Daily Routine Help & Troubleshooting, ELI5, and Questions: May 19, 2015

I'm trying to finesse my routine, which isn't 100% AB but the majority is, and incorporating those AB products has made a noticeable difference. My skin is dry with areas that can be flaky, acne (mostly under control with Spironolactone), dark circles but not puffy, fine lines under my eye that seem to be normal due to facial movements but makeup creases in them constantly. When I do get large acne spots they leave behind hyperpigmentation.

I am open to new products but would prefer not to add too many new products- my night routine is already more complicated than I'd like it to me.

Right now I'm using:

Morning:

-Wipe face with Bioderma

-If lots of redness apply Aczone. If having a breakout, apply Mizon Snail Cream.

-Apply Vitamin C Serum. I need a new one. I am almost out of TruSkin and was not 100% impressed by it.

-Primer (silicone free) and makeup as necessary

Night:

-Oil Cleanse to remove makeup- Garnier Cleansing Oil

-Foam Cleanse- Rohto Hadalabo Gokujyn Hyaluronic Acid Cleansing Foam

-Next step I notice is normally exfoliates. I have been RX'd Tretinoin gel and Aczone gel to use alternating nights. So both of these interchangeably here are ok, or no? I also normally use Vitamin C serum here but as I mentioned I am looking for a new one. So this step is either C-Tretinoin or C-Aczone (15 min or so in betweeen) unless someone tells me bad idea.

Essences/Ampoules/Etc- I like Mizon Snail Recovery Gel and Missha Night Science whatever ampoule. Is there a preferred order here for maximum benefits?

Lotion/Cream- Alternates between La Mer and straight up Vaseline depending on needs. I am considering switching this to Cerave PM.

In addition to this routine I get either a facial or a chemical peel every 3 weeks, alternating the two treatments. This is the only step that I have seen make a difference in hyperpigmentation.

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