{"id":4759,"date":"2023-06-12T20:08:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T13:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=4759"},"modified":"2023-06-12T20:08:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T13:08:58","slug":"3-buzzy-skin-care-rumors-you-might-be-hearing-the-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=4759","title":{"rendered":"3 Buzzy Skin Care Rumors You Might Be Hearing + The Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_60,w_1733,h_973\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/wxrcyvypsk0zm645b.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Look, tretinoin and other prescription-grade retinol products can be extremely beneficial for <em>some<\/em> people, especially those struggling with persistent or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/inflammatory-acne\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/inflammatory-acne\" rel=\"noopener\">inflammatory acne<\/a>. But that doesn\u2019t mean that over-the-counter (OTC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/what-does-retinol-do-retinol-for-skin-acne-side-effects\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/what-does-retinol-do-retinol-for-skin-acne-side-effects\" rel=\"noopener\">retinol<\/a> is useless.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To understand the difference between OTC and prescription-strength retinol products, you\u2019ll have to be familiar with the retinol hierarchy. From \u201cweakest\u201d to \u201cstrongest,\u201d the order goes like this: retinyl esters, retinol, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/retinaldehyde-benefits-risks-and-how-to-use-it-correctly\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/retinaldehyde-benefits-risks-and-how-to-use-it-correctly\" rel=\"noopener\">retinaldehyde<\/a>, and then retinoic acid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those \u201cweaker\u201d forms of retinol simply take more conversions to reach retinoic acid, which is why they\u2019re gentler on the skin\u2014as the list grows closer to retinoic acid, they take less conversions. For example, <span data-citation-wrapper=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29663701\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29663701\/\" data-citation-link=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">retinaldehyde<\/a><a href=\"#citations\" data-citation-number=\"1\">1<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\"><path d=\"M10.5616 1.47255C10.7935 1.16327 10.7308 0.724508 10.4216 0.492549C10.1123 0.26059 9.67352 0.323271 9.44156 0.63255L4.41852 7.32996L2.03106 4.54448C1.77947 4.25094 1.33756 4.21694 1.04403 4.46853C0.750497 4.72012 0.716495 5.16203 0.968084 5.45556L3.77335 8.72851C3.81859 8.84955 3.89785 8.9595 4.0089 9.04279C4.09758 9.1093 4.19691 9.15159 4.29895 9.17078C4.51931 9.23643 4.76744 9.19227 4.955 9.03151C5.07764 8.92639 5.15498 8.78804 5.18511 8.64118L10.5616 1.47255Z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span> is only one step away from retinoic acid, whereas prescription-strength options have a higher concentration or retinoic acid.<\/p>\n<p>Some people may see this as a downside (namely, those simply looking for the strongest formula out there) but it\u2019s actually beneficial to start at the bottom and work your way up, especially if you\u2019re prone to sensitivity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So yes, it\u2019s true that retinoic acid is a superstar form that does most of the heavy lifting, but the other retinol forms do convert to it eventually. Both options are great, but again, prescription-grade products aren\u2019t universally fit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/tretinoin-vs-retinol-which-one-is-right-for-you\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/tretinoin-vs-retinol-which-one-is-right-for-you\" rel=\"noopener\">Tretinoin vs. Retinol: Which One Is Right For You?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look, tretinoin and other prescription-grade retinol products can be extremely beneficial for some people, especially those struggling with persistent or inflammatory acne. But that doesn\u2019t mean that over-the-counter (OTC) retinol is useless.\u00a0 To understand the difference between OTC and prescription-strength retinol products, you\u2019ll have to be familiar with the retinol hierarchy. From \u201cweakest\u201d to \u201cstrongest,\u201d &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[56,163,51],"class_list":["post-4759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-collagen","tag-retinol","tag-skin-care"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4759\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}