Why does my face turn bright red and flake severely after using a retinol cream?
1. Introduction Bright red, flaking skin after applying a retinol cream is a recognized clinical reaction known as retinization, driven by the rapid acceleration of epidermal cellular turnover. Retinoids stimulate the basal skin cells to divide much faster than normal, causing the older surface cells to detach and shed in visible flakes. Concurrently, this rapid … Read more