I’ve only used retinol for any length of time two or three times.. just not sure it’s needed – I mean, what’s the goal? To have skin that’s not your skin?

Agree
I’ve only really noticed a difference with acids and I know they’re working because they dry out my skin
Never been impressed with HA and the caffeine eye serums I feel like they’re very drying

Still on the fence about retinol too. It’s definitely something that’s ridiculously priced because it can be.

There’s a bit of a swing away from hyaluronic I think – really depends what it’s formulated with. I’ve had lots of hyaluronic serums that dry to nothing on the skin and I really need to feel a result. To be honest I haven’t gone right back to the origin testing of hyaluronic – only so many hours in a day – but while I do think it’s a good hydrator I’m open to believing that it’s only so in certain formulations and ask myself what else is doing the lifting there.

yes, I’ve seen the route to the studies on it and I’d say they’re unreliable at best and yet they’re used as industry standard.

it’s interesting isn’t it – some swear but the majority, when I asked, said no.