Retinol mark on face

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So I used a retinol cream a few weeks ago for the first time. Thin layer under eyes. Nothing happened and a few days later I used my toner (didn’t realise it had retinol in it too) and it burnt and I then had red rings around my eyes! Avoided since and eventually it settled but it left a red dot like a bruise under my eye. This then went and I forgot about it’s not used the retinol cream again but started back with my toner and the red dot/ bruise has reappeared! Not sure what it is and why it has come back? Any ideas?!

I had a similar thing using toner and retinol OP. I basically just stopped using anything except cleanser and a very simple moisturizer for a week or so, and have now switched to a different toner. I also built back my retinol use but slowly (3x a week for a bit, then every other night, then most nights but with regular breaks). Are you wearing SPF50 in the daytime? I wonder if this had something to do with it in my case as retinol makes your skin a lot more sensitive to the sun (I wear it religiously now and haven’t had any more problems since!)