Retinoid Beginner Tips From A Dermatologist #SHORTS

Short contact therapy is a method of use for prescription retinoids to help reduce irritation. Studies using topical tretinoin and tazarotene have shown this method is effective at treating acne.

I personally love this for those with super sensitive skin and/or are starting prescription retinoids in the dead of winter.

There’s no right way of doing this. Thee goal is to apply to clean skin, rinse off after few minutes, gradually increase contact time, and to ultimately use as leave-on, if possible.

Don’t forget to moisturize!

Have you tried this?

Veraldi S, et al. J Dermatolog Treat. 2013.
Bershad S, et al. JAMA Derm. 2002.
Bertolani MB, et al. Dermatol Ther. 2021.

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[maureengreen]

Wow I never heard about putting it on then rinsing it off to get used to it. I’ve been on tretinoin for a few years, but building up a tolerance was a grueling 9 month battle. Love your channel!

[springszn]

Woah. 🥰 This is the first time I’ve heard of this.

[fnsg]

tretinoin is unstable in the presence of light.. is it only sunlight or any led lamp will affect its stability ?

[hispanicshovel]

I’ve been using tret since I was about 17, I’m turning 20 soon. But I realized I didn’t want to sleep with it on anymore because I’ve been getting symptoms of dry eye here and there, so to be on the safe side I wanna do SCT for about 5 hours then wash it off before bed at around 10-11 PM. Would this be just as effective as leaving it on overnight? This way I can put it under my eyes but not run the risk of it getting inside my eye.

[azreenaziz]

Hello, can you suggest me a good retinoid Or tretinol? Age 24

[sammypops]

I use to do this but stress would cause me to get like an allergy or dermatitis reaction while using my retinoids.
I now use kinami7 retinoid which has aloe Vera and it's saved my skin barrier. I don't need a moisturiser or other products.
I'd suggest anyone having irritation with retinoids use aloe Vera or try kinami7