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Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:11 pm  |
soooo im using retin a 0.25% and i miss my MD FORTE glycolic peels i loved these 
How long do i have to wait after using retin a to do a glycolic peel?.... |
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:34 am |
| londongirl, I think most places recommend stopping the retin a for a few days before the peel. After the peel, when your skin is healed, you start the retin a back up again (probably just a few days if you aren't using a strong peel). Have you just started retin a? If you have, I would wait at least a month (if not more) before you start the glycolic peels, just so you know how your skin reacts to retin a. |
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:12 pm |
yes i have been using the retin a for 3 weeks now
Wait a month  well as the peel i want to do is a strong one i wont bother coming off the retin a for now i thought i could take a break of 5 days or so
Thanks rileygirl  |
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:40 pm |
How strong will your peel be?
I use weak acids with my retin A, but haven't done a peel in a while. I should clarify, I would use my acid during the day or in the morning, and the retin A at night. The acids are only about 10% but I find I have to be very careful about my neck.
When I went to my derm for a TCA peel, I would stop my Retin A about 3 days before, and start up about a week after, but I guess you would gage your after based upon how your skin was heeling. |
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 1:20 pm |
its a 70% glycolic peel it is a strong one but im missing the effect it has on my skin
i may do a test patch on wendesday and see how my skin feels
normally i can leave it on for quite sometime before i get any tingling |
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 2:08 pm |
| londongirl wrote: |
its a 70% glycolic peel it is a strong one but im missing the effect it has on my skin
i may do a test patch on wendesday and see how my skin feels
normally i can leave it on for quite sometime before i get any tingling |
70% is strong! I would definitely stop the Retin A for 1 week prior to that. Make sure you do a patch test, as Retin A is already exfoliating your skin. |
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 2:20 pm |
yes its strong but i have never had any bad results with it
i will do a patch test and see im hoping my skin says yes yes  |
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