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Ever wondered what the best Paula’s Choice retinol products are for you and your unique needs? A common mistake you can make with retinol is thinking you’re special and can skip to the highest concentrations without irritating your skin. Hint: you’re NOT special. Retinol is a double-edged sword. Yes, it makes your skin smoother, brightens […]
The Inkey List Retinol is one of the gentlest retinol serums I’ve ever tried. Weird, when you think it contains 2 forms of retinoids (the only thing proven to reduce wrinkles, not just their appearance). And that some sources report retinol is here in a staggering 1% concentration (that’s super high – and irritating – […]
Have you heard? L’Oreal has a new retinol serum out. It’s called L’Oreal Revitalift Laser Pure Retinol Night Serum and it features the highest concentration of retinol the brand has ever used. 0.2% to be exact. I know what you’re thinking: “It’s great L’Oreal has jumped on the retinol bandwagon, but isn’t 0.2% too little? […]
What are the best retinol products? The answer to this question may just change your skin for good. I’m not kidding. Retinol (and any other form of vitamin A, for that matter) is the only thing that can REALLY reduce wrinkles. But, not all of retinol products are created equal: some give you results faster, […]
Is retinol’s reign over? Up until now, no other retinoid was a serious threat to its OTC supremacy. Everything else was too gentle to make a dent on wrinkles or too unstable to be of an any use. Those days are over. Meet retinaldehyde, a form of vitamin A that promises to work faster than […]
If you’ve been using retinol for a while and your skin can already tolerate it well, you may be wondering whether it’s time to move up to something stronger. Peter Thomas Roth Retinol Fusion PM Night Serum contains 1.5% microencapsulated retinol, designed to release retinol gradually rather than all at once. But does that actually […]
