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  • Nov 25, 2009, 04:58 PM
    fairr
    So here's what I'm going to do.
    This is until the new year
    I've ordered my hq 4% and retin a .1%, and they should be arriving within the next 5 days

    What I'm going to use with my new regime is:

    Complexion Soap with Alpha Hydroxy Acid
    F&W Exclusive Vitamin C Soap
    HQ 4%
    Retin a .1%
    F&W Serum Exclusive Whitenizer


    7:30: WASH FACE, NECK AND FOREARMS WITH EXCLUSIVE VITAMIN C SOAP, apply hq, retinA and sunblock
    16:00: WASH FACE, NECK AND FOREARMS WITH ALPHA HYDROXY SOAP and apply the serum
    22:00: WAS FACE, NECK AND FOREARMS WITH ALPHA HYDROXY SOAP, apply hq, retinA


    Also planning on avoiding the sun and outside like the plague and drinking lots of water and taking vitamin tablets including extra vit.C!


    I'm also looking to find a SKIN PEEL once a week, probably each Friday
    I'm in the UK and have yet to find one. Some help would be great!
    Thanks

    Tell me what you think and if you think I should add anything or w.e!
  • Nov 25, 2009, 07:41 PM
    Golden_Girl
    Your plan sounds great Fairr, I'm sure you'll reach much success. I wish I knew of a good skin peel, let me know when you find one that you like.
  • Nov 25, 2009, 08:02 PM
    ModelUK

    There's a skin peel I've found in john lewis, it seems to be the only one you can buy over the counter because they have high levels of gycolic acid it. Its about £54 x
  • Nov 25, 2009, 09:14 PM
    Golden_Girl
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ModelUK View Post
    Theres a skin peel ive found in john lewis, it seems to be the only one you can buy over the counter because they have high levels of gycolic acid it. its about £54 x
    £54 sounds expensive, do they have this in the States as well?
  • Nov 26, 2009, 10:36 AM
    sagluva
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by fairr View Post
    this is until the new year
    i've ordered my hq 4% and retin a .1%, and they should be arriving within the next 5 days

    what i'm going to use with my new regime is:

    Complexion Soap with Alpha Hydroxy Acid
    F&W Exclusive Vitamin C Soap
    HQ 4%
    retin a .1%
    F&W Serum Exclusive Whitenizer


    7:30: WASH FACE, NECK AND FOREARMS WITH EXCLUSIVE VITAMIN C SOAP, apply hq, retinA and sunblock
    16:00: WASH FACE, NECK AND FOREARMS WITH ALPHA HYDROXY SOAP and apply the serum
    22:00: WAS FACE, NECK AND FOREARMS WITH ALPHA HYDROXY SOAP, apply hq, retinA


    also planning on avoiding the sun and outside like the plague and drinking lots of water and taking vitamin tablets including extra vit.C!


    i'm also looking to find a SKIN PEEL once a week, probably each friday
    i'm in the UK and have yet to find one. some help would be great!
    thanks

    tell me what you think and if u think i should add anything or w.e!
    Never use a serum on its own it won't work.. it helps increase lightening when used with a cream so I'd mix the serum and hq with retin a. good regimen
  • Nov 26, 2009, 01:32 PM
    Golden_Girl
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by sagluva View Post
    never use a serum on its own it wont work.. it helps increase lightening when used with a cream so i'd mix the serum and hq with retin a. good regimen
    Do you mean mix and combine them all together or use them one after the other?
  • Nov 27, 2009, 02:13 AM
    lighterrr

    In the past I have mixed them together, for example I have the cream in my hand and I add the surum to it and rubb them together in my palms, si its nicely mixed
  • Nov 27, 2009, 08:01 PM
    Golden_Girl
    OK, that is a good idea. One of the other members here also mixes their products like this and had really good results. This would cut the time some since I'm a slowpoke and take forever
  • Nov 28, 2009, 07:38 AM
    nikkicute
    Retin A makes skin very sensitive to skin peels so it's best not to get a strong one, better to go with Latic Acid.
  • Nov 28, 2009, 05:20 PM
    fairr

    Cheers niki anyone know where to get ths in the UK?
    And I've applied my mixture thurs night, 2 time fri, 3 times today, and I'm going to do 3 tomorrow then next week it'll be 2 applications a day...

