Beauty

[virgosun]

My last post got poofed Decided to boost my Vit C Serum and Lightening Cream by adding my Glytone 4%hydriquinone cream. What do you think? I've been using the serum and cream for several weeks and only notice a very slight difference. Hoping this will ramp it up!

[virgosun]

If any ASDM ladies have any input your thoughts are also welcome

[myshell624]

Hey virgosun. I don't think it's a bad idea at all. It can take 6-8 weeks to see any change with any lightening product. The lightening cream did get rid of some of my lighter spots but it didn't phase my darker ones. I just added in a .1% Retin-a gel and a generic Triluma which contains 4% hydroquinone. I'm going to continue using the lightening cream too and I wouldn't be without my vitamin c serum. Good luck! Hopefully, we will both be spot free before long:-)

[Katluvr58]

I suggest using a retinol or retin-a product at night with HQ and the lightening cream during the day with your Vit C. Truthfully retin-a will work better if you have a doctor you can get a script from. Otherwise go under the ASDM site and either myshell or I can get some info to you if you want to get some. When I was trying to get rid of my vitiligo spots I had a script for a bleach and it was working slowly (it was working though) when I added retin-a I was spot free in a month. Otherwise ASDM has a 2% Retinol Cream. Good luck. Sorry, I didn't see this sooner.

[MarenSeattle]

On 7/13/2014 myshell624 said:

Hey virgosun. I don't think it's a bad idea at all. It can take 6-8 weeks to see any change with any lightening product. The lightening cream did get rid of some of my lighter spots but it didn't phase my darker ones. I just added in a .1% Retin-a gel and a generic Triluma which contains 4% hydroquinone. I'm going to continue using the lightening cream too and I wouldn't be without my vitamin c serum. Good luck! Hopefully, we will both be spot free before long:-)

myshell, do you mix the Mela Forte and the Retin-A together, or layer them?

I'm thinking that after I finish this tube of MF, I'm going to use ASDM's 4% HQ with my 0.05% Retin A, and have been wondering whether to mix or not.

Kat, I know you're a mad scientist when it comes to combos -- would you layer or mix?

Thanks!

And sorry for hijacking your thread, virgosun. :-)

[myshell624]

On 7/13/2014 MarenSeattle said:

On 7/13/2014 myshell624 said:

Hey virgosun. I don't think it's a bad idea at all. It can take 6-8 weeks to see any change with any lightening product. The lightening cream did get rid of some of my lighter spots but it didn't phase my darker ones. I just added in a .1% Retin-a gel and a generic Triluma which contains 4% hydroquinone. I'm going to continue using the lightening cream too and I wouldn't be without my vitamin c serum. Good luck! Hopefully, we will both be spot free before long:-)

myshell, do you mix the Mela Forte and the Retin-A together, or layer them?

I'm thinking that after I finish this tube of MF, I'm going to use ASDM's 4% HQ with my 0.05% Retin A, and have been wondering whether to mix or not.

Kat, I know you're a mad scientist when it comes to combos -- would you layer or mix?

Thanks!

And sorry for hijacking your thread, virgosun. :-)

Did you get the email I sent you from Rebecca? I sent it to your main email or at least I thought I did. LOL. I'm going by what Rebecca told me. I cleanse and tone, wait about thirty minutes, apply my Retin-a and then the MF. I only use the Retin-a every other night and I'm using the MF AM and PM. I would email Rebecca if I were you. I really don't know if you could cocktail them or not.

[Katluvr58]

Do Not Cocktail!! Layer them separately. I am the queen of cocktailing and I always mess up my skin, lol. Although I have mixed the firming serum and the peptide with no bad results yet. I would not cocktail retin with anything, it could come back to bite you in the b*tt.

Myshell according to a derm that I was reading on line she gave a 20 minute wait time. You may want to apply retin after 20, wait 10 minutes and do the MF. Just a thought. I don't wait because I use benoquin first wait a couple minutes and use the retin. That is because someone is always yelling at me to get out of the bathroom. Even in the middle of the night. No one will use the other bathroom because my mother has that raised toilet seat.

[MarenSeattle]

On 7/13/2014 myshell624 said:

On 7/13/2014 MarenSeattle said:

On 7/13/2014 myshell624 said:

Hey virgosun. I don't think it's a bad idea at all. It can take 6-8 weeks to see any change with any lightening product. The lightening cream did get rid of some of my lighter spots but it didn't phase my darker ones. I just added in a .1% Retin-a gel and a generic Triluma which contains 4% hydroquinone. I'm going to continue using the lightening cream too and I wouldn't be without my vitamin c serum. Good luck! Hopefully, we will both be spot free before long:-)

myshell, do you mix the Mela Forte and the Retin-A together, or layer them?

I'm thinking that after I finish this tube of MF, I'm going to use ASDM's 4% HQ with my 0.05% Retin A, and have been wondering whether to mix or not.

Kat, I know you're a mad scientist when it comes to combos -- would you layer or mix?

Thanks!

And sorry for hijacking your thread, virgosun. :-)

Did you get the email I sent you from Rebecca? I sent it to your main email or at least I thought I did. LOL. I'm going by what Rebecca told me. I cleanse and tone, wait about thirty minutes, apply my Retin-a and then the MF. I only use the Retin-a every other night and I'm using the MF AM and PM. I would email Rebecca if I were you. I really don't know if you could cocktail them or not.

Oh -- it never even occurred to me to use the MF 2 x daily. I was going by the TriLuma directions which has a higher strength of Retin A. So I'll do that for now. I'll go look for the email -- both places -- thanks!!

[MarenSeattle]

On 7/13/2014 Katluvr58 said:

Do Not Cocktail!! Layer them separately. I am the queen of cocktailing and I always mess up my skin, lol. Although I have mixed the firming serum and the peptide with no bad results yet. I would not cocktail retin with anything, it could come back to bite you in the b*tt.

Myshell according to a derm that I was reading on line she gave a 20 minute wait time. You may want to apply retin after 20, wait 10 minutes and do the MF. Just a thought. I don't wait because I use benoquin first wait a couple minutes and use the retin. That is because someone is always yelling at me to get out of the bathroom. Even in the middle of the night. No one will use the other bathroom because my mother has that raised toilet seat.

I KNOW you're the Queen of Cocktailing, Your Royal Highness. :-) So I won't cocktail these.

So, when I've finished with the MF and switch to the ASDM 4% HQ (that's my thinking at this point, anyway) -- still Retin-A first, then the HQ on top? I may decide to just do the R-A at night, the HQ during the day, too. It's never simple, is it?

[virgosun]

katluvr not clear if you r talking about helping me get retin-a or suggesting the asdm 2% retinol cream? I have retiniacin from Isomers, would that work? otherwise I could order the 2% cream if you think that is effective. Doesn't NCN also have some good retinol creams/serums too? TIA