Why I quit tretinoin and switched to retinol

[i_love_roosters]

I'll keep it short... This stuff is way too harsh on the skin, tbh. I've been on tret for 5 months and I never got used to it. My skin was always peeling, red, irritated, even painful. Jewish derms claim it takes 1-1.5 months to get used to it, but that's bs. Not to mention it resurfaces way too much. I don't want the notorious gay tretinoin glow, all I want is some slight improvement in texture. Also, if you check the ingredients on tret, you'll see it's full of stabilizers which are endocrine disruptors.

I've been using The Ordinary 1% retinol in squalane. This stuff mogs that Jewish pharma poison called tretinoin. I like that you can skip sunscreen on it. I skipped it with tretinoin too because It's Jewish, but my skin was burning. With retinol, it's as if I'm not using anything.

Tretinoin is really unnecessary, no need to nuke your skin when gentler alternatives exist

 

[i_love_roosters]

 

[coispet]

Use the retinol for a few months then switch back to tret but start with 0.025%, it seems your skin barrier is way too damaged

 

[Deleted member 1140]

how much %?

 

[Schizomogger]

I tried tret last year next thing you know my face is peeling constantly and I look hideous didn’t even want to go to school tbh i quit immediately

 

[i_love_roosters]

how much %?

0.025

 

[i_love_roosters]

I tried tret last year next thing you know my face is peeling constantly and I look hideous didn’t even want to go to school tbh i quit immediately

Same, people probably thought I have leprosy

 

[youraveragehtn]

It really depends on your skin type. I use tret 0.025 and I didnt feel shit but it did clear my acne up. It didnt make my skin dry or peel, it just made my skin very smooth. I have an oily t zone and I had pretty bad acne on my chin and eyebrow area.

 

[Deleted member 1820]

i agree it is futile to entertain the fantasy of using tret long term, agepill will get us all

 

[i_love_roosters]

It really depends on your skin type. I use tret 0.025 and I didnt feel shit but it did clear my acne up. It didnt make my skin dry or peel, it just made my skin very smooth. I have oily skin and I had pretty bad acne on my chin and eyebrow area.

Very lucky

 

[i_love_roosters]

i agree it is futile to entertain the fantasy of using tret long term, agepill will get us all

I'll use retinol long term, but yeah, tret is not sustainable long term

 

[chinmax]

Retinoic acid the best at least 5% hard to find tho

 

[Deleted member 1820]

I'll use retinol long term, but yeah, tret is not sustainable long term

start manipulating a woman now while she is still your looks match

 

[i_love_roosters]

start manipulating a woman now while she is still your looks match

I've thought about dating a fatty with potential to be HTB when lean. I'll get her while fat and brainwash her to loose weight

 

[Orc]

I use tret ed, fixed the peeling by just shaving more regularly and putting centella underneath my moisturiser.

 

[Deleted member 1820]

I've thought about dating a fatty with potential to be HTB when lean. I'll get her while fat and brainwash her to loose weight

then youre just betabuxxing personal training experience, every 1% less of body fat is also 1% less love for you

 

[chinmax]

It really depends on your skin type. I use tret 0.025 and I didnt feel shit but it did clear my acne up. It didnt make my skin dry or peel, it just made my skin very smooth. I have an oily t zone and I had pretty bad acne on my chin and eyebrow area.

Try to find 5% one, apply only every 21 days= profit

 

[youraveragehtn]

Try to find 5% one, apply only every 21 days= profit

Bro wants me to burn my face off

 

[chinmax]

Bro wants me to burn my face off

This same shit the docs doing but paying only 20 Bucks lasts 6 months

 

[Luh?nn?]

Focus on strengthening barrier whilst using Tret

I don’t wash my face in the morning, use a gentle cleanser and good moisturizer with skin healthy ingredients

 

[N1666]

Taz mogs

 

[Deleted member 39838]

not to be that guy but it usually takes up to a year to see nearly perfect skin from it

 

[Deleted member 47180]

tret improved my skin hard but i'm worried about sun damage during the day even if i wear sunscreen that shit run off efficacy after just 2 hours and i cant reapply it so often during the day

 

[i_love_roosters]

Taz mogs

No need for pharma shit imo

 

[i_love_roosters]

Focus on strengthening barrier whilst using Tret

I don’t wash my face in the morning, use a gentle cleanser and good moisturizer with skin healthy ingredients

It's not just that, it's an endocrine disruptor and makes your skin look weird

 

[i_love_roosters]

not to be that guy but it usually takes up to a year to see nearly perfect skin from it

Not sustainable imo, requires too much extra shit and sacrifices to keep it up

 

[i_love_roosters]

tret improved my skin hard but i'm worried about sun damage during the day even if i wear sunscreen that shit run off efficacy after just 2 hours and i cant reapply it so often during the day

Sunscreen is really bad for you

 

[Deleted member 47180]

Sunscreen is really bad for you

wait ur using tret without sunscreen?

 

[Deleted member 39838]

Not sustainable imo, requires too much extra shit and sacrifices to keep it up

strange i have very dry and irritable skin but all the extra dryness and redness from the tret went away in less than 2 months for me

 

[i_love_roosters]

strange i have very dry and irritable skin but all the extra dryness and redness from the tret went away in less than 2 months for me

I guess I'm just not made for it

 

[i_love_roosters]

wait ur using tret without sunscreen?

