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HOW TO BEST BUFFER RETINOL | WHY RETINOL NEEDS BUFFERING

August 6, 2017 · Leave a Comment

HOW TO GUIDE: WHY RETINOL NEEDS BUFFERING and HOW TO BEST BUFFER RETINOL

Have you experienced this? Retinol suddenly becomes too irritating to your skin to continue use? Don’t quit Retinol, learn how to buffer retinol and stop the skin irritation.

How to best buffer retinol by skin type.

What does “buffer retinol” or “skin buffering” mean?

To buffer retinol or “skin buffering” means to apply it with a moisturizer to reduce the effects of irritation.

This helps retinol penetrate slower with less irritation.

How it is applied depends on your skin type. See below “HOW TO BUFFER RETINOL: STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS BY Skin Type”.

MY RETINOL OVERUSE STORY

I started retinol. In a few days, my skin is so smooth and refined.

My dermatologist said to use it only every other day.
The directions say spread a pea-sized amount into a thin layer all over the face. Not so sure how big a pea, so I mostly wing it.

And then I use more. And the results are so good. I assume the directions must not apply to ME.

So I use even more.
Because if a little is good, more will be better, right?

You know where this is going.

So I dab on a bit extra. I think with a bit more retinol, soon I won’t even need to wear any foundation! And I’m convinced I’ll have to explain suddenly looking so young. So fresh! So dewy!

And then my skin feels tight. And then… OUCH!
The irritation, tightness, redness, and peeling. What happened?

The Risk of Retinol Over Use

I accidentally gave myself an at-home chemical peel burn from too much Retinol.

Nothing helps. I had to take a couple weeks off of retinol for my face to repair. Boo.

Yet, somehow, I never learn. So I repeated this pattern whenever I start a prescription retinol. Sometimes I just give up and months go by.

But Retinol is the holy grail of skincare.

Many who try retinol have fallen into the trap of thinking that we’re special. So the directions do not apply to us. And the pea-sized amount in the directions is vague. We apply too much.

You know what? You ARE special.
But not about Retinol. Everybody is the same to Retinol.

WHY RETINOL IRRITATION HAPPENS

Retinol is a powerful cell-turnover agent that demands your respect for how it works.

But if skin cell-generation occurs too rapidly, young, fresh skin is revealed. This is why you look so ridiculously young. It is for all intents and purposes, baby skin.

But it’s also as sensitive as baby skin. And it’s not ready for more retinol.

This is why your lovely skin suddenly becomes irritated and burns when more retinol is applied.

Why Is my Skin irritated? I followed the Retinol Directions!

And don’t feel so superior just yet you rule-followers who followed the directions as prescribed. You aren’t immune to retinol irritation.

The prescribed pea-sized dosage packs a peely-faced, red, itchy wallop too.

Why Does Retinol Irritation Happens After a Few Weeks?

Skin builds a small retinol tolerance in about a month.

At that time, skin cell-turnover happens at a slower rate.

The same dosage of product suddenly causes surface irritation.

Thin-skinned areas have problems first. But these are also the areas that wrinkle and show signs of aging. So it’s tempting to over-treat these areas with too much retinol.

So how does one get all the retinol goodness without the irritation and burning? BUFFERING.

LAW OF THE BEAUTY UNIVERSE: YOU MUST BUFFER RETINOL

Retinol must be buffered or else you will have to take constant breaks due to irritation.

Some products come pre-buffered so you don’t experience the skin irritation stage. One pre-buffered retinol product is Lordsbury Retinol+C Moisturizer.

Lordsbury Retinol+C Moisturizer contains all natural moisturizers to buffer its’ 2.5% Retinol

TOP TIPS HOW TO BEST BUFFER RETINOL

1. ALWAYS APPLY MOISTURIZER AND PLENTY OF IT

Some prescription retinol such as Renova or Atralin have an emollient base.

These act as a buffer on very powerful retinol. But you may still need a second moisturizer.

Prescription retinol can be deceptive: it looks emollient but still requires lots of moisturizers to tolerate its’ powerful effects

HOW TO BUFFER RETINOL: STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS BY Skin Type

How to Buffer Retinol for Sensitive Skin

Sensitive skin retinol buffering: If your skin is already irritated or very sensitive, apply moisturizer first, then retinol. Maybe even moisture in top.

How to Buffer Retinol for Normal Skin

Normal skin retinol buffering: mix your retinol directly into your moisturizer and apply it together.

