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Retinoids purge for longer than 3 months

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t25332
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I have been using Biretix Duo for my acne for about 19 weeks now... At the beginning I had got a bad purge on my chin, but after a few weeks it started to get better. However, from week 6-7 onward I have started getting acne on my cheeks, where I barely got acne in that area in the past. The active ingredients in the Biretix due are Retinol, Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate and Salicylic Acid.

I have heard that generally with retinoids, the purge might last for about 3 months, but now I'm in my 5th month and despite there were some improvements to the initial acne, I keep getting new breakouts where I didn't have before.

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