Retinol Complex .5

SkinMedica

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Size: 1 oz

Dr. Irwin's Review

Same great, high quality retinol from SkinMedica, but twice the concentration as the 0.25%. This one is a 0.5%. If you are new to retinols, start with the lower strength (0.25) twice a week, gradually build up to nightly, and then try going up to this one (0.5%).

If you are dry or sensitive, use retinoids OVER your moisturizer.

If you have very oily, acne prone, tough skin, you can start with this.

Key Ingredients:

Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycine Soja Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, Polyacrylate-13, Squalane, Retinol, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8, Dunaliella Salina Extract, Magnolia Grandiflora Bark Extract, Tocopherol, Tocotrienols, Ceramide 3, Bisabolol, Phytosterols, Squalene, Tocopheryl Acetate, Oryza Sativa Bran Cera,

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