u/Evenyx

First of all, I'm in the EU. I've been using tret 0.025% gel cream since February this year.

Slow introduction, once a week becoming every 5th day I down to every 3rd day always sandwich method.

I have oily, leather like thick skin, which has always been prone to comedones and blackheads, but a strict regimen of cleansing and acids kept it at bay, however my face never fully looked clean and radiant.

The first weeks I experienced the expected. Some skin peeling and dryness, a purge, but also I noticed the upsides. Skin produced less oil, was looking brighter and tighter, and for some weeks I had no acne.

Then everything went downhill. My skin kept crossing over to light flaking and throwing acne and blackheads. Some days I get huge zits on my nose or between nose and cheek, or on the edge of the cheek. My skin flakes between my eyebrows (where I have thick skin), on my chin and in the "smile lines" above my mouth.

Often at around 4-5pm I notice my face starts to dry up and crack.

Routine:

AM: Cerave blemish control cleanser or Cerave hydrating cleanser, Cos de Baha Peptide toner, Cosrx PRDN serum, Avene Cleanance Hydra moisturizer, Cosrx Ultralight SPF.

PM: double cleanse with Cerave blemish control. Cos De Baha peptide toner, Bonajour Water Peptide Cream (no occlusive), Tret on every 2nd -4th day, Avene Cleanance Hydra Moisturizer.

Once a week I use Beauty of Joseon Peeling Gel, which is really mild, just to get the flaky dead skin off.

I also use hydrating sheet masks several times a week.

No other exfoliant/scrub/acid.

I have tried Cicaplast which was HORRIBLE for me and made the dryness worse, I also tried Cerave Moisturizing Lotion which also made the dryness worse. My skin felt like a sticky, clogged mess with those two.

The only product here that actually hydrates and helps me on the way is the Avene Cleanance Hydra, which I have used since before starting tret.

PS: I don't wear a lot of makeup, usually some concealer and blush, occasional days I lightly powder my T zone.

Makeup looks awful on the skin probably because of the skin barrier.

Bor i et borettslag med 255 boliger fordelt på leiligheter og rekkehus som går over 3 gater. Fått nyss i at det blir rørfornying her, og at arbeidet vil medføre avstengte avløp i TRE UKER.

Vi skal få mer informasjon senere mtp faktisk oppstart m.m, men vil bare høre om andre har erfaring med dette og om det faktisk medfører riktighet at deres boliger var uten vann og avløp så lenge? Det høres helt galskap ut.