One of my readers who's using Retin-A commented on my still-very-popular 2007 blog post, "Why I Love Retin-A & Will Never Ever Stop Using It" that her face is super dry. So far she's loving how clear and bright her face has become, but she reports she hates how dry her face is now. She wants to know what to do.
As we age our oil glands stop working so efficiently and I noticed using Retin-A dried out my skin faster. While I love how clear and fresh my skin looks on Retin-A, I also LOATHE the dryness. But even when I take my summer breaks from Retin-A I notice my skin is no longer the oily mess it was in the 20s (thankfully, I never had acne).
I help my dry skin out by putting a dollop of extra virgin coconut oil on a damp, warm washcloth and exfoliating my face in the mornings. Nothing I've tried, including $50 lotions, works as well to both exfoliate my face and moisturize it as the same time. If you don't have coconut oil, olive oil works in a pinch (I just did this at my Dad's house in Texas and it worked beautifully, even though I hated the smell). You can follow this with your sunscreen (a MUST with any Vitamin A product used on the face) and your regular makeup.
At night, I slather on moisturizer and once it's soaked in I use a pea-sized amount of Retin-A.
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