Comments on: Is Skinceuticals Retinol 0.5 Refining Night Cream Worth The Splurge?

By: Gio

Gio — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 05:45:56 +0000

In reply to Laurie. My pleasure. Glad it's working well. It's a great regimen for hyperpigmentation.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 23:03:03 +0000

In reply to Gio.

That’s what I’ve been doing — retinol 3 times a week, AHA exfoliant on the other nights! It’s working well so far on my hyperpigmentation. Thanks for your help.

By: Gio

Gio — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 20:16:27 +0000

In reply to Laurie.

Laurie, oh no! How awful!

You know, I’ve been wondering the same, but haven’t found any study about it yet. Personally, though, I’d opt for a higher dose less frequently, and, on days when I’m not using retinol, I’d apply glycolic acid. That way you get the best of both worlds.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:06:42 +0000

It is true that using retinol and an AHA or BHA in the same night is a very bad idea. I tried it a short time ago and got peeling, scaly patches on my skin. I stopped the whole regimen for a week to let it heal and resumed alternating them.

One question: is it better to use a higher strength retinol less often, or a lower strength retinol more often? I’m currently using Paula’s Choice Clinical 1%, and it’s so strong I can only use it three times a week. However, I wonder if I would get more benefit from a lower strength used more frequently, like Paula’s Retinol Serum, that I can use every other day or even every day. Any advice?

By: Gio

Gio — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 07:57:54 +0000

In reply to Janessa. Janessa, I love PC for the same reason too. But itìs good to know that if you feel like splurging on Skinceuticals, you're getting your money's worth. :)

By: Janessa

Janessa — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 02:27:09 +0000

Skinceuticals products are expensive! Glad to hear this is worth getting. I have a lot of skincare products still to use and I like PC a lot because of the kinder prices. 😀