“Molting Michelle”: A Retin-A Story

I had terrible skin as a teen. I got the name of a Dermatologist from a classmate and I begged my mom to take me. The doc prescribed Retin-A. I was super excited to have nice skin.

Not long after I started using Retin-A, I went to the beach and my face burned so badly that it blistered, turned to brown leather and peeled off. MY WHOLE FACE.

It was my Freshman year and for some reason, we were coming up with nicknames in French Class. “Molting Michelle” is the nickname I was given.

You’d think I would have learned my lesson, but the same thing happened in my 20s. I still didn’t have the nice skin I so desperately wanted, so when the next Dermatologist prescribed Retin-A, I started using it again.

After that I was done with Retin-A and have never used a Retinol product again.

Retinol is EVERYWHERE now. Everyone has a Retinol product.

And, although the results from Retinol are desirable, the side-effects are not. Retinol causes redness, itching, peeling, flaking and skin sensitivity.

It’s a harsh chemical and you have to build up a tolerance to even use it at the recommended dose to get the desired results.

Have you used Retin-A or another Retinol based product?

Would you like a safe, more effective alternative?

We now have a completely safe, PLANT-BASED alternative to Retinol that has been clinically proven to produce better results.

It’s called, Bakchuiol Booster and it’s amazing. You can check it out here.

Progress pics are available here.

xo Michelle