Alright, so by now, you?ve probably had a lifetime?s-worth of retinol information shoved down your throat (hopefully not literally, though, or you should probs head to the doctor), but do you actually use a retinol" Like, not counting the two random times you slathered one on before forgetting about it for six months, or that other time you tried a retinol and it melted your skin off in sheets of pain, but every single night for years on end" Exactly.
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Hey, we?re not judging you?retinols are kind of a pain in the ass. Only apply a tiny, pea-size amount to your whole face, wait exactly 15 minutes before moisturizing, use every third day to start, and cross your fingers that your skin doesn?t implode" Yeah, it?s a lot. Which is why we?re so in love with retinol oils, a new breed of anti-aging products that basically caress your skin while pummeling it with retinol, decreasing the irritation and flakes that usually come with retinol.
 
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But this isn?t really a new technology, says Yale dermatologist and all-around skin badass Mona Gohara. ?The retinol itself is the same, it?s just being delivered to your skin in a more cosmetically elegant, consumer-friendly, and less-irritating way,? she says. ?In the hierarchy of moisturizing ingredients, oils are the most hydrating and skin-barrier-repairing ingredients, so a retinol oil could be a great choice for anyone with dry o...