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“Great for Acne and Clarity - Irvine, CA”
9438anon
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Spent: $80 in Irvine, CA
Spent: $80 in Irvine, CA
Posted 6 May 2011
I use the generic tretinoin. It took a long time to notice results (months), so get comfortable with the idea of using it for a while. It made my skin peel quite a bit with some redness when I first started, but once my skin adjusted to it after 8 weeks or so, those symptoms subsided. After several months, I realized that I NEVER got pimples anymore. EVER. My blackheads were notiably better. I used to be obsessed with my blackheads and I realized that, while they werent gone, man, they were better. Nothing else (and I've tried it all ladies) treated blackheads like this.
A few thoughts -
* It wont treat existing sun spots, at least it didnt for me. If you have broken capillarie or sun spots, get yourself a few IPLs, then get on RetinA. They are different issues, so dont get confused and think that RetinA will solve all your problems. It was great for me (I am taking a break now for IPL treatments), but it wasnt a cure-all.
* I recently read that sun exposure deactivates the active ingredient, tretinoin, so you are supposed to put it on at night. I was unaware of this, so when I resume my tretinoin regime after completing IPL treatments, I will be sure to put it on at night rather than in the morning. Maybe I will get even better results.
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Hi 9438,
This is great info about Retin A, especially about having the IPL first. Letting the community know to put it on at night too is also great, thanks for passing that along. Do you know how long you will have to use Retin A? Please keep us updated.
Thanks so much for the review,
-Britt
Hi,
I love when things are more based on science than hype and when we actually use it for it's scientific purposes and not it's hype. :) And really anything that can help aging is awesome.
Thanks,
-Britt