Retinol

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Could anyone point me in right direction of where to purchase a good retinol? And how often to use.

Thinking of Botox but might give this a try first to see how it works

TIA ❤️

I use Medic8 as it was recommended in one of the Sunday papers- can’t say I’ve noticed much difference yet but I’m on lowest strength.Apparently it kicks in when you start using the higher strength ones but you have to build up gradually. There’s lots of stuff about retinol online and YouTube.

I love this one from face theory. I don't rate much of their other stuff though.

www.facetheory.com/products/regenacalm-pro?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping_-EN-_Smart_TOP&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwp6CkBhB_EiwAlQVyxZBrAtPEACbQOa4GtN_CfZnznplNlQmC7Thqnfle5Md2I2CBJjovBRoCx2MQAvD_BwE

Start by watching Nadine Baggott's videos. She has a few on retinoids.

If you're just starting off, then you need a mild entry grade (granactive retinol, or something lying at around 0.3% of retinol would be fine)

Lots of MNers use prescription services from Dermatica or Skin and Me. They tend to immediately start off on Tretinoin (pure vitamin A) which is only available (technically) on prescription and will be at a % initially of around 0.025.

Medik8 (crystal retinal) is a step up from retinol and highly thought of, but again start low.

It basically goes:
Granactive
Retinol
Retinal/Retinaldehyde
Tretinoin/Vitamin A

In order of strength

All of them are very much a long game thing. You are not going to look in the mirror after 10 days and see a difference. A couple of months in, you will. None of them do what Botox does, what they do is help give you the best skin for your age. You're not suddenly going to look 20 if you're 40. You're going to look 40 with amazing skin.

I used these:
The Ordinary Granactive 0.5% (granactive packaging can be deceiving- it may say 1% etc but GR needs to be divided by about 10 to get the % of active ingredient)
Inkey List 1%
I now use Tret 0.05 but will go back "down" to a retinal when this finishes I think.

The Facetheory recommended by @Eminybob reminded me, there's also "retinyl palmitate" (sometimes called retinol palmitate") also a very mild and non irritating entry grade ingredient.

How do I get prescription retinol? Is it specifically through a dermatologist? Is it expensive?

Thanks everyone. Very helpful. Will definitely sit down this evening with a cuppa and watch you tube videos on it. I’m 36 and my skin is bloody awful. My eyes are suddenly very sunken too whatever is going on too 🙄

Go straight for Botox and use skin + me for tretinoin for the rest of your face. I put off botox for years and it's the best thing I've ever done for my forehead. Skin + me send everything in a single dose tube if you're not good at layering different skin care etc. I'm no good at it but it's literally double cleanse, skin + me, moisturise. Done!

The 2 companies I mentioned upthread both give prescription retin A.
However, interesting I think theyr bubble may be about to burst. Nadine Baggott's latest skincare live with a consultant dermatologist was interesting and neither of them use a prescription strength vitamin A.
Both however use the Medik8.

I use Dermatica to get Tret. I used Medik8 for two years in my late twenties but it became too expensive. The Dermatica one works out much cheaper for me. The key for me as a dry skin person is loads of hydration. I've tried so many moisturisers and the best for me are the korean ones like Ilyoon I get from Yesstyle.

If you want to try Dermatica you send pics of your skin

This is a discount code (gives me a discount too)

Try personalised skincare for just £2.90, plus £10 off your next month.

Head to www.dermatica.co.uk and checkout with code Y2K0NE
www.dermatica.co.uk/referrer/Y2K0NE

@bryceQ great tips thanks so much. Which moisturiser do you get from Yesstyle?

will try the personalised skincare too

I like his one

www.yesstyle.com/en/illiyoon-ceramide-ato-concentrate-cream-200ml/info.html/pid.1054783977

I buy mine in Spain, you can buy it OTC perhaps you might know someone why going abroad.

Who's going abroad