Hey Boston Girl!!

[BostonGirl44]

A lot of what curiousP has said is exactly the way I feel too. Sure, accutane has kept me clear for this long but who knows if or when the effects will wear off. I don't ever want to go back to the awful skin I used to have. I'm just hoping to find the right combo of stuff that will maintain how great my skin has become. I think the regimen I'm doing now is perfect.

Curious, I used the tretinoin last night for the first time. Of course, it's way too early to tell what kind of effect it's going to have, but so far, I like it.

[kdogg]

alright lol thats kind of what i figured...best of luck to ya all

[BostonGirl44]

Hey curiousP,
Just wanted to check in and see how everything was going for you. The tretinoin I've been using has been great so far.

[curiousP]

Hey BG! Everything is going great for me too. I decided to use a little bit of tretinoin for the last 3 days and today I can feel it a bit, so I think I will lay off of it tomorrow. ARe you still using the SA wash to cleanse and still apply the bp? If you do how is your skin handling it...i mean is it really dry? I am feeling a bit scared as I don't want to overdo it with the products but was thinking of adding bp into my regimen to take care of any bacteria. I was also thinking of doing tea tree oil instead because it does not have as many potential side effects (i.e. premature aging) and I found this cream on the skin zinc page called the zinc kit (alternative to the skin zinc) which contains 2%SA and 4-5% TTO. So I am thinking about that instead of the bp. But yeah overall I am doing really well...just still in search of the ideal skin regime. What is your current regimen? here is my morning and night.

Morning
wash with warm water then splash with cold
apply moisturizer (camellia oil) and mix a little bit of neostrata 8% AHA fluid in it and also apply some complex 15 to the extra dry parts

Night
wash with spectro jel for sensitive skin
exfoliate with epidermx or aspirin mask 2-3 times a week (aspirin mask not done more than 2x in 6 days) and apply polysporin on the days I exfoliate
apply camellia oil and apply tretinoin on top

talk to you soon!

[BostonGirl44]

Hey curious! My skin has definitely been drier since I started using the tretinoin. I really don't think the cetaphil is a strong enough moisturizer for me anymore. I don't think I've used any moisturizer other than cetaphil before so I have no idea what to move onto next. How is camilia oil for you?

My routine is pretty much the same:

Morning:
wash with SA
apply BP
apply moisturizer

Night:
wash with SA
apply tretinoin
apply moisturizer

My biggest fear is overdoing it with the products and then cause problems. That's what I think caused all my problems to begin with. I didn't really have bad skin problems til I turned about 20 or 21.