Skin + Me and peeling

[KillingMeDeftly]

I've been using Skin + Me since the start of the year and it's great. I can really see an improvement in my skin.

I've worked my way up to .05 tretinoin and have recently noticed that my skin is very dry and flaky. I've started applying it over rather than under my moisturiser (Bioderma Sensibio) but it still flakes and I can't wear foundation as that makes it really obvious.

Any idea what I can do to mitigate the flaking? I don't want to reduce the strength as I still have pigmentation that needs addressing.

There's a thread on Dermatica at the moment with some advice including mine. Extra moisture is needed once the cold weather hits...

Same. I was on .03 and getting the flaking. I have stopped using it as I also have acne (which it wasn’t really helping) and the combination of acne and flakes was awful. Within a week of stopping the flaking has gone. Maybe worth taking a break and restarting?

Try using it every other day or 2 days on, one day off
Load up more hydration am and pm

I'm on a much lower strength as only been using a few months but I have dry skin anyway so I use a few drops of squalene then my usual night moisturiser on top to stop the tret drying my skin out more. I use the ordinarys, it's really nice & lightweight.

I couldn’t get past it. I threw it away last week because it just never improved.

Oh is the peeling supposed to improve if you persevere?

I'm on the other dermatica thread and I need to add lots of moisture. I add some essence under the tret. Then after its absorbed I do a thick layer of moisturiser and then a facial oil.

In the morning I wear vit c, moisturiser, Spf then cc cream and I might apply again through the day.