Beauty

[Icegoddess]

I'm using the .04% gel 2X/wk and still get a little peeling around my mouth/chin.  It's not a big deal, but wondering if I should just try the cream instead.  Of course, I still have 2 tubes left.  

[Harpa]

@monicakm  & @Icegoddess , If you want/need that initial sloughing (the side effect; i.e., peeling), maybe try to up the usage to every other night.

(However, I would never advise redness as a condition of the skin. That would be harming your skin barrier.)

[monicakm]

@Harpa 

Maybe that's why I'm not experiencing any flaking or redness.  I've been using an exfoliant (Tatcha Rice Powder) and a Retinol for years.

[monicakm]

@Icegoddess 

I could be totally wrong about this but in my mind, I feel like gel products are harsher/dryer than their cream counterparts???  What do you think?

[SilleeMee]

 Creams are thicker and that makes them slower acting and that makes them better for sensitive and/or dry skin types. 

Gels are usually formulated for oily skin types and a choice product for acne treatment. Gels are quick-acting when compared with creams. They may not be compatible with sensitive or dry skin types. If you have sensitive skin then maybe try a micro tret. Micro tret is most always formulated in a gel b/c of the encapsulation. Micro tret doesn't mean micro dose. Micro means encapsulation or time release where the tret is delivered into the skin in small (micro) doses over an extended time.

[Icegoddess]

I've never even tried the cream version.  I went with the tretinoin micro since it was supposed to be gentler than the cream.  But, like I said, I'm still getting a little peeling at 2X/week.  I went back to 1X/week through the winter, and went back to 2X/week a couple of months ago, so I've been doing this for awhile.

[nyc1]

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@monicakm wrote:

@Harpa 

Maybe that's why I'm not experiencing any flaking or redness.  I've been using an exfoliant (Tatcha Rice Powder) and a Retinol for years.

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I think you may be right.   I've used PTR Retinol throughout the week and Tatcha Rice Powder at least 4-5x a week for years. 

I wanted to try the Tretinoin,  even though my derm said what I was already doing was very effective.   I got the .025% cream and it has never caused dryness or peeling.   I've been using it about 2x a week for about 5 months and the PTR about 3-4x a week.

[monicakm]

@nyc1 

Are you seeing any results yet?

[nyc1]

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@monicakm wrote:

@nyc1 

Are you seeing any results yet?

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@monicakm   Hi..   I am not.  I'm almost viewing it as a PREVENTATIVE treatment at this point,  as I do most of the skin care that I use.   Almost impossible to reverse aging,  but I truly think you can help to slow it down.  I think the PTR Retinol is helping to slow down age spots and the Tatcha rice powder helps ready my skin for the great products that i use.  

The one product that I recently started using (about a year) and saw results pretty quickly is the Prai Ageless Throat & Dec cream.  That was a game changer.  You just have to use it properly or it pills.  

[monicakm]

Same here @nyc1   I'm mostly using it as a preventative.  I have some flesh colored under the skin bumps on the top of my cheeks (where highlighter would go). One day they're there and then they're gone.  I never know.  That's my main goal for the Tret.  Everything else is prevention.  Bumps are gone right now but unless the tret has done its thing (and I doubt it yet) they'll be back.  If I don't see any improvement in a couple of months, I may break down and actually see a dermatologist.  Still not having any of the redness or flaking associated with Tret.