Beauty Tips For Body Care
TRETINOIN ADVICESome tips from my personal experience with Tretinoin Microsphere.Do not apply immediately after washing your face. Wait 20minutes (use a mild cleanser)You may mix Tretinoin with other skin serums if you are experiencing sensitivity.Try to use the Tretinoin every night even if you need to dilute it. Using it daily helps you to acclimate better and faster to it. If i stop for a week, it takes me a couple of weeks to get acclimatised to Tretinoin again.Apply a pea size of Tretinoin to your forehead , cheeks, nose & chin. You may want to avoid applying to sensitive areas like the corners of your mouth, eyes and nose.After applying tretinoin, practise wait time of 20min-1 hour before applying your other serums/moisturisers for maximum benefits from Tretinoin.When reintroducing Tretinoin into your routine after a long break or perhaps for the Tretinoin virgins, use your AHA/BHA in the day and Tretinoin at night. If you use both together, it may be too irritating for the skin.The Gel is more powerful than the cream versions.Retinol could give you a red, rosy hue to the skin as Retinoic acid increases capillary aborisation in the dermis. You may want to get a colour correcting primer to use before you apply your foundation. It could either be green/yellow based.For a more aggressive approach, you could apply Tretinoin in the day as well but you would have to minimise sun exposure or avoid it completely.Retinol will increase your photosenstivity, so please use a mineral based sunscreen and wear a broad rim hat. Mineral based sunscreen will better block the sun harmful rays and are less likely to irritate the skin unlike sunscreen chemicals.Ensure you hydrate hydrate hydrate.Basically you just pile it on your moisturiser. I was using multiple serums and multiple creams and finished off with an occlusive every night... while your skin is adjusting to Tretinoin, the acid mantle may be broken and you'll suffer from TEWL big time...In the day... get a mist.. and topup... good over makeup/sunscreen. Perhaps you can use a silcone primer as a kind of occlusive to prevent TEWL. Make sure you topup your sunscreen as Tretinoin makes you uber sun sensitive!Finish the routine with an occlusive if necessary.Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL)MOISTURE UP - best advice for tretinoin usersWith moisturisers.. make sure you use all 3 types. This youtube video can explain a lil http://youtu.be/QdNPiW4ZULkOcclusives - you want only 1 layer, this is used LASTEmollients - creams, ointments, lotions and gels.Humectants - as many layers as possible, water based.YMMV of course.Basically i divide it into 3 categories since the above 3 categories can sometimes overlapWater basedNon Water based including oils and buttersOcclusiveTipsYou want lots and lots of water based moisturisers that are skin identical, water-binding, humectants.Limit the oil based ingredients to 1 not too oily.Unlimited from the water based category.Use the Occlusive last and a thin layer will suffice.Ingredients to look out for include:Water basedMy personal fave are Sodium Hyaluronate and Sodium PCA (similar to Hyaluronic Acid) Water binding agents / NMF Natural moisturising factorsHyaluronic Acid (HA)Centella asiatica (Gotu Kola)CeramidesDMAE Dimethylaminoethanol / DMAE BitartrateGenisteinBeta GlucanGlycerinCeramidesLecithinPolysaccharidesHyaluronic AcidSodim HyaluronateSodium PCACollagenElastinProteinsAmino AcidCholesterolGlucoseSucroseFructoseGlycogenPhospholipidsGlycosphingolipidsGlycosaminoglycanAllantoin helps to improve the water content of the epidermisPanthenol Vitamin B5Oil based:Add a facial oil but no more than 1 as you don't want to get too oilyi noticed a lot of people using rosehip oil. I don't think it is a good option as rosehip contains betacarotene and perhaps trace amounts of trans-retinoic acid. If you are using Tretinoin, you don't need any more vitamin A. * Perhaps choose a different facial oil that is more suitable for your skin type.Plenty of Oleic acid for dry skin types andLots of Linoleic Acid for oily/acne prone skin as the skin is deficient in that Omega 6 fatty acid.Check out Gothamista's guide to facial oilsOcclusivesVaseline has the highest occlusive factor but i prefer the more natural versions instead of petroleum based alternatives.Natural versionsSqualane / SqualeneLecithinCocoa butter, Mango and Shea butter: Careful only Shea butter is non comedogenicCoconut oil - comedogenic rating 4Beeswax is a wonderful occlusive ingredient, especially for dry, chapped lipLanolin -It is a wax not fat secreted by sebaceous glands of wool-bearing animals. Used for its protective and barrier properties.Petroleum by productsMineral OilIsoparaffinPolybuteneSynthetic petrolchemical derived ingredients (they give a long term occlusion of the skin, prevents the skin from recognising the need to repair iteself)SiliconeMethiconeDimethiconeCyclohexasiloxanemany other silicone derivatives (most ending with "cone")Skin Soothing ingredientsWhen you start peeling, this will help the skin reduce inflammation and heal.Manuka HoneyGotu Kola / Centella asiatica/ Madecassoside/ Madecassic acidAllantoninCalendulaBisabolol / CamomileCucumberAloe VeraLicorice RootOatmealBeta-GlucanZinc oxide (used in baby diaper rash creams too)SnailHealing ingredients to includeUse this to accelerate healing from the "Tret face"Copper peptidesEGF/ DNA repairi've included the ingredients mainly so you can YMMV and get something available locally. If you like the products I use. I'll continue that on another comment.
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