Retinol, SPF

[WeeM]

I’m thinking about jumping on the retinol bandwagon. I have oily skin so use a moisturiser for that (seaweed from body shop). I had acne in my teens and skin still isn’t great but starting to notice lines round my mouth now too. I don’t want to spend a ton of money either though. I’m thinking a 0.3% to start with, what would people recommend? I was going to put it in at night, do I still need an SPF? What type of SPF do people wear? I find anything with a high factor is just horrible on my oily skin and more so with make up over it. I usually wear double wear which is SPF10 but haven’t been during lockdown!

Any pearls of mumsnet wisdom much appreciated!

What are everyone’s thoughts on the Boots No7 1.5% retinol? It seems a high percentage for over the counter?

Oh, it’s bad advertising, I’ve just had another look and actually the retinol is only 0.3%.

I liked the Beauty Pie retinol serum. I’m using the Drunk Elephant one at the moment. It is quite strong too so I only use it a few times a week.

Thanks I second Medik8 they have a really good range of retinol. Their crystal retinal 10 is one of the strongest on the market.

I will heck all these out ,thank you

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If you get dryness you can buffer with moisturiser first, wait 20 mins, apply the retin 0.5, them moisturise again.