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What is the best moisturizer to go with Retin-A (tretinoin cream)?

LuckyStrike5Feb 26, 2015
My doctor recently prescribed Retin-A (tretinoin cream) to me, im 16, i've only been using it for about a week now every night and my face is really dry, what is the best moisturizer i can use?

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