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Good retinol product
This was a good retinol product that has given me good results, without leaving my skin raw. Easy to use. When I use this I sometimes put a hydrating serum over. Skin looks great in an am.
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This is seriously strong stuff
The texture has less slip than expected, so keep that in mind when trying to distribute the pea-size amount over the whole face. I had been using a low-strength retinol product from the drugstore for about a year. I then tried a trial-size of a competitor 1.0 product every other day with no trouble, and then I switched to this product without interruption. I still started slowly--3x/week for the first week, then every other day for the following week. My skin felt completely fine. After using it 2 nights in a row, my skin became very sensitive and red, and my skin peeled. This stuff is strong--my skin felt so raw that even water was irritating. It took 6 days to recover, and I am going to re-try with the 0.5, upon advice from the kind consultation that I received from a LovelySkin.com staff member today.
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Easy Does It
The jury is still out for me on this one. I had been using SkinMedica Tri-retinol complex which has a lower formulation of retinol. Coming in at 1%, this formula is stronger, and it is taking my sensitive skin a while to adjust. Right now I can only use this product every three or four days, but I am hoping that once my skin adjusts, I will be able to use it more frequently as I do like the results.
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so far so good
I am trying to find a retinol that is not so harsh for my skin. I have only used this a few times, but so far the dryness does not seem to be as bad as with other products. I intend to keep using this.
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Good Product for Aging
Many dermatologist have told me to use Retinol as an anti-aging cream, so I have continually tried to work a Retinol cream into my weekly skin care routine. I have tried many variations of Retinol, but most are too harsh for my skin and cause excessive dryness and peeling (I think this is mainly due to the combination of other products I use as well but love and want to keep using). This product has replaced Skinmedicas no longer available Tri-Retinol Complex which I had been using for a few years. I had used Tri-Retinol because it was not as strong and caused less peeling than other Retinol creams. I have used Retinol Complex 1.0 for about 2 weeks and do like the results. I have given it 4 stars instead of 5 because it does cause more dryness and peeling than the Tri-Retinol Complex, but the dryness and peeling lasted only one day (whereas with other Retinol products I peel for several days). After the peeling is done, the results are great.
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