The Ordinary - Retinol 0.5% in Squalane

My first retinol 💕 I was a bit anxious using this because I've read the side effects that includes, irrittation, dryness, purging. But after 3months of using this gradually, I had never experience any of those (should've i started using at 1%? Lol...

People that are into skincare probably heard about retinol countless times. It's an ingredient that has more than 70 years of established studies showing it has value for skin on several fronts: It’s a skin-restoring, wrinkle-smoothing, firming and p...

Retinol is just great for acne and fading hyperpigmentation, at the start of the pandemic I started off with using the 0.2% in squalane until i started to see no results and then i upped the concentration to this one. Since it’s in squalane, it’s tex...

This product worked wonders for my skin. It was a bumpy ride at first though. I started incorporating retinol into my nighttime skincare routine last July 2020. From July until first week of September 2020, I experienced purging! Pimples were endless...

Hands down my favorite product from the Ordinary. A very lightweight product with an even better price tag. Dissolves into my skin so nicely leaving a very soft and even texture. Also a great product to layer other serums and night cream with.

I've been very interested in retinol products lately, so I was looking for them and thought they were cheap and good, so I tried The Ordinary product for the first time. I mix it with retinol serum and use it. It's good to mix and use because it's no...

Very affordable retinol and I definitely saw results. If has squalane which is a non comedogenic and fast absorbing oil which helps to counter the potential irritation associated with retinol.