Retinol recommendations

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Please hit me with your retinol recommendations that work !!
Thanks

Anyone ???!!

I use the Nip+Fab night time one (dark purple bottle) Not sure if it’s any good but I use it 2-3 times a week, have fairly sensitive skin and it’s fine on me. I’m mid-50s and have upped my skin care routine. I’m blessed with wrinkle-feee genes so don’t really know what works or not.
Good deals at Superdrug make it relatively cheap.

I'd go straight for prescription and use skin and me :)

I but it online from an Andorran pharmacy. Arrived 4 days after ordering last week.

I've tried the Skin and Me free offer, but the retinol is only 0.006%. Whether they build it up over time I don't know.

They do build up over time .

It's a superior formula to retirides that you get from the Andorran pharmacy - contains multiple actives rather than just tret and isn't fragranced ( used that in the past myself )

If you are already accustomed to Retirides they will start you around the same strength.
I am on 0.06% Tretinoin now, after 3 months of 0.04. I was previously using Retirides 0.05%. My skin is much better on Skin and Me than on Retirides due to the addition of Azaleic acid and Niacinamide.

I love the Paula’s Choice 1% retinol. It’s pricy, but I use a pea sized amount 2-3 times a week so it should last ages, and seems to be making a difference.

I've just finished the Roche posay one. Found it made a real positive difference to my skin. I'm 46.

@Sunnywaves

If you are already accustomed to Retirides they will start you around the same strength. I am on 0.06% Tretinoin now, after 3 months of 0.04. I was previously using Retirides 0.05%. My skin is much better on Skin and Me than on Retirides due to the addition of Azaleic acid and Niacinamide.

They didn't start me on a similar strength unfortunately, as mentioned above, they sent me 0.006% It's ok, but retirides really suited me and people were commenting on how well I looked. There was a dramatic effect from using it. Everybody's skin is different I guess, and responds in differing ways.

My son is sending me some from. Spain this week.it's usually cheaper than what you can get here and made a difference.especially to crows feet

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I had an online consultation with Emma during lockdown and am using the prescription Obagi range. In 6 months my really bad pigmentation on my face has almost disappeared

All retinols will work, but do your research (or go straight to one of the prescription package places like Skin &Me or Dermatica) a lot of the % on the packaging isn't what it appears at first to be. You need to start small anyway (and retinol is a long game thing so you're talking months rather than days before you go "gosh I'm looking fab!"
Nadine Baggott has a very good video on YT where she explains the difference between retinol/retinoid/granactive/retinal/retin-A and what % each of these need to be before making a difference.
For example, there's an Olay night cream with retinol as it's next to last ingredient, yet it's at 0.3% which for a high street cream is great. One of the Ordinary ones touts itself as 1% on its packaging, but because of the type of retinol it carries, needs to be divided by 10 so is 0.1% of active retinol inside.

@cwtchesandprosecco

I love the Paula’s Choice 1% retinol. It’s pricy, but I use a pea sized amount 2-3 times a week so it should last ages, and seems to be making a difference.

came here to say exactly this! I love the Obagi too (0.5%, similar price to PC). Totally worth it!