Help finding a beauty product for my mom.

My mom wants me to get her an anti-aging cream that has the ingredient retin-a, for Christmas. I don't really know anything about these products, and I'll be buying the product on Amazon (giftcard FTW) so I can't go into some beauty shop and ask for advice (not to mention I don't trust them).

If anyone uses or has a girlfriend/wife/sister/female that uses skin care that can suggest a product (up to $100) with the ingredient retin-a, I'd appreciate any information I could get on it.

I think Retin-A is a brand name for a prescription acne treatment, of which the active ingredient is tretinoin. Lemme Google for a few minutes, but I'm pretty sure tretinoin is available only by prescription due to the side effects (it makes your skin significantly more susceptible to UV damage).

Retin-A will literally peel a layer off your skin. My mom actually uses it as as well once in a while and it makes your skin peel like mad. Unfortunately she did get it from prescription for both her and my old acne breakouts.

Well, my mom came across the product from this[=http//www.nytimes.com/2006/11/30/fashion/30skin.html?ei=5088&en=a8d2291a3131a440&ex=1322542800&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1165178974-ZDYiZFtaiCtoTdIOT5XlVQ]this news article. Seems there's one that's prescription-based and one that's over-the-counter. And it seems that it's expanded from acne cream to anti-aging cream.

shrug


I'll let her know about the peeling and ask her if it still interests her, but the weaker version of it may not do that.

if u are going to buy into the retin a craze go with the neutrogena product mentioned in the article. the 2 dermatologists i have worked with recommend it

Which product, exactly? I can hardly understand the article as it is. (

My gf said "Oil of Olay Regenerist" is great, but doesnt have retin-a


Haha, this is your thread ilanbg.

haha

http//www.sharpweblabs.com/shop/retin-lotion-grams-p-90.html

Dave82, why the triple post, two of which were pointless?

[quote5e109deeb2="KeithA"]Dave82, why the triple post, two of which were pointless?[/quote5e109deeb2]

sorry keith.

btw, ONE of which was pointless. regenerist is an anti-aging creme with an alternative to retina

I only use Dermalogica skin care - Dermologica FTW - it's worth lookin at on Amazon but it's expensive, but one of the best.

Dermologica has retin-a, right?

And Amazon seems to have a bunch of their products; any suggestions for specific products? Price isn't an issue.