TRETINOIN THREAD 5

[vain_kixie]

started tret a week ago. Nagalit hubby ko kasi he wants me to detox for a year before we have a baby. But I super love tret.


What's a good alternative? Will use tret for 6 months tapos stop na ako ulit.

[littlekinselle]

what's the diff. between retinol and tretinoin?? diba same lang sila both may vit. A,  pero mag kaiba ng generation name nila. tama ba??

[julidito]

hey hey hey. tretinoin user here

[WickedWitchOfTheWest]

^^Parehong vitamin a but in terms of efficiency, tretinoin most effectively converts to retinoic acid upon application to the skin. Retinaldehyde following a close second. Retinol is supposedly milder, and very minimal ang effect sa skin. Although, I think effectivity is dependent upon concentration and kung ano ang hiyang sa skin mo. My derma uses Retinol Cream only but the formulation is 6%, I find na it doesn't give me the usual bumps that I get from tret use, but it's still effective in skin rejuvination.

There are other alternatives din like Adapalene (Differin) and Tazarotene (Tazorac, Avage -  both US only), which are synthetic retinoids. They're meant to be as effective but less irritating than Tretinoin, studies show na its effective for acne treatment, but very little studies pa ang available about it also being good for anti-aging.

[yummieyomi]

i'm using .1% tret in gel form from my derma and i'm planning to switch to branded/otc ones. i think it's cheaper and more hygienic as it is in tube packaging oppose to the plastic tubs that most of the derma sells. but i back read and found out that all of the locally available trets are in cream form. until now ba, wala pa rin available na gel form tret dito satin?

p.s. at least i'm confident to know na hindi nag rerepack ng products ang derma ko knowing na walang available na gel form tret dito satin.  i read other comments here, they found out na repack lang yung binibili nila sa derma nila. how sad naman yun..

[WickedWitchOfTheWest]

^differin gel lang ang gel formulated retinoid na locally available, pero parang wala lang siya compared to a .1% tret gel. Mas ok nga sana kung may locally available gel formulation, mas maganda absorption niya for oilier skin types.

[littlekinselle]

Thanks sa Answer sis Wickedwitch.
pero bakit ganon nag Differin 1% ako then naging hiyang naman ako pero lately pag un lang nilalagay ko nangangati buong muka ko nag rarashes kahit konte lan ilagay mo. Kaya tinigil ko na siya gel type siya coz oily skin ako un lang dahilan kaya I switched from Differin 1% to neostrata renewal cream. salamat naman di ako nag ka rashes and di naging itchy face ko,hehe pwede kana maging derma sissy.

[WickedWitchOfTheWest]

^Hehe, gusto ko kasi informed ako about skincare na ginagamit ko kaya panay ang research. Not to mention na ang dami ko na din naging derma, I make sure na talagang ginagamot ako ng derma at hindi pineperahan

About Differin, may kakilala din ako na todo magrashes using it, sobrang sensitive ng skin niya. Pwede din kasi na nag-iiba ang skin natin, ang mga dating hiyang, hindi na natotolerate at sa iba naman reverse, yung mga nakaka-cause ng reaction before pwede na. Stick na lang with what works for you for now. Maganda naman ingredients ng Neostrata, I used their AHA solution before, binigay ng derm ko to apply before tret to enhance pentration.

[littlekinselle]

sis wickedwitch buti na lang I stopped it kasi di ko talaga matolerate yung kati kahit uminom ako ng anti-histamine.. buti na lang may neostrata dito anyways okay saken ang results 3 days pa lang I noticed nag dry-up ang mga zits ko and sa pores okay siya I might try  that one sis yung AHA solution nila haha.. matapos na sana kalbayo ko pimples ko.
Thank much again

[innocent_beauty]

i'm using .1% tret in gel form from my derma and i'm planning to switch to branded/otc ones. i think it's cheaper and more hygienic as it is in tube packaging oppose to the plastic tubs that most of the derma sells. but i back read and found out that all of the locally available trets are in cream form. until now ba, wala pa rin available na gel form tret dito satin?

p.s. at least i'm confident to know na hindi nag rerepack ng products ang derma ko knowing na walang available na gel form tret dito satin.  i read other comments here, they found out na repack lang yung binibili nila sa derma nila. how sad naman yun..

sis dati may nabibili akong tretinoin gel ang name ng product is dermcare I don't know if you're familiar with it.

[beautifool]

@innocent_beauty thanks sis,  that will help me a lot... Will take note of the brands of your sunblock.

@littlekinselle pasensya na sis... Dapat pala ang tanong ko is "sa mga sis natin na gunagamit ng trets ano ginagamit nyong sunblock?" I really want to hear from mga sis natin sunblock nila, para magaya hehe! As I back read kasi usually level of spf lang napapag-usapan not the brands.. Thanks for reminding din sis

[innocent_beauty]

^ you're welcome sis..ako nga till now nag babasa basa padin ng mga reviews sa mga websites kung alin ba ang best sunblock /suncreen but according sa mga nababasa ko zinc oxide ang the best for UVA at UVB pwedeng pang tapat sa mexorly sunscreen.

[innocent_beauty]

mga sis ask ko lang di ba pwede magkasama i apply ang salicylic acid and tretinoin? kc yung yung sa beauche meron dun yug exfoliating cream which is salicylic acid then yung rejuvinating cream tretinoin na may mix of hydroquinone..I just wondering lang. TIA

[WickedWitchOfTheWest]

^pwede naman if your skin can tolerate it. Most material that comes with OTC trets warns against using both at the same time kasi may added irritation. Like AHA, BHA/SA can enhance the tret's effectivity as it allows for better penetration.

[innocent_beauty]

^ hmmm..pwede pala..naku sis dami ko na naman natutunan syo =) thank you sis..kc akala ko di pwede .

[wocky_10]

yung dalawang kapatid ko, ang gamit nila derm-a 0.025%

[littlekinselle]

@ sis beautifool! no prob..  newbie ka pa naman  it's a must mag sunblock pag nagtre-tret ka kasi magiging sensitive skin mo and para din mag dark then ninipis pa balat mo pag di ka gumagamit ng sunblock. back to d topic then.. my update okay yung effect ng retinol cream, I'm planning to combine it with AHA or hydroquinone, pero dun lang sa mismo sa dark spots..

[sales_lady]

Pwede kaya palaser while on tret?

[WickedWitchOfTheWest]

^depende sa laser treatment na gagawin. Usually most derms would advise for you to stop 3 days to 1 week muna. Ask your derm to be sure, depende din kasi sa complete regimen na gamit mo.

[100%pure]

Hi! Can I join?

I've just finished my first tube of Retin-A 500 mg tube OTC from Johnson&Johnson. I didn't experience any peeling whatsoever. Is that okay? I' 36, I don't have any problems with my skin, actually i just want to use it as my maintenance. I'm not really sure if it's working though. Am i supposed to see any visible peeling? I don't use it alone though because i layer it with my other skin care products.

Btw, any feedbacks on Obagi Tretinoin Cream?