Tretinoin is a vitamin A derivative called a topical retinoid. It helps clear acne by promoting skin cell turnover.
...Tretinoin is a vitamin A derivative called a topical retinoid. It helps clear acne by promoting skin cell turnover.
Tretinoin is usually applied once a day around bedtime.
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*Flaking: I suffered extensive flaking until I finally found a combination of products that worked for me.
*Sunburn: You must wear SPF 15 or 30, and there are "no ifs, ands, or buts" about it. If you don't, prepare to suffer the sunburn from h*ll.
It peels of your skin, which is actually a good thing because if you are using it, you want NEW skin. It eventually can even help with minor tissue loss as it stimulates the production of collagen.
It gets better before it gets worse. It also really does burn! And you flake which no one likes, especially when you want to wear some kind of foundation because the flaking is amplified with any stuff on it.
Not only does it help acnce from appearing again, it also makes old scars dissapear.
Very expensive if ins. doesn't cover.The first couple of months you will sometimes have severe drying, redness, irritation.
Cleared up my skin for the most part.
I tried to avoid extra redness by using less and after a couple days increasing and that worked pretty good for me. But after 8 weeks my skin has stayed red but foundation covers that.
It really works after a few weeks and I got great improvement with only a few acne spots here in there after 6 weeks.
In Kaiser Insurance, it is only about 10$ but it is almost 80$ without insurance at all!
If used everyday consistently, great benefits. Be patient through the first few weeks, that's the only way to get through the redness and flaking stage. After that stage, you see the benefits. Much better skin texture too.
I'm in my 40's so insurance looks at it as a cosmetic Rx instead of medically needed. I paid $82.00 for a tube of .1%, but it goes a long way. I would say four months.
This stuff is amazinngggg. I had pretty bad acne on my forehead and my chin but since ive used retin-A my skin looks pretty good. My forehead is almost completely clear but my chin is not so much.
It gets worse before it gets better, tiny bit of peeling around chin area
Using Retin-A .1% Works well with time and PLENTY of patience. Your face will get worse BEFORE it gets better. I was about to give up on Retin A until it started working after 2.5 months of use.
Itchy, FLAKY!, redness. Long time before results!
but it works with time!
this stuff is really worth it, it helps evenout skin tone and tottally clear out my skin, it does wonders...
its a bit too expensive if you dont have insurance. (my case)
cleared up my acne. no more blackheads. evens out skintone. and it's a gentle exfoliant. it's the only thing you'll have to use in your skin regimen. once a day. i don't feel like i HAVE to wear foundation or make-up anymore to cover up. gentle.
you have to watch your sun exposure. because your skin can get a little sensitive. When you first start using it. you may break out worse and you'll have itchy dry flaky skin for a few weeks but if you get through that stage. it's a miracle cream
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This stuff is wonderful. I get constant compliments on my "glowing skin," and am often mistaken as a kid in high school (I'm 23 w/ 2 BA degrees & entering grad). When I applied for a p-t job recently, I was reminded that I had to be 18 to apply!