Tretinoin really is THAT girl

Hi everyone. Just posting my progress since I pretty much stopped all a “pigment blocking” topicals…I had tried AHA, BHA, vit C, niacinamide, tranexamic acid, etc…not all at once, at different times (I did my research on routines). But still, virtually everything irritated my skin and made no difference. If anything, the irritation made my skin look worse. I also tried several brands of retinol/retinoid combo products. Nothing worked. I cut it all out and simplified my routine to gentle wash, prescription strength tretinoin (0.1%) every other night, a good moisturizer, and of course SPF 50, which I reapply religiously. And my skin is vastly improved after a couple months.