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"There are encapsulated versions like Retin A Micro which are usually gentler because they basically wrap up the tretinoin and then release it more slowly."
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"The micro sponges are basically little delivery systems with hollows that the tretinoin drug is stuck in, and those hollows allow the tretinoin to be protected from exposures like UVA. The micro sponges are a delivery system that helps overcome the photostability issue. In theory, if you are using tretinoin in a micro sponge delivery system, you could in theory use it during the daytime. In a laboratory test after 24 hours of continuous exposure to incandescent bulbs, Retin-A Micro retained 98 percent of the tretinoin, whereas only 31 percent of tretinoin gel remained. The micro sponge delivery system used in Retin-A Micro does protect the drug tretinoin from degradation from fluorescent bulbs or incandescent bulbs. In another study looking at solar simulated light, which is meant to mimic natural sunlight exposure, after six hours of solar simulated light exposure only 16 percent of the tretinoin micro degraded, whereas 90 percent of the tretinoin degraded without the microsphere technology."
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"The micro sponges are basically little delivery systems with hollows that the tretinoin drug is stuck in, and those hollows allow the tretinoin to be protected from exposures like UVA. The micro sponges are a delivery system that helps overcome the photostability issue. In theory, if you are using tretinoin in a micro sponge delivery system, you could in theory use it during the daytime. In a laboratory test after 24 hours of continuous exposure to incandescent bulbs, Retin-A Micro retained 98 percent of the tretinoin, whereas only 31 percent of tretinoin gel remained. The micro sponge delivery system used in Retin-A Micro does protect the drug tretinoin from degradation from fluorescent bulbs or incandescent bulbs. In another study looking at solar simulated light, which is meant to mimic natural sunlight exposure, after six hours of solar simulated light exposure only 16 percent of the tretinoin micro degraded, whereas 90 percent of the tretinoin degraded without the microsphere technology."
"The micro sponge delivery system used in Retin-A Micro does in fact protect the drug tretinoin from any potential degradation from fluorescent bulbs or incandescent bulbs. In a laboratory setting, after 24 hours of continuous exposure to incandescent bulbs, 98 percent of Retin-A Micro remained, however only 31 percent of tretinoin gel remained. In another study looking at solar simulated light which is meant to mimic natural sunlight exposure, after six hours of solar simulated light exposure only 16 percent of the tretinoin micro degraded whereas 90 percent of the tretinoin without the micro sponge delivery system degraded. So if you're using Retin-A Micro, that micro sponge delivery system really does protect the drug from degradation upon exposure to either sunlight or exposure to fluorescent and incandescent bulbs."
"A study looked at 0.1 percent tretinoin Micro gel with the microsphere technology in comparison to tretinoin 0.025, exposing both to solar simulated light which mimics natural sunlight exposure. They demonstrated that after six hours of solar simulated light exposure, only 16 percent of the tretinoin micro degraded, whereas 90 percent of the tretinoin without the micro sponge delivery system degraded. If you're using Retin-A Micro, that micro sponge delivery system really does protect the drug from degradation upon exposure to sunlight. In the case of Retin-A Micro it should be okay applied during the day because that micro sponge delivery system should protect the tretinoin from being degraded upon exposure to light."
"After six hours of solar simulated light exposure, only 16% of the tretinoin micro degraded whereas 90% of the tretinoin without the micro sponge delivery system degraded. If you're using Retin-A Micro, that micro sponge delivery system really does protect the drug from degradation upon exposure to either sunlight or exposure to fluorescent and incandescent bulbs. Because of that micro sponge delivery system protecting the tretinoin from being degraded upon exposure to light, it should be okay to apply Retin-A Micro during the day."
