I usually wake up with just clear, even-toned skin, and my pores appear smaller too after applying the Granactive Retinoid 2% Emulsion at night. I am not using it for wrinkle reversal, but more for wrinkle prevention and also overall skin-texture improvement. I didn’t expect miracles with this product, since it is quite light. Though I have acne-prone skin, it’s also extremely strong and resilient…all while getting increasingly more strong and more resilient because of my amazing skincare routine. However, this might be because my skin has been exposed to varying strengths of acids and actives over the years. With that said, this product caused zero irritation or dryness for me. My Experience With Granactive Retinoid 2% I believe in gentle skin care, and that slow and steady wins the race in skin care. Granactive Retinoid is just a more gentle version of prescription retinoids, that is also very effective but waaaaay less irritating. Learn why I don’t use oils on acne-prone skin here.Īccording to The Ordinary, “ Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate (HPR) is a highly-advanced form of retinoid which is, in fact, a non-prescription ester of all-trans direct retinoic acid that offers a multi-fold better effect against signs of ageing than retinol, retinyl palmitate and nearly all other forms of non-prescription retinoid.”Īpparently this is some really powerful stuff and yet somehow it’s more gentle too…Which to me is super important. Though The Ordinary have quite a buffet of Retinoids and Retinols to choose from, this was the only oil-free formula so of course I was sold! I opted for the newest and gentlest formulation from The Ordinary containing Granactive Retinoid since my skin has no real consistent experience with any retinoid. Retinoids also have the ability to increase cellular turnover, the rate at which old skin cells are replaced by newer, more glowy ones, AND are an antioxidant that stops the environment from damaging your skin!īut prescription retinoids themselves are extremely powerful and can be extremely irritating, and dry out the skin in the beginning before actually working supposed miracles…This adjustment period is normal-ish because most people overuse them and have incomplete routines that don’t properly hydrate and protect the skin.īecause I know that retinoids can be irritating ingredients, I wanted to start with a light version –a version that my skin could easily get used to. The skin gets saggier and more weak the less collagen is in it.Ĭollagen, however, is increased with the use of retinoids (vitamin A derivatives)! Not only that, but the enzyme that breaks down collagen is inactivated by retinoids. Why retinoids?Īs you get older, collagen decreases in the skin. I used to think of retinoids as an ingredient that I could only access through a prescription from the derm (such as tretinoin), but luckily it’s now a pretty mainstream over the counter ingredient at lesser but still very potent strengths. Now that I’m almost 30, I decided I was long overdue to try retinoids, the gold standard in #proyouth skin care.
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