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[Panda_Day]

Hey guys,

although I'm treating my acne internally as much as possible (major diet & lifestyle changes, which have certainly helped) I think Retin-A Micro .01% is the main reason my skin looks so good lately.

So here's a question - I still am getting pimples, albeit smaller ones & just blackheads - and I want to know if I can use Benzoyl Peroxide. 2.5% during the day. I got the Clinique "Clearing Moisturizer" that is basically a moisturizer with 2.5% BP, and I wanted to know if it would be at all counter-productive to start using it during the day. This could either make my skin completely perfect, or dry it out terribly.

I am talking about using BP during THE DAYTIME
and Retin-A at NIGHT
but never both at the same time because it seems (and probably is) too much stuff at once.

Thanks!

[biscotte]

i read somewhere that retin a and BP dont go too well together. I've read many times that glycolic acid is a better companion with retin a.
That is what i use and it works perfectly. I find adding the glycolic acid was what made the retin a micro work as it should.

Aslo i skip a night of retin a once in a while and just use a moisturizer. That's the winning combination for me.

Retin A Micro at night
REVERSA glycolic acid lotion in the morning
Derma E Pycnogenol Gel a few times a weeek.