TRETINOIN THREAD 5

[Milada]

Hi mga sissies. Update lang ako, mag 1month na ako sa tret. Nagamot niya na yung ibang micropimples ko, pero may mga natira pa. And I think, hindi na umeffect yung tret sakin. nung 1st week, sobrang bilis pero ngayon bumagal huhu

[cherness]

pang 4th week ko na ng tret, (is retinoic acid same as tret by the way?) i use one from my derma. so far peeling padin ako. i have that initial breakout pero hindi sya malala and hindi din nag leave ng marks.

[lovely_chic]

Sis, paano mo ipinang spot treatment retin a? With cotton? Ilang % yan? Thanks.

Just apply directly to the affected area.. It's 0.05%.

[WickedWitchOfTheWest]

^^tretinoin converst to retinoic acid when applied to the skin, so more or less same lang siya.

tagal ko na hindi nakavisit dito ah.
im still using 0.5% tret ointment by derm-A ... more than a year na din pala since i started using it regularly. sometimes i put moisturizer after (celeteque) or minsan naman i use toner before using tret (celeteque also). i use neutrogena sunblock spf-50 before i leave the house, kaya lang sometimes i dont esp if i dont think na "maaarawan" ako.  bad, i know! i read somewhere that even fluorescent light can even do some damage to tret users. totoo ba ito?

overall, i have this impression na "nakakanipis" nga siya ng skin sa face. i hardly get whiteheads/blackheads na. 

yun lang, recently, medyo napansin ko na mas mapula pala yung face ko compared to the skin on my chest/rest of my body.  paan ba, parang pink yung face ko then yung neck/chest area yellowish-morena na ang color ko. is this because of tret?

Fluorescent lights and artificial light sources in general tend to give off UV rays, after all, radiation is the source of artificial light. But the wavelengths are very minimal. It's always a good idea to use sun screen as a preventative measure, lalo na sa local climate natin, and when you're using tret, aha or any other exfoliant.

Yung redness, pinkish skin is often an initial reaction when using tret in the first 3 to 6 months. If you're still encountering redness, you might want to consider scaling down on your application. Consider 3x/week instead of everyday, the effects won't subside, but you'll be making your routine less aggressive and kinder to your skin in general.

The effects of tret will last you so long as you're using it with not more than 3 days interval. If it's not doing anything for you, it doesn't mean it's not working, it only means it's not enough. A lot of people tend to have very high expectations from a single product, but more often than not, we have very specific issues that need to be addressed on a person to person basis. So if you're self-prescribing tret with no dermatological guidance, you will have to work out a routine that works best for you, at your own risk. It's Always a good idea to start on tret with professional supervision so at least you know what you're working with.

[rae]

what will be the best cleanser kasabay ng tret? yung may aha sana. gamit ko kase neostrata masyadong mahirap hanapin hehe.. 

Jonah andito ka ba? haha

It depends your skin's ability to tolerate tretinoin. Since I'm oily, I used to use salicylic acid cleanser with tret. But lately, I'm more concerned with keeping as much moisture as possible in my skin so I stick with cream cleansers like those from vmv or cleansers like physiogel and celeteque.

I tend to use bhas or ahas in topicals rather than in facial washes. As an alternate to tret.

[kwang sun]

^ yan na po [textspeak!] regimen ko AHA and tret  ..ganun pa rin :-C

[gorjuz_16]

Hi mga sis, im tempted to try this cream. What's the best brand ba?? I backread naman. Kaso nalilito pa din ako. Would you mind posting the prices na rin. Kase the first pages of this thread 2012 pa. Baka not updated na yung nababasa ko.

And my problem kase parang i have tiny
Bumps eh. Kahit magpafacial ako hindi natatangal kasi wala naman laman. Baka this could work.

What ill do kasi ill start it slow. Could be .1 lang na thrice a week. Without anything. Pano ko ba malalaman when there's a need to combine it with AHA??

I hope sisses could help me.

[WickedWitchOfTheWest]

^there are several brands available in local drugstores, you can ask your pharmacist about your options or check the mercury or mims website for "tretinoin", I think they post prices there as well. As for the best, kanya-kanyang hiyangan. Walang single formula that makes tret work for everyone. It also goes without saying that tret does not work for everyone, so if you're self-medicating without professional supervision, be wary of the side-effects prior to starting. You will find many info on this on medical journals available online. It is a prescription drug for a reason. The reason I reiterate this is that the irritation induced by tret is often much harder to reverse than the original skin care concern prior to tret.

0.1% is not starting slow, if you're new to treat consider 0.025% or even level 1 of maxi peel.

Use of AHA has been discussed several times in this thread na din, if you've back read, you'll digest that basically you use it to enhance tretinoin's effects on the skin. Use only as needed as this combo can cause severe irritation on those with sensitive skins.

[cap78]

3yrs ago gumamit ako ng tret for six months, maaliwalas sya sa face kaya lang mas naging oily ako so i switch to adapalene para pagcontrol ng pimples. mas hiyang ako sa adapalene kesa sa tret...

[crazycoolchic19]

Is it ok to use glycolic cream every night together with tretinoin..?

[inluvewithmikewesten]

Nabasa ko somewhere hindi daw kasi they have ingredients that might cancel each other out. Mas maganda to use alternately, that's what I do.

[lovemarie]

My derma prescribed Tret din for me, nasa step 3 na ako (from step 1) pero I don't know what %. I use it every night at ang ganda lang talaga ng effect sa umaga. Dewy look!

[sum.mer]

i started tret also DERM A 0.01% and i combine it with DERM A soap for oily skin. i haven't YET experienced any negative side effect like break outs.. as for positive effect, it does bring a different glow in the morning. i plan to use 0.025% after i'm done with this first bottle.

[crazycoolchic19]

Sis meron pa ba kayong kino combo any whitening regimen nyo with tretinoin?

[WickedWitchOfTheWest]

Nabasa ko somewhere hindi daw kasi they have ingredients that might cancel each other out. Mas maganda to use alternately, that's what I do.

Not true. Benzoyl peroxide and tretinoin cancel each other out. Glycolic or AHA can be used together but only if your skin can tolerate it. But depending on the formulation whether the glycolic can enhance AHA's penetration.

[rochelle08]

Can this be used together with Olay or alternate dapat or not at all?

[cherness]

this is my 4th week on tret plus aha cleanser so far so gooddd... no pimples or whiteheads na kaya lang i'm peeling padin lalo na pag 3 consecutive days ang paggamit ko ng tret haha. so ang gawa ko ngayon is 2days tret pahinga 1 daytapos 2 days tret uli lagi may pahinga ng one day. gara kase kinis nga mkha mo nagbabalat naman LOL. hahahaha ngayon may micropeeling padin ako halatado sya pag super closeup haha.. tsaka i don't wear sunscreen nalalagkitan ako yung powder ko may spf 30 tapos umulan man o makulimlim pag lalabas ako nakapayong ako lagi since bwala maaarawan kase nag iivg din ako ang hirap magpaganda LOL.

[cherness]

has anyone here using tretinoin gel instead of cream? ano mas maganda? i'm currently using tretinoin 0.05% cream. sabi mas maganda daw gel kase non comedogenic??

[kwang sun]

I use AHA and tret with my doctor's instruction. I use o.o5% . Although matagal ko na tong regimen nagkakaroon pa rin ako ng blackheads :/ . Gusto ko na mastop pafacial every month kasi magastos . Kaso need pa rin :/

[cherness]

^sis what kind of aha are you using? cream or cleanser lang? pang 5th week ko na tret pero not everyday kase nagbabalat padin ako pag everyday gamit