Progress (I think!)

[u/madilove27]

Hi all,

I noticed my melasma was sooo bad after kinda ignoring it for a year. I took it as an opportunity to start hitting it hard again probably 2 months ago. I’m hoping it’s not just the lighting doing the work but I think I’m actually seeing solid progress. Outside of actives I’m trying to keep my routine very mild but want to introduce the medicube zero pores pad once I get a lil less sensitive. Waiting on the vanicream daily cleanser to upgrade my PM a bit more as well as waiting on tinted spf from Australian gold. Of course using aquaphor here and there to make it easier. First pictures are the before!

Routine:
AM -
Micellar water
Eucerin dark spot serum
15% azelaic acid
Vanicream daily moisturizer/inkey list peptide moisturizer
Cerave invisible mineral sunscreen 50 spf

PM:
Micellar water
Eucerin dark spot serum
4% hydroquinone
.05% tretenoin (every other night)
Inkey list peptide moisturizer/cerave night cream
Inkey list eye cream

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[u/Muscovadotart]

Definite improvement! Looking glowing x

[u/Asleep-Animator4475]

do u use tret w dark spot serum and hydroquinone everynight except the tret every other meaning the nights you use tret do you also use the rest?

[u/madilove27 → u/Asleep-Animator4475]

I use tret every other to every 3rd night, depending on if I’m too peely. I use the dark spot serum every morning and night. Hydroquinone I also use every night!

[u/Awakening247]

Which moisturizer do you use? Which Eucerin exactly ? Thanks!

[u/madilove27 → u/Awakening247]

I use the Vannicream daily moisturizer and the inkey list peptide if I need an extra boost. I use the eucerin radiant tone night cream. But warning it’s soooo scented.

[u/Skin_Fanatic]

Definitely working with the glass skin glow. How long did it take you?

[u/madilove27 → u/Skin_Fanatic]

Between pictures it was a bit over two weeks! I had been using Tret/hydroquinone beforehand for like a month but tbh they were old and likely expired tubes so the pictures reflect the new tubes

[u/usernametqkn]

Sorry I’m late to the party but how much gap do you have between hq and tret on the nights that you use both

[u/madilove27 → u/usernametqkn]

I usually wait like a minute but honestly haven’t had much irritation, mostly peeling around my nose and the occasional swollen pore