Though both tretinoin and retinol can help enhance the look of your skin, one may be more appropriate than the other. Both ingredients contain powerful skincare components - however tretinoin requires a valid dermatology prescription, while retinol products are widely available without such oversight.
Retinol is much less likely to irritate the skin than tretinoin, making it generally more comfortable to use. You'll find retinol in most major drugstore and skincare products as well as in many grocery store beauty sections, usually listed at concentrations such as 1% or 0.3% on product labels. For optimal results, start out slowly increasing your dosage until your skin adapts, beginning with lower concentrations such as 0.10% or 0.25% before gradually increasing usage for optimal results - starting slowly will allow skin adaptation while helping limit any possible side effects that might include redness, dryness flaking or peeling of course!
Tretinoin and retinol may cause temporary breakouts due to their ability to speed up cell turnover; these breakouts should be taken as an indication that the formula is working!
Tretinoin and retinol are powerful ingredients that can benefit almost all skin types, with some becoming particularly sensitive. If this applies to you, bakuchiol might be better; similar to tretinoin but considered safer by most sensitive users. You can receive personalized prescription-strength bakuchiol formulation tailored specifically for you either through in-person medical consultations or Curology's free consultation service.
