FAVE FIVES: RETINOLS (VITAMIN A) | CAROLINE HIRONS | JULY 2016
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- Hi Everyone!
Before you start using retinols make sure you have a good SPF (I mean you should do that anyway, but especially when using retinols and even more so in summer!)
Products Discussed:
SkinCeuticals Retinol 0.3%:
UK: bit.ly/2b1nGAi
USA: bit.ly/2blihTy
Kate Somerville DermalQuench Liquid Lift:
All territories:
bit.ly/2baBpYl
Kate Somerville Retasphere Micro Peel:
All territories:
bit.ly/2bljxWM
Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil:
UK: bit.ly/2baCkbg
USA: bit.ly/2baCTSr
Pestle & Mortar Superstar:
All territories: bit.ly/2b86DLl
Zelens Treatment Drops Vitamin A:
All territories:
bit.ly/2aNY7my
Ketrel Cream on Prescription only.
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will you do one with vitamin c please !
Yes! was just going to ask for a vitamin c one.
Much appreciated!
Yes, please!
Ohh yes! That would be so great!
Yes yes yes was about to ask the same thing!!
Caroline please do more informative videos, that teach us about skincare. I love your reviews and have been a reader of your blog for aaaages (you have even helped me on one of your online "clinics") but you are probably the only person on youtube from whom we can actually learn things about the skin. Your viewers probably live all over the world and if they knew how to pick their skincare (not just specific products) it would help a lot. I know you do a bit of that on the blog but i really think it would have more impact on a video.
Thanks!
Well said! Please please please Caroline can you does this. You are our guru!!!
check out Stephanie Nicole
i like this woman vibe..i picture her like a cool mom ..slightly sarcastic one but in a good way..of course
I love how openly you speak about the price points in the beauty/skincare industry, regardless of whether or not some of us already know it. This is exactly what we need, straight to the point with no BS. Thank you :)
Going to a dermatologist is the best thing I ever did. Granted, I had to go because I had severe cystic acne, and so far nothing has cured me (and they've given me everything to try, truly. I've done Accutane) Having to take really great care of my skin because of acne has meant that I have really great skin, simply because I wash and moisturize and SPF myself constantly and with very little fail. Melanoma runs in my family and I almost lost a family member to it, so taking great care of my skin, inside and out, has done amazing things.
Caroline, I've been studying the science behind skincare and my skincare routine includes a full arsenal of ingredients: retinol (prescription Tretinoin), vitamin c, citric acid, AHAs, and BHAs. There's such a craze these days to layer multiple products, so I've researched layering ingredients and read not to mix most of them because one ingredient can cancel out another.
So, I use like-ingredients together and alternate them, mornings and evenings. For example, I use products with vitamin c (serums and creams) on Monday mornings and then in the evening, I'll use my prescription retinol, and on Tuesday mornings I'll use products with AHAs and then in the evening I'll use either Sunday Riley's Luna oil or Paula's Choice Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment...etc. (I'm still working up to seven nights a week on the prescription-strength retinol, so I use my prescription retinol Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and then alternate Luna and Paula's Choice on the other days.)
In all my research, I'm most confused about the serums and moisturizers I can use with retinol. So far, the only moisturizer I have found that is just a pure, no-frills moisturizer is CeraVe Moisturizing Cream. In the evening, I'll wash my face and then apply the retinol product, then follow it up with CeraVe.
So...here are my questions:
1) How can I effectively layer the ingredients on my list and/or alternate them? In other words, is what I'm doing making sense, or am I being a crazy person? :)
2) What are the best serums and moisturizers to use with my retinols?
Hi Caroline ~ I worked for a plastic surgeon managing his medical spa for years. And you are 100% spot on! Wish everyone could watch this video. Straight talk and to the point. Thank you.
This is the most enlightening and convincing post about retinol that I have ever come across. The difference between OTC and prescription retinol--what to go for based on one's personal circumstances--is quite an eye-opener and is thus much appreciated.
