Facial hair removal of you use tretinoin?

[LefttoherownDevizes]

My normal place that waxes my entire face says I need to stop the tret for a month before she'll wax me, which obviously it's going to mean the tret isn't going to be worth doing if I keep having to stop.

What do others do? I need to do tache, chin, neck, sideburns and then eyebrows

Try one of those springy things?

I have my eyebrows threading and IPL the rest!

Do not have it waxed, it’ll literally rip your skin off

Facial epilator? Does hurt but not for long 😊

@RogueV

Do not have it waxed, it’ll literally rip your skin off

Yes DO NOT wax. And step away from that cream you get use at home too.

What Rogue said above. I thought I would be scarred for life

Thank you. Interesting about IPL though, I'll look into that.

I have a springy thing, really didn't get on with it, but also have an epilator, just assumed it wouldn't be safe also the one time I tried to use it on my cheeks I caught some of my hair and genuinely thought I'd scalped myself

Threading? I get my whole face done now

Oh god yes, stop waxing, awful for the skin.
I dermablade. Quick, easy and effective

Can you really still use IPL if you use tretinoin? I stopped using mine on my face because the tret makes it light-sensitive and I assumed the IPL would damage it. Which is a real shame as I had almost got rid of my tache!

@XiCi does it not grow back as stubble? Last thing I want is stubblier cheeks that DH

[quote LefttoherownDevizes]@XiCi does it not grow back as stubble? Last thing I want is stubblier cheeks that DH[/quote]
no it doesn't, and I've been dermaplaning for years. I use the shiseido facial blades from Amazon. Theres lots of tutorial videos on YouTube.

ooh thanks, do you use for neck/chin/tache too or only cheeks?

Yes DO NOT wax. And step away from that cream you get use at home too.

Can I ask why?

I use the blades too. Cheap, simple and convenient. No stubble, no nicking, just smoother skin.

@LefttoherownDevizes

ooh thanks, do you use for neck/chin/tache too or only cheeks?

Yes, whole face, the tutorials are very good and worth watching so you angle the blade correctly. I dont have any hair on my neck so don't use it there

Lucky you !

Have just ordered the Shiseido ones to try from Amazon, thank you

I would contact a salon that does dermablading!
If they will do it whilst using the Tret then get it done professionally first.
You can get a feel for her technique and what products she uses (oils etc).
If it works then you can buy the stuff to do it at home!
But I would really recommend getting it done professionally first

@oohmama

I would contact a salon that does dermablading! If they will do it whilst using the Tret then get it done professionally first. You can get a feel for her technique and what products she uses (oils etc). If it works then you can buy the stuff to do it at home! But I would really recommend getting it done professionally first

I honestly wouldn't waste money doing this. Ive been dermplaning for years and it's very easy to do at home. I also use Tret and have never had a problem