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Mixing retinol and tretinoin?

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Posted : 07/05/2020 8:01 pm

Hello guys! I havebeen using tretinoin for some few weeks and my skin is reallydry. So i decided to buy an oil based moisturiser (non comodogenic) and it worked amazing at relieving irritation and dryness. However i found out it contained retinol! So perhaps the retinol makes the tretinoin ineffective? Thats why my face isnt dry anymore? Does anyone know if retinol makes tretinoin lose it efficacy?

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Posted : 08/20/2020 10:33 am

This is a fascinating question. I don't know think retinolwould inactivate tretinoin, but now my interest is piqued.

However, my best guess is that your moisturizer is what made your face non-dry, and doesn't have to do with retinol inactivating tretinoin.

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