Were you even aware that a dog was barking, various people were talking in the other room, and there was some sort of noise far in the distance? YOU WERE AMAZING! You did not even blink. I love you and your blow out!
"If everyone in the UK had a really good cleanser, a really good acid, a really nice Vitamin C serum, a moisturizer, and a tube of retin-A... the skincare industry would suffer."
And the USA too. Amen.
What does a good acid mean? What product should I be looking for?
@@nickyb3350 ie. AHA, BHA, PHA
@@HarrisPilton789 does one product have all three?
@carolinehirons Just rewatching this two years later and remembering how much I loved your fave fives. Any chance of an updated series? I’d love to see your current favourite retinoids.
Just want to scoop up all of my skincare stuff, bring it to you, make some tea and say 'right, what should i use / ditch' :)
I almost had a heart attack when you sprayed the dermalquench all over your hand! That was almost more than I use on my whole face! I felt so indulged...thank you!
I have been following your blog and youtube for years and what you have given me, is so much knowledge to better take care of my skin. Adult acne is hard enough, but you helped me finding the right products and made me love my skin again. You give the info straight with no bull, so thank you so much for being the awesome, amazing, bloody brilliant woman that you are.
I really look forward to a video all about hydration if that is something you have in the works.
No response necessary! You are my favorite voice on TH-cam for information I trust! Maybe because I'm 62 or perhaps because you know your git and always manage in one video or another to crack me up. Caroline Hirons, you are a real, real peep! Love you! 😍😂👍🏻😘🙅❤️👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
Have been waiting for this video!! eee! As well as face oils :)
ALMOST AT 100K! Been following your blog since 2010 and was with the first when you started your channel... and only had that face massage video up. haha! so happy for your success ♡
Me too! 😁
wow, this is the best haircolor for her ever.. absolutely gorgeous on her with her skin tone.
When I was 35 i was using prescription retinA, every time I went to a cosmetic counter to buy foundation or any cosmetics, they'd ask me what skin care regimen I was using, as they wanted to sell me their skincare, and every time I'd say I was using retinA and other products recommended by my dermatologist they'd tell me retinA was bad and would thin my skin. Well everyone but a guy at a Chanel counter, he was the only honest one that told me that was the best I could do for my skin. Anyways, I stop using it for sometime and I am now back on it again, I regret taking time off for sure.
Retin-A has changed my aging 56-yr old face - after 3 yrs of use, I look younger now than I did 6-8 yrs ago (judging from older photos). It is a complete game changer.
I really love your videos, Caroline. I always feel like I'm genuinely learning something about skincare. Whenever I'm ready to buy something to add to my routine, I always consult either your videos or your blog first -- ALWAYS.
Finally a video not based on just smells and where we find incredible and useful information. Looooooooove it!
Thank you so much Caroline! So good to have real, clear information without the BS! I'm so bored of brands and people wanting just miracle solutions!
I purchased the Paula's Choice 1% Retinol based on your review and it totally transformed my (35 year old) skin. Love you forever!
I've used prescription treninoin for ten years. It works. I've had dermatologists say my skin is wonderful for my age. It does flake though so I now put moisturiser on the top after a few minutes. Makes all the difference. I do Alpha H three nights and the retinol 4 nights and use layered high SPF in the day over the vit C serum and some Naicinamide serum. You don't need to pay out hundreds on posh creams. In fact doing the regime Caroline recommends will work far better at a fraction of the price.
This is so HELPFUL not only as a retinol products sharing, but also as a guide to good skincare regime. Love your videos!
Hi Caroline! If at all possible it would be amazingly helpful if you could do something along the lines of decade guides. By that I mean what sort of products you suggest people be using and at what frequency for each decade. I'm in my 20s and getting conflicting advice about what products I should be using. Thank you for your time and another lovely insightful video.
