05/28/2026
☀️ Myth Busted: Why you SHOULD keep using retinol this summer! ☀️
You may think you need to pack away your retinol as soon as the weather warms up. But modern skincare science says: Don’t pause your progress! 🛑
Here is the truth about summer retinol:
✨ Consistency is king: Pausing for 3 months completely resets your skin’s tolerance, meaning you’ll have to go through a gradual introduction again in the fall.
✨ The humidity helper: Summer’s natural humidity actually boosts your skin barrier, making it the perfect time to tolerate retinol with less dryness and irritation.
✨ UV breakdown vs. skin burn: Retinol molecules are sensitive to sunlight and degrade in the sun (making them useless), but they don’t actually make you burn once your skin is used to them.
The Golden Summer Rules:
1️⃣ Keep it in your PM routine to avoid sun degradation.
2️⃣ Never, ever skip your morning broad-spectrum SPF 30+
3️⃣ Pause application 3–5 days before a beach vacation or intense outdoor trip.
*important to note: Retinol only increases the skin’s vulnerability to sunburn during the initial 4 to 6 weeks of use (retinization), because it thins the stratum corneum. Once your skin has acclimated, their baseline risk of sunburn returns to normal.
Keep glowing all year round! Link in bio to purchase✨
👇 Have questions about your summer routine? Drop them in the comments!
