InstaNatural Retinol Serum for Face with Niacinamide, Vitamin C, and Hyaluronic Acid, Anti Aging for Firmer Skin, Lines & Wrinkles & Brightening Serum

This might be the best thing I've ever bought. Feels so good when applying and my face looks much less wrinkled. It's better than any other serum I've ever tried before.

I have nothing but good things to say about nearly all of the InstaNatural products I've used over the past year or so. Before selecting them, I reviewed many different products and brands and finally settled on this company based on the excellent reviews, but also on the company responses to customer concerns - always a nice touch. InstaNaturals is a small company, so they try harder. I've always had great customer service with a willingness to do it right the first time. They are quick to respond to emailed questioned regarding products - something that was helpful to me in making my final selections the first go around. The products are lovely to use and most importantly, the price is right. Very reasonable and they last for months. I am in my late 60's with dry, sun-damaged skin that has seen too many surgeries to remove basal cell cancers. I also have 'smile lines' (read that as 'my face looks like a road map, but I'm unwilling to admit it) and just felt I needed some help. I'm not one to buy expensive 'potions' and would probably forget any way, but I have been faithful in using these products because they are so easy and pleasant to use. Having said that, it is a testimony to the company and the products that I continued to use them even when I wasn't seeing results for a while (more on that later). How you use these products is important: In the past, I had showered and immediately applied an all-over moisturizer BEFORE using the InsaNaturals serums.. I'm not sure what I was thinking or why I got that so wrong, but I still continued to use them in spite of not seeing a noticeable difference. But on a recent re-order, I received an email from AJ explaining the 'correct way to apply' . . . and that would mean applying the serums to BARE skin and BEFORE anything else. Kind of a duh moment for me. I've been doing this since and have seen really nice results. Here is what I do: Right out of the shower, I apply the Age-defying 2.5% Retinol Serum to my face and neck (this is similar to the older version with the grey label). I allow this to dry 5 minutes and then apply the Pro-Radiant Skin Brightening Serum. Both of these products look orange in your palm, probably due to the healthful astaxanthin it contains, but doesn't show once applied to your face. In spite of having very dry skin, for some reason I rarely use a moisturizer after. My face feels firmer, but not drier. It also is much smoother. I've recommended their line to others based on results, price, reviews and customer service. I intend to try more of their products. The only one I wasn't crazy about and rarely used was the Youth Express Vitamin C Moisturizer. While all the other products have a barely noticeable, but pleasant scent, this never did it for me. I should have returned it a year a go and not sure why I didn't as I'm sure a return with IN would be a snap. Give this company and their great products a try - you won't be disappointed.

InstaNatural Retinol Serum's a great product that works quickly and gets great results. My caveats have more to do with skincare needs and personal preferences than with the quality of the product itself. So first the good stuff: I love the price and 2-3 drops go a long way, so the 1 oz. I ordered should last at least a month. Seriously, those 2-3 drops cover my face, neck, chest, hands, lower arms, and elbows. They use a long-acting, more stable, time-release "encapsulated" formula, (don't even bother with the non-encapsulated stuff, Retinol/Retin-A/Retinoid products come from Vitamin A, which tend to be unstable and degrade quickly) so I only need to put it on one time per day in the evenings. I'm in my 50s with oily skin that's prone to breakouts, allergic reactions, blotches, rashes, and large pores. After just 3 days, I've already seen enough improvement with my skin tone, clarity, smoothness, and evenness that I went out and about today with just NORMAL sunscreen instead of the tinted stuff that's better than actual foundation and lets me skip another layer of goop, but which I still find kind of gross. And zero itching or allergies or breakouts. As for the wrinkles and general sagging I'm struggling with -- despite still having zit problems -- I'm seeing some improvement with the wrinkles and am not sure if anything will help with the sagging but plastic surgery (which is pricey and gives me the icks so hard "no" for now). But what the hey, it's only been three days, so I can hope. (And will update). So now for the caveats... Take care and start with a lower-percent formula if you have sensitive skin or it tends to be dry and you haven't tried Retinol/Retin-A/Retinoids products before. As I mentioned, I *do* have sensitive skin. But I've been using lower-percent Retinol skin products for a few years now (Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Day & Night creams - they're amazing but I'm ready to up the ante), so I've built a tolerance. (b) The product's orangey scent is divine, and many reviewers have said they adore it. Unfortunately for me, I have a weirdly over-developed sense of smell and would love it way more if I could stand around six feet away from myself. (c) The serum goes on nice and smoothly... But it feels a little bit sticky to me. I haven't seen any other comments about this so I'm likely just being overly picky. I'm going to keep using it for as long as it lasts but will still be trying out other products. Still, the quality, price, and results (especially if my face DOES wind up looking a little less saggy and wrinkly) are hard to beat, so I might just wind up deciding that smelling like I continuously bathe in a vat of slightly over-sweetened orange juice is worth the price of looking fabulous (or at least *feeling* like I look fabulous).

I have now been using this product for about a month and I’m very pleased with it! I purchased the product with the goals of decreasing wrinkles, improving skin hydration, and evening skin tone, and this serum has delivered all of the above! I am attaching two photos- they are taken in the same room with the same lighting and I have the same makeup routine done on my skin in both pictures, but the after photo was taken after using the product for about a week and a half. Makeup tends to settle in the wrinkles on my forehead/between my eyebrows, so I am extra impressed that even with makeup on they are greatly diminished. My skin tone also looks more even overall and while I still get zits, they have been healing much more quickly than they previously did and leaving less discoloration/scarring after healing. My skin also feels more hydrated- the oily areas have been more manageable and the areas which are typically dry and prone to flaking have been dewy and healthy. Overall, this serum did all that I hoped it would and more! I will also note that I have not regularly used a serum containing retinol before (I have tried the Ordinary’s retinol in squalane but it broke me out) but I have been able to use this almost every night with no skin irritation or adverse effects, despite having sensitive skin. It also smells lovely- like oranges!

This product is amazing. I have been using it now for several months. I use it just after I wash my face (Purpose liquid soap). I use a moisturizer with sunscreen during the day and just the serum at night. I notice the serum has helped my skin regain some of its suppleness and also helped soften the skin both visibly and to the touch. Wrinkles around the eyes appear diminished and finer. The same goes for the frown lines on my forehead as well. I am not familiar with whatever the general alleged benefits of retