Disclosure: Product provided for review. All opinions are my own.
The very first time I can remember hearing about retinoids was back in the 1980's, in an article that talked about Cher's love for Retin-A. Fast forward 30 years, and retinoids have been on the scene long enough to amass a fair amount of evidence to support their use for:- minimizing the appearance of wrinkles
- slowing down the breakdown of collagen
- bolstering skin thickness
- lightening brown spots
- fighting acne
I've been using Retinol Treatment 30 for 7 weeks now, so thought it was time for a review! I'm just a tad over halfway through the bottle, and that's using 3 pumps for each application. I started with every other night initially, and then worked up to consecutive nightly use for 4-5 days at a time. If my skin started feeling too dry or flaky, I would take a day or two off from using. I did apply once (by accident due to lack of attention) to my under eye area, and it did promptly peel. I'm kind of okay with that, as my under eye area is where most of my wrinkles are. However, I'm pretty sure you are not supposed to apply to the eye area :-)
Considering I was using Retinol Treatment 30 during the coldest time of the year when my skin is drier than it usually is, I've got to say that my skin still tolerated this well. One note about the consistency: there is a slight grit to the formula that is evident when you first apply. You can see a bit of it in the photo below, but since it's for night time use, it wasn't really an issue.
After 7 weeks of use, my skin is noticeably smoother. I tend to experience regular breakouts on my temple area, and those were diminished and my pores overall look smaller. I also have sebaceous hyperplasia, with under the skin bumps as a result. I was actually prescribed Retin-A years ago when I was first diagnosed, but never renewed my prescription once it ran out. While retinoids do not cure sebaceous hyperplasia, they do seem to help, and I'm happy that there are now non-prescription retinoids available in a high enough concentration to see results, but with skin soothing ingredients to help minimize the flaking.
Update: I found out that the Retinol Treatment 30 is currently out of stock due to high demand, but it retails for $82 and should be available again in the near future. The Retinol Treatment 60 ($87) is in stock.
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