The Retinol Edit: How to find the best retinol treatment for your skin!

What are the effects of retinol on the skin?

When it comes to anti-ageing, retinol became the best-in-class ingredient from the moment it was discovered in the 90s by a team of dermatologists. Often prescribed for acne treatments, retinol offers bluffing results on many skin problems. It encourages skin renewal, reduces inflammation and hyperpigmentation, smooths skin’s texture, soothes fine lines and wrinkles, tightens pores and boosts skin radiance. Moreover, it provides a complete anti-ageing action by boosting collagen, hyaluronic acid and elastin production. Acting as an antioxidant, it acts on free radicals and protects the skin from external aggressions responsible for skin ageing.

Before you start adding Retinol to your routine

When using retinol, it is essential to prefer a nighttime application and to apply an SPF in the morning to protect your skin from retinol’s photosensitising and irritating effects. To prevent irritations, we recommend starting slowly: start applying retinol one time a week, then twice or three times a week before fully integrating retinol into your routine. If you notice some dryness or that your skin is more sensitive and gets red quickly, it might be skin inflammation. Our tip? Reduce the quantity and frequency of use. Keep in mind that retinol is not advised during pregnancy. Discover everything you need to know about retinol here.

What are the risks when using retinol?

When using retinol, it is essential to prefer a nighttime application and to apply an SPF in the morning to protect your skin from retinol’s photosensitising and irritating effects. To prevent irritations, we recommend starting slowly: start applying retinol one time a week, then twice or three times a week before fully integrating retinol into your routine. If you notice some dryness or that your skin is more sensitive and gets red quickly, it might be skin inflammation. Our tip? Reduce the quantity and frequency of use. Keep in mind that retinol is not advised during pregnancy. Discover everything you need to know about retinol here.

The right formulas to start

The anti-ageing oil-to-serum: Antipodes Eve Bio-Retinol Line Reduction Serum

It’s the ultimate youth serum! Rich in bio-retinol, this nighttime treatment helps fight the skin ageing process, smoothes and firms, while also boosting collagen production and cell renewal.

To start: Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil

This anti-ageing night oil is enriched with retinoids and trans-retinoïc esters to smooth wrinkles and fine lines, attenuate dark spots and hydrate, all the while calming redness and reducing the size of pores while you sleep.

For sensitive skin: Oskia Retinoid Sleep Serum 0.5%

This retinol-based night serum, non-irritating and vitamin-overloaded, is the perfect ally to sensitive skin! It fights skin ageing without any sensitisation and maintains healthy skin full of vitality while treating loss of firmness and fighting against wrinkles and dull complexion.

… and the concentrated ones if you’re used to retinol

The renewing serum: Odacité Clean-ical Renewing Serum

Formulated with retinol and hyaluronic acid, this night serum effectively stimulates skin regeneration for a complete anti-ageing action, while improving radiance. Day after day, the skin texture is refined and unified, and the signs of ageing are treated in their entirety.

The most powerful: Sunday Riley A+ High Dose Retinoïd Serum

Containing 6,5% of retinoids, this powerful anti-ageing night serum offers bluffing results on wrinkles and fine lines and plumps the skin while boosting skin’s texture by diminishing the appearance of dark spots and plump the skin.

Looking for the perfect retinol treatment for your skin type? Discover our complete guide by clicking here. Do you still have questions about a product or want to take your beauty routine further? Our experts are here to help, by email at hello@ohmycream.com. You can also visit our stores to get expert advice from our beauty experts.

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