Avoid these retinol mistakes | dermatologist explains

Avoid these 5 retinol mistakes

❌Rubbing the retinol
✅You only need to spread it to form a uniform layer. No need to massage it into the skin.

❌Applying in corners of nose,eyes and mouth
✅Al aha protect these areas with petroleum jelly to avoid irritation and flaking

❌Applying it on damp skin
✅Retinol should always be applied in clean dry skin. If applied on damp skin, changes of irritation and redness increases.

❌Applying it on dry irritated skin
✅make sure your skin is in a good condition when you start using a retinol. If you have dry irritated itchy or red skin, first treat that. Once the skin is normal, then add a retinol.

❌Applying it with other irritating ingredients
✅retinol should not be used with the following products
▪️benzoyl peroxide
▪️glycolic acid
▪️salicylic acid
▪️Vitamin C

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  1. Avoid these 5 retinol mistakes

    ❌Rubbing the retinol
    ✅You only need to spread it to form a uniform layer. No need to massage it into the skin.

    ❌Applying in corners of nose,eyes and mouth
    ✅Al aha protect these areas with petroleum jelly to avoid irritation and flaking

    ❌Applying it on damp skin
    ✅Retinol should always be applied in clean dry skin. If applied on damp skin, changes of irritation and redness increases.

    ❌Applying it on dry irritated skin
    ✅make sure your skin is in a good condition when you start using a retinol. If you have dry irritated itchy or red skin, first treat that. Once the skin is normal, then add a retinol.

    ❌Applying it with other irritating ingredients
    ✅retinol should not be used with the following products
    ▪️benzoyl peroxide
    ▪️glycolic acid
    ▪️salicylic acid
    ▪️Vitamin C

    #retinol #skincaremistakes #skincareroutine #skincareproducts #skinmistakes #dermatologista #dermatologistadvice #dermatologistrecommended

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