Hey Trish! 👋🏻 Thanks for the video! ❤ I can totally relate to you with my own breakout issues. Funny you bring up mandelic acid because I have been recently researching about it being better for sensitive acne-prone skin. I am curious to try the product but still trying to give my retinol a chance (equivalent to 0.05% tretinoin) and don’t want to ruin my skin barrier. I’m moving up slowly but worried to try anything else in the mix. I have taken your advice and used your link to buy a few Avene products such as the Cleanance Blemish serum which is good for spot treating on my sensitive skin, so I do like that. I also bought the XeraCalm cleanser as it seems soothing for my sensitive skin (not sure if it’s the best for acne-prone but my skin is not drying which I like). Would you say the witch hazel can be drying to use with a retinol or Tretinoin? I haven’t tried it yet because I want to see how my skin is with me bumping up the retinol use. Do you feel the mandelic acid or tretinoin is better at treating cystic acne? I liked your maskne video on how you got rid of your acne in the jaw and neck area just using a retinol (which is my main problem areas), so I am addressing my issues in a similar way. I’m also curious to know if you like the Skinbetter Trio moisturizer more than the Avene Tolerance Cream. 😁 I might try that one next possibly out of curiosity. Is their eye serum retinol-free? I’m also on a hunt for eye serums or creams that are effective for wrinkles and dark circles but without the retinol. Sorry for the long post. 😅 You have me curious. 👀
Witch hazel that is alcohol free has been great for me! I linked the one I use in the description. It is not drying. Honestly Tretinoin is stronger and for me works faster. If someone is very sensitive, they tend to do better with the mandelic. Are you tolerating the RetrinAl okay? I love the skinbetter Trio better actually! It is much more pricey but I have fallen in love with it and it gives me just enough hydration and is not pore clogging. The skinbetter interfuse eye cream does not have retinol in it. I am about to do a sale for my youtubers! Keep watch ! 25% off very soon for an upcoming holiday ;) You can order the skinbetter from the link in description, but our office will be doing 25% off everything we carry. do not ever be sorry! I love to help and honestly the more comments, shares, and any interaction on my UA-cam gets my videos bumped up and pushed out to more people! That helps a ton!!!
@@aestheticiantrishmccarty1317 Oooo! I will have to take advantage of the sales. 😁 I will definitely keep my eyes 👀 open! I do have the Thayers Witch Hazel! I’ve only been using it on my body, but will also try the face and see what I think after cleansing. I do like that it’s anti-bacterial and not sure if the Cleanance Blemish serum is really anti-bacterial but more exfoliating? 🤔 It is gentle with my skin, though. I just can’t put it all over my skin (only spot treat). And I’m not using RetrinAl, but a retinol by Truth Treatments (5% serum) that is the highest in the market, equivalent to 0.05% Tretinoin. So it’s potent and strong, but without the harsh side effects. You may like it, too. It’s a clean company. I’ve started using it every week and now worked up to every 4 days, going slow. My skin always looks smoother and brighter the next day. So I do see improvements. It’s just the stubborn breakouts around the jaw and neck due to detox or like you, when I eat something that doesn’t agree with my body. ☹️ If you have any suggestions to add to my current routine feel free. But so far so good! I definitely want to look into the Skinbetter stuff. Thanks so much for your time and help! 😊
@@Metalgal80 The cleanance serum is not exfoliating that I am aware of. I need to look up Truth treatments, thank you!! No problem! I will have the sale up soon! watch next week ;)
@@aestheticiantrishmccarty1317 Thanks Trish! I am actually thinking about trying the Skinbetter eye cream you are using and also the Trio moisturizer. I have reactions to niacinamide as in little tiny bumps would appear all over the area applied. I don't think it's in the Trio moisturizer but I did see it in the eye cream. Do you think the eye area should be fine? I don't feel the eye area would cause me problems like my face...but I also don't want to spend a high price on something I may react to, as I do have sensitive skin. But seeing that you have sensitive skin and tolerate it well, I feel I would probably be OK.
