Home Skin Care Treatments : Retin-A & Renova Skin Care Products

Retin-A and Renova are good for breaking down dead skin cells. Learn about skin care treatments for mature skin with free video tips from a licensed medical aesthetician.

Expert: Mary Elizabeth Thinnes
Bio: Mary Elizabeth Thinnes has been a licensed medical aesthetician for the past six years. She is medical board certified with the federal academy of medical aesthetics.
Filmmaker: Dustin Daniels

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[kayetraye]

omg! retin-a and renova are both tretinoin. why did she say you can find it with natural skin care products. geez. they are both rx products. im 23 and have been on retin-a and tazorac since 17. i love the results and i get an enormous amount of compliments on my skin. i use it every other night now.

[jrr1234567890]

how is she an expert??? you need a medical degree to be a skin expert.

[sarabernie95]

Can Retin A be used on elbows ? 

[WPhea]

@nakhrojatti30 go to your doctor 

[nakhrojatti30]

can anyone tell me where i could find Retin-A & Renova plzzzz i really need it plz help me !!!

[ada2step]

estheticians sometime no more about skincare then some dermatologist. I have had clients come to me after going to dermatologist . But we are not alot to diagnose the skin. This lady could be a nurse to we had alot of them working at the med spa.

[EdmundoMD]

I will trust someone's opinion if they have "M.D." behind their name....

[cutepare]

hi .... thanks so much. im actually taking a rest of retin-a for 1 day- will start again tonite. Im always on the go - so 20min is a long time to wait...lol but i will try my very best. thank u again.

[visceralanding]

@cutepare You're welcome! Glad I was able to help some :-) No need to apply sunscreen at night––only in the AM. At night, you would just apply the Retin-A, followed by your moisturizer. (And again, just wait about 20 min or so to allow the prescription adequate time to fully absorb; it may actually 'feel' like it's absorbed into your skin w/in a couple of minutes, but for it to be optimally effective you want at least 20 min. before applying anything else over top.)

[cutepare]

@visceralanding Thank u sooooo much for your replied. Yes i applied moisturizer on top of retin-a but i didnt wait 20-30min tough!!!!! I will starting doing it for sure. Yes i also applied sunscreen everyday after the moisturizer. So basically my steps are

1.cleanser 2.toner 3.retin-a 4.moisturizer 5.sunscreen(nite time) as for day-time - i used same steps 1-5 and then 6. foundation 7. makeup powder and apply make up routine....is that the right steps i should be follows? thanks in advance..:)