Let your skin dry completely, then apply the retin a using your moisturizer as a buffer until you don't need to buffer anymore.

I also occasionally use an overnight BHA peel from derma-e ( on a night when I'm not using retin-a) that seems to help slough off dead skin.I can't believe no ine has said Vaseline or Aquaphor yet. I double cleanse at night anyway so I tend not to do too much in the morning.I’ve never actually used a chemical exfoliant - just sort of physical ones if that’s what they are.

Use OCM to gently remove the dead skin, then rinse with warm - NOT hot - water and if you MUST, very gently use a very very soft microfiber cloth to remove oil residue.

Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Now I can use chemical exfoliants and so I use those rather than my enzyme cleanser, but I worked up to using them.Lastly, and this honestly depends on your own comfort zone, but I found better results from spot concealing specific areas when I had flaky skin rather than applying foundation/other base products all over my skin.

You just started using Retin-A (tretinoin) to treat your acne. I waited far too long to obtain Aquaphor than I care to admit. Week 1 vs week 13!! It's okay to apply every three days for awhile, then every other day, and maybe after some time apply every day. I also wanted to clarify that I have been using retin-a every other day but will be scaling back to every third day!

And all of that means pores stay clear, breakouts diminish, fine lines soften, and acne scars fade. Skin products containing a large amount of alcohol (eg, astringents, shaving creams, or after-shave lotions).

Here, derms share tips to make it bearable.

Retinoids the umbrella term for all vitamin-A derivatives, like retinol sink into your skin and trigger faster cell turnover and collagen production, creating newer, smoother, skin.

.025 cream tret, 150mg spiro, and yaz! The purge killed my self esteem, but it was so worth it. Do it every other night or every third night until your skin calms down, then very slowly start upping the frequency.Yea I definitely think that scrubbing it any more would be more hurtful than helpful, plus I've already tried and it does nothing because a couple hours later it's back to looking dry and flakey. It's a common problem, your skin probably needs more time to adapt to the tretinoin. My skin hasn’t been this clear since before I was 12! Your skin may be different, but it's worth assessing whether or not you think it's safe for your skin right now to use chemical exfoliants. And I do buffer my product on. Unfortunately, dry, peeling and flaky skin are pretty much par for the course when using any topical retinoid like Retin-A.

All your tips are pretty much things I'm already doing but I am going to be cutting back from every other night to every third night!New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castPress J to jump to the feed. Honestly this community is so helpful and I'm really grateful!!!

Buffering does dilute the medicine, as far as I know, but it's fine because you still get the benefits but as a lower concentration. Now your skin is so dry, it almost looks worse than the acne itself. It feels a bit gross and slimy to wear it to bed, but you'll get used to it and learn to love it after seeing how much it helps your skin! I looks of for the first 5 mins then it soon cracks and flakes off ahaA place for Tretinoin/Retin-A users, new and old, to discuss, ask questions, and enjoy the effects of Tretinoin! The 7 Products That Legitimately Changed My World When My Skin Was a Dry, Red, Flaky Mess on Isotretinoin. Most people start with a lower percentage (0,05% or 0,025%) and work their way up from there after about a year, a higher percentage doesn't necessarily mean it'll work better though.I suffered from dryness around my mouth for a long time too and this is what helped me out a lot: I switched to Cerave's Hydrating cleanser, I started only cleansing at night and I put on a tiny bit of moisturiser on my face right after I put on the tretinoin cream.For me this worked and gave me the results I wanted, for some people it won't. Tretinoin skin peeling occurs for a variety of reasons. According to the rest of her comments, the Egotr4p uses tretinoin. Despite what you might think, they are both noncomedongenic and shouldn't clog your pores or break you out.