Retinol purge!

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agapanthus1979 · 13/10/2018 11:13

Hi,
Recently started using Paula's Choice 1% Retinol treatment three times a week, and Skin Perfecting BHA Liquid daily.
My skin has been breaking out this week.
Do you think there's a connection, and (if you use these products) does it stop?!
Thanks,
Ags

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WeeMadArthur · 13/10/2018 11:18

I use the skin perfecting daily and don’t break out, it’s the only thing that has managed to remove hormonal spots on my chin and prevent them coming back. Maybe cut down on the frequency until your skin gets used to it?

abc12345 · 13/10/2018 11:27

Try using the retinol once a week for a few weeks and increase gradually. Your skin gets used to it after a while

WeeMadArthur · 13/10/2018 12:15

Do you have oily or dry skin? The BHA is best for oily or combination, if you are normal or dry use an AHA

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agapanthus1979 · 13/10/2018 15:52

Thanks everyone.
Maybe I just need to tone everything down a bit.
Ags.

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thenightsky · 13/10/2018 15:56

I started in January with 2% every other day and I got a bit spotty for the first 10 days to 2 weeks. After about 3 or 4 weeks I used it every night until the bottle ran out in May. Since then I've used 5% daily and my skin has never looked better. I'm very pleased with it.

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