You may choose a dime or quarter sized amount of moisturizer, and the pea sized amount of retinol.
Also, this technique requires mixing the moisturizer and retinol together well. Otherwise, results will be uneven.

How to Buffer Retinol When Irritation Happens after a few Weeks Use

Are you suddenly itchy and peeling after a few weeks retinol use? Don’t quit!

If you’ve been on retinol for more than one month, apply retinol first, then moisturizer on top.

Decrease use to ever other day if you must to let skin adjust.

FAQ: WHAT MOISTURIZER SHOULD I USE TO BUFFER RETINOL?

Your moisturizer may be unknowingly contributing to your irritation. What moisturizer should you use to buffer retinol?

I prefer as natural and simple as possible because there’s already plenty going on with just the retinol. Some good moisturizers to buffer retinol are:

Cerave Daily Moisturizing Lotion is a good one. It has Ceramides.
Clinique Dramatically Different Moisture Lotion
Epionce Barrier Cream

Does your moisturizer contain brighteners, Vitamin C or exfoliating ingredients? Stick with gentle ingredients such as:

Aloe Vera
Shea Butter
Jojoba
Sunflower Oil

These are all very soothing and nourishing to the skin.

Although due to the consistency of these natural moisturizing agents, you can look a sticky and oily mess after a direct application and makeup application is out of the question.

Retinol with Built-In Buffering Ingredients

A product that has saved me a lot of grief in the tricky retinol and moisturizer buffering department is Lordsbury Retinol+C Moisturizer.

It contains:

a prescription level 2.5% Pure Retinol
20% Vitamin C
it has a host of hydrating natural moisturizers all in one product, so it is gentle enough to use twice a day without every getting irritated.

HOW TO BEST BUFFER RETINOL With moisturizer

Highly moisturizing Lordsbury Retinol+C Moisturizer contains soothing and hydrating natural moisturizers to buffer the retinol

Even if I over-apply, I haven’t gotten irritated even ONCE in months of use. This means I never miss a dose or have to take time off from Retinol.

If you don’t want to worry about combining retinol and moisturizer or just don’t want the hassle of multiple products, Lordsbury Retinol+C Moisturizer is a no-fail, highly effective and emollient one-stop shop that contains all the hydrating nourishing buffering moisturizers including:

Aloe Vera
Shea Butter
Jojoba
Sunflower Oil
Vitamin E
soothing Green Tea
Hyaluronic Acid

HOW TO BEST BUFFER RETINOL Lordsbury uses green tea

Lordsbury Retinol+C Moisturizer contains all-natural retinol-buffering moisturizers built right in like Aloe Vera, Green Tea, Sunflower Oil, Jojoba and Vitamin E

2. RE-EVALUATE OTHER SKINCARE PRODUCTS

Retinol makes skin sensitive.

Do you also use powerful actives that could irritate your sensitive skin?

Some examples are:

Vitamin C Serum
AHA like glycolic acid
benzoyl peroxide
skin lighteners
peels
scrubs with grains
Niacinamide

Even harsh washcloths and sponges or sonic facial brushes are all potentially too harsh now for your retinol-treated skin.

Remember, Retinol is already doing all the peeling and exfoliating for you, you just have to keep your skin clean and moisturized, nothing more.

Vitamin C Serum during the day and Retinol at night is touted as the standard for skin renewal. This is true, but this requires even more intensive buffering.

Master retinol use first before adding in Vitamin C Serum.

HOW TO BEST BUFFER RETINOL Lordsbury uses aloe vera

Lordsbury Retinol+C Moisturizer has so many soothing and hydrating moisturizers that it can buffer BOTH its’ prescription strength Retinol and its’ 20% Vitamin C Serum when applied TWICE a day with ZERO irritation

3. SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE

It is exciting to see Retinol’s rapid skin renewal.

But less is more with retinol. Because if you have to take two weeks off to heal from overuse, you lost more than you gained in zealous overuse.

Even if you buffer, don’t use retinol more than once a day.
The exception to this would be a buffered retinol product, such as Lordsbury Retinol+C Moisturizer, that can be used twice a day due to it’s pre-buffered highly moisturizing ingredients.
When it doubt, apply as little Retinol as you can. Also apply more moisturizer than you think you may need.

