Tretinoin Purge Phase is brutal

[coispet]

if I don't shave for a day it's back, it won't ever go away fully, it's just all the excess tissue your skin is producing, shaving scrapes it off.

if you don't want to shave find a gentle exfoliator and use that regularly or just scrub harder.

Is it fine if it stings when I scrub harder?

 

[Orc]

Is it fine if it stings when I scrub harder?

no, be careful.

the sensitivity will go away, the flaking won't.

 

[Zain202]

I agree, when I first started it from skinorac it took me almost two months for the purging and then started to show results

 

[coispet]

no, be careful.

the sensitivity will go away, the flaking won't.

That’s my problem, the stinging is the worst part, the flaking isn’t too bad, I don’t really mind it

 

[Deleted member 20399]

Yeah I’ve heard some people don’t get it, did you see the benefits of tret? And when did you see them?

Yeah, few months cleared most of my acne

 

[IAMNOTANINCEL]

if you just ate raw meat you wouldnt have to deal with it
mirin bones tho tbh ngl

 

[coispet]

if you just ate raw meat you wouldnt have to deal with it
mirin bones tho tbh ngl

Thanks bro

And I tried raw meat once, you have more grit than me because I nearly threw up

 

[maou]

I do everyday dosage and jumped to 0.1% straight, the easy access retinols never did anything

what about skin lightening G seeing any results?

 

[IAMNOTANINCEL]

Thanks bro

And I tried raw meat once, you have more grit than me because I nearly threw up

you tried bad raw meat. it needs to be unvaxxed, unfed, unstressed, free range
its delicious when its the right type

 

[coispet]

what about skin lightening G seeing any results?

None, oral supplementation isn’t that good, if you’re keen on skin lightening then self administer glutathione IV drip

 

[Diarrhoea]

@coisbhai any update on ur skin lightening shit it’s been 2 months I think

 

[gigell]

I never get tret purge

 

[coispet]

@coisbhai any update on ur skin lightening shit it’s been 2 months I think

None, oral supplementation isn’t that good, if you’re keen on skin lightening then self administer glutathione IV drip

 

[Moritz]

vitamin c oil helped me

 

[maou]

None, oral supplementation isn’t that good, if you’re keen on skin lightening then self administer glutathione IV drip

fuark, should I move to everyday application if I have 0 sides on every 3 night?

 

[coispet]

fuark, should I move to everyday application if I have 0 sides on every 3 night?

Wdym? For tret?

Just do what your skin can handle, if you’re very irritated then I’d recommend going down to a couple times a week

 

[maou]

Wdym? For tret?

Just do what your skin can handle, if you’re very irritated then I’d recommend going down to a couple times a week

yep, I apply every 3 nights and have 0 irritation. I consider moving to more frequent applications

 

[N1666]

I use tazarotene and my purging phase lasted about two weeks. I had the exact same as you, just be grateful you aren't getting pimples. The peeling and dryness is very normal, I use "Vanicream daily moisturiser" and it works better than anything I've used. If you apply the moisturiser first and then the tret it should be less harsh on the skin

 

[coispet]

I use tazarotene and my purging phase lasted about two weeks. I had the exact same as you, just be grateful you aren't getting pimples. The peeling and dryness is very normal, I use "Vanicream daily moisturiser" and it works better than anything I've used. If you apply the moisturiser first and then the tret it should be less harsh on the skin

Thanks bro, I’ll make sure to do that every night

It stings so bad when applying my SPF

 

[deepfuckingvalue]

Been there, done that. Tret is incredible and it’ll get better. Trust the process bro

 

[coispet]

Been there, done that. Tret is incredible and it’ll get better. Trust the process bro

Thanks for the motivation, im only on day 3 anyways, gonna keep going and hopefully I’ll see some benefits by the time uni starts again

 

[ㅤㅤㅤㅤClavicular]

I never suffered from acne or anything growing up, the occasional pimple here and there

I knew my purge when starting tret wouldn’t be as bad compared to the people that are actually prescribed it, but I am suffering from something very bad

Dry skin, it’s peeling off, and every time I express my fave it stings, really badly

Here’s a pic of my skin when I wake up

Spoiler: Reference

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I’m only on day 3 too, let’s hope it gets better in a months time

Just shave daily to exfoliate the skin, i didnt have this cuz i was already using differin gel before tret

 

[coispet]

Just shave daily to exfoliate the skin, i didnt have this cuz i was already using differin gel before tret

Hate shaving everyday but seems to work for the majority, gonna get a gentle exfoliate wash too

 

[Deleted member 66828]

i got the same issue, just gotta moisturize well in the morning

 

