{"product_id":"alastin-skincare-renewal-retinol-1-oz","title":"Alastin Skincare Renewal Retinol 1 Oz","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne retinol, two strengths at one price. Start at 0.25 if you have never used one, move to 0.5 when your skin is ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is Alastin Renewal Retinol?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlastin Renewal Retinol is a nightly serum in two strengths, which Alastin describes as \"a lipid encapsulated retinol serum that supports smoother skin texture, improves skin tone, and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.\" One pump each evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLipid encapsulated retinol\u003c\/strong\u003e is Alastin's delivery system: it improves how the retinol reaches the skin and supports the skin's natural ability to produce collagen. The encapsulation lets the retinol release gradually rather than all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilver mushroom\u003c\/strong\u003e Alastin describes as having \"significantly more hydrating properties than hyaluronic acid\". \u003cstrong\u003eOat extract\u003c\/strong\u003e calms, \u003cstrong\u003eco-enzyme Q-10\u003c\/strong\u003e protects the retinol's activity, and \u003cstrong\u003eniacinamide\u003c\/strong\u003e sits high in the formula, above the retinol itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOne thing worth clearing up about the ingredient list\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will see \u003cstrong\u003eBHA\u003c\/strong\u003e near the end of the ingredients. In this formula that is \u003cstrong\u003ebutylated hydroxyanisole\u003c\/strong\u003e, an antioxidant preservative sitting next to BHT. It is \u003cstrong\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e beta hydroxy acid, the salicylic acid family. If you have been told not to use a BHA exfoliant on the same night as a retinol, that advice does not apply to this ingredient.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRenewal Retinol specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-left:3px solid #fa0165;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;margin:16px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#ffebf3;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 14px;width:38%;color:#ad0146;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid #ffd6e6;\"\u003eProduct type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 14px;color:#1a1a1a;border-bottom:1px solid #ffd6e6;\"\u003eNightly retinol serum, two strengths\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 14px;color:#ad0146;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid #ffd6e6;\"\u003eStrengths\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 14px;color:#1a1a1a;border-bottom:1px solid #ffd6e6;\"\u003e0.25 and 0.5, same price\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#ffebf3;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 14px;color:#ad0146;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid #ffd6e6;\"\u003eKey ingredients\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 14px;color:#1a1a1a;border-bottom:1px solid #ffd6e6;\"\u003eLipid encapsulated retinol, silver mushroom, oat extract, co-enzyme Q-10, niacinamide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 14px;color:#ad0146;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid #ffd6e6;\"\u003eSkin types\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 14px;color:#1a1a1a;border-bottom:1px solid #ffd6e6;\"\u003eAll skin types, in Alastin's words oily, combination and dry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#ffebf3;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 14px;color:#ad0146;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid #ffd6e6;\"\u003eFormula\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 14px;color:#1a1a1a;border-bottom:1px solid #ffd6e6;\"\u003eNon-comedogenic, hypoallergenic, paraben-free, gluten-free, cruelty-free. No added fragrance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 14px;color:#ad0146;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid #ffd6e6;\"\u003eSize and duration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 14px;color:#1a1a1a;border-bottom:1px solid #ffd6e6;\"\u003e1 Fl Oz (29.6 mL), about 4.5 months at one pump nightly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#ffebf3;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 14px;color:#ad0146;font-weight:600;\"\u003eRecognition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 14px;color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eInStyle Best Beauty Buys, Best Wrinkle Treatment 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAlastin Renewal Retinol reviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive of our eight reviewers name the professional who sent them.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two dermatologists, a Botox nurse practitioner, a plastic surgeon, and one who recommends it to her own patients.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeginners do well on it.\u003c\/strong\u003e One describes a visible change in fine lines at two to three weeks and full-face nightly use after a month.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTingling early on, then nothing.\u003c\/strong\u003e One buyer reports tingling for the first few applications that stopped after a few uses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSensitive and rosacea-prone skin has tolerated it.\u003c\/strong\u003e One reviewer reports no dryness, redness or flaking. Another says her rosacea-prone skin tolerates it perfectly. Alastin formulates for oily, combination and dry and does not claim sensitive, so this is buyer experience, not a brand claim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeople stay on it.\u003c\/strong\u003e One reviewer is four years in, another has been consistent since her fifties.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich strength should you buy?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth cost the same, so pick on tolerance. New to retinol, or restarting after a break, take 0.25. Already using one comfortably several nights a week, take 0.5. You can move up later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt sits alongside the rest of \u003ca href=\"\/it\/collections\/alastin\"\u003eAlastin\u003c\/a\u003e. For a peptide serum to alternate with on non-retinol nights, that is \u003ca href=\"\/it\/products\/alastin-restorative-skin-complex-with-trihex-technology-10-fl-oz\"\u003eAlastin Restorative Skin Complex\u003c\/a\u003e, and around professional treatments, \u003ca href=\"\/it\/products\/alastin-skincare-regenerating-skin-nectar-with-trihex-technology-1-oz\"\u003eRegenerating Skin Nectar\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nava Beauty","offers":[{"title":"0.25 Strength","offer_id":50490500972735,"sku":"851144006232","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"0.5 Strength","offer_id":50490501005503,"sku":"851144006119","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/7042\/4767\/files\/Alastin_Skincare_Renewal_Retinol_1_Oz..jpg?v=1790209131","url":"https:\/\/cocoayachtclub.com\/it\/products\/alastin-skincare-renewal-retinol-1-oz","provider":"Cocoa Yacht Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}