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Clogged Pores?

Hey I am not an expert but you have beautiful skin. I just posted a thread saying I need help with clogged pores too because I pick the crap out of my skin. Has the tretinoin helped you at all. I am j...

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10 years ago
Clogged Pores?

Your clogged pores are not really clear in the picture. Your skin looks good. The misconception of retinoids is that it takes away your acne. It doesn't. It'll make it manageable but for many people, ...

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10 years ago
Clogged Pores?

Your skin looks perfect omg I wish I had it! No your pores look great!   I've used retinoids before and I would highly recommend stepping up to the 0.05% but always buffer during application &...

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10 years ago
Clogged Pores?

Hi everyone,   I've been using tretioin cream 0.025% for a little over 12 weeks (for some of the time, I switched to 0.05% but my face was constantly red and irritated, so I went back to 0.025 t...

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10 years ago
Increased Tretinoin Strength - Second Ib?

I'd believe your doctor. I never had IBs when upping my dosage for tretinoin.   Did you go off the monocycline? That's probably why it got worse. Monocycline is an antibiotic that wipes out all...

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10 years ago
Increased Tretinoin Strength - Second Ib?

So after a month of minocycline (which almost completely cleared up my mild/moderate acne), I started using tretinoin cream. I started with 0.025% and I loved how my skin looked after about 3 weeks. A...

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10 years ago