HOW TO BEST BUFFER RETINOL Prescription retinol + creme de la mer

Retinol requires powerful moisturizers to buffer its’ irritating effects. Before finding the all-in-one Lordsbury Retinol+C Moisturizer, I often had to use expensive moisturizers like Creme de La Mer Concentrate to counteract the dryness that retinol causes. Lordsbury gives a better result, is faster and far more cost effective

Summary of WHY RETINOL NEEDS BUFFERING | HOW TO BEST BUFFER RETINOL

Don’t give up retinol due to irritation!

Retinol is a powerful resource for removing:

wrinkles
brown spots
acne scars
discoloration
and refining overall skin tone.

It is exciting to see changes in your skin!

But buffering retinol is MANDATORY to be able to use it consistently without irritation.

While buffering your prescription retinol with moisturizers or hydrating serums can make a world of difference in tolerating your retinol program, an easy no-hassle alternative is Lordsbury Retinol+C Moisturizer.

It contains 2.5% Pure Retinol, which is the lowest level on the prescription dosage scale, but Lordsbury can be used twice a day.
it contains 20% Vitamin C and it comes pre-buffered with skin moisturizing, hydrating, youthifying nourishing ingredients that take the guessing work out of buffering your retinol. This way, you never miss a dose or have irritated skin.

Find Lordsbury Retinol+C moisturizer at: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M3PSEQX/

Lordsbury Retinol+C has 2.5% Pure Retinol plus several moisturizers all in one bottle for one step skin care

Style Chicks received compensation for our time and effort to create this post. However, our experience with the product and the opinions expressed in this review are 100% ours.

Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer Follow-up: Results after 30 Days Use

May 13, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Style Chicks previously posted about our experience using Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer, and today we are giving a one month update on the Lordsbury Retinol experience so far.

I’ve been using Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer twice a day for about a month now, and my skin’s brighter and the texture has become more refined. Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer’s Vitamin C and Retinol combination causes rapid dead skin turnover, and always leaves skin so soft, like after exfoliating. I’m very pleased starting the process of building more collagen. I find my skin to be soft and supple, even with twice a day Retinol use.

We foundÂ Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer to be an emollient yet powerful combination of active and soothing ingredients to refine and rejuvenate skin

INITIAL IMPRESSIONS: LORDSBURY Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer VS. OTHER RETINOL CREAMS

If you haven’t used a Retinol product before, or have used a prescription level Retinol but your skin got too dry, red or irritated, then Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer is something to consider.

I’m delighted to find a viable 2.5% pure retinol cream for sensitive skin. I’ve used a prescription 2.5% Retinol before and got red and dry, so I credit Lordsbury’s soothing and hydrating ingredients for tolerating twice a day use, even around the delicate eye area.

The organic ingredients like Jojoba and Shea Butter make it possible for even sensitive skins to tolerate a 2.5% Pure Retinol

The organic ingredients like Jojoba, Aloe Vera, Green Tea, Sunflower Oil and Shea Butter enable even sensitive skins to tolerate this 2.5% Pure Retinol with Vitamin C, Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamins B5 and E. A powerful cocktail of all the beauty all-stars in skincare.

INITIAL STAGES: LORDSBURY Retinol+C CREAM MOISTURIZER WEEK ONE

The surface of the skin feels and looks more refined and even. The combination of Vitamin C and Retinol lead to rapid dead skin turnover, leaving skin soft to the touch, like after a gentle exfoliation. Something I particularly like is that dry skin sloughs off easily when washing my face without tell-tale peeling or redness, and with no flaky skin during the day, my complexion always appears smooth. I’m particularly pleased with how my undereye area is tolerating the Retinol and Vitamin C combo.

EIGHT DAY MARK: PIMPLE PURGE!

About a week or so into daily Retinol use, some people, including myself, break out in whiteheads and blackheads all of a sudden. The purging of clogged pores when starting any Retinol is normal, even prescription Retinol. It lasted a week and then my skin was much less congested than before. Â If this happens to you, don’t be discouraged, your skin will briefly breakout while your pores are purging, then suddenly, about a week or so later, skin is clear. I didn’t realize how much sebum and latent clogging I had in my pores, and tiny whitehead type bumps just under the skin surface that came and went all at once.

If you have a problem with acne, over time, Retinol is highly effective in removing the dead skin cells that trap oil, sebum, and bacteria into a pimple. No dead skin cells mean better control over acne after the first few weeks. So if you are an adult acne suffer, just hang in there!

