The "lift" you're speaking of takes longer than other results! For me it took a year! I love medik8- the retinal and peptide products have changed this 68 yr old woman's skin. Truly changed it. Thanks for your video!
I have been using medik8 crystal retinal 3 since last year and my skin has improved dramatically, no lumps or bumps, clearer and brighter. Just purchased the 6 so can’t wait to try it!
I have used the Drunk Elephant retinol and it cleared a few sun spots I had then I went for Medik8 6, then 10 and now 20. I have been using the Crystal retinal 20 for four months now but every other day as every day is irritating for my skin. I am now finishing this tube and I think I will be able to use the next one every day at least I am going to give it a try. I am 55 and I have good skin. No sun damage anymore, no deep wrinkles, little sagging probably and in that Medik8 helped a lot I think. I cannot use it around my eyes though as it dries not only the skin under the eyes but the glands inside the eyes which could cause the Dry Eye Syndrome so I was advised by my ophthalmologist not to use it near the eye area. I am happy with the results although they are not tremendous but the two little wrinkles on my forehead seem better. I will keep on using it although the cost is great but I think it is worth it.
Thanks for sharing your experience Caterina. I wondered how much more powerful the 20 strength retinal would be so it’s interesting to hear your perspective. It certainly is expensive.
I tried tretinoin and got terrible flaking and couldn't put it anywhere near my eyes, which is where I probably need it most. Am now using Medik8 r-retinoate intense in the black bottle. Is eye-wateringly expensive so buy when I have discounts on cult beauty. Have used it for about a year, 3 or 4 times a week and a bottle lasts about 6 months, putting it on my neck, and chest too. I can tolerate it around my eyes, so for me, it's worth the expense. I can see a big difference and never had any flakes or bad reaction! Just found your channel and love your videos and your accent!
Thank you, Linda! It’s really interesting to hear about your tretinoin experience and that the intense serum is working out so well for you. I’m finding the retinaldehyde is making a difference, but I’m tempted to upgrade!
Retinal is not only complicated to formulate, it's quite expensive. The price reflects that in almost all cases. Side note: Alot of people cannot use Retin A around their eyes and mouth, or even on their necks; so you may still need to use retinal around the eyes, especially on the lids, if you fall in that category.
Check out Geek And Gorgeous AGame. They use the same reseller of Medik8 (for bulk retinaldeyde), same delivery method (Cyclodextrins) and it is a wonderful product :)
I am 63 and have been using Dermatica 0.05% Tretinoin for almost 2 years. Yesterday I ordered Medic 8 strength 6 because having tried all the advice the skin around my mouth and chin is still dry and flaky. I'm hoping that Retynaldehide is going to be my saviour.
I had a similar experience and have moved back to retinal. If you’re using that alongside sunscreen you should be able to maintain a lot of the benefits in terms of reduced fine lines
@@thehonestchannel wow! Thank you for your prompt response. I'm hoping this will be the case. I'm in the UK, as I believe are you. Could you give an estimation as to their delivery timescale please?
I’ve just bought this but the 3, because I have small little white bumps around my chin/mouth/cheek/jaw and nothing seems to be helping! That before and after photo is AMAZING! Your face looks so much more plumper, glowy and healthier, I’m amazed!
I did have a lot of dryness and flaky skin when I started using tretinoin I pushed through and now a few years on I still use my tretinoin 0.01% at night...... I found that putting on eucerin night cream after my tretinoin has dried off stops my skin from getting to dry around my mouth and sides of nose my tretinoin is from dermatica, I find I only need it every 50 days so at around £23 a time it's not that bad over the year I actually stopped buying a lot of other expensive creams, and serums since I started tretinoin, so it has worked for me 🙏
It’s Dermatica that I’ve been considering trying out. Will try Crystal 10 first, but the price is off-putting. Do you see a visible difference with Dermatica? How is it around the eyes?
