This is when to use retinol in your routine.

It acts differently from hyaluronic acid, an all-day everyday hydration booster, but it’s a powerful hydrator and skin plumper in its own league.

Like any great skincare lineup, crafting an anti-ageing routine is all about balancing your actives with your nourishers. But first, what is retinol?

Retinol, a form of vitamin A, is beneficial for the skin on your body as well as your face due to its multiple skin-enhancing properties:

Cell Turnover:

Retinol promotes cell turnover, which helps shed dead skin cells and encourages the production of new, healthy skin cells. This leads to smoother, more radiant skin overall.

Collagen Production:

It stimulates collagen production, improving skin elasticity and reducing fine lines and wrinkles, making the skin look firmer and more youthful.

This is all to say that it hits reverse on uneven skin tone. It backspaces on hyperpigmentation. And it turns over fine lines. Hot.

But because it’s powerful and packs a punch, there are some retinol rules involved:

Now that we’ve established some rules, let’s talk about how retinol fits within your routine.

Monday

Apply sunscreen in the morning.

Active scrub to exfoliate.

Hydrate with hyaluronic.

Tuesday

Apply sunscreen in the morning.

Gentle wash in the shower.

Rewind with retinol.

Wednesday

Apply sunscreen in the morning.

Exfoliate the bod.

Hydrate and lift the skin.

Thursday

Apply sunscreen in the morning.

Gently cleanse or exfoliate.

Rewind with retinol.

Friday

Apply sunscreen in the morning.

Active scrub to exfoliate.

Actively hydrate before bed.

Saturday

Apply sunscreen in the morning.

Gently cleanse or exfoliate.

Rewind with retinol.

Sunday

Apply sunscreen in the morning.

Prep the bod for the week.

Give the skin some antioxidant rejuvenation.