TRETINOIN THREAD 6

[Project60]

happy with this thread.

nakapag pa derma na ko several times throughout the years and i hated tretinoin because i was applying it the wrong way - the dermas i went to never bothered to explain even if you ask - sasabihin basta ipahid lang.. never knew na kailangang 20 mins after washing kasi kahit feeling mo tuyo na face mo di pa pala... now that im applying tretinoin correctly naappreciate ko na sya, di na kasi sya super hapdi at di na super irritated tignan face ko. wala lang haha just want to share

using gnc vit c moisturizer.. what i do is alternate tretinoin and moisturizer.. example, monday tretinoin, tuesday moisturizer lang and so on. facial wash is just cetaphil - no more toner because i noticed this irritates my skin more as in flakey and red kahit na alcohol free. in case i wear makeup i use micellar water to remove it then cetaphil...

[hot.pepper]

@hot pepper, I don't usually use toners with lots of alcohol with tretinoin. St. Ives seems ok to be used with tret.

Thank you! Waaaaah, dami ko pa namang eskinol kasi I've been a user since and it has helped clear my skin but I want the anti-aging effects and less blackheads and whiteheads

I started the 0.025% last night. Used Physiogel then Celeteque Alcohol-Free Toner last night. This morning, I used the same then put on Sunplay SPF 130 kasi I'll be out for meetings.

Wish me luck!

[rae]

In case of irriration like redness and flaking, are there products that can be used or ordinary moisturizer lang talaga?

About the concentration of tretinoin, one has to go up talaga from 0.025 to 0.1? Or one can stay at a certain concentration lang?

If irritation and redness is too much, I stop for a couple of days until tolerable na.

Kapag mild lang, moisturizer usually is enough. Basta yung walang exfoliating ingredients like AHA, BHA or Retinol.

It depends on your goals, for me, no need to move up to a higher concentration because I don't get pimples anymore and it seems sufficient enough to prevent fine lines. Pag mataas kasi mas higher yung risk for irritation and irritation doesn't mean mas effective.

[happynlove]

I have pimples ulit sa chin. tinamad na kasi ko magtret 

[ainturordinarygurl]

reading all your comments here. hehe... Tretinoin cream 0.025% is my Holy Grail when it comes to Acne or Acne Marks. Noong una kong gamit 2-4 weeks ang panget ng face ko , pero normal pala yun sabe sa nabasa ko online about Treintoin Cream.During the first few weeks of using tretinoin, your acne might appear worse because the medication is working on pimples forming inside the skin. It may take up to 8-12 weeks to notice results from this medication. Totoo talaga kasi nung pang 7th week ko na nagcclear na yung skin ko, yung binili ko sa derma ko na Tretinoin cream 0.025% which 350 Pesos lang eh  hindi pa ubos, 3 months ko  na gngamit. Nasa white round plastic container lang siya, walang name or whatsoever. Tapos umiinom din ako nun Super ACES (vitamins A,C, E, Selenium)na vitamins na binili ko din sa kanya which is nakatulong ng malaki sa pagclear ng skin ko.

[Yoongie]

Nag-try ako mag-tret (because of this thread) last week at malaki ang improvement ng skin ko
First time ko kasi gumamit ng tret at maging religious sa routine kasi tamad ako hehe (hilamos lang talaga haha!). I think malaking factor din yung moisturizer before tret kasi never akong namula or na-irritate.
Everyday ko siyang inaapply before matulog (i'm working at night so I was confused at first kung ilalagay ko ba sya talaga bago ako matulog o sa gabi bago ako pumasok - kasi halos lahat sa inyo lights out eh hehe).
Sa one week na yun, isang beses pa lang naman ako namalat (sa may side ng upper and lower lips) - nung inuna ko yung tret before moisturizer.
Yung mga officemate ko napapansin nilang kumikinis daw ako nakakatuwa hehe.

routine: wash-toner-moisturizer-tret (ginaya ko lang din sa mga nabasa ko dito - ang routine ko kasi dati eh wash then sleep haha )

[pret_ty68]

Gusto kong gumamit nang tret pero may ginagamit pa akong night cream ngayon na color white na kailangan ilagay sa refrigerator kasi kung hindi nag ba brown sya hindi ko naman alam kung ano mga ingredients noon. Sabi nang derma ko mas ok daw yon kesa sa tret kasi mas kumpleto pero gusto ko talagang i try ang tret kasi ayoko mag depend sa mga binibigay nang derma kahit ok naman effect sa akin. What do you think mga sis?

[happynlove]

dermas always try to sell something na most of the time hindi naman kailangan.