    I've only peeled around my mouth though
    Its nice to peel so I'm happy but it just looks so weird and grose! Lol and no lightening...
  • Nov 29, 2009, 01:23 PM
    fairr

    More peeling now around the chin and stuff
    My face hurts! Lol
  • Nov 29, 2009, 01:28 PM
    fairr
    Oh and (sorry for the triple post )
    I'm going out tomorrow and I need a good excue for my face peeling like hell?
    What should I do? And I can't say I'm peeling from holiday everyone knows whereive been! Lol
  • Nov 29, 2009, 03:21 PM
    lighterrr

    Fair where you get your stuff from
  • Nov 29, 2009, 03:41 PM
    Golden_Girl

    When people asked me why my face peeling, I just said I'm using retin-a for my acne, although I don't have much acne
  • Nov 29, 2009, 03:53 PM
    Gr8stuff

    Fairr, if you check ebayUK, you'll find a seller with the store "forever-young", she sells chemical peels as well as some great anti-aging products... I've ordered from this seller several times and her stuff are good...
  • Dec 1, 2009, 01:00 AM
    fairr

    Thanks gr8stuff that's SO much help
    And I got my stuff from generics.com
  • Dec 2, 2009, 02:30 PM
    fairr

    Guys this is awfullll
    My face peeled at everyone was saying grose eww then I saw somem lighter skin and got excited but now the skin has gotten darker and my face is all red and blotchy still and dark!
    And is swolen as hell and people are saying I have a swolen/chubby face...
    What should I do to reduce this swelling?
    Help please guys
  • Dec 2, 2009, 07:27 PM
    Golden_Girl
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by fairr View Post
    guys this is awfullll
    my face peeled at everyone was saying grose eww then i saw somem lighter skin and got excited but now the skin has gotten darker and my face is all red and blotchy still and dark!
    and is swolen as hell and ppl are saying i have a swolen/chubby face...
    what should i do to reduce this swelling?!
    help please guys
    I know the feeling, happened to me too. But, I was unable to completely go into hiding for that long unfortunately. My skin went through a dark blotchy and red stage, I believe I'm passed that stage now because my skin looks quite even now and the darker areas for me was the old dead skin cells, some areas peeled faster than others. I still go through redness sometimes.

    With the swelling, what percentage strength are you using? 0.25, 0.05, or 0.1%? And how often do you apply the retina, once or more times daily? If your using 1x every day, cut back to everyother day. If the irritation and swelling still doesn't calm down, cut back to 2 or 3 times a week. I wouldn't apply more than once a day. The instructions on what to do if irritation should be included in the A-Ret brand if that's the one you are using. I hope this helps.
  • Dec 3, 2009, 11:09 AM
    fairr

    Oh... I WAS using it 3 tmes a day but imgoing to use it every night but atm I'm giving my skin a break for a couple of days from the retina and justusing hq...
    And I'm using0.1%
  • Dec 3, 2009, 03:14 PM
    Gr8stuff

    Oh no fairr, RA 0.1% three times a day is far too much... Once a day (night) is good enough if your skin can tolerate it; otherwise either use it every other day or change to a lower concentration...
  • Dec 3, 2009, 09:02 PM
    Golden_Girl
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Gr8stuff View Post
    Oh no fairr, RA 0.1% three times a day is far too much...Once a day (night) is good enough if your skin can tolerate it; otherwise either use it every other day or change to a lower concentration...
    I agree with Gr8stuff, It only needs to be used once in the evening or even once everyother night, and you will still get great results in good timing. 0.1% is the strongest, 2 and 3 times is too harsh on the face and will cause a lot of irritation. I use 0.05% and that is strong enough for me, so if cutting back doesn't help, best to switch to a lower strength.
  • Dec 4, 2009, 10:54 AM
    fairr

    Yeah well I've given myself a break for 2 days the ill start with just the hq in the morning and hq and retin a at night?
    I really don't wan to switch tough because I just bought tubes of this strength :\
  • Dec 4, 2009, 09:00 PM
    Golden_Girl
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by fairr View Post
    yeah well i've given myself a break for 2 days the ill start with just the hq in the morning and hq and retin a at night?
    i really dont wan to switch tough cos i just bought tubes of this strength :\
    It's good your giving your skin a break. Has your redness and irritation faded yet? Retin-a at night or everyother night, you can give it a try but if you still see no improvement, continue to cut back on the amount of times per week that you use. Apply retin-a about 20 min after washing on dry skin and not damp skin.
  • Dec 5, 2009, 01:53 AM
    fairr

    OK thanks golden I will start tomorrow!
    But the redness is still kind of there but its more of a pink and my skin looks so light!
    Haha kind of like that pinkish look Caucasian people have? Lol
  • Jun 6, 2010, 04:32 PM
    mailan
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Gr8stuff View Post
    Fairr, if you check ebayUK, you'll find a seller with the store "forever-young", she sells chemical peels as well as some great anti-aging products...I've ordered from this seller several times and her stuff are good...
    Where can I buy the monbenzone powder, alpha arbutin ,sepi white and kojic acid powders.
  • Jun 7, 2010, 01:46 AM
    fairr

    Erm makingcosmetics?
    Google that
  • Jun 7, 2010, 02:26 AM
    MAHARANI

    fairr,

    How's it going ? Any more updates ?
  • Jun 7, 2010, 10:11 AM
    fairr

    Oh no :\ I've had to stop with m lightening regime to concentrate on my acne; it's so bad :\
    But lucky me I got perscribed tretitinoin .05% for my acne!





    So at the moment I'm cleansing with tea tree oil twice a day, using duac in the morning, the tretinoin gel at night and using a lot of spf :\

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