hi! i started using retinol in mid december of 2024 and ive been using it every night for 3 months now. im using ZO skin healths retinol plus acne complex. i feel like im kinda past the purging stage at this point but im still getting pimples. my skin will look really good for like 5 days and then i get more pimples and then that clears up and i get more, then that same cycle repeats. is this still purging? i have never used retinol before this as well. the reason im not sure if this is still purging is because my purging in the first two months was all in one place on my face and the pimples were bigger. now its spread to other places that i also never really got pimples before and they are extremely smaller. i’m just curious as to how long this could go on for before i stop getting any more spots. i’m also wondering if it’s just not working for my skin and if i should just stop? i’m mainly just concerned on if this is even working, i know retinol takes a long time but i didn’t think it would take this long. if anyone has any answers or suggestions that would be great :)
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