- Hey, everyone,
and welcome back to the Adore Beauty YouTube channel.
My name is Amelia,
if we haven't met before.
In today's video,
I'm gonna be taking you through some tips
on how to apply retinol properly.
But before we get into it,
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So, first up,
what even is retinol?
Retinol is a form of vitamin A
and it is the gold standard
anti-aging skincare ingredient.
Some of the benefits that you can get
from using retinol
are an improvement in the look of hyperpigmentation,
a reduction in the appearance
of fine lines and wrinkles,
it can also help with blemishes.
So, some things to note when using retinol,
the first of which is that it sensitises the skin,
so, some things that you might experience
are redness,
dryness,
tightness in the skin,
flakiness.
It's not ideal,
but it does happen depending on the strength
that you're using and also,
how well your skin can tolerate it.
Another thing is that it does make your skin
a little bit more sensitive to sun exposure,
so, that's why it's so important
to make sure that you're wearing sunscreen
every single day,
no matter if it's winter,
if it's raining,
always wear sunscreen
and make sure you are reapplying it as well.
Not everyone needs a retinol,
I usually say that you could start using it
from your late 20s,
but it really just depends
on what your skin needs are.
I started using a retinol when I was 19,
I had blemishes that I was treating
and I started using a retinol product
to help with that.
You also want to avoid treatments
that exfoliate,
and also ones that treat blemishes,
so, like you're using AHAs and BHAs
on the same nights that you are using a retinol,
so, just make sure that you space them out.
If you're using a retinol,
just use hydrating products,
and then make sure you're using a vitamin C
and an SPF during the daytime.
So, your vitamin C and your SPF
are gonna help to prevent
and protect your skin,
and then your retinol is going to help
to treat a multitude of issues in the evening.
So, here's how to use retinol the right way.
To avoid any sensitivity,
you wanna introduce it slowly,
no matter if you're a retinol veteran,
or if you are new to it,
you can start with a lower percentage
and also try using it one to two nights a week,
just to see how it takes to your skin.
I also recommend using it
for about 12 weeks,
just to see how your skin adjusts,
if you notice any positive changes,
and then you can go from there.
Another tip,
if you are worried about any kind of dryness
or flakiness or redness,
you can buffer the retinol,
so, you could use a moisturising product first,
then going in with your retinol serum,
and then following it with a moisturiser on top.
If you do experience any sensitivity
from using the retinol,
then what you could do
is just peel back using it,
give your skin a break,
use those healing moisturising products,
just to get it back
in that really good condition,
and then slowly reintroduce it.
You don't wanna be using your retinol product
every single night,
you don't really wanna be using it in the daytime,
because it can make your skin more sensitive
to the sun.
Now, where to apply it,
really depends on the type of retinal product
that you're using,
if it's a serum,
you wanna apply it
to where you would normally put your serum,
so, don't just rub it all over your face,
you wanna concentrate on your forehead,
your nose,
cheek area, chin,
you wanna avoid your eyes
and your lip area,
'cause that can be a little bit more sensitive.
There are retinol eye creams,
so, you would want to just use those
on the eye area,
pretty straightforward.
You can also take it to your neck area as well,
there are also specific retinol neck creams
that you can use too.
When to increase the strength and frequency
really depends on your skin
and how it adjusts,
how it feels,
all that kind of thing,
so, like I said,
give it about to 12 weeks,
just to see if you notice a difference from using,
what positive changes you can see,
and then you can switch
to using another retinol product.
You can also up the strength
of the retinol that you're using,
but again, just be mindful
that you are using it
only once to twice a week in the beginning,
just to see how your skin goes.
So, now let's get into the product reccs.
So, the first one would be
the IT Cosmetics Hello Results Wrinkle-Reducing
Daily Retinol Serum-in-Cream.
This is a really nice one,
it's super gentle on the skin,
it contains an encapsulated form of retinol,
so, it's quite gentle,
and it also has ingredients like panthenol,
it's got vitamin E,
which is really soothing,
panthenol is a humectant,
so, it's gonna draw moisture to the skin,
and it also has niacinamide in there.
So, this is a really nice one
if you are new to retinol,
or if you just wanna use something
that's quite gentle.
Next would be the Murad Retinol Youth Renewal Serum.
This one is great for sensitive skin,
and also great for newbies as well,
because it's quite a gentle formula.
This formula has three types of retinol,
so, it has a fast-acting retinoid,
it has a time release retinol,
and it also has a retinol booster.
All three work together to give you
those great results,
but they don't irritate your skin.
In the Murad range though,
there's also a night cream,
a retinol night cream,
and then there's also an eye cream,
if you wanna kind of do the whole face.
Then we have the asap super A+ serum,
that one has a retinol,
it has peptides,
it also has vitamin E to sooth the skin.
And then for our more experienced retinol users,
we have the Medik8 Crystal Retinal 10,
this is the strongest from the Medik8 range,
so, this is really for somebody
who has been using retinol for quite a while
and who just wants to increase the strength
that they're using.
If you are interested in the Medik8 range
and you don't wanna go in too strong right away,
then you can choose from--
So, there's Medik8 Crystal Retinal One,
there's also a Three,
a Six,
and then the 10,
So, it just depends on the strength
that you're after.
If you wanna know more about retinol,
then I've linked a video up here,
otherwise, you can check out more in the channel.
Okay, that's it for me,
I hope this helped you
when it comes to applying retinol the right way.
If you have any questions,
please pop them in the comment section down below,
and I will see you in another video soon.
Bye.