Aveda N8TV
1 de abril de 2026
Does not irritate sensitive skin plus amazingly fast results.
Update: This product deserves the 5 stars. I began using this in late March 2026. It is now mid-late June 2026 and I can confidently say that this is giving me the benefits of retinal without any of the side effects I normally experience. My skin is clearer, brighter, softer, and just looks very healthy. Results are subtle and gradual over time. I can confidently say that this product works and I don’t know what kind of Hoodoo they put in here to make it so gentle but has not caused a single blemish, no rosacea flares while using this, and my skin looks and feels great. I’m an Aveda grad, I know quality skin care and you absolutely don’t have to pay enormous amounts of money. OTC retinol products are mostly all within the same range of strengths (either mild or moderate). There’s simply no reason to spend $100 on a serum when you can purchase a lower cost serum that offers the same results.One note here about retinol vs retinal(this product contains retinal vs retinol: retinal is a form of retinol that is biologically closer to retinoic acid. Retinoic acid is the only form your skin can use and OTC products require your skin to do the conversion. Some of the strength is lost during this conversion process. Retinoic acid is not available as a OTC product. It requires a prescription because it is much stronger. Basically retinol needs 2 conversions in your skin to create retinoic acid. Like this: 2 steps: retinol → retinal → retinoic acid. Retinal is 11 times closer to retinoic acid than retinol. It is usually more irritating than retinol because it’s stronger. This is simply not the case with this particular product. This is gentle and works faster than retinol. This is a quality product at an extremely reasonable cost. I’ve been using it since late March and I’m still not up for a refill and already seeing results. This is a keeper for sure.Original review:I have not been using this for long so I will be updating this review after 6 months. As of right now, this is one of the ONLY retinol based products that does not trigger my rosacea. I use it with heavy moisturizers. I was previously using ROC serum stick which triggered my rosacea just using it twice a week. When paired with a good moisturizer this does not disrupt my skin barrier. This is extremely important because I’m not going to keep using anything that triggers acne like pustules on my face. I’d rather deal with wrinkles and signs of aging. I will update my review once I have either seen results or not seen results but I thought it was important to let others know that with proper skincare I am able to use this product even though I have very sensitive skin. I could not find information like this when I was considering purchasing the product. I’d also like to mention that the amount of product here is large. You could definitely use this on other areas aside from the face and not break the bank. None of this matters, of course, unless the product works. I can’t comment on that just yet but I will update my review after 3-6 months of usage.Ver másVer menos
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