Hey Trish! 👋🏻
Thanks for the video! ❤ I can totally relate to you with my own breakout issues. Funny you bring up mandelic acid because I have been recently researching about it being better for sensitive acne-prone skin. I am curious to try the product but still trying to give my retinol a chance (equivalent to 0.05% tretinoin) and don’t want to ruin my skin barrier. I’m moving up slowly but worried to try anything else in the mix.
I have taken your advice and used your link to buy a few Avene products such as the Cleanance Blemish serum which is good for spot treating on my sensitive skin, so I do like that. I also bought the XeraCalm cleanser as it seems soothing for my sensitive skin (not sure if it’s the best for acne-prone but my skin is not drying which I like).
Would you say the witch hazel can be drying to use with a retinol or Tretinoin? I haven’t tried it yet because I want to see how my skin is with me bumping up the retinol use.
Do you feel the mandelic acid or tretinoin is better at treating cystic acne? I liked your maskne video on how you got rid of your acne in the jaw and neck area just using a retinol (which is my main problem areas), so I am addressing my issues in a similar way.
I’m also curious to know if you like the Skinbetter Trio moisturizer more than the Avene Tolerance Cream. 😁 I might try that one next possibly out of curiosity. Is their eye serum retinol-free? I’m also on a hunt for eye serums or creams that are effective for wrinkles and dark circles but without the retinol.
Sorry for the long post. 😅 You have me curious. 👀
Witch hazel that is alcohol free has been great for me! I linked the one I use in the description. It is not drying.
Honestly Tretinoin is stronger and for me works faster. If someone is very sensitive, they tend to do better with the mandelic. Are you tolerating the RetrinAl okay?
I love the skinbetter Trio better actually! It is much more pricey but I have fallen in love with it and it gives me just enough hydration and is not pore clogging. The skinbetter interfuse eye cream does not have retinol in it. I am about to do a sale for my youtubers! Keep watch ! 25% off very soon for an upcoming holiday ;)
You can order the skinbetter from the link in description, but our office will be doing 25% off everything we carry.
do not ever be sorry! I love to help and honestly the more comments, shares, and any interaction on my UA-cam gets my videos bumped up and pushed out to more people! That helps a ton!!!
@@aestheticiantrishmccarty1317 Oooo! I will have to take advantage of the sales. 😁 I will definitely keep my eyes 👀 open!
I do have the Thayers Witch Hazel! I’ve only been using it on my body, but will also try the face and see what I think after cleansing. I do like that it’s anti-bacterial and not sure if the Cleanance Blemish serum is really anti-bacterial but more exfoliating? 🤔 It is gentle with my skin, though. I just can’t put it all over my skin (only spot treat).
And I’m not using RetrinAl, but a retinol by Truth Treatments (5% serum) that is the highest in the market, equivalent to 0.05% Tretinoin. So it’s potent and strong, but without the harsh side effects. You may like it, too. It’s a clean company. I’ve started using it every week and now worked up to every 4 days, going slow. My skin always looks smoother and brighter the next day. So I do see improvements. It’s just the stubborn breakouts around the jaw and neck due to detox or like you, when I eat something that doesn’t agree with my body. ☹️
If you have any suggestions to add to my current routine feel free. But so far so good! I definitely want to look into the Skinbetter stuff. Thanks so much for your time and help! 😊
@@Metalgal80
The cleanance serum is not exfoliating that I am aware of. I need to look up Truth treatments, thank you!!
No problem! I will have the sale up soon! watch next week ;)
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@@aestheticiantrishmccarty1317 Thanks Trish! I am actually thinking about trying the Skinbetter eye cream you are using and also the Trio moisturizer.
I have reactions to niacinamide as in little tiny bumps would appear all over the area applied. I don't think it's in the Trio moisturizer but I did see it in the eye cream. Do you think the eye area should be fine? I don't feel the eye area would cause me problems like my face...but I also don't want to spend a high price on something I may react to, as I do have sensitive skin. But seeing that you have sensitive skin and tolerate it well, I feel I would probably be OK.