There's a post on the blog about that. I think it's a Cheat Sheet. Check the right hand column. X
Oh Thank you Caroline! I must have done a boy look!
Read that as "decay guides" at first. o.O Although I suppose it's basically the same thing. :P
+Rebekah Beattie it is the post about how much to spend for what product :)
You're a riot! First time seeing you. I subscribed! Love your personality and your hair style.
You look so beautiful lately, I've always thought you were really pretty but you just look glowing of late xxx
I sold his first product line with that beautiful green packaging when there were only a few products and I got woman to drop over 1K per regimen because I believe in Zelens so much. It is one of the best out there.
For you people out there, especially in the UK, who want to get the benefits of vitamin A without paying a fortune for retinol, you should know that the FDA, in the US of course, has allowed differin to be sold OTC. You could ship that from the US through amazon or other retailers. Take note however, that differin is a synthetic form of vitamin A, and is not as effective as retin-A. It has proven to be almost as effective, and much gentler on the skin, and much, much cheaper than OTC retinol. But please, do your research on differin before your purchase.
Hi Caroline, what a great, informative video! I've only just discovered your marvelous channel so forgive me if my questions are redundant! I am 45 years...young...and have had some health problems since 2009 that began with a brain tumor (6 surgeries to follow). That being said, I've been feeling much better the last year or so, for the most part, and have begun to take care of my suffering, dry skin again. The years of illness has truly aged my skin about 15 years or more. My husband and I went to Korea in June and I bought many skincare products while there. After returning home I began using some of those products and to my utter amazement they are changing my skin! My skin seems to actually be willing to absorb product again. I am enjoying this regimen immensely. However, I also have a new retin a script from my derm as well as a vit. C serum that was recommend and with this I'm struggling as to where to fit these two beauties into my new Korean skincare regimen. In your opinion...do I need to ditch all my new Korean skincare in order to incorporate the retin a and vit c? I know the Korean skincare products aren't going to turn back time like the retin a and vit c but having used the Korean products for a few months now I have to admit they have changed my skin...and I hate to have to abandon them completely. If you have any advice on this I would so greatly appreciate it. Thank you! :) Bren~
Great overall review of Vit A, Caroline! I started prescription 0.05% Tretinoin two years ago after doing six months on a non-prescription retinol cream. I worked up to the strongest 0.1% Tretinoin cream, and I have only had intermittent peeling a few times. It took a very long time to see a noticeable improvement in my skin using it nightly, however..... well over a year actually, but now I am thrilled with the results! I am a post-menopausal 55 year old non-smoking woman who spent little time in the sun when I was younger, and who hasn't tanned since 1985. I have just started to add in Sunday Riley's Good Genes, and Luna two wees ago. Will there be a complimentary effect, or is that practice redundant, and a waste of money? Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge, and experience as it is very helpful (and your marvelous, keen wit!!)l, Sherrey in Southern Ontario❤
I haven't tried a prescription retinol yet, but I've been using one from the drugstore by Cerave. The retinol is low on the ingredient list, but I swear it's done wonders for my skin! My skin feels brighter and even a slight reduction in my fine lines. It's not going to create miracles, but it's a great non prescription option for anyone with sensitive skin! Great informative video!
Best, most needed, most loved video to date. You've made this so easy for me to wrap my head around this whole subject....and off to the dermatologist I go. I can't thank you enough.
this has been SO helpful! I am 33, and have been hearing more about retinol products as I get a bit older but was so lost!
That's really interesting. I bought Sunday Riley Luna and it did absolutely nothing for me. I wish I'd saved the money for a dermatologist appointment.
What you do is very much appreciated Caroline. Thanks for informing thousands of women. You are a goddess.
Please can you do a review of vitamin c serums.
Caroline! I think you’re so wonderful. Love your reviews and advice. Your ‘bad packaging’ video is my favourite!
I am so happy that I found your channel. If ever I was to be in the UK, a facial with you would be my first stop! Thank you for all the education that you have imparted. You are a treasure.
