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Is it normal for my retin-a 0.1 to break my skin out?

ll11001Nov 25, 2016
I started using retin a originally to get rid of small stubborn acne all skin. My forehead and cheeks. Now that I started using retin a 0.1 my skin is definitely more red and breaking out a lot more. I'm on my second week as of now.

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