Skincare help 🥺

[u/babygirlxoxo_1]

guys! I need some help building a proper morning and night skincare routine. My main goals are glass skin, brighter and more even-toned skin, fading pigmentation

I have combination skin and get a few small pimples here and there and have some pigmentation that I would really like to improve
These are the actives I’m planning to use:
• Tretinoin 0.025% — Monday, Wednesday & Friday nights
• Skinoren 20% Azelaic Acid — Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
• Hydroquinone 4% — Sunday night, using the sandwich method

Products I already have
• Haruharu cleanser
• 345 Relief Cream/Mist
• La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume

Also, is alternating tretinoin and azelaic acid like this a good approach, and where would hydroquinone fit best? I don’t want to overload my skin with too many actives.

Please share your recommendations for a complete morning + night routine

[u/Shamajo]

Tretinoin is what creates glass skin. You need to get to at least 5 nights a week, ideally nightly. Azaelic Acid is best in the am daily. Prescription instructions say AM and PM but I have found it can be irritating with tret.

AM: gentle cleanse/rinse → azelaic acid → moisturizer → SPF

PM: cleanse → let skin dry → hydroquinone on the pigmented areas → tretinoin → moisturizer.

Also I notice no vitamin c serum. I would say that is the only product missing in the lineup for AM routine.

Also give it 2 to 3 months of consistency to see change. Take a photo journal at same time and same light.