Wonderful and informative! I am 58, live in the states and have used prescription vitamin A for 15 years now. By far, the very best product for anti aging. Cheers!
Caroline how aboout La Roche Posay and Vichy creams with retinol??? I have been using both brands and I find them very good. My skins looks amazing after I used them. What do you think about them? Worth the money?
Can't lie been anxiously awaiting this video since you tweeted about it last week while on holiday, my skin is pretty sensitive yet Im 33 and really would like to tip my toe into retinols. I've tried to read up on it, but i cant lie it gets overwhelming especially when you have sensitive skin.
Excellent info, Caroline. I find this a very confusing topic and you really helped clarify the topic. I'm one of the American Sisters and actually, one doesn't have to see a Derm. One can see their GP or primary MD as we now say. This makes it so much easier to obtain. The rub of course, is the cost. Again, insurance rules. Some people go to Mexico or Spain, etc. where you can buy it off the shelves, which I'm sure you know already. Anyhoo, brilliant video.
Cheers,
Rachel!!
not watched this yet but the thumbnail of this video is everything. best you have EVER looked xx
Being from the US, we are lucky we can get the RX version, which in my opinion is so much more worth the money!
I would love to see a video on spf's, I use a SPF 50, everytime I step out the door!
Oooh, yes! I second that!
An SPF video would be great!
I'm on the lookout for a new one for our stinking hot kiwi summers! x
+sapphirelady2 Especially when you're lucky enough to have a very low co-pay for the Rx and a lot of these other products are upwards of $50-$100. Thank goodness for my HMO.
whats an rx version?
i had a super low co-pay, but the Rx for Tazorac was $200 out of pocket
I find you absolutely lovely!!! Thank you for this series. I'm a skincare junkie and I ALWAYS want to know more!!! You are one of the only people I trust with advice with my skin. Thanks, sincerely, for what you do.
Hi Caroline I've just subscribed !! I actually buy Tretinoin Cream 05% from EBay around £15 and its worked wonders for me, I'm about 6 months into it. If you moisturise first you don't get such a drastic peel. I use every 3rd day and Alpha H Liquid Gold on other days. I'm 52 and skin has greatly improved with minimal breakouts. Excited to keep watching, your very informative Thanks xx
Thank you very much Caroline. The clearest and most knowledgeable video I have seen on the subject of retinols.
Awesome vid thank you! Really interesting point you made about prescription retinol and the skincare industry. I grew up in the US and two derms quickly gave me a prescription for retinol in my teens when I complained of acne. Now in my 20s in the UK I was advised to go private as the NHS doesn't deal with acne well. Thankfully I discovered Dr. Sam from you to get my retinoid fix!
I'm so privileged being a stomatologist, that I can go to the pharmacy and get myself ANYTHING I want. So this way I always have a huge tube of Retin A creme in any potency I wish. Under 30€
Thoughts on The Ordinary 2% Retinoid?
Rima , use The Ordinary Retinol 0.5 or 1 % one
One of the most informative videos ever!
thanks Caroline for discussing this. I absolutely love the Kate Somerville dermal quench so I'm delighted to see it on your list. I do see immediate results with it, albeit temporary, with no irritation. I wish the pharmaceutical companies making retinols would update their formulas and find an alternative to petroleum jelly. yuck. but your skin does look fab by the way xx!
Dear Caroline, the amount of information I learn from you is just amazing. thank you so much. I am using Skin Ceuticals Retinol 0.3 for 3 months now but wasn't aware of the impact to the infants. I have a 2 year old son which I am still breastfeeding and I've been told to stop using this without explaining the reason so I don't get it. what harm does retinol to baby's or I my case to toddlers anyway?
I really like Peter Thomas Roth Retinol Fusion PM but haven't heard many people talk about it!
