The Ordinary - MeiLing27 review for Retinol 0.5% in Squalane

This product worked wonders for my skin. It was a bumpy ride at first though. I started incorporating retinol into my nighttime skincare routine last July 2020. From July until first week of September 2020, I experienced purging! Pimples were endlessly growing on my temples (where I usually have breakouts). They never seemed to go away. However, when September came, they started to disappear and I observed that my skin started to look better! Starting October 2020, I use it 4 times a week. When I was just starting out, I used it 2 times a week. Now I rarely get breakouts and my pores have become "smaller" in apperance. Give it time to work! It's not a magic potion that will work overnight or just after a few weeks. Retinol works wonders! I have been using it for a year now *I upgraded to 1% after 6 months *