Beauty Tips For Body Care
I more recently read how tretinoin is water-free and that water actually interferes with its effectiveness.According to the dermadoctor website: " [...] water bonds with any retinoid and makes it more likely to cause irritation. What’s the #1 ingredient in any skincare product you could ever choose? That’s right, water. Retinoids are always a solo act. Never layer a moisturizer, night cream or anything else you can think of with it."I will moisturize, wait 30 minutes, then mix tretinoin with more moisturizer. I simply cannot apply it to a washed, but un-moisturized face (and need the additional moisturizer for spreadability). This method, however, has always resulted in flaky, irritated skin that takes several days (with use of a petroleum/paraffin product over dampened skin) to resolve.So...I've been mixing tretinoin with sunflower seed oil, instead, before applying. What I'm finding is a HUGE reduction in both irritation and the dreaded "flakies". My skin is no longer dry and tight upon waking.This seems to reflect the results of one study, in which sunflower seed oil was shown to "significantly improved skin barrier function recovery, with an effect that was sustained 5 hours after application." http://dermatologytimes.modernmedicine.com/dermatology-times/news/skin-barrier-benefits-sunflower-seed-oil?page=0,1I thought I'd pass on my own little experimentation and perhaps help others who struggle with tretinoin irritation. I can't find much on mixing oils with retinoids (save for a few nays from docs on realself.com), but...It's been working for me!
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