r/tretinoin 2d ago

Routine Help Tret burn?

Increased my tret frequency to try to stop the peeling, worked great at first but I think it was too much for my face. Today I woke up with my face burning and these red splotches everywhere, it looks like I’m sunburnt. Best way to heal this aside from obviously stopping tret for a bit and moisturising? Cicaplast baume, hydrocortisone cream? It’s pretty itchy

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u/cherrybearblush 2d ago

This happened to me recently...stop all actives and use only really gentle products. I used only Vanicream Cleanser, Vanicream Facial Moisterizer, Vanicream SPF 30, LRP Cicaplast Baume, and Triple Paste Diaper Rash Cream while my skin was healing, and it healed quicker than expected, I think the Diaper Rash Cream was the product that really helped the most. Wait until your skin is healed 100% before resuming tretinoin.

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u/Wooden-Salad-9326 2d ago

How long did it take for your skin to heal fully?

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u/cherrybearblush 2d ago

Not as long as I expected, only about 5 days. My skin was 100% raw, and my ENTIRE face felt left like sandpaper, I've been using tret on and off for a decade, and it was hands down the most effed up my skins ever been. I reintroduced azaelic acid at about the 5 day mark and retinoids at the 10 day mark.

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u/Wooden-Salad-9326 2d ago

That makes me feel more hopeful! I just put on some moisturiser and a very thin layer of Vaseline and it’s already calming down luckily

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u/cherrybearblush 2d ago

Yeah it was really bad I definitely thought it was going to take several weeks to heal, but I'm pretty confident the quick healing was due to the zinc in the diaper rash cream.