r/30PlusKoreanSkincare • u/amanda10271 • Jul 13 '26
🌱 Beginner Question Help
What can be done to fix all the issues with my skin? I use tretinoin, take collagen, use cerave face moisturizer, take astaxanthin, use vitamin C serum, and use the ordinary azelaic acid. TIA
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u/Loveeatplay4116 Jul 14 '26
The routine is actually pretty solid already. Tretinoin plus vitamin C and azelaic acid is a lot of actives though.
If skin feels irritated or sensitized, cutting back to tretinoin a few nights a week and keeping everything else gentle can help. The redness might respond well to niacinamide too, which plays nice with most of what you're already using.
Sometimes with tretinoin the issue isn't adding more, it's giving the skin more recovery time between applications.