However, now that I’m over 40 - with skin that doesn’t radiate like it used to - I thought it might be time to revisit retinol. ![]() I assumed it was dead skin shedding, but it was my roommate’s skin reaction - a red, inflamed and peeling-for-days face - that put an end to my short-lived retinol use. That morning, I noticed lots of white specks on my cheeks and around my nose when I went to apply my makeup. We both experienced some burning upon application (“It’s working!” we convinced each other) and then went to sleep, excited to see next-day results. After coming back from a press event where a dermatologist espoused the exfoliating benefits of a new retinol-laced moisturizer, my sensitive-skinned roommate Amy and I jumped in and slathered on the product I had been gifted. ![]() As a beauty editor, I can remember the first time I tried a product with retinol.
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