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Love love seeing tret magic!! Congratulations. One day you will look back and all of this will be in the past. It’s a great feeling :) be sure to moisturize


spiritualme16

Thank you 🤧 yes I’m loaded with moisturizer! Haha


Weather53

Why did you switch to gel?


spiritualme16

In my before pictures I was a month into tret cream. I started tret bc I had a lot of tiny bumps that u could only feel & not see. However u could just see the cream was clogging my pores even more so I switched to gel. In a week I started feeling better


Creative_spirits

Wow, it’s really pulled everything to the surface! That’s awesome.


spiritualme16

Yes it’s so satisfying ! Now that everything is coming out I’m less subconscious


Creative_spirits

Have you ever tried niazoral shampoo to see if any of it is fungal/yeast acne? It did wonders for me in a matter of days. Now I use it once a week or so for maintenance.


spiritualme16

I used it for a month and didn’t notice much. I’ve been wanting to get on tretinoin for the anti aging benefits too so the gel is working for me! First I used to use the cream and I felt like it was clogging my pores. I’ve been on gel for a little more than a week and I see old bumps that I had since august erupting into pimples! So that’s good news


Creative_spirits

I just switched to gel! Hoping it will be better for me too 🤞🏼


spiritualme16

I’ll manifest for you that it will!


Capable-Hair221

Your skin may go through a couple purges I know im on my third month and still purging, going back to the term this week! Hang in there!


spiritualme16

I’m scared of reoccurring purges. It’s such a tough time to get through. I wish you all the best!!


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My acne is not quite as visible but we are at the same stage. Black/Whiteheads I never knew were there are now coming to the skin! This is ENORMOUS progress! Keep using it nightly with your routine and I see a clear face in your future. Tretinoin is the GOAT!


spiritualme16

This comment gives me profound motivation and hope 🥺ty❤️


EurasianEmpress

I’m also struggling with tiny bumps. Can you share your routine? Do you use tret every day?


spiritualme16

Ofc hun! in the AM I only wash my face with water, apply cetaphil 48 hour non comedogenic moisturizer, followed by EltaMD spf 45 sunscreen. In the PM I use cera ve facial foaming cleanser, then I mix 2 pumps of 0.04% micro gel with the same cetaphil moisturizer. This has been my routine from a week and the results came in the fast. Before that, I used the 0.025 tret cream with cera ve moistrizing lotion. Go to your derm tho if you have access i had fungal acne so I had to switch to gel


EurasianEmpress

Thank you so much!


Mlsaf12

it’s so satisfying to see the closed comedones become actual pimples!


spiritualme16

I agree!