Waking up to your videos is the BEST
The funniest most knowledgeable skincare gal ever!!!🖤
One of the BEST skincare videos EVER!!
What you do on this channel and on your blog is so important! Thank you!!
I have Luna and... I feel like I need a moisturizer afterwards, but I'm terrified of using something that happens to have an ingredient that will counteract or... Deactivate... the action of the retinol. Any recommendations? Any ingredients to look out for? (This would be THE video I'd love to watch from you: ingredients not to wear together/ at the same time of the day)
Luv ya
That would be sooo helpful!!
I agree, I always wonder if I can use pixi glow tonic or Dennis gross peel pads before using Luna....
Use a moisturizer with Niacinamide (Vit B5). It goes amazingly with retinols.
Sunday Riley Tidal should be complimentary to Luna
From a response Caroline gave on her blog post about the luna oil someone asked about what order you would use the luna oil in your routine and her answer was "cleanse/tone/luna/alltherest/but I would only really use a mosituriser on top personally" - So I'd assume that means you can use your normal moisturiser after applying the luna oil. :)
I love your videos, Caroline, and you are among the very few youtubers I follow religiously.
I use tretinoin every night and it is miraculous on my skin, I tolerate it perfectly. I live in Athens, Greece, we don't need a dermatologist's Rx to buy it at the drugstore, and it costs €3 per 20gr. It isn't generic either. I put it on my face, eyes (which I know I am supposed to do, but there is really no problem with my skin,) decolte area, backs of hands, forearms and chest. I need a new tube of cream every 20 days. My skin has never looked better. And of course, I won't stay in the sun ever, and when I am out, I wear an spf 50, plus sunglasses and a hat.
Delighted to see the Irish brand Pestle & Mortar doing such great products!
Thank you for a wonderful video!! I started on a prescription vitamin A and daily use of SPF in January and yes, it has been a slow progress but progress HAS been made!!
Here in France , I paid 28€ to see A dermatologist and 12€50 for A tube of ketrel... Thank you French health care system !
Yeah, in Portugal I paid 40€ to see the dermatologist and Ketrel is 2,80€!
+Cláudia Gusmão hey! I'm from Portugal and I'm desperate for a dermatologist that will prescribe me something other than isotretinoin or Avene creams... Are you from the Lisbon area? Could you please tell me who your doctor is?
c'est vrai? Et tu ne peux pas l'acheter sans ordonnance?
Yeah, In Denmark it's completely free to see a dermatologist. And the cream is around €20 :) Thank you free healthcare :)
+Solange Santos Ketrel é tretinoina tópica, é o mesmo princípio activo.
What is a good spf I love all your info your great to watch. And you always make me smile X
Hi Caroline! What do you think of Peter Thomas Roth Retinol Fushion PM?
Hi Caroline! Love your informative and easy videos. And love how you cut out the crap and tell it like it is. Woo hoo. So awesome! Is it at all possible if sometime in the future you could do a video on a good basic anti aging skin routine as I find everything so confusing. Just a simple breakdown of when to use what etc. thank you!
Fantastic video, as always! Thank you so much for all the product information and your honest opinion. I'd love to see a video about your favorite vitamin C serums/creams!
we are super lucky in canada, dermatologists are fully covered under our health care and are available without a referral. Unfortunately I am constantly being prescribed antibiotics and differin and i felt it was so unnecessary to be going to my dermatologist every 2 weeks and loading up my body on drugs when caroline's skincare routines with good (albeit expensive) products works so much better for me. My dermatologist couldnt fix my severe cystic acne, but your blog sure as hell did!
Hi caroline - Love your videos, so informative and helpful.
The Ordinary? Love the look of the range - what do you think?
