I am about on my second week of using epiduo, I recently just gradually starting to use it on a daily basis instead of every other day due to that I thought my skin would be able to handle it. As I was washing it off it became relly sensitive and it has cause a burning sensation that I couldn't bare. I would have my face in the freezer. Now I have this scaling/peeling effect on the bridge of my nose. I would exfoliate it with a cold rag and its gotten worse. It seems like it wont go away.
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February 5, 2019
Answer: Managing Dryness + Irritated Skin from Topicals
The combination of Retin-A and Aczone might be helpful for certain types of mild acne but is not helpful in most adult acne, which is hormonal in nature. At this point, I would suggest talking to your skin professional about using some oral(by mouth) medications to control your acne...
Thank you for your question. A common side effect of topical retinoids is skin irritation, dryness, or redness. In my experience, irritation may occur when increasing the strength of retinoids, and if side effects are occurring, then I generally recommend to decrease the strength or decrease ...
Two point to make, 1) Adding a retinol in the morning should be done gradually because you are nearly doubling your vitamin A dose to your face. To prevent intense side effects of redness and peeling, you should incorporate the morning retinol gradually, starting every couple days to every ...
