You know this retin a cream I'm using, do I keep using the same strength forever?

[Fluffycloudland77]

Or do I work my way up to 0.1%.

How long do I use 0.025%? A month? Six months?

I am a bit confused.

If your skin is tolerating the lowest strength ok then it might be worth going up to 0.05% and see how you get on.

0.1% is mighty strong and scares the bejesus out of me so I'd personally swerve that one myself.

Oh, fortuitous! I've been hoping someone would bring this one back up as I want to try it. Fluffy or Sofa, could you please tell me where you get yours from?

www.alldaychemist.com/manufacturer.php?id_manufacturer=570

Some people have reported credit card fraud issues after ordering from them but I've always been fine

Amazon sell the Obagi version for many, many more pennies.

Bloody hell!

www.alldaychemist.com/manufacturer.php?id_manufacturer=570

Buggery bollocks!

Just checked on Amazon and they don't sell Obagi anymore, bastards...they have this one instead:

www.amazon.co.uk/STIEFEL-Stieva-A-Cream-0-05%25-Tretinoin/dp/B00AR7ANWQ/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1361824147&sr=1-2-catcorr

My seller on amazon doesn't have it either, I emailed them to ask if they would be having it again and they emailed back "you welcome".

So what's 0.1% for then? Severe acne?

I have been using the 0.1% strength for over a month now. When I first started it, I got the horrid side effects like extremely dry flaking skin, redness, sensitive to touch skin. The only side effect I get now is very dry skin, but I just slap on loads of moisturiser. I think my skin is looking good, but my dopey husband hasn't noticed anything.

Oh and I use that stieva make from Amazon that sofa has put a link for above.

Typical bloomin' husband, Walnut

I don't think there's any real benefit from using the 0.1% for anti aging purposes and if you're finding your skin very dry it might be worth switching back down to 0.05% - you don't want to do more harm than good, IYKWIM.

Yes I agree, TBH i am going to give up on it before the summer, because i think it makes your skin alot more sensitive, i don't really want my skin getting messed up.
And yes Husband did get a kick up the arse for that.

I thought it took six months to work? I'm only on my third application, I do it very other night.

SPF, SPF, SPF, SPF....................................

I am not sure how long it's supposed to take to work, I thought it was 3 months, i think i will buy the 0.25%, i don't really suffer wrinkles, more uneven skin tone and dullness.

Hawaiian tropic SPF 30 for sensitive applied daily.

I have also got the skinceuticals retinol 0.5%, which i probably should try.

I use heliocare gel spf 50