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tretinoin gel

Physical Product · Retinoids · 5 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/SkincareAddiction

Reddit take

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Pros

  • Tretinoin gel or adapalene will remove them since they are retinoids but it will take months.

Cons

  • I’ve been using Tretinoin consistently for well over a year at this point and still get these whiteheads/pustules? They are right at the surface, I can literally scrape them off (I usually don’t ofc), and they appear overnight/quite sudd...
  • The cream broke me out and the gel actually helped a lot. But the gel was WAYYY more harsh on my skin so I honestly would recommend going down to 0.025 if you can.
  • How long and often have you been using tretnoin? Your skin could be irritated from the tret and not necessarily the vanicream.
  • tretinoin cream vs gel makes a HUGE difference for oily/acne-prone skin

Sentiment

1 positive (20%) · 2 mixed (40%) · 2 negative (40%)

Trust + time weighted score: -1% · raw score -20%

What redditors said (5 of 5)

Tretinoin gel or adapalene will remove them since they are retinoids but it will take months.
positive · u/M****1 · r/SkincareAddiction · comment · Feb 19, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
I’ve been using Tretinoin consistently for well over a year at this point and still get these whiteheads/pustules? They are right at the surface, I can literally scrape them off (I usually don’t ofc), and they appear overnight/quite suddenly. I believe they may be due to irritation from Tretinoin.
mixed · u/I****4 · r/SkincareAddiction · Mar 13, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
The cream broke me out and the gel actually helped a lot. But the gel was WAYYY more harsh on my skin so I honestly would recommend going down to 0.025 if you can.
negative · u/b****d · r/SkincareAddiction · comment · Feb 19, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
How long and often have you been using tretnoin? Your skin could be irritated from the tret and not necessarily the vanicream.
negative · u/T****y · r/SkincareAddiction · comment · Feb 14, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
tretinoin cream vs gel makes a HUGE difference for oily/acne-prone skin
mixed · u/K****4 · r/SkincareAddiction · Feb 6, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

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