Should I Use Retinol To Get Rid of Acne"
About a month ago when I got home from work, I ran into the bathroom and stared at the mirror as it confirmed my suspicions: Yes, I did in fact have one hell of a pimple forming on my forehead, and yes, it did look as red and painful as it felt. Happy Monday, everyone!
After washing my face, I sifted through my makeup bag and realized I left my go-to pimple kit?Mario Badescu Drying Lotion, Clean & Clear Advantage, and Cortisone?at my sister?s house, which was an entire state away. After a bout of panicking (and Googling Amazon delivery times), I grabbed my retinol.
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Before you think I?m crazy, hear me out: I started using retinol regularly?every other or third night?last winter to keep any fine lines and wrinkles that had started to creep up from getting any worse?and ever since then, my sometimes-testy skin has been relatively clear. (Not a bad side-effect if you ask me.) Any time it starts acting up, I slather on my retinol all over and any sign of a pimple is usually gone by morning?so it should double as a spot treatment too then, right" Well. sort of: Though the retinol mostly dried it out my pimple by morning, it didn?t really eradicate it the way I?d hoped, so I emailed my go-to derms to find out if they actually recommend using retinol as a treatment for breakouts.
?The great thing about retinols, whether over-the-counter or prescription-strength, is that they do have this du...
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