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micho
Oily/Resilient
Yes, retinol and other actives like Vitamin C, BHA, AHA, etc can cause purging which is when the skin reacts negatively to the active and breaks out.
Your skin has to adjust and get used to you using this new active you've introduce into your routine and that's why it's breaking out.
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fckinglies
Dry/Resilient
this! don't let the product just because it's causing purging. things get worse before getting better, just give it time!!
the thing is, diferenciate if it's purging or if it's a bad reaction. for Me, a bad reaction is when it's causing my skin to be sensitive, little small texture and redness
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emmyrochon
Oily/Resilient
you're experiencing purging, this is normal and should fix itself once your skin has adjusted
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Ohnomyskin
Dry/Sensitive
Yes it can, I got cystic acne when I started, it took about 3 to 4 weeks for it to settled down for my skin.
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Leonard2502
Oily/Sensitive
it's a common reaction for the skin to adapt the active ingredient for the first time and should be okay onwards within 3 to 4 weeks
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