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Is Lac Hydrin 12% good for moisturizing and also exfoliating? Can it be used daily on the face? Thank You, Francie McPherson

Francie -  you are completely cracking me up here!!!!  (Francie is my absolutely wonderful mother-in-law!).  You can always just call me!  But to answer the question -

Yes - LacHydrin 12%... more


Hello Dr. When using renova, should u still exfolate your skin 2 a week? and if so, what brands that will work well when using renova, that wont be to drying since there is so much peeing of the skin with this product. Thanks!
Just exfoliate once a week when using Renova and many people don't need to exfoliate at all.  Use a very gentle exfoliant.  I like the Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant (a rice powder). It's... more

Hello Dr. When using renova, should u still exfolate your skin 2 a week? and if so, what brands that will work well when using renova, that wont be to drying since there is so much peeing of the skin with this product. Thanks!

Generally, with Renova, you don't need to exfoliate much if at all.  This is because the Renova/retinoid helps to slough off the old, dead superficial cells faster.  It's kind of like a... more


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