This $12 OTC Treatment Is the Closest Thing You’ll Find to Prescription Retinol
If a miracle-in-a-bottle type of skincare treatment actually existed, we’d probably all be using it already. But when it comes to the hunt for the next best thing, if you ask a dermatologist or esthetician, most of them will probably tell you that retinoids (the branch of vitamin A derivatives to which retinol belongs) are the closest thing you’ll find along your quest to find a product that’ll help you attain a flawless complexion.
Put simply, retinoids are a group of chemical compounds that have earned the seal of approval from dermatologists because, unlike so many other buzzy active ingredients in our serums, creams, and moisturizers, they’re actually backed by years of ample clinical research backing their...