[letsdoit]

looks great sometimes and looks like dogass sometimes

bb cream saved my life and that’s not exaggeration

not having to worry about breakouts as much bc i can just cover them reduced my cortisol levels a shit ton

i used to stress ridiculously hard about my acne

Mind linking the exact bb cream you used pls

 

[ㅤㅤㅤㅤClavicular]

Hate shaving everyday but seems to work for the majority, gonna get a gentle exfoliate wash too

My skin was fucked for a whole week when i started, these pics are only 2 werks apart jfl

 

[actualunderstander]

Mirin jaw. If you mean purge as you in just started, the flaking will go away and your skin will adapt. If you mean purge as in you stopped taking it all of a sudden, then I never noticed any thing of the sort when ceasing use

 

[Deleted member 39838]

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My skin was fucked for a whole week when i started, these pics are only 2 werks apart jfl

wait what? elab on how this would work

and electric razor? or actual razor

@coisbhai u also if ur active and he’s not. why would this help ur skin?

 

[aber]

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My skin was fucked for a whole week when i started, these pics are only 2 werks apart jfl

Mirin hickey

 

[ㅤㅤㅤㅤClavicular]

wait what? elab on how this would work

and electric razor? or actual razor

@coisbhai u also if ur active and he’s not. why would this help ur skin?

Actual razor exfoliates the flaking skin

 

[Geoff2024]

I never suffered from acne or anything growing up, the occasional pimple here and there

I knew my purge when starting tret wouldn’t be as bad compared to the people that are actually prescribed it, but I am suffering from something very bad

Dry skin, it’s peeling off, and every time I express my fave it stings, really badly

Here’s a pic of my skin when I wake up

Spoiler: Reference

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I’m only on day 3 too, let’s hope it gets better in a months time

ma nigga you got the good kind of skin, my skin makes me wanna kms when i wake up and look at it

 

[coispet]

Actual razor exfoliates the flaking skin

I just shaved and my lower third has pretty much no flaking, just around my browridge and nose, I’ll exfoliate tomorrow morning as well but shaving will subsidise the dry ashy skin for as long as the purge is, legit advice from you and @Orc

 

[coispet]

ma nigga you got the good kind of skin, my skin makes me wanna kms when i wake up and look at it

Sorry to hear that bro, my skin is pretty good, very oily, now that I’m on tret it’s the complete opposite, I just hope to get that nice youthful look from tret

 

[Geoff2024]

Sorry to hear that bro, my skin is pretty good, very oily, now that I’m on tret it’s the complete opposite, I just hope to get that nice youthful look from tret

i am 21 and look old as fuck, my skin looks like its been through 3 world wars

 

[Deleted member 65192]

wanted to hop on it but they refused to prescribe it to me

You can buy it in “alldaychemist” for like 3 dollars

 

[coispet]

You can buy it in “alldaychemist” for like 3 dollars

brutal, I got 3 tubes for like £25

 

[distance decay]

Omfg use moisturiser!!1!

 

[Subhuman232]

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damn mogger

 

[coispet]

damn mogger

Thanks bhai

 

[sub5pslathlete]

I never suffered from acne or anything growing up, the occasional pimple here and there

I knew my purge when starting tret wouldn’t be as bad compared to the people that are actually prescribed it, but I am suffering from something very bad

Dry skin, it’s peeling off, and every time I express my fave it stings, really badly

Here’s a pic of my skin when I wake up

Spoiler: Reference

View attachment 2990835

I’m only on day 3 too, let’s hope it gets better in a months time

ive just started too

 

[Zain202]

I never get tret purge

Tret purge is not mandatory for everyone

 

[futuregigamogger]

I never suffered from acne or anything growing up, the occasional pimple here and there

I knew my purge when starting tret wouldn’t be as bad compared to the people that are actually prescribed it, but I am suffering from something very bad

Dry skin, it’s peeling off, and every time I express my fave it stings, really badly

Here’s a pic of my skin when I wake up

Spoiler: Reference

View attachment 2990835

I’m only on day 3 too, let’s hope it gets better in a months time

thats not too bad, mine was way worse.
my skin looked like it was decaying

 

[Uefa CR7 league]

do u use tret cream or tret gel?

 

[WrathOfOlives]

I never suffered from acne or anything growing up, the occasional pimple here and there

I knew my purge when starting tret wouldn’t be as bad compared to the people that are actually prescribed it, but I am suffering from something very bad

Dry skin, it’s peeling off, and every time I express my fave it stings, really badly

Here’s a pic of my skin when I wake up

Spoiler: Reference

View attachment 2990835

I’m only on day 3 too, let’s hope it gets better in a months time

You wanna have that chad skin in your 30s? you got to handle this temporary bullshit.