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There’s a new overnight skincare repair treatment on the scene and it’s causing quite a flap – in a good way that is. The first of its kind, Dermalogica’s Overnight Retinol Repair* allows you to customise your own concentration of Retinol by mixing it with a moisturising buffer cream. It’s no wonder Retinol is so sought-after when it is one of the most powerful anti-ageing ingredients, helping to repair and rejuvenate skin.
Truthfully speaking, I’ve not paid an ounce of attention to what Retinol is because until recently I was unsure how to use it. Well thank you, Dermalogica for explaining the logics of it with your Overnight Retinol Repair, it’s not as scary as it sounds.
Retinol helps to accelerate skin renewal and reduce the appearance of skin ageing by increasing collagen production and cell turnover. As we age, the production of collagen slows down (it’s the stuff that keeps our skin’s elasticity going) and Dermalogica has pumped in 0.5% concentration of Retinol into this tube – that’s pure vitamin A. Some powerful peptides have been thrown in as well, which help boost the production of collagen, firming skin and increasing hydration plus bio-energised copper amino acid complex to help reduce visible wrinkles, licorice and lavender to soothe skin and ceramides and active Polysaccharides hydrate and prevent water loss in the skin, helping soften fine lines.
As it’s such a powerful ingredient, Retinol reacts in different measures with different skin types so Dermalogica has devised an ingenious way to deal with this by mixing the potent cream with a moisturiser. You are supposed to start off with a small amount and gradually increase it as your skin acclimatises. The easiest way to do this is mix one part of Retinol with three parts of a moisturising buffer cream that is included and use for at least a week. If skin responds well, increase to two parts Retinol and two parts of the moisturiser for two weeks and so on until you are left just using the Retinol on its own.
When the buffer cream runs out, it’s perfectly fine to use your favourite moisturiser. In total the parts added together will provide enough coverage for the face and neck.
Within a few days of trialling it, I noticed my skin looked smoother and brighter so the difference is obvious pretty quickly. I’ve continued to use it regularly for five weeks with a slight breakout courtesy of the time of the month so all in all, my skin has responded superbly to the Retinol Overnight Repair treatment. My skin type is normal/combination and generally can handle most things I throw at it but anyone with highly sensitive skin will probably have to limit the quantity of Retinol.
In terms of combating signs of ageing, I can’t say it’s helped reduce visible wrinkles and lines because I don’t, erm, have them (she says smugly…no honestly, I’m not being smug here, it’s down to genetics) but if it pays to delay before the obvious signs show up, then perhaps Dermalogica is doing a fine job. All I’m sure of is the surface of my skin looks and feels good.
Price wise, it’s hefty at £73 for 30ml but if you’re a Dermalogica customer then this should not surprise you. For what it’s worth and for its claims, I wouldn’t expect it to cost any less plus after so many weeks, there is still a lot left in the tube so this will last for a good while yet.
You can buy this the Overnight Retinol Repair cream with the Buffer Cream at Harvey Nichols online and in store as well as directly from Dermalogica.
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