Tretinoin Cream 0.05% cream

• Tretinoin ensures that the skin renews itself more quickly. As a result, the old skin layer disappears more quickly. Pores are less likely to clog.
• After a few weeks, you will notice an improvement. Acne can get worse in the first few weeks before it improves. This is normal.
• Clean the skin with lukewarm water and soap-free wax emulsion or gel. Pat the skin thoroughly dry. Apply the cream thinly. Wash your hands immediately afterwards.
• Your skin may become irritated, burning, dry, and itchy. This will go away on its own within a few weeks.
• You are more likely to get sunburn. Keep the treated skin areas out of the sun or use a sunscreen with a high protection factor.

Tretinoin stimulates the production of loose cells in the stratum corneum. As a result, the skin cells peel off and do not accumulate in the pores. As a result, the pores are less likely to become clogged.

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The symptoms of acne may worsen in the first three to four weeks. Only then can you notice improvement. The effect is maximum after a few months.

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Yes, you need a prescription.

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Tretinoin on the skin has been on the market internationally since 1962. It is available as the unbranded Tretinoin FNA.

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This medication interacts with other medications. The text below only lists the active substances of these drugs, not the brand names. You can check whether your medicine contains one of these active substances in your package insert under the heading “composition”.

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The medications with which the most important interactions occur are as follows.

• ‍Benzoyl peroxide skin gel. Do not apply this skin gel to the skin at the same time as tretinoin. Both drugs reduce each other's effect. If you need to use both: smear one medication in the morning and the other before the night.‍
• Other skin remedies may reduce the effect of tretinoin. Therefore, do not apply makeup, creams or other skin products to your skin at the same time as tretinoin. Wait until the skin product is sufficiently absorbed into the skin before applying the next one.

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Do you doubt that these interactions are important to you? Then contact your pharmacist or doctor.

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You can stop using Tretinoin cream at any time. The skin condition may then return some time later.

In addition to the desired effect, this medication may cause side effects.

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Uncommon (affects 10 to 30 people out of 100) - Especially at the beginning of treatment.

• Skin irritation such as redness, burning, itching, dryness, peeling, and chapping.
• The first few weeks, a temporary worsening of acne.

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Very rare (affects less than 1 in 100 people)

• Light or dark spots on the skin.
• Your skin may become more sensitive to UV light (sun, tanning bed, UV lamp). Therefore, DO NOT apply this medicine just before you sunbathe or before you go to the tanning bed.
• Hypersensitivity for tretinoin. You will notice skin irritation, burning and redness.

Talk to your pharmacist or doctor if you have too much trouble with these or other side effects that you are concerned about.