^ mas maganda siguro sis kung nauna mong itry yung tret then kung okay naman yun kahit wag na yung sa derma para at least otc product lang siya. pero if you feel more confident sa derma mo then go lang.

[Project60]

i totally agreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!! nakailang derma na rin ako at mind you bago naman ako mag switch nag stastay ako ng minimum of 6 months sa bawat doctor.

I noticed sa derma, dami dami pinapapahid tapos almost every visit kahit 2 weeks lang interval parang may bagong gamot nanaman. the entire time na nag dederma ako parang irritated skin ko, nagbabalat and all.

Ok na tong cetaphil-tret-moisturizer combo simple lang pero mas mukha akong tao hahaha

[snix]

Is it okay that I stopped using tret because I've been going to several summer outings lately?

Baka kasi magkaron pako sun damage or something. Balak ko iresume when our summer activities are over.

[pret_ty68]

dermas always try to sell something na most of the time hindi naman kailangan.

^ mas maganda siguro sis kung nauna mong itry yung tret then kung okay naman yun kahit wag na yung sa derma para at least otc product lang siya. pero if you feel more confident sa derma mo then go lang.

Matagal ko na kasing gamit itong sa derma ko bago ko nalaman yung tret  gusto kong lumipat sa tret kasi mas kampante ako pag binibili sa drugstore yung product at nababasa ko ang contents ang mga sa derma kasi hindi mo naman malaman kung ano contents. Ito kasing ginagamit ko kailangan mo pang ilagay sa ref dahil kung hindi pagtagal nagiging brown so parang medyo worried ako kung ano ingredients nito.

[honeybunny]

Yung retin-a ba sa mercury OTC or andun sa mga shelves nila? Thanks

[toffeenut]

^ OTC sis.

[happynlove]

sis pret_ty68, if you really want to try tret you have stop using your derma meds for 28 days or 1 month (?) to make sure you'll work on new skin cells. Then do the usual trial on a small portion of your skin, observe for 2 days for any sign of irritation before full use of the product. Hopefully mahiyang ka dito. Yun nga lang is it okay that your meds will be left for over a month in the fridge?
Also, your derma won't like to hear about this 

[Project60]

magkakaron ba ng time na wala ng peeling with tret? haha nasasawa na ko na nagpepeel ako (although flakes lang naman di naman as if nag pa chemical peel ako or something...)

[pret_ty68]

sis pret_ty68, if you really want to try tret you have stop using your derma meds for 28 days or 1 month (?) to make sure you'll work on new skin cells. Then do the usual trial on a small portion of your skin, observe for 2 days for any sign of irritation before full use of the product. Hopefully mahiyang ka dito. Yun nga lang is it okay that your meds will be left for over a month in the fridge?
Also, your derma won't like to hear about this 

Paubos na rin yung med ko from derma sis  so ok na sa akin na palitan. Yun nga inaalala ko kung hindi ako mahiyang tapos i pa pa treat ko sa derma ko pagagalitan ako nun he he. Pero hindi lang talaga ako makampante dito sa night cream ko kasi nag ooxidise/nagiging brown sya pag hindi malagay sa ref kaya worried ako sa content nito.

[rae]

Parang may tsismis before na yung ibang derm clinics nililipat lang yung tret from the drugstore dun sa pots nila na white.

Yung product before sa derm clinic na pinupuntahan ko dati, when I asked kung ano laman nung Essenxa A nila, it turns out, retinoic acid ang laman, aka tretinoin.

[pret_ty68]

^
Yung sa derma ko sis hindi naman talaga yun tretinoin sa tingin ko kasi ang tretinoin gel yung sa derma ko cream na color white na nagiging brown pagtagal if hindi nilagay sa ref tapos ang nakalagay lang doon sa lalagyan ay night cream.

[WorriedB2B]

Hello mga sis. Just tried using tretinoin because of this thread. every other night ako naglalagay and 2nd lagay ko palang kagabi. Normal ba na nagkakaron ng maliliit na pimple na may mata? Lol. Sorry for the term. Di ako sure if pimple siya or allergy. Pero may white sya sa dulo pero super kati. Tapos meron ding dalwang pantal na malaki.

[rae]

^^ Ang weird lang na di nila masabi sayo kung anong ingredients.  They should be able to tell you what actives are in it and kung anong percentage.

And Chili1113 is right, it's likely that it has hydroquinone.

Pero feeling ko walang tret. All tretinoin creams I've used have a slightly canary yellow tone, even the lower percentage ones.

Looks like the pot the gave you is similar to what derm clinics call "blending cream" na may hydroquinone.