ajane

I purchased a sample of Diana Yvonne's Green Cream. I am using it once a week and am really liking it. Before I spring for the full size, I would like to know if anyone uses it and likes it. What are the effects on your skin?

RedCatWaves

It made me really irritated and peely, and it broke me out. I do much better on real retinoids.

memes

I used GC for a couple of years before transitioning to Retin A...I actually continued to use the GC in the morning (and occasionally at night) and Retin A at night for quite some time. I still do that but am experimenting with the PSF version of retinol. I just find that using both a retinol and Retin A gives me personally better results than the Retin A alone. That said, I really liked the GC but I think the ingredients in the PSF version are better...less extra stuff.

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ajane

Thanks for the info! I was trying to avoid asking the Dr for a prescription for Retin-A. I keep thinking I am too young. But vanity wins in the end!

Side question, will a family practice Dr write a Retin-A prescripiton or do I have to go to a dermatologist?

Gabbylkp

The same thing here except for the breakouts. I started out very slowly, once a week for a few weeks, then twice a week a few weeks after and upped the frequency. I could never get past the peeling stage, I used the lowest percentage, level 3, for 3 months. A waste of money IMO.

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Spiralli

I used the lowest strength and the next one up from that (can't remember the %'s offhand) for about 9 months altogether. I thought it was very effective at exfoliating, but the alcohol in the base dried my skin out terribly, even switching to every other night. I switched to Avene's Retrinal and like it much better for my skin. I think GC is a great product line, but it just didn't work well completely for my skin.

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