"With winter weather comes cooler, drier air. Add indoor heating into the mix and you might find that your skin barrier is much more sensitive to active ingredients such as retinol. If that’s the case (it is for me), there are a few things you can do:

• If my skin barrier is feeling compromised (dry, redness, flaking, stinging) I will cut back my retinol use to every other night, alternating with our Ceramide Moisturizer.

• Alternatively, I might level down from my usual level (Level 3) to Retinol Night Cream Level 2.

Whatever your skin needs this winter, the Fig.1 Retinol Level-Up System can help deliver the results you want without compromising your skin barrier in the process."

Dr. Courtney Rubin,
Fig.1 co-founder & board-certified dermatologist

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