@@thehonestchannel I like Dermatica they also do a tretinoin with an added ingredient to help with irritation and you can get other things from them like hydroquinone and I think the eyelash growth serum, the good thing about the prescription is you can change the frequency and even skip them on your online profile, I starred with 0.25 then went to 0.05 and now on 0.01 %. As time went by I found using one pump as opposed to two, was enough for me, so I get 50 days out of a tube. Their customer service is really good, they review your treatment regularly, its all online by email, you don't have to send your photo of your skin when you sign up, i didn't, but you can if you wish, I really like it, it works for me 🙏it's well worth a try
@@thehonestchannel.... Oh and yes absolutely a big difference in my skin now of course slap on the spf in the day...... Around my eyes at first I couldn't, but I slowly began mixing a little tretinoin with moisturiser and adding it under my eyes until I got used to it but you have to be really careful not to get it in your eyes and I only just touch slightly under my eyebrow never put it on my mobile lid apparently it travels once on your skin so need to be careful near the eyes 🙏
@@nicolerolugtry out every other day then increase to everyday, however if u find anything irrating then just stick to every other day, it will still do the job.
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I adore retinaldeyde (but I prefer the Geek and Gorgeous Agame to the Crystal Retinal) ; the only problem is that a very famous dermatologist in the States claims that it is much less well absorbed than retinol :/
(PS: Geek and Gorgeous sells 0.05% and 0.1% and it is much cheaper by the way ) (I could not use tretinoin; too harsh, but I use the 0.1% without troubles)
That’s really helpful, thank you. I’m definitely going to give Geek and Gorgeous a go. Still finding the Crystal retinal effective, but not thrilled with the price!
@@thehonestchannel have you tried The Geek and Gorgeous yet? I’m using the Skin and me Tretinoin lowest dose with niacinamide and Azealic acid. It’s only £20 per month.
@@helenalovelock1030 How’s the tretinoin working out? I did try G&G and I filmed a wee review on it if you have time to watch x ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jRUWZe77NWg.html
Hi Jakob. A few people have mentioned it so it’s on my list of things to try out next. I’ll maybe use it on one side of my face and Medik8 10 on the other side to compare.
Oooh... I've just bought this & I'm hoping this works for me... I've super sensitive, menopausal skin & on lots of prescription meds... so my poor skin is suffering... Thanks for your review... 😁
I've just started my first Retinal 3 from Medik8. Last night was my first try. How is it going now for you after 3 years? I've heard it can take a year to see proper results.
My question is specifically about MediK8’s Crystal Retinal EYE serum. I’m not clear if you’re using just the face product or the eye one, but if you have tried the eye one, have you have any skin irritation from it? My skin has no irritation to Tretinoin which I’ve been on for five months but most people recommend not putting it above the orbital bone. This company uses essential oils in this product, and I’ve already been cautioned against using products with fragrance/essential oils as they can cause, irritation, and especially with skin using tretinojn. My eyes are also very sensitive to eye products (serums and creams) since going through menopause, so I’m concerned about the essential oils in this eye serum (only product of theirs I would be using) which are known to cause contact dermatitis in people prone to it but I loved the option of using a. RetinAl under my eyes as opposed to using my Tretinoin there. Thanks for letting me know if it caused you any irritation.
Hi Clare, I have been using Skin Medica retinol at 1.0% three times a week in the evening. Helped somewhat but I think retinal would work faster. I am in my 70's, should I start off with the '6' level?
@@thehonestchannel Thank you, I will update one I have been using for a while. Due to my age, I am not expecting miracles but it has to be better than the SkinMedica I was using. LI am also going to try a couple of their other products! Love from Toronto, Ontario CA
Amazing - so do u find you can still put it around ur eyes without any added wrinkles? They have a separate one for the eyes so I wonder if it’s better to use that around the eyes? ❤
Personally, I don't believe you need to use eye creams and it just adds to the cost of your skincare routine. But you do need to be careful using retinoids around the eyes and even more so the stronger they get. Most experts say to avoid getting any in your eye so I use a small amount around the brown and higher up on my upper lid. It's fine to use on the under eye area so long as the thinner skin there tolerates it well.
Just curious to know if you were using the Medik8 retinal product for the face on your eye area, or did you get the Medik8 Crystal Retinal Ceramide Eye instead.
I change up my moisturisers a lot because of the amount of testing I'm doing, but I go for something simple in the mornings generally like an Olay fragrance-free moisturiser, and then I tend to go for a treatment-based cream at night
Thank you for a very good and informative video 🥰 I have this product as well, all tho in the lowest strength because I recently started using it. But mine is light pink when I press the product out. Wonder why yours is orange
Please, I am 52 years old and I have developed wrinkles under my eyes and crow's feet and some dark circles. I don't know what you would recommend I use if this product would work for me. Thank you for your attention.
