If you're new to retinol and you don't know where to start,
then this video is for you.
Now chances are that you have an interest in skincare.
You're on this channel either as a subscriber – hi, how are you – or
you've searched for retinol and it's landed you right here.
Now, I have been using retinol products for like, four years?
Four years, I've used various different products in different ways and I have
worked out the best way to use these retinol products and also the worst way.
Seriously, I've done some bad things and I've had some really
quite bad sunburn from it.
So I've got five top tips.
I'm also gonna tell you what retinol does, how it does it, and maybe how you can
introduce it into your skincare routine.
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Where are you from?
What kinda skincare routines you have and do you know what skin type you have?
Now, firstly, what is retinol?
Now, retinol is a type of retinoid which is a derivative of Vitamin A, which is
one of the key nutrients that our body needs in order to boost cell turnover.
Now, retinols, retinoids have become huge in the skincare industry.
So many different products using it in different ways, but there is
a right and wrong way to use them.
Now, what does our retinol do?
Now because they are boosting that cell turnover, they can help to
minimize the look of wrinkles and they can also help to prevent new ones.
Retinols also help to brighten your skin.
They'll exfoliate it, revealing new, more sort of polished looking skin.
They can also help to fade dark spots and hyperpigmentation, and they can also
help to treat acne by cleaning right down into the pores which also helps
to stop spots and acne from forming.
And they can also help to exfoliate that skin to help
remove the look of acne scarring.
Now, when should you start using retinol?
Now, I would've been like early thirties when I started using it.
A lot of people say about the thirties you can use them, but really anything
from mid twenties, when you are starting to maybe see some of the
signs of aging, you can get them in.
And there is really easy ways to introduce a retinol into your skincare routine.
Now, in this one, I am working with Geologie.
Geologie is a company I've worked with on a couple of videos
and also on a blog article.
There's a full blog article actually about this, what retinol is and how to use it.
And I do have an exclusive discount code with Geologie: MFH50 will
get you 50% off a trial pack.
And if you have no idea where to start with your skincare, then you can take
their skincare diagnostic, which is essentially a 30-second quiz to really
work out what you and your skin needs.
And if you are gonna go on to use retinol, then I have these
five top tips to always follow.
Now, tip one is to start on a low level percentage.
Now, when you look at your retinol product, you'll probably
see a percentage on that.
These can start really low to all the way up with really high doses of retinol.
That means the percentage of that active that is in your product.
Now, if you are new, then start off on a really low percentage.
Geologie offers three levels.
You can start on level one, which is 0.05%.
Level two which is 0.2% or level three, which is 0.3%.
Retinols can come in serums or like this one, they could be in a night cream,
which really is the easiest way to do it.
You would just put that on, onto clean skin just before you go to bed.
This one's also a really great introduction to retinol cause
it's also got 3% niacinamide which increase elasticity and also can help
to reduce redness and it's got 2% hyaluronic acid, which really does
boost the hydration in the skin.
Tip two is to only use it at night.
Now, retinol will make your skin more sensitive to UV rays and
sunlight can actually decrease how effective the product is.
So after you've cleansed your skin, washed your face, you would then use that retinol
product, especially if it's into a cream like this night cream, then you can just
put it straight on, just one dab of it onto your cheeks, onto the forehead,
and work it in into circular motions.
Then just sleep with it on and then the next day you can continue
with your morning routine.
Tip three is to moderate the frequency.
Now with anything new in life, don't go big straight away.
You really wanna start off small.
See how your skin reacts.
Now, when you are using retinol products, it is normal to see
a little bit of irritation.
It's actually called retinol burn and this is totally normal so do not worry.
But by moderating the frequency, you can just ensure that you're really
easing yourself in, but you can also go with a really gentle retinol like
level one from Geologie with that 0.05%, which can be used every single night.
Then you can scale it as you get more used to it.
Tip four is to strip out any other irritating products, especially
at night when you're using this retinol product and especially when
you're first starting to use it.
So really just use that retinol product and then maybe go into your night cream.
Or if it's already in your night cream, you can do exactly that.
Then the next day you can use something like a salicylic acid face wash
especially if you've got acne and spots.
Really taking a retinol and a salicylic acid wash the next day will be a really
great way to really clean out those pores and to keep the skin clear.
And tip five is to always use an SPF.
Now I learned the hard way when I started using retinol products.
I use one at night, the next day I went out.
I was having a lovely ol' day.
It wasn't even that sunny.
It was London.
It was fairly bleak.
And I got home and I burnt myself and I wondered, what have I done?
What have I changed?
And it's because they use a retinol product and I just hadn't used an SPF.
So always be mindful of this.
Your skin is more sensitive to UV rays.
Use an SPF.
And again, if you're not sure where to start with your skincare, you're not
sure what kind of SPF and you maybe just want a full package then Geologie
is a really great way of doing this.
I really enjoy partnering with these guys because I know that for a lot of us
guys, we just don't know where to begin and they will give you everything just by
answering that quiz, taking that skincare diagnostic, they're gonna create this
trial pack for you and with code MFH50, you are gonna get 50% off that, which
is just a really, really great deal.
But thank you very much for watching.
Really hope you've enjoyed this one.
Again, I'm gonna give you a link to the blog article on this so you can
read a little bit more about retinol.
You can see those top tips and you can check out Geologie.
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