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Katess

Dry/Resilient

6 April, 2022

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Moisturizers to use with Tretinoin?

Hi all! New to picky and amazed at what a great/knowledge little community it is 🙃 I have been using .1% tretinoin cream for over a year but have just recently have had issues with my skin being extremely dry, flakey, and peeling. I’ve started to reduce my use of tretinoin but was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a moisturizer to pair.
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Ruthieandskincare

Dry/Resilient

6 April, 2022

Layering toners and slugging at night when your not using tret helped tremendously for me though I am only on 0.05% and using sandwich method
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Ruthieandskincare

Dry/Resilient

7 April, 2022

@liizDela: Slugging is the term they use when your using something occlusive over your hydrating products to prevent transepidermal water loss or TEWL. Popular one is use is vaseline. Others use a richer moisturiser rich in petrolatum, dimethicone etc
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august.serenade

Dry/Sensitive

7 April, 2022

I love using the sandwich method, either by pairing Isntree emulsion + Real Barrier Extreme Cream (I’m using lower dosage of Retinol so this pairing is enough). For higher dosage I’ll use both nourishing moisturizers, RBEC/ Make P:rem/ Frudia/ Axis-Y
Green Tea Fresh Emulsion

ISNTREE
Green Tea Fresh Emulsion

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Extreme Cream

Real Barrier
Extreme Cream

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Avocado Relief Cream

Frudia
Avocado Relief Cream

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4.0

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Hydrate Me. Micro Tension Cream

make p:rem
Hydrate Me. Micro Tension Cream

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4.3

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Heartleaf My Type Calming Cream

AXIS-Y
Heartleaf My Type Calming Cream

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MollyA

Oily/Sensitive

7 April, 2022

I used this for awhile.. I just wanted something heavy. Definitely a good one if your skin barrier is in bad shape!
Moisturizing Skin Cream

Vanicream
Moisturizing Skin Cream

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Skinholygrail

Dry/Sensitive

7 April, 2022

this moisturiser is holy grail for morning routine
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