TRETINOIN THREAD 5

[prettybarbie]

i stopped using tret na. Pano kasi everytime na ginagamit ko sya nagkakaron ako ng discoloration sa noo ko, as in parang an-an, then pag tinigil ko nawawala naman sya. Nakakainis!

[Mikasa]

hi mga sis,
sa mga nakagamit ng tr complex ng house of obagi, hindi ba sobra yung peeling dun? kasi ang alam ko .1% tret sya. yun kasi ang nireseta sakin ng derma ko dun. kinakabahan ako gamitin kasi baka sobrang tapang nya eh first time ko gagamit ng tret. di naman ako mapimple talaga, pero madami ako whiteheads at blackheads. tapos combined pa dapat sya ng hydroquinone cream nila. di ba for whitening yun? nagdadalawang isip ako kasi morena ako at ayoko namang maputi yung face ko tapos the rest eh kayumanggi. hehe! pero gusto ko talaga sya itry kung ok naman sya talaga. wala kasi akong makitang before and after pictures ng filipino blogger sa effect ng tret.

[rae]

^ Kung tretinoin lang, hindi naman puputi yung skin mo, pero kung may hydroquinone puputi talaga.

Mas may tendency pa na mas dark yung face kesa sa body if you're not wearing sufficient sun protection everyday.

Sabihin mo sa derm doc mo yung concern mo. Ako kasi, ganyan din dati, sabi ko, kung pwede bang tertinoin lang, wala nang hydroquinone. nagulat pa sya. Sinabihan nya ako na hindi na daw ako puputi, and ok lang daw ba yun.

Happy naman ako sa color ko, gusto ko lang even-toned.

Tanong mo kung pwede kang mag-lay off sa hydroquinone every few times, lalo na kapag sobrang pumuputi ka na.

[eyes828]

Tanong ko lang hindi ba allowed mag waxing or threading while using tretinoin? Thanks

[Mikasa]

@rae
thanks po. i want to ask din kung pumantay na rin talaga yung skin tone mo since nung nag umpisa ka magtret? kasi i noticed na merong ibang ladies na makinis ang face but medyo mapula o pinkish yung buong face, hindi lang cheeks, at noticeable talaga na mukang manipis. i wonder kung ito ba yung result ng tret? 

[grace.kelly]

I know tret is good for antiaging or antiwrinkles pero may nakagamit na ng tret na meron na premature wrinkles, yung mababaw pa lang, and for sagging skin tapos nagimprove? Nabasa ko kasi pwede siya sa wrinkles e

[crazycoolchic19]

^yup sis nawala wrinkles ko sa forehead.

[rae]

^
^^ Likewise.

@mikasa, nung umpisa ganun yung itsura ng skin ko. Pero na-tolerate nya na din yung tretinoin after 3 to 6 months. I look normal na and I really make sure that my face doesn't get too dry and irritated. At the first sign of dryness and irritation, I remedy it agad with heavy duty moisturizers like physiogel. Kahit hindi ko sya ginagamit everyday, I make sure I have one ready, either physiogel or cetaphil restoraderm.

[kcuenca]

Sis rae, ikaw anong gamit mo, chemical or physical sunblock? Yung  Belo Essentials SPF 40 FaceSunblock, ok ba sya? Do I need to reapply it every few hours? Thanks.

[Mikasa]

@rae
6 months? wow super tagal nga ng downtime. i'm not sure kung matitiis ko ng ganun katagal. ang major concern ko lang kasi eh yung baka magmukang nag astringent ng todo yung face ko sa nipis at sa pagkapula, o kaya yung super puting face compared braso. ang sagwa kasi, hehe! kelangan ko na talaga to kasi i'm in my mid 20s para iwas wrinkles.
thanks sis for answering my questions!

[rae]

^ Actually, 1 month lang wala na ako masyadong irritation, medyo tolerant yung skin ko e. Yung 3 to 6 months, that's how many people experience it.