TIP: Don’t start a retinol product only 2-3 weeks before a big event that you want clear, glowing skin. Give yourself 4-5 weeks of Retinol use before an event or photo so the retinol has time to work and leave you blemish-free.

LORDSBURY RETINOL+C CREAM MOISTURIZER DAY 19: VISITING MY DERMATOLOGIST

I saw my Dermatologist about two-thirds through the 30-day Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer update. I love my derm, she maintains offices on both coasts and tells me about all the latest in prescription skincare and I tell her about my favorite over the counter skin care products.

She walked in and immediately said “What are you using on your skin? It looks great!” and she began to inspect my face.

When I made the appointment months before, I planned to ask for a prescription for Renova, the emollient version of Retinol for my undereye area. But we decided against it because the Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer was working on my undereye area for discoloration, fine lines, and crow’s feet, and I didn’t have any irritation around the eyes that can occur with prescription retinol. She told me exactly where to apply it for best undereye results: follow the line of the orbital bone, Â and stay away from the lash line and the bulge under your eye.

Normally my dermatologist will extract any pimples or whiteheads on my appointments, but she said nothing was bad enough to extract, it was better to keep using the Lordsbury Retinol+C on a few whiteheads and they would purge on their own, which in a few weeks, they did. I left her office feeling like a pretty, pretty princess.

DAY 22: USING Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer Â TO PREP SKIN TO BE BARE FOR SUMMER

Now that warmer weather is coming, I am focusing on the skin on my shoulders, upper arms, throat, and decolletage as well as my face. These areas respond very quickly, especially in improved texture, discoloration, and fine lines. Areas of sun damage start to improve in texture but will take a bit longer.

TIP: Remember to wear sunscreen anywhere you use Retinol and Vitamin C, even on cloudy days!

DAY 27: Fine Lines and Wrinkles

The fine lines on my under eyes and my eleven lines look smoother to me, more like how I look immediately after an at-home AHA peel. The lines are not gone, but they are not so obvious on bare skin anymore. Collagen production generally takes closer to eight weeks, so I would not expect to see a dramatic lift to my eye area yet, but since I can tolerate this cream around my eyes twice a day, I am hopeful.

DAY 30 The Fine Lines and Wrinkles Around the Eyes

My Crow’s feet look smoother. Collagen production takes at least eight weeks to show, so I don’t expect a visible eye area lift yet. But since I tolerate Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream around the eye so well, I’m hopeful!

FAQ: HOW DOES Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer COMPARE TO A PRESCRIPTION RETINOL?

I like having Retinol and Vitamin C and moisturizing ingredients like Hyaluronic Acid all in one cream. A prescription can give you a 2.5% to 5% retinol dose, the Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer is 2.5% pure retinol, so it is within the range of a prescription dosage.

What is preferable to Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer over prescription retinol is that prescription retinol is very drying, skin gets red and flaky. I like being able to use LordsburyÂ Retinol+C Cream on delicate skin areas like my eye area, throat, hands, and decolletage. It can be used without irritation or peeling, even around delicate skin areas like the eyes and mouth. The container is also huge, and it only takes a pea size amount to cover my face, two peas for face and throat.

Use pea-size for face, two peas for face and throat

Use pea-size amount for face, two peas for face and throat

If you are a teenager with current acne breakouts, you could likely benefit from a Vitamin C and Retinol combo, as Vitamin C can fade acne scars. Some may just prefer the extra strength Retinol of 5% that is only obtained from a prescription, and the Retinol and Vitamin C for collagen building combo may be less of a concern for teens (for now). If you are in your mid-twenties and older, collagen conservation and collagen production become a beauty goal, and LordsburyÂ Retinol+C cream moisturizer makes for a very gentle but effective combination of both these beauty-boosting ingredients.

CONCLUSION

That’s the Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer one month report. I’m so pleased especially around the eye area, throat, decolletage, collarbone, and hands. I can’t wait to see in another month when the increased collagen production process starts to visibly show!

Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer: after 30 days use, I’m very pleased and will continue using it on my eyes, face, throat, collarbone and decolletage

WHERE TO BUY IT

Find Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer at Amazon here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M3PSEQX/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=lordsbury-20&linkId=80ce0c85b497e19a5480f6b096cc3147

Style Chicks received Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer in exchange for our unbiased review and received compensation for our time and effort. However, our experience with the product and the opinions expressed in this review are 100% ours.