tretinoin

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Final complete day: 2026-09-25. Attention was 3.0% — this entity appeared in 112 of 3,685 analyzed posts/comments in the seven days ending that day (153 mentions).

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1. 2026-09-25 21:37 UTCPost

   [Routine Help] all my hair follicles are bumpy dots and stick out - All of my hair follicles are bumpy and stick out like dots. I dont know what to do. I dont know why it's happening now or how to stop it. I cannot use tretinoin or adapelene my skin does not tolerate it. Seperate from my closed comedomes in the photos

2. 2026-09-25 19:04 UTCComment

   Yess In the morning cleansing the face with cleanser not regularly but yeah and then azelaic acid 10% then moisturizer In the night cleansing the face 1 or 2 times a week and azelaic acid on dry face then tretinoin then moisturizer and im using azelaic acid with tretinoin because of my skin tolerate it there is no red Ness dryness nothing

3. 2026-09-25 18:57 UTCPost

   [B&A] AA Results - I started azelaic acid 15% generic RX gel about 2 years ago after struggling with rosacea for over 5 years. I tried many products along the way and since starting AA have had consistent progress toward healing. I haven’t had any major rosacea symptoms since starting and if I do get a blemish every once in a while it is cleared up in about 2 days. I added tretinoin about a year ago and took almost 2 months to gradually increase use to daily. Here’s my current routine. AM- Splash with cool water Azelaic acid 15% Cerave facial moisturizer PM sun integrity tinted sunscreen PM- Cerave hydrating facial wash Tretinoin 0.025% Cerave facial moisturizer PM Every Sunday I take off from both actives.

4. 2026-09-25 18:34 UTCComment

   Three and a half weeks is still inside the window where most people see nothing much either way, so it does not tell you a lot yet. The distinction worth watching is where the spots are. A purge tends to show up in the places you normally break out and to peak and turn in the first couple of months, while irritation shows as new spots in areas you do not usually get them, often with stinging or roughness alongside. Azelaic is not usually described as purging the way tretinoin is, so if one of them is driving it, it is more likely the tret.

5. 2026-09-25 18:23 UTCComment

   The increased acne could be that your skin is still going through the "purging" phase, which is when acne increases after starting tretinoin. But, it should be coming down soon if that's the case. If it doesn't, you'll need to have your doctor increase the strength of tretinoin to 0.05% --or-- consider starting Accutane pills. Until you get the acne to stop, the PIE won't go away either. So your focus should be on improving the acne reduction. One thing that could (?) also be going on is that your skin may not respond well to the Cetaphil morning moisturizer. For whatever reason, some people are sensitive to some of the ingredients they use. So you could also try switching the morning moisturizer to the La Roche Posay Double Repair Face Moisturizer spf 30. See if your skin is a bit more calm using that in the morning (give it 2 full weeks to resolve). The other thing I think you should try is once per week, skip the Tretinoin at night and instead use the Topicals Clarifying and Calming mask (sold at Sephora). You apply that after cleansing, let it sit on skin 20 minutes, then rinse it off. That has sulfur in it which helps with both fungus and acne reduction on the skin, but contains a handful of other ingredients that are good for acne without being too harsh. Pimple patches work really good on the pimples in their early stages, especially the ones that feel or look like they'll get pretty big (Hero brand is best I think). Try using those if you haven't already. Be sure you're applying the Tretinoin evenly across the skin, you shouldn't need to use more on your lower face.