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[Bigbro]

On 3/5/2015 hyacinth003 said:

I have been using Retin-A for several years and it still can cause peeling and dryness.

The dryness has gotten worse actually.

I am down to the 0.025% every 3rd night for now. It's worse in winter.

I get so frustrated that I sometimes consider NOT using it anymore. I have had to take week long breaks from it this winter.

Hyacinth

I agree about using for years too and still peel. I am doing better because of mixing with moisturizer. I can only use once a week in the winter and 2x in spring/summer. So, its not good to mix ?

[virgosun]

chloesmoma All suggestions are worth mentioning here. It's appreciated. But there are lots of posters here so there are usually a variety of opinions. I don't think anyone was saying you were wrong. Just that different people have found different things that work for them. Once you start to google there is a lot of info of all kinds about using Retin-A. But thanks for sharing today.

[MrsSweetieBear]

I use Retin-A in the weakest strength 0.025 cream. I use it alone at night, every night, on clean dry skin; although I started out at only 2 X a week.

I know nothing about Obagi products or system or using in conjection with Retin-A. Not sure how this thread got off on Obagi anyway? That was not part of the original post or asked by the original poster.

[Kind1too]

On 3/5/2015 chloesmoma1 said: You may do whatever you would like, but the retin a will not be as effective and fast working. Refissa is the retin a and moisturizer. I will stop offering my professional advise.

Please don't stop. I'm sure there are many that appreciate you advice. I used Maxi-Peel several yrs ago and didn't use a moisturizer. My skin peel for wks and finally stopped leaving me with smooth silky skin. Maxipeel is tretinoin and hydroquinone in a liquid form. When I ran out I tried Retin-A waited and then moisturized before going to bed. I never stopped peeling. So what you said makes sense to me. The tretinoin worked better with no moisturizer, just had several wks. of peeling.

I am now using Azelaic Acid on my skin. I have the acne rosacea type. I haven't been moisturizing after putting in on at night. Should I or just moisturize in the mornings?

Thank you! We appreciate yours and others opinions.

[Jeremiah 2911]

Ask your dermatologist about PruMyx -- it's a prescription cream that can be mixed with equal parts of Retin-A. This cream protects the skin from dryness & burning yet still allows the Retin-A to do it's job.

PruMyx is the generic for Mimyx.

[Jeremiah 2911]

An over the counter product similar to PruMyx is Physiogel Cream by Stiefel Laboratories. Does not have the exact same ingredients as PruMyx but has the same properties; made to reduce redness, dryness and burning of the skin. Both PruMyx and Physiolgel Cream are made by Stiefel Laboratories. Physiogel Cream is available to consumers without a prescription.

[LTT1]

for me, I followed my derms advice... Even a slight film left on my hands is effective when applied. So, this makes it easy to have an effective treatment w/o even realizing it! If I use enough cream so that it is seen, this will leave my skin looking flaky the next day. The retin a continues to work throughout the next day. So using too much of it is a waste of time and money for me b/c my skin doesn't look better. Use the tiniest amount for the best effect.

[Bigbro]

So I shouldn't be mixing my moisturizer ??

[JeanLouiseFinch]

On 3/5/2015 Bigbro said:

So I shouldn't be mixing my moisturizer ??

Mixing, probably not. But you can layer as long as it isn't immediately one right over the other.