Pwede mong ma-mitigate yun. Every sign of dryness or irritation, stop ka agad and moisturize. You'll never look toasted and never magmumukhang manipis ang skin And of course, sunblock.

Commitment talaga ang tretinoin e. Don't continue na if you can see na hindi sya sustainable for you.

[Mikasa]

^thanks ulit! i've started my tret regimen na. .1% tret + 4%hq cream both from hoo. ngayon medyo worried na ko lumabas lagi ng bahay. utos ako ng utos hahaha!

[julidito]

Meron ba dito na every night yung .1% tret tapos glycolic cream sa umaga? what i do is inaalternate ko siya every night but i think my skin is tolerant enought for this routine. what are your thoughts on this? :>

[crazycoolchic19]

Sis suggestion sa brand ng hq na mabibili sa mercury or watsons gusto ko kasi i combo sa tret, not really madalas ko gagamitin ang hq twice a year ko lang isasama sa regimen ko.

[reese**]

hindi maganda ang TR Complex ng Obagi, for me ha. as in very minimal effect almost negligible. i was using it with Obagi Blender and naubos siya at lahat walang peeling! i used Stieva A and I must say im happy with the results. in 2 to 3 days nag start na ang peeling at after 2 mons kita mo na ang result. sa umpisa lang and 'pinkish' face eventually magiging natural din ang color.

[WickedWitchOfTheWest]

^ d ko din type TR complex. It's an overpriced tret, really. I got rashes and irritation from it that I never experienced with retacnyl and stieva, kahit yung derma from HOO nahiran mag-explain sakin why I experienced that, given na I was already on a pretty mild regimen of using tret only 3 times a week. Decided to switch dermas because of this. I felt na limited lang mga dermas nila to prescribing obagi products.

My fave tret is my derma's. one of her nurses told me na pag may pimple or pimple na palabas, dab on ko lang thickly yung tret niya and leave it on overnight. True enough, the pimples take only 2 days to clear up and the ones that are just forming under the skin no longer show up.

[reese**]

^buti nga sis at nabasa ko dito ang Stieva A, sobrang hinayang talaga ako sa TR Complex kasi mahal diba . same here, rashes at butlig ang binigay sakin

[rae]

^
^^ I agree exag talaga sa kamahalan yung obagi line. If we're knowledgeable of the active ingredients and we read enough literature we can make our own skin care regimen that's somehow similar to obagi.

[Mikasa]

ay, marami palang ayaw sa tr complex dito. i should have known earlier! pero it's okay, i'll give it a try na rin since nabili ko na sya. no choice. lol. takot pa kasi akong gumawa ng sarili ko kasi first time ko mag tret.

eto prescription sakin ni derma ng hoo

AM:
1. clenziderm foaming wash (2% salicylic acid)
2. clenziderm toner (2% salicylic na naman)
3. sunblock spf 50 (pero meron akong sunblock w/ spf30 so yun na lang muna)


PM
1. repeat 1&2
2. combine tr complex + blender , pea sized of each

obagi hydrate kapag flaky at dry pero celeteque moisturizer lang binili ko, ang mahal na eh! pang moisturize lang naman.


mga sis what can you say sa regimen na binigay sakin ni derma?
2 nights pa lang ako nagtetret. so far wala akong peeling at hindi sy mahapdi. parang naging shiny lang yung face ko.  observe ko na lang yung magiging effect sakin sa mga susunod na araw. sana magwork ito sakin. btw, i have oily skin kaya siguro hindi mahapdi o nairitate? di ko pa nagamit yung moisturizer ko eh kasi parang sapat na yung oiliness ko para icounteract yung dryness na pwedeng icause ng tret lol!

[rae]

^ Observe ka lang muna. Lalo na bago pa.

Kung sobra kang nag-dry or ma-irritate, I suggest, i-drop mo yung cleanser and toner for milder ones. Puro acid na: salicylic acid and retinoic acid (aka tretinoin)