Great video! Just what i needed to hear as an almost 30 year old looking to help my skin and get into a proper product routine, thanks so much xx
I FREAKING LOVE YOU! This was the most honest, down to earth video on Retinols I've seen. I've watched so many, I've confused myself. You have cleared things up beautifully. Thank you. One question though if you have time to address it. I've been using Retin A 0.05% (prescription from my GP) for about 4 months - built up to every night. I have not suffered any irritation or redness or peeling whatsoever. Yet everyone complains about peeling etc. My skin seems brighter definitely and 1 age spot has faded (only 1 - the rest are still bugging the crap out of me). Is this common in reality? Is the redness and peeling from people misusing it or being overly dramatic? Would appreciate your thoughts.
Thank you so much, Caroline. I've been using the SkinCeuticals after reading about on your blog about year ago and i love it.
I've had great success since seeing a dermatologist. I never had acne issues until I reached the 40s, which it seems no one warns you about, by the way, and had what was diagnosed as hormonal acne since it was confined to my chin area. I was on two different antibiotics for a while as well as prescribed two topical creams and what really made a difference was a regimen of spironolactone and the two topical creams. Spironolactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic, but it has been found to be very effective for hormonal acne. I also found out that two of my other doctors prescribe it for acne as well. One last thing, Caroline, check out skin care products from Zein Obagi. Typically his products can be found in dermatology offices or high end spas, but he has a new line of products that I really love using, especially one of the exfoliators and SPF50 which also protects from against high-energy visible (HEV) light.
great advice! sometimes we rely on what's on the internet too much, instead of trying to find a knowledgeable professional to set the basic foundations for our needs.
what so you think about paulas choice products?
Would love to know that too!!
They are fabulous, & even more so given the reasonable price point. While of course not every product is good for every individual, all in all the products are top notch, & while I use products from other brands, PC is one of the few brands that I feel confident recommending to anyone across the board. Related to this particular video (retinols), they offer many options @ all OTC potencies, including a "booster" that can be added to nearly any other product. While I use several PC products daily, if I had to choose one category of the line to recommend it would be their chemical exfoliants, of which there are numerous AHA & BHA options. Their toners are also amazing & something I have yet to find elsewhere; for anyone w/ dry skin the Skin Recovery Toner is life-changing!!
I don't know how familiar Caroline is with PC products, but it will be good to hear her opinion/experience. I found PC products doing what they say, and they do not promise unrealistic things. Every skin is different so it is hit and miss, but you can talk to them on the phone and discuss your concerns, they will send you samples. Every product you can return for full refund (or future purchase if you return it 60 days after original purchasing date). Very few products are on the pricey side (max is US$55 app 43 pounds) cause ingredients are expensive and packaging must be adequate. They go that fare that they admit: a really good skin care product should not cost more than US$50! Did you ever read or hear any other company saying publicly something like that? By switching to PC moisturizing SPFs, antioxidants serums and BHA & AHA, not only that I saved instantaneously app US$400 (compared to those I used before), but since than all my blemishes, sun allergy red, itchy, bumpy dots NEVER came back. It is my experience, but it is wort trying. Introduce one by one, carefully, return if not good, talk to them, write to them, and you will certainly find at least some products that will work and you will not break the bank.
Caroline's reviewed a couple of PC products on her blog. I think the main "issue" is that Paula's Choice (and Beautypedia) are fans of mineral oil in skincare, Caroline not so much.
+IamaDanish oh ok, good point, thanks! I've even done some research myself, there's nothing that I've found that makes mineral oil bad for skin. however it's not suitable for certain skin types.
YAY!!!! You have no idea how happy I got when I saw your video. You literally changed my life, thank you so much. I have a stepdaughter for about a month now; yikes. She is suffering from acne, can you recommend any products for her skin type. Thank you so much, lots of Luv
Would I use these every night, I have sensitive skin. I love watching you. I'm 56 years old and have only been following your processes for about 3 months, but been getting lots of complements about my skin. My daughter converted me as her skin went from ache to beautifully clear following your advice.
YAAAAAY!! I have been waiting for this video for what seems like forever~ LOVE YOU, CAROLINE!!
