (if you haven't already)

 

[IDontBlameAnybody]

Well sounds like the best option if it won’t go away, I guess I will keep going for a few weeks and if it hasn’t got any better I will most likely make the move and hop on accutane

My only side from accutane is dry lips, that's the literal only side 4 me. I truly believe that now when I keep on 40mg a day I'll have perfect skin by the end of the 6 months.

 

[BlueEyeCel]

I use 0.05, its been very good for my skin, also been improving diet which helped more than any skincare routine has. Try dropping the concentration and remove seed oils / excess processed sugar from your diet (if you haven't already)

Well yea my diet is pretty good and I meant 0.1% but don’t know if it’s the move to lower the concentration like what exactly does happen then to my skin?

 

[Sicilian Cyclops]

My only side from accutane is dry lips, that's the literal only side 4 me. I truly believe that now when I keep on 40mg a day I'll have perfect skin by the end of the 6 months.

did you notice any nose changes on it?

 

[IDontBlameAnybody]

did you notice any nose changes on it?

I've always had a slim nose from the front so idk not really?

 

[IDontBlameAnybody]

did you notice any nose changes on it?

Been on it only like 2 months though

 

[phoenix_xanez]

I got so many clogged pores and blackheads will this fade with more weeks of use?

i am on week 30-35
i also got this problem in the beginning i got too many clogged pores but it started to fade gradually (i still have them)
i take low dose 10-20 mg daily

 

[IBlameClavicular0]

Well yea my diet is pretty good and I meant 0.1% but don’t know if it’s the move to lower the concentration like what exactly does happen then to my skin?

well my best bet is that your skin barrier is fucked.

0.1% is the highest concentration (most people start with .025% or .05%), and besides that you're prob not moisturizing your skin properly.

in my case, since I have sensitive skin what I do is I just mix a pea sized amount of tretinoin 0.025% on my moisturizer and I'm usually good. After 2/3 months of use I'll bump up to 0.05% though.

 

[BlueEyeCel]

well my best bet is that your skin barrier is fucked.

0.1% is the highest concentration (most people start with .025% or .05%), and besides that you're prob not moisturizing your skin properly.

in my case, since I have sensitive skin what I do is I just mix a pea sized amount of tretinoin 0.025% on my moisturizer and I'm usually good. After 2/3 months of use I'll bump up to 0.05% though.

Well if my skin barrier is fucked I would guess it’s because of the tret concentration cause I do moisturize properly

 

[IBlameClavicular0]

Well if my skin barrier is fucked I would guess it’s because of the tret concentration cause I do moisturize properly

yeah that would also be my bet.

unless you're applying a lot of tret, like much more than a couple of pea-sized amounts.

 

[BlueEyeCel]

yeah that would also be my bet.

unless you're applying a lot of tret, like much more than a couple of pea-sized amounts.

I still do use a one pea size for my whole face but fuck it if this doesnt disappears in a few weeks Imma hop on accutane