The Beginner’s Guide To Retinol Products
The Wirecutter Show
The New York Times
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🗓️ 2 June 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | It was really good for sensitive skin. One tester is, if you look at his skin wrong, it will react. |
| 0:09.8 | And this stuff, he used every, I want to say he used it every night, almost every night. |
| 0:14.7 | And he did not have any reactivity. He only saw benefits. |
| 0:21.7 | I'm Christine Sir Clissette. |
| 0:23.7 | I'm Rosie Garan, and you're listening to The Wirecutter Show. |
| 0:41.0 | Rosie. |
| 0:42.1 | Hello. Hello. |
| 0:42.4 | Hi. |
| 0:42.5 | We are talking skincare today. |
| 0:44.2 | I love it. |
| 0:44.8 | Are you into skincare? |
| 0:46.4 | Are you doing like multi-step? |
| 0:48.2 | What's your routine? |
| 0:49.4 | My routine is I pat myself on the back when I have washed my face properly and put on a |
| 0:56.1 | moisturizer. Well, that's not bad. I do have a routine, morning, evening, but I am far outpaced |
| 1:03.6 | by my 12-year-old at this point. She's doing so much more to her skin, and it looks great. Let me tell |
| 1:07.8 | you. To be fair, she is 12. Today Today we are diving into the world of retinoles. |
| 1:13.9 | These are pretty powerful anti-aging products that can boost collagen. |
| 1:18.2 | They can minimize the appearance of pores and wrinkles. |
| 1:21.0 | And they can just make your skin look younger and beautiful. |
| 1:24.6 | And, you know, it is one of the few active ingredients that I think is universally |
| 1:30.0 | recommended by dermatologists as a true anti-aging product. I'll tell you what, most of what I know |
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