I love Alpha-h Vitamin A. What do you think about this brand??
Woman I love you for your honesty! You are real, of course. You are smart. I have to bow.
Informative as always! 👍👌 Now we/I look forward to the fave fives of the other products mentioned such as SPFs and Vitamin C ☺️
Should we use spf during winter? Thanks Caroline.
Great video!! Excited about trying the SkinCeuticals. Question, have you tried or have any thoughts about the Shani Darden Retinol Reform?
Fantastic video! I've learned so much from your videos and look forward to learning more.
Another very informative video. Thank you. Could you perhaps do a morning and evening full skincare regime please as I find seeing the actual process really helpful?
Hi Caroline. Thank you so much for offering such useful and intelligent information on this sometimes confusing topic! Love you and your content! Can you PLEASE do a video on SPFs that are non-chemical. Physical SPFs that are easy to wear daily and under makeup are so hard to find. Appreciate all your work! xoxo
I use a brand called retinol reform by shani darden. She's Jessica Alba/Rosie huntington-Whiteley's esthetician. Went to see her once last year and she recommended it. Best retinol on the market in my opinion. The only one else I've used that has actually worked is the skinceuticals
I've heard so much about that... want to try it but the price is steep!
Would love Caroline to review this
oily/acne prone
I was watching this video so very carefully, the first few minutes very tense! - like a proper Vitamin-A Virgin, and when she said - 'nothing scary at all' I smiled and leaned back :) Thank you very much for the education!
Great video, Caroline!
I've found this really helpful, and I'm sure this will help loads of people!
I'm currently using Sunday Riley's Luna in conjunction with Good Genes (over the top) every second night because it came in a cute little trial kit, and while it makes my skin feel smooth and look lovely and juicy, I've not noticed much of a difference when it comes to my pigmentation marks.
I've been using this every second night for the past two months now, so maybe it's time to step it up and try it every night to see if the results change.
Thanks for all of your amazing informative vids!
Looking forward to the next one! x
Caroline, THANK YOU! This video was wonderful. You are so good at explaining things on a consumer level and integrating medical facts. Could you make a video regarding texture issues? I have awful scars on my cheeks from years of cystic acne and it is finally starting to bother me. Now, after winning the battle with severe acne, I have scars, pigmentation, and small bumps all over my face. Your advice for specific things to help that would be great. Thank you again!
Would love to hear/see the actual routine with the prescription retinol. How often to use it and what is best to follow it up with, etc?
A very informative video. I bought Luna as my "introduction" to Vitamin A, but I was a little disappointed. My main concern is hyperpigmentation, and it didn´t really help with that.
This is a fantastic and informative video. Much thanks. Keep the skin school coming, girl.
FYI on Americans and dermatologists: Health insurance companies don't cover visits to a dermatologist for cosmetic reasons. And if the primary reason for your visit is to have a dodgy mole or somesuch removed, asking a cosmetic question or requesting a prescription for something cosmetic will be rebuffed by your doctor! You'll be told to make a separate appointment, which of course won't be covered by insurance. At least that's how it is now in NYC. (Maybe ten years ago you could get away with it, but not any more.) Here, that appointment will start at a minimum of $300, if you've already been a patient, more if you are a new patient. So this is not a land where the Retinoic Acid is flowing cheap and free.
What an informative video. I have to say I do not use retinols and think they are a waste of money. I'm a big proponent of using Retin A by prescription from my doctor. It's the only thing that works for me. I'm 51 years old and have used Retin A for mild acne, wrinkles and fine lines on and off for 25 years.
Caroline, I love love love you! thank you so much for practical, down to earth advice. really appreciate it and it is changing my approach to skincare, l am learning so much. take care
Not sure if some people writing comments have realised that Caroline has a blog- I'm sure you'll find answers to a lot of your skincare concerns there :)
Paulas choice retinol, made me peel in 3 days, and now on my second week, my face is completely clear.