SkinMedica Retinol 0.5 Complex, 1 Fl Oz

I use this on my face, décolletage, neck, behind my ears, and top of hands at night about 30 minutes before I lay down. It’s working wonders!! I’ve used it for a little while now and right off the bat it helped with my eye bags I seem to get when I sleep nowadays. This is a HUGE deal for me as I’ve tried so many home remedies to help with this and nothing worked, even so far as putting my whole face in an ice bath (hello brain freeze). It’s improving my skin texture and helping with dullness. Make sure you only use at night and avoid using too much, if any, around the very thin parts of your eyes as it can cause flaking to occur bc your skin doesn’t exfoliate in that area as fast and this product causes you to produce more cells aka ending up with too much equals flakings. I use it twice a week and that took about 4 weeks to get up to. If you use it too often you’ll get flakes as well, kinda looks like a sunburn peeling.Don’t use if your skin is damaged from the sun or if you plan on being in the sun the next day. It’s basically damaging your skin so your body sends more collagen to that area to “heal” it so if you damage it with the product and then with the sun then it’s overwhelming and can harm your skin vs helping it.Sunscreen constantly. I set an alarm on my phone for every two hours to reapply.If you use this product correctly it can do wonders for your appearance but please do a reasonable amount of research before you use. Happy customer here, good luck beauties!!

Me quito mucha grasa de la nariz, ya no me salen puntos negros y mi piel se ve muy bonita..

I have been using this product for a while now; this is my third repurchase. I use this every other night.. cleanser, toner, This, and then a moisturizer. It leaves my skin feeling very soft the next day. I had tried the 1.0 but it was too harsh...my skin did not adjust...it would be peeling the next day, everytime. The 0.5 is perfect. I am brown skin by the way.

This is my first ever retinol purchase. I have very good skin and I purchased this for anti-aging purposes. I followed the instructions knowing about the potential side effects. My skin turned red and was burning for a while. I learned that the skin closer to my nose and mouth is extra sensitive and so I try to avoid it as much as possible. I’ve also noticed that I’m starting to get some small zits (I’ve never had any acne issue) but I read that this is common with retinol. I haven’t been using it for long enough to see a difference or notice its effect but I can say that the more I use it, the less redness and burning.

Soooo wow!!! This stuff is serious!!! I highly advise to start out slow when beginning with a retinoid product. I, on the other hand, dove in and was using it twice a day which was kind of a mistake. My face was on fiyah!!! But I did start peeling which uncovered new soft skin. I have since backed down to using it once a day and still peel but that’s ok cuz I know when using retinoids that slow and steady wins the race. I plan on using this product for the next 6 to 8 months in order to get the full benefit on my 50 something year old skin. The benefits I have seen thus far have been awesome as I use this in conjunction with a Korean skin care regimen. In the beginning I had red, irritated skin with a few breakouts, which is normal for the first few weeks. You don’t need a lot of this product at all. A pea size will do the trick. I also use it on the back of my hands and neck and chest area. Lastly, I do apply a good sunscreen. You do not want any sun exposure while treating your skin with any type of retinoid.