Retina a users Vaseline slugging changed my life

[Sineadshade]

After the delivery of my youngest my skin looked like I’m a corpse. Tragic isn’t it. Anyway I went back on retin an and adjusted quickly and now I’m Vaseline slugging on top of it, absolutely game changed. My skin looks so bouncy! It’s not for everyone but it’s worked for me!

Thanks, OP. I am not impressed with my tret yet. This sounds very greasy but I may give it a try.

Wouldn’t any barrier cream work? Or does it have to be vasiline?

I have been on prescription strength tret for about 18 months. Recently, combined with slugging, it has really delivered for my skin. It is definitely a long term game. If you can get past the extreme dryness I think it is worth the effort.

Ok talk me through this. What is tretinoin, where can I get it, and what is slugging?!

I thought Vaseline might lock in and potentiate the effects of tretinoin. Do you apply it the same night you apply tret OP? If so I might give it a try as I still peel despite being on tret for about 8 years.

I do similar but use Vichy hyaluronic with cicaolast on top. So plumpy! Make up goes on like a dream!

@pharmachameleon I alternate every night.

@goingdownfighting ah thanks! So you apply tret one night and slug with moisturisers, Vaseline and no tret the next night?

Tret one night, slug the next, tret the day after.

If I'm home all day I'll slug in the morning and tret at night.

@goingdownfighting great. I'm trying hard to get to every night with tret but my skin is still flaky when I apply foundation. I'll try your method and cut down how I often I apply.

WTF is slugging

I alternate tret and slugging. But I prefer the thick Nivea in the massive blue tin to vaseline.

Wait, everyone stop a minute. Can you explain what all of this means, in very simple terms, possibly with glove puppets and subtitles?

Literally explain the whole process like I just arrived on earth.

Yes please. Stop with the strange verbs and show us some line drawings and/or gifs!!!

Yes please, so confused

Google slugging skincare

I slug on mine tret nights but with aquaphor. Curel, then a thick moisturiser and then aquaphor - it’s really reduced my peeling. I alternate tret and non-tret nights. Haven’t slugged on top of tret as I’ve heard it’s not a good idea. Might be worth trying?

It doesn't mean anything other than "applying".

If people like putting a layer of petroleum jelly over their face I guess they have to try to glamorise it with an incomprehensible name.

Like a slug has crawled over your face?

Apparently so, from the sheen it leaves
(According to Google)

So it’s like my granny used to do with Ponds cold cream?

Yep, exactly that.

🤷‍♀️ I'm here for that answer!

Does the treat make your face dry & peel?

I can't imagine putting Vaseline all over my face, or the state if the pillow cases.

Slugging is a modern term for using occlusives to seal moisture into the skin - something that people have been doing for decades.