Yeah, I said it in the post

 

[Deleted member 47180]

Yeah, I said it in the post

oh mb didnt read , then you can't use it bro you're doing more harm than good, you should use it with retinol too but it's not as bad ofc

 

[i_love_roosters]

oh mb didnt read , then you can't use it bro you're doing more harm than good, you should use it with retinol too but it's not as bad ofc

I feel good without it on retinol. That's one of the reasons why I don't like tret, you gotta do too much extra shit and sacrifice a lot to keep it up. It's really unsustainable

 

[Deleted member 47180]

I feel good without it on retinol. That's one of the reasons why I don't like tret, you gotta do too much extra shit and sacrifice a lot to keep it up. It's really unsustainable

yea true , ngl i've quit it for this reason too especially because you cant skip skincare without burning ur skin but my skin looked noticeably worse so i started reapply it again

 

[i_love_roosters]

yea true , ngl i've quit it for this reason too especially because you cant skip skincare without burning ur skin but my skin looked noticeably worse so i started reapply it again

Yeah, I feel like on tret you can only use tret. I wanna add stuff like glycolic acid, vit c, niacinamide, but they all fuck my skin up. On retinol I can have more actives

 

[Luh?nn?]

It's not just that, it's an endocrine disruptor

Source? Isn’t that only orally

 

[i_love_roosters]

Source? Isn’t that only orally

Almost everything can be absorbed through the skin

 

[Luh?nn?]

Almost everything can be absorbed through the skin

Nah

But I’m glad you found what works for you

 

[DR. NICKGA]

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Death to isreal

 

[i_love_roosters]

Death to isreal

Agree, death to Palestine too. Establish a Christian country there

 

[Eblan]

It doesn't increase sun sensitivity

 

[i_love_roosters]

It doesn't increase sun sensitivity

 

[rigorous mortimer]

companies are now releasing retinaldehyde products which is more potent than retinol(requires less conversions to reach active ingredient)but potentially doesnt absorb as well/as deep. Peach and Lilly, youth to the people, and the ordinary have them ranging from 0.1-0.2 percent

 

[niqfan625]

I'll keep it short... This stuff is way too harsh on the skin, tbh. I've been on tret for 5 months and I never got used to it. My skin was always peeling, red, irritated, even painful. Jewish derms claim it takes 1-1.5 months to get used to it, but that's bs. Not to mention it resurfaces way too much. I don't want the notorious gay tretinoin glow, all I want is some slight improvement in texture. Also, if you check the ingredients on tret, you'll see it's full of stabilizers which are endocrine disruptors.

I've been using The Ordinary 1% retinol in squalane. This stuff mogs that Jewish pharma poison called tretinoin. I like that you can skip sunscreen on it. I skipped it with tretinoin too because It's Jewish, but my skin was burning. With retinol, it's as if I'm not using anything.

Tretinoin is really unnecessary, no need to nuke your skin when gentler alternatives exist

Skincel i use 0,05 % tret everyday and have no sides after 1,5 months

 

[Zain202]

It depends on what you use and how you use. I was on retinol when I first started years back but then I shifted to tretinoin from skinorac and it works perfectly for me. But yes when the strength is high, I reduce the frequency.

 

[Monobloc]

I'll keep it short... This stuff is way too harsh on the skin, tbh. I've been on tret for 5 months and I never got used to it. My skin was always peeling, red, irritated, even painful. Jewish derms claim it takes 1-1.5 months to get used to it, but that's bs. Not to mention it resurfaces way too much. I don't want the notorious gay tretinoin glow, all I want is some slight improvement in texture. Also, if you check the ingredients on tret, you'll see it's full of stabilizers which are endocrine disruptors.

I've been using The Ordinary 1% retinol in squalane. This stuff mogs that Jewish pharma poison called tretinoin. I like that you can skip sunscreen on it. I skipped it with tretinoin too because It's Jewish, but my skin was burning. With retinol, it's as if I'm not using anything.

Tretinoin is really unnecessary, no need to nuke your skin when gentler alternatives exist

>"The Ordinary"
dnrd

 

[i_love_roosters]

>"The Ordinary"
dnrd

It's not my fault their CEO brutally raped you

 

[basedmogger]

I'll keep it short... This stuff is way too harsh on the skin, tbh. I've been on tret for 5 months and I never got used to it. My skin was always peeling, red, irritated, even painful. Jewish derms claim it takes 1-1.5 months to get used to it, but that's bs. Not to mention it resurfaces way too much. I don't want the notorious gay tretinoin glow, all I want is some slight improvement in texture. Also, if you check the ingredients on tret, you'll see it's full of stabilizers which are endocrine disruptors.

I've been using The Ordinary 1% retinol in squalane. This stuff mogs that Jewish pharma poison called tretinoin. I like that you can skip sunscreen on it. I skipped it with tretinoin too because It's Jewish, but my skin was burning. With retinol, it's as if I'm not using anything.

Tretinoin is really unnecessary, no need to nuke your skin when gentler alternatives exist

What sunscreen do you use

 

[i_love_roosters]

What sunscreen do you use

Nigga is said I don't use sunscreen

 

[basedmogger]

Nigga is said I don't use sunscreen

No shit you didn't get used to it dumb fuck, u need sunscreen while on any good retinoid. Why dont you like sunscreen