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I was thinking of getting hydroquinone 4% should I pair it with anything else?
 
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I was thinking of getting hydroquinone 4% should I pair it with anything else?
Hq 4% + tret 0.025%

Start off with using both 2 times a week, seperate nights, then 3 times for 2 weeks, then 4 times in the fourth week, then 5 times in the 5th week and then 7 times
USE IN PM

+ you can use vit C in AM but i personally don't use it

Also CYCLE HQ ONKY FOR 3 MONTHS, then hop off and switch to azelaic acid cuz using hq for more than 3 months can cause ochronosis

And when you use hq and tret together on the same night, use tretinoin first after cleansing and DRYING, then wait 30mins, then use a moisturizer, then wait 30 minutes and then use HQ

Mark as soon + ask if you've any doubts

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Should I use Tretinoin with it or nah?
 

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I was thinking of getting hydroquinone 4% should I pair it with anything else?
Hq 4% + tret 0.025%

Start off with using both 2 times a week, seperate nights, then 3 times for 2 weeks, then 4 times in the fourth week, then 5 times in the 5th week and then 7 times
USE IN PM

+ you can use vit C in AM but i personally don't use it

Also CYCLE HQ ONKY FOR 3 MONTHS, then hop off and switch to azelaic acid cuz using hq for more than 3 months can cause ochronosis

And when you use hq and tret together on the same night, use tretinoin first after cleansing and DRYING, then wait 30mins, then use a moisturizer, then wait 30 minutes and then use HQ

Mark as soon + ask if you've any doubts
 
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pair it with accutane
Nigger are you dumb, any strong actives are NOT RECOMMENDED on fucking accutane and hq+tret are VERY STRONG ACTIVES, OP doesn't fucking listen to this guy you're gonna rip your skin
 
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Should I use Tretinoin with it or nah?
Yes cuz uhm ill explain in simple words tret reinforces skin rejuvenation and hq inhibits melanin and lightens, so pairing tret and hq will produce new cells with less melanin ,

also PLEASE USE SPF 50 PA++++ sunscreen in AM and reapply every 3 hours if you're under sun, the sun will fuck you hard if you're exposed without sunscreen on hq and tret
 
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Hq 4% + tret 0.025%

Start off with using both 2 times a week, seperate nights, then 3 times for 2 weeks, then 4 times in the fourth week, then 5 times in the 5th week and then 7 times
USE IN PM

+ you can use vit C in AM but i personally don't use it

Also CYCLE HQ ONKY FOR 3 MONTHS, then hop off and switch to azelaic acid cuz using hq for more than 3 months can cause ochronosis

And when you use hq and tret together on the same night, use tretinoin first after cleansing and DRYING, then wait 30mins, then use a moisturizer, then wait 30 minutes and then use HQ

Mark as soon + ask if you've any doubts
Thx bhai
 

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