The Ordinary: Retinol 1% in squalane is identified in the article as F1. It has the 4th quickest retinol degradation rate of the 12 products as only 30% of the original amount was left at 6 months after opening. Interestingly, the tested product started with 1.3% retinol instead of 1.0%. It could thus be very irritating in the first weeks and almost ineffective by the end of the bottle. The company is aware of the instability of their product as their Chief Scientific Officer admitted that their retinol should not be used 3 months after opening even if refrigerated.

The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid 2% Emulsion - i prefer this the most when it comes to TO and their retinoid line. Since granactive retinoid is so new I'm not really sure if it doesn't much like tretinion and other vitamin a derivatives, but it is a moisturizing emulsion if anything. Alcohol, fragrance, and essential oil free.

I was going to get some retinol from the ordinary but thought I’d pulse check here first.

Hi all, please help I used the brand ordinary 2% retinol on my whole face for a week and it’s given me under eye wrinkles the left and right photos are only a week a part. What’s gone wrong is this permanent, how can I resolve this. Thanks for reading.?

As far as my personal experience: I started using this serum only a few weeks ago but I already really enjoy it! Prior to this I had tried really hard to like The Ordinary one, but it broke me out. I assumed this was just purging and stuck it out for a few months, and then dropped down from the 0.5% concentration to the 0.2% concentration but I was still getting more acne than usual for several months. I knew at that point that it probably wasn't purging so I branched out and got this product. So far it's been great, and I actually think that my prior usage of TO one meant I didn't have any retinol adjustment period for this one haha. I've already noticed I'm barely getting any acne, which is big for me as someone who is prone to hormonal acne. I think it's a win but I'm wondering what everyone else's experiences are!

Prior to this I had tried really hard to like The Ordinary one, but it broke me out. I assumed this was just purging and stuck it out for a few months, and then dropped down from the 0.5% concentration to the 0.2% concentration but I was still getting more acne than usual for several months. I knew at that point that it probably wasn't purging so I branched out and got this product.

After 2 years on The Ordinary 0.5, I decided to shift to a higher concentration and switched to *Minimalist Retinol 0.6*. And boom again — it’s giving me beautiful results right now. It suits my skin just like The Ordinary did, but results are definitely better.

Then I read on The Ordinary’s site that the new pack should be stored cold. I tried keeping it in the freezer and boom — it worked again, though still just average compared to the first months.

When I first started using *The Ordinary Retinol 0.5*, it honestly gave me wonders. At the beginning I used it once every 3 days, then slowly moved to every 2 days.

Anyway I'm pleased to report I've finally noticed a difference with my sebaceous filaments on my nose the pores finally look empty not full of gunk!!!