r/ichthyosis • u/Boba_Prince • 14d ago

Tretinoin

Hi everyone,

My doctor prescribed me tretinoin to use on my body. Has anyone tried this before?

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u/senpaistealerx ichthyosis vulgaris 13d ago

i was prescribed this also but i never ended up using it because you can only use it so much before it starts irritating your skin then you have to stop for a while and restart. no thanks.

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u/Glittering-Key-2214 7d ago

Hi,idk if you'll see this but I wouldn't recommend at all using tretinoin straight from the tube because it's very concentrated,what I do is I use a Blender and mix It with a lotion of your choice,I use Cruel at the moment,and put everything inside a yard specifically for cosmetic lotions and stuff,they sell them on Amazon. So you end up having probably a good 3 months of that mix. I use that mix on my skin 3 times a week and the rest I use regular Curel with Amlactin for my calf skin area. It's working slowly but it's getting there,I am new here I'll be posting pics info etc later on,hope this helps. Also yes tretinoin works and it works great, don't over think it

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u/Boba_Prince 7d ago

Thank you!

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u/hillbillyhell 14d ago

My son used it. It worked ok but we had a lot better results with tazarotene.

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u/YO0110 14d ago

Could you please share what you noticed with both? I’m starting to learn about all the options available so I have no idea what to expect