Comments on: Is Retin-A Burning My Face http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/29/is-retin-a-burning-my-face/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:12:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sandy http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/29/is-retin-a-burning-my-face/comment-page-1/#comment-37132 sandy Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:11:37 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/29/is-retin-a-burning-my-face/#comment-37132 Hi I would like to talk seventeen about her skin problem but dont know how to contact her. Hi I would like to talk seventeen about her skin problem but dont know how to contact her.

]]> By: person993u2 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/29/is-retin-a-burning-my-face/comment-page-1/#comment-35977 person993u2 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:43:19 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/29/is-retin-a-burning-my-face/#comment-35977 consider using it only at night right before bed. it basically weakens your skins natural resistance to light/radiation as a side effect. however using it at night b4 bed means total darknessso no damage from light and plenty of time to sink in and do its job. wash off in the morning and you should have no problems. first few weeks can be bad on it but for me in 3 months I was golden. Used for 9 months and never had any skin problems since. Best thing ever if you are patient. Also it is good to use a moisturizer in the morning after if you are overly sensitive. Anything really (pure aloe,olive oil, natural types of products with either). I mixed aloe liquid and a small amount of olive oil in a bottle of plain old lotion and it worked great for me. Olive oil makes it ever so soft but leaves you feeling oily but aloe has no drawbacks whatsoever. consider using it only at night right before bed. it basically weakens your skins natural resistance to light/radiation as a side effect.

however using it at night b4 bed means total darknessso no damage from light and plenty of time to sink in and do its job.

wash off in the morning and you should have no problems. first few weeks can be bad on it but for me in 3 months I was golden. Used for 9 months and never had any skin problems since. Best thing ever if you are patient.

Also it is good to use a moisturizer in the morning after if you are overly sensitive. Anything really (pure aloe,olive oil, natural types of products with either). I mixed aloe liquid and a small amount of olive oil in a bottle of plain old lotion and it worked great for me. Olive oil makes it ever so soft but leaves you feeling oily but aloe has no drawbacks whatsoever.

]]> By: Sweetheart Teen http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/29/is-retin-a-burning-my-face/comment-page-1/#comment-26979 Sweetheart Teen Fri, 02 May 2008 00:47:03 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/29/is-retin-a-burning-my-face/#comment-26979 I have been using retin a for almost 7 weeks and I currently am not loving my skin. I started using retin a because of pigmented marks and mild acne. My skin is still in the purging stage because I tried everything on my skin! I hope that it gets better to where I don't need to wear make-up anymore to coverup pimples. I am breaking out really bad though, and I am not the kind of girls that thinks that one or two pimples is bad, I have like twenty or more but I am hoping and praying that it will work soon!!! I have been using retin a for almost 7 weeks and I currently am not loving my skin. I started using retin a because of pigmented marks and mild acne. My skin is still in the purging stage because I tried everything on my skin! I hope that it gets better to where I don’t need to wear make-up anymore to coverup pimples. I am breaking out really bad though, and I am not the kind of girls that thinks that one or two pimples is bad, I have like twenty or more but I am hoping and praying that it will work soon!!!

]]> By: thebeautybrains http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/29/is-retin-a-burning-my-face/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 thebeautybrains Fri, 05 Jan 2007 03:44:42 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/29/is-retin-a-burning-my-face/#comment-1118 I always like to say that acne is a sign of youth. When you're in your 30s and 40s you should celebrate every glorious zit! I always like to say that acne is a sign of youth. When you’re in your 30s and 40s you should celebrate every glorious zit!

]]> By: Jan http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/29/is-retin-a-burning-my-face/comment-page-1/#comment-1101 Jan Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:41:57 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/29/is-retin-a-burning-my-face/#comment-1101 Seven-Teen, I think I'm late in this, but I've used Retin-A several times, and every single dermatologist said that the moisturizer and cleanser that were ok to use while on Retin-A are Cetaphil brand, found at the drugstore. It is hypoallergenic. And yes, you need to use hypoallergenic sunscreen during the day as well, or you'll get a nasty sunburn and even brown spots on your skin. I always use SPF 30 and top that with loose powder as per the advice of my dermatologist, since the powder helps the sunscreen adhere to your skin. If I'll be indoors all day, I apply it once a day, and if I'll be outdoors, I reapply at noon. As Seven-Teen learned the hard way, Retin-A and antibiotics do *not* mix. I made that mistake once. I was using the Retin-A and then put an antibiotic just on a big zit I got and ow. I got a big nasty burn there. Now, your dermatologist should have advised you to use it every other day in the beginning, and told you that if after the first time you have used it you experience peeling, you should have put on your hypoallergenic moisturizer on your face first, then put on the Retin-A so you'd get a smaller amount until you get your skin used to it. Also, I hope he/she told you that your face has to be absolutely dry before you apply the Retin-A. Wash your face, dry it, and wait 15m to make sure. If there is any moisture, it will cause a burn. Beauty Bug, as someone "blessed" to still have acne at 32 and of course, already have wrinkles, I've found out that Retin-A does help with wrinkles. The skin under the eye, the "crow's feet" area is pretty sensitive though, so you have to start slowly, and use eye cream under the Retin-A and pat tiny amounts, but after you've used it for 3 weeks or so, you notice a different. Everytime I start a new course of Retin-A, my fine lines (I have more of a "crackling" under the whole eye area than real crow's feet) are pretty much erased and I look much younger, and my nasolabial fold, that is threatening to sag (the smile lines) improve a lot too, but not as much as the fine lines under the eyes. So in my experience, for the "motion wrinkles", it works so so, but for the fine lines on your face, it works wonders. Seven-Teen, I think I’m late in this, but I’ve used Retin-A several times, and every single dermatologist said that the moisturizer and cleanser that were ok to use while on Retin-A are Cetaphil brand, found at the drugstore. It is hypoallergenic. And yes, you need to use hypoallergenic sunscreen during the day as well, or you’ll get a nasty sunburn and even brown spots on your skin. I always use SPF 30 and top that with loose powder as per the advice of my dermatologist, since the powder helps the sunscreen adhere to your skin. If I’ll be indoors all day, I apply it once a day, and if I’ll be outdoors, I reapply at noon.

As Seven-Teen learned the hard way, Retin-A and antibiotics do *not* mix. I made that mistake once. I was using the Retin-A and then put an antibiotic just on a big zit I got and ow. I got a big nasty burn there.

Now, your dermatologist should have advised you to use it every other day in the beginning, and told you that if after the first time you have used it you experience peeling, you should have put on your hypoallergenic moisturizer on your face first, then put on the Retin-A so you’d get a smaller amount until you get your skin used to it. Also, I hope he/she told you that your face has to be absolutely dry before you apply the Retin-A. Wash your face, dry it, and wait 15m to make sure. If there is any moisture, it will cause a burn.

Beauty Bug, as someone “blessed” to still have acne at 32 and of course, already have wrinkles, I’ve found out that Retin-A does help with wrinkles. The skin under the eye, the “crow’s feet” area is pretty sensitive though, so you have to start slowly, and use eye cream under the Retin-A and pat tiny amounts, but after you’ve used it for 3 weeks or so, you notice a different. Everytime I start a new course of Retin-A, my fine lines (I have more of a “crackling” under the whole eye area than real crow’s feet) are pretty much erased and I look much younger, and my nasolabial fold, that is threatening to sag (the smile lines) improve a lot too, but not as much as the fine lines under the eyes. So in my experience, for the “motion wrinkles”, it works so so, but for the fine lines on your face, it works wonders.

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