Originally Posted by HAZELLBOO /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi,I saw my Dermatologist today and she decided to put me on Differin Gel, Duac Cream, and Bactrim for 3 months first. I was kinda happy, because I really am scared of Accutane.
The only thing is Im not supposed to use my glycolic peels with the Differin Gel. This is upsetting because the peel I did on Monday has really made a difference in just 4 days!
Hm what you´re actually supposed to do is lay off the Differin for like 2 days before you do a peel. I`ve read that in an article by a dermatologist as well as done it myself. I have used Differin for almost a year now, and my glycolic peels are 40%.The peels actually make following treatments more effective, since the layer of dead skin cells is being removed by the peel. So whatever you use afterwards (well, not directly afterwards of course. But you can use Differin 1-2 days after the peel) will penetrate the skin better.
Also, if you´re a regular Retinoid user, your skin will benefit from the peels much more, as Retinoids kind of "thin" the skin anyway, and speed up micro-exfoliation.
Btw, I have actually had great success in fading my hyperpigmentation with MaMa Lotion (do a search in this forum, there are a couple of threads on it already). For some reason the Glycolic peels kinda stopped working for me after a while, so I switched to MaMa for a while, and now I´m also using the Glycolic again.
And my skin is finally much more even toned now! yay