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Would you mind sharing your experiences?

What happened to your skin? if you have an initial breakout and how long that IB lasted? Did you skin look like shit for a while then suddenly look amazing etc

I moved onto retin a 0.5 from retin a mixed with an antibiotic gel and my skin is currently purging. Small little spots with the odd white head. No peeling but a few red spot looking things under the skin.

I was prescribed the retin with the antibiotic for acne but my gp won't give it to me for long so I decided to try the retin a. The one with the antibiotic did work better for me in the sense that it didn't cause an IB but it is not so good for anti ageing and like I said, it was only going to be a short term thing and I want something long term.

My skin doesn't feel dry to touch, it feels lovely, but when I put foundation on it does ball up. No soreness just these little spots and some red things under my skin.

Thanks in advance. I am now off shopping to find a better foundation.

I've been using Skinceuticals Retinol 0.5 for about 6 weeks now, after the initial dry red patch & peeling phase I'm definitely seeing an overall improvement in my skin (using primarily for anti ageing).

In my overenthusiasm, I also ordered some Tretinoin 0.25 which has now arrived. Trouble is, I don't know whether to switch over to the Tretinoin or keep going with the Skinceuticals retinol, will I see markedly different results?

Hope this question makes sense, but I'd really appreciate some advice please

U2 Differin does not contain any antibiotics and because it works in the same way as Retin A, it should help against ageing. Sounds like you have committed to the Retin A anyway. If you find that it doesn't work for you, might be worth considering Differin in the future?

I found that my skin began to improve when I started simplifying what I was putting on my skin. Also, researching products ingredients helped. I find this website quite helpful. www.cosdna.com

LittleMys the Skinceuticals 1.0 is supposed to be about the same as RetinA (Tretinoin) 0.025 and is the strongest of the non-prescription retinols. So I'd use up your Skinceuticals and do a gradual switch over to the Tretinoin.

Thanks for the info Kundry, that's really helpful