Increased my frequency, increased my purge‼️

Routine Help

Hey guys ! I’ve been using tretinoin 0.025% since may (started off with one day a week.. then two and worked my way up to 3 days a week starting June 22nd). I was doing three days a week for about 3 weeks and then did every other day. Every time I increased frequency, so did my pimples. I just moved up to every night about a week ago and my comedones look larger (like they’re closer to my skin) and they’re turning into huge pimples that are under my skin. I thought I was finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel, but since I increased it every night, I’m getting more pimples but only in the place where I already had existing comedones. I feel no burning, redness, or irritation, but sometimes my skin feels a little tight in the daytime and the pimples feel itchy occasionally since moving to every night. Is this irritation or normal?

AM:
Rinse with water
Vanicream tub cream
Elta md uv clear 50

Pm:
Jojoba oil cleanse
Vanicream face wash
Vanicream tub cream (light layer)
Tretinoin 0.025%

Posted Aug 13, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC

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