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Hi Zoey!

hope i am not too late, I just read your post... :wassatt:

You need a prescription to get Retin-a but I bought it 4 times and they never asked for it ( i just said the doctor prescribed it and I left it at home.... :eusa_whistle: i know it sounds bad....)

It costs 20€ (20 grams). How much did you paid for it? (and from which site??)

I just checked for zorac :study: , it is available too:

ZORACGEL ACQUOSO 0,1% 15 Gtazarotene 12,68 euro

ZORACGEL ACQUOSO 0,05% 15 Gtazarotene 10,09 euro

Hope I could help!

kisses,

Raffaella :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 
i used retina for like 3 years. at first, after the 8 weeks it took to kick in, it worked really well! my skin cleared up almost completely! it was amazing. but after about 2 years it just stopped working all together. but what i really didn't like was that my skin was REALLY dry, and sunburnt REALLY easily, and since i get my eyebrows waxed, i'd have to stop using it like 4-6 days every 3 weeks. yeah, it helped my skin at first, but then it just stopped, and i was unhappy. i just recently switched to activa, a tretinoin cream, which should kick in in about 2 weeks, so we'll see.

 
I too went to the derm for acne and was prescibed Tazorac(retinoid) and Minocyclin(antibiotic) I have EXTREMELY sensitive skin and went through the "bad" phase of the retinoid, but it never got better, just because my skin is overly sensitive. My derm had to quit using it for about a week and ease back into it, doing every other day, till my skin adjusted. I still use it, however, I do 2 days on, one day off. I can't do everyday. 2 days on 1 day off works for me. I've been using the medicine for 2 months and my skin has cleared up a lot. My skin looks better. I use sunless tanner on my face, so I get tempted to exfoliate too. The only thing I found that is okay for exfoliation while on retinoids is a washcloth. It is extremely gentle and is all you need. Anything coarser is damaging to the skin. I really don't think any coarse exfoliaters are good on the face, the skin is much thinner already and you would be making it even thinner, which would make you appear older. It's a vicious cycle. If you really feel you have to exfoliate your face, just use a damp washcloth and do it at the end of your shower when your face it well softened only once or twice a week. I use Cetaphil skin cleanser and Oil of Olay moisturizer for sensitive skin w/ spf 30. I kind of had to experiment to see what my face would tolerate on the tazorac and these worked the best for me. They don't dry out my skin. I hope this helps, good luck.

 
Hi Zoey...

I was trying to answer to your private message but unfortunately I am not allowed to use pm until I sent 50 posts... :( /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Please send me your email and I'll answer to your question!

Kisses,

raffaella

 
i use tazorac cream 0.05% for acne, and i have used it for 4 weeks so far. it's been helping a little, i'll know for sure if it's good in 2 weeks.

i used retin-a micro for a few months and it was compeltely wrong for my skin--i'm still suffering hte consequences. i know people it's HG for so i won't say it's bad, but for me it was a really bad mistake.

in my experience you really need to ease into usage. SCT (short contact therapy--where you use like a mask by applying for 2 minutes to a few hours then wash it off) is a great technique...first SCT 2x/week, then depending on your toleration build up slowly.

skin responds very slowly to retinoids--it's like 3-4 days if i recall correctly...this is why the 1st week or 2 only do 2-3x / week b/c you think your skin is ok...but it's really not and then the irritation launches in big time!

hope this helped :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

differin contains adapalene--which binds to less receptors than tazorotene and tretinoin. tazorotene has the strongest binds so it is the most effective active (it is in tazorac + avage, while tretinoin is in retin-a, renova, etc.). differin is weakest/least irritaitng. i would use it except that if i'm going to go with a retinoid, i'd prefer to have one w/ some anti-aging properties and differin's is least--tretinoin + tazorotene are equally effective at aging as with acne, so if i'm going to spend the $$$$ and put my skin through all of this, i'd rather have something which does double-duty

 
How long do you think someone should wait with a low concentration before they should ask for a higher concentration?

 
in my opinion, once your skin is *completely* adjusted (no more irritation whatsoever) and you want more results....that is when

 

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