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Transform Skin with SkinMedica Retinol Complex 0.25

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Renews skin and diminishes the appearance of fine lines.

Appropriate for all skin types.

Enhances skin tone, texture, and resiliency
Diminishes appearance of fine lines and coarse wrinkles
Enhances skin tone and texture
Encapsulated with PhytoShield™ Complex, an antioxidant complex, enhancing skin texture and minimizing irritation

Retinol

Niacinamide

Magnolia Grandiflora Bark Extract

Apply In the evening after cleansing and toning and before applying your moisturizer. If a retinol product has never been used before, begin twice a week
2-3 days apart, gradually increasing frequency to every other night, and then advancing to each evening or as tolerated.
Apply to entire face. Avoid getting in eyes. If contact occurs, rinse eyes thoroughly with water.
Do not use if you are pregnant, lactating or planning to become pregnant. Mild redness, peeling and irritation are expected when using this product. Use a daily sun protection with SPF 30 or higher and limit sun exposure while using this product and for a week following discontinuation.

Water/Aqua/Eau, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, 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 (Rice) Bran Wax (Oryza Sativa Cera), Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polysorbate 20, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Palmitate, Laureth-23, Trideceth-6 Phosphate, Sodium Hydroxide, Dicaprylyl Ether, Lauryl Alcohol, Polyisobutene, Dextran, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin

Smoothed skin appearance. Works well

Smoothed skin appearance. Works well as a starter retinol!

I am loving this product.

I am loving this product. I've used it for about year and have noticed a huge transformation of the pigment on my face (had a lot of sunspots) and the texture of my undereyes. I use RetinA nightly and wanted to boost it, so started using this daily (even though it's recommended for night use.) I have had zero irritation (always follow with a sunscreen) and will continue purchasing.

A couple of years ago

A couple of years ago I used retinol regularly and had worked my way up to using SkinMedica's strongest 1% formula every other night. My skin looked great, but I gradually stopped using it as often and found that I had peeling and redness all over again when restarting. I have used the .25 and .5% formulas to work my way back, with excellent results and no peeling.

I've been using this for

I've been using this for the past 2 months. After the first month of using I started seeing a huge difference in my skin texture and appearance. I didn’t have any sensitivity at all. I only use it 3xs a week. And for me it’s can dry my skin out a bit so I’ll use a light moisturizer before applying and that has been working out well. No irritation at all. A new holy grail product for me. I’ll try the 0.5 after I’ve used this all up.

Was using skinceuticals .3% slightly

Was using skinceuticals .3% slightly more then this and it was out of stock. I have dry sensitive skin and that always made me peel if I used more then 2x a week. Tried this didn’t think it would work cause slightly lower percentage still works great maybe even better cause peeling isn’t as bad

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