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Sat May 13, 2006 6:39 am  |
| Gayle wrote: |
But, I think good genes are partly responsible for mine.  |
Totally agree with this! You gotta make sure you pick the right set of parents.  |
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Sat May 13, 2006 7:03 am |
Remind me to travel back in time and change mothers... 
P.S. The Retin A .1 is working really well... it's only been a little over a week, but honestly my skin feels like baby's skin! I keep touching it because it's so soft!
The lines around my eyes... well, no product I've found yet has ever improved them. They're nasty little things! I can't believe you ladies in your 50s are saying you don't have them -- good genes INDEED. |
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Sun May 14, 2006 2:23 pm |
Janis: Which brand of retin-A do you use?
Librarygirl, stardust, and Gale: Do you use retinoid acid around your eyes? I don't have good genes 
I wonder if it is possible to get rid of the lines around the eyes using vit c and retin-A. |
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Sun May 14, 2006 2:38 pm |
I have been using retin-A off and on for 10 yrs or so. The last few months, I have started using it under my eyes. I haven't had any redness or peeling (but I never had peeling due to retin-A on my face either) I have a few fine lines under my eyes and the retin-a has helped tremendously. I also use IS clinical's proheal under my eyes in the morning.
If you can tolerate it, retin-a under the eye is probably the best 'wrinkle reducer' you can use. Normally, I apply my cellcosmet eye cream and then retin-a. If you are just starting with retin-a under your eyes, I would start out with a low concentration (.025 or so) and only apply it every other day or every third day.
Now, a few years ago, I decided to try using retin-a on my neck. It was awful!! It looked like I had broiled my neck!!  Needless to say, my neck is much more sensitive than the rest of my face. For now, I am sticking with kinerase on my neck. |
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Sun May 14, 2006 3:10 pm |
| Rose wrote: |
Janis: Which brand of retin-A do you use?
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I use generic tretonoin cream .1%.
It's still expensive as hell, though, and I'm considering doing that whole "Mexico thing."
I'm wondering the same as you, if I will see eye wrinkle improvements with using Retin A and Vitamin C in that area. That's what I'm hoping. As I just mentioned in another thread, I have zero faith in eye creams. I'll track my progress with that. |
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Mon May 15, 2006 6:31 am |
Retin-a can definitely be used around the eyes. To be on the safe side, either use a lower concentration or do as Abejita does and buffer it with an eye cream first.
As for helping with eye wrinkles, it depends how deep they are. IMO, fine lines will be noticeably diminished but the deeper ones less so and will take more time, maybe years? As always, YMMV.
I too tried the retin on my neck and it got awfully sensitive and red. Afterwards  , I read that skin on the neck is by nature thinner and more sensitive. These days I'll apply the retin to my neck about 1x/wk. There hasn't been much difference but at least it's not itching and red and I figure, even occasional use should be helpful. |
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Mon May 15, 2006 11:01 pm |
| Thank you all for the valuable suggestions. I am going to try the buffering method. I still have some Cellcosmet eye cream and will use it first before putting retin-A. I think my lines around eyes will take years to see the difference. I have to be patient. |
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