I’m using Retinol for my acne for less than a week, and now I’m like 😭🤩

I can’t believe that I found the solution FINALLY. No dermatologist did the job that I did to myself in the past 5 days. It’s really surprising I just wanna go and become a dermatologist and save all of the people that still struggles with this shitty condition called acne.

So Retinol. Good for improving skin texture, wrinkles and acne. I use the Granactive Retinoid 5% in Squalane by the brand The Ordinary. 5% is claimed to be the strongest one so if you decide to buy this one make sure that you use it 1-2 times a week at first until your skin gets used to it or just buy the weaker ones and use them daily.

So what was my journey like these 5 days? Well, I ignored the “use it once a week until your skin gets used to it” and I instead went on using it religiously every single night before sleeping. Girls, I’m sorry to say that, but YOU’LL BREAK OUT. If your concern is acne then it WILL get worse. I didn’t know that until I got depressed of how I looked last night and researched a bit about it. It is claimed that retinol makes your condition worse before it repairs your skin so if that happens it means that it works and don’t stop using it. Just live with ugly skin for 2-4 weeks and that’s it.

Today I’m on my day 6 and I really wanna cry. Last night I was full of red spots, pimples, scubs, scars and pigmentation. I don’t know how this magic worked overnight. I thought it would be worse the next day (as I experienced the previous days) but it just got better. My skin has zero pimples (they have all settled down), i have to go really close to see my pigmentation and my scubs have healed. CAUTION: your skin will get realllyyyy dry and flaky. I just scrub lightly and moisturize. Don’t forget sunscreen.

It’s just so worth the try. Trust me! I wish I tried it earlier! If you have any questions about it and what else I use for the best results, ask me, I’d be so happy to help. I can’t wait to make a before and after post in hopefully 1 month. I don’t think it will take longer than that to see results! 😄