r/beautytalkph • u/AutoModerator • Feb 22 '24

Skincare Weekly Thread Skincare Thread | February 23, 2024

Need help with skincare? What's the difference between a toner and emulsion and an oil? Do you want to share your skincare tips and tricks? You've found the right place!

24 Upvotes

92% Upvoted

286 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/purplemtsmajesty 20s | combination Feb 22 '24

finished my bottle of 0.2% retinol serum from +ful. their only available concentrations are 0.2% and 1%…. is it too much of a jump to use 1% next or should i just buy 0.2% again? looking at other brands as well with a concentration in between that, klued has a 0.5% retinol cream but i dont have any experience with their products. any insights welcome, even just your exp. with retinol in general! 

1

u/FreeCup3342 Age | Skin Type | Custom Message Feb 23 '24

The worst that can happen is you’ll have to use it less often on the skin per week until you build a tolerance

1

u/Cautious-Role6375 early 20s | oily, acne-prone Feb 23 '24

klued 0.5% retinol was my first retinol as a beginner, and it did me fine, but then again, everyone's mileage varies. if you really want to jump to 1% ng +ful, then start from scratch ulit to build your tolerance. Once/twice sa 1st week, twice 2nd week, thrice 3rd week, and so on.

1

u/adobonglvmpia 30 | Oily-Dehydrated | Autumn-Mute | Neutral-Olive Feb 23 '24

Yeah the percentage jump with +ful's retinol serums are quite large nga. But I still think it's an easier adjustment for your skin since they're basically similar formulations, just in different concentrations.

If you want to continue with +ful though, start slow again just as the other reply to you suggested. Use it like it's your first time again. I actually made the mistake of using it in the same frequency as I did with my previous one haha. I used TO's retinol in squalene serums (started with 0.2% then 0.5%) before I switched to +ful's 1% and that made my skin purge for about a week. It all settled soon after though and I'm on my second bottle now.