I can only share my experience. I found using retinal was helpful for my own skin. Longer term I now only use it a couple of times a week for maintenance.
When you look at other Retinol skincare brands, say The Ordinary, you'll notice that no matter the strength, you're paying the same amount for the same product. Recently I've discovered that Medik8 charges more for the power for the same amount of only 30ml. Crystal Retinal 3 30ml £49. Crystal Retinal 6 30ml £66. Crystal Retinal 10 30ml £89. Crystal Retinal 20 30ml £99. I'm happy to pay good money for a good product, not just for a brand, and I enjoy using many of Medik8's skin care products, but this is just downright unethical and lacking in the integrity of any company if you're charging an incrementally higher price based on strength for the same amount of product.
Geek&Georgeous is perfect brand. I highly recommend it. I tried retinal, C serum, niacinamide. Everything is effective and well done without parfumations and it don't irritate the skin. Very good brand from Hungary and prices for retinal (12.50€) and other serums (around 10€) are exceptional. 😉
I use Medik8 CR20 and Geek & Gorgeous A-Game 10. My plan was to use up Medik8 and just use G&G. However, been using the stronger Medik8 as a booster once or twice in a 7-day period and G&G the other days. Medik8 is lasting forever. If I went the Tretinoin route, I would only go with Altreno because it's in a lotion base and everything I've read about it, including reviews, reports it's much gentler than other types of Tretinoin.
Hi! Yes, a lower strength retinal would be a great place to start. I did a video comparing Medik8 retinal with Geek and Gorgeous’s much cheaper version if you want to look at lower cost but effective options
That’s true! Thanks for flagging. I did love the Medik8 retinal but G&G is good too. I compared them in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jRUWZe77NWg.html
It’s not a good idea to get it in your eyes but it’s safe to use on the skin around your eyes. It’s a good idea to avoid the lower eyelids to avoid it going in your eyes - which I am often guilty of being careless about!
Hi.I haven’t actually finished the strength 6 yet - it’s quite long-lasting. Strength 10 is ready and waiting though and I’ve bought a cheaper retinal of the same strength from another brand to compare them. Should be able to post an update in about 6 weeks.
Hi. So you’ll see on the review that I started to see results within weeks of using this product but the idea is you increase the strength of the serum to build betters results over time. I’ll be filming an update shortly, having moved to the 10 strength serum 2 months ago.
My Tretinoin prescription is £20 a month and it works great and has lots of data to backup it’s claims. Why would anyone spend £40-80 a month for that medik8 stuff?
I have since moved to tretinoin and am also seeing great results - but it’s not for everyone. I know people who have stopped using it due to peeling and irritation.
I started using retinol from my mid-40s but, provided you're wearing sunscreen every day, it's not a bad idea to begin in your 30s. This is a review of Medik8's retinal - slightly different to retinol but doing a very similar job. I talk in the video about why I chose this one and the different strengths available.
@@thehonestchannel i started to use sunscreen everyday since i was 25. That is also a bit late. But i have very sensitive dry skin. Is better to start with a 1 or 3 ?
Its difficult to compare concentrations with retinol or retinoid acid as they are formulated differently. Medik8’s starter Retinal 1 would be 0.01% and it’s Retinal 10 .1% The 20 that you get in clinics is .2% Confusing, I know!
@@thehonestchannel thankyou for the reply. It's confusing because some say 1% and others say 0.1% and maths isn't my strong suit so I don't really know what the difference is. 😊
I’ve been using it for 2 years, on 20 now and it’s rubbish, total waste of money. I’ve developed sun spots since using it. The 20 is so orange I look like I’ve had a spray tan gone wrong.
Hi! I have a very important question, which is. Are the reults permanent? For example i would like to use this product to fade post acne hyperpigmentation and even up my skin tone. So after stopping using the product are the faded marks and better skin tone permanent? Otherwise it would be ridiculously expensive to buy this product almost monthly just to maintain the results. Thanks! (Sorry for the long question)
Experts say hyperpigmentation need not be permanent. You might find this article helpful www.everydayhealth.com/skin-and-beauty/how-to-fade-a-dark-mark.aspx Any anti-aging treatment cannot be considered permanent because your skin continues to age and therefore will always require some kind of maintenance in terms of skin products and treatments.
