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Skin+Me/Dermatica questions, including do they ship to Ireland?

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PhotophobicPhyllis · 31/07/2022 12:57

I'm considering signing up to one of these for the autumn/winter. Am wondering about the following. Thanks to anyone who can shed some light?
-do they come in the regular post and if so, does the package fit through a standard letter box?
-can you see what they're prescribing before you commit to paying in full?
-for anyone who has tried more than one service, which would you recommend?
-what % tretinoin do they start you off on? Has anyone ever been told that it's just not suitable for their skin?
-has anyone experience of ordering from either Skin+Me/Dermatica or other and having it delivered to Rep of Ireland?

Thanks!

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PhotophobicPhyllis · 31/07/2022 13:16

Sorry, I should have done my research before posting here. I see they don't ship to Ireland directly but I may have means of getting around that 😜

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Roseglen84 · 31/07/2022 14:01

Yeah it's annoying that we don't have a similar subscription service here, maybe the market for it isn't big enough. They do say on their website that they are working on delivering to new territories so possibly in the future.

If you are stuck and want to get your hands on tretinoin, you could try Farmacia Andorra, however the delivery charges to Ireland are 15-20 euros, so I tend to buy a few tubes at a time. Also once I ordered from them and it never got delivered, some problem with customs. But I contacted them, and once the package was returned they refunded me the money (minus delivery charge). Or if you have a good friend who lives in Spain, it's available over the counter in pharmacies (labelled as Retirides).

There is also Tretinoinworld, as recommended on here - do don't sell Retirides, which is the brand I usually buy, but Retino-A is supposed to be just as good, and it's the same strength so.

Just be aware, if you are sourcing it yourself to start on 0.025% and work up to the higher strengths (I'm still on 0.05% after 3 years because I like the results and my skin tolerates it well).
Also, if you haven't used it before, go slowly, maybe once a week at first and then after a month twice a week etc. You will still probably go through a crappy peeling/ irritation stage but when you come out the other side your skin should improve massively.

C0mfyChairP0se · 31/07/2022 14:03

Do you have a parcel motel account? There is a row of parcel motel lockers near me, same as before brexit but parcel motel shut down I think. Not sure what service they're providing now.

Iknowthis1 · 31/07/2022 14:21

An Post AddressPal are still operating but their prohibited items include "Liquids of any kind including water, alcohol, gels, creams, aftershaves and perfumes". Since Brexit they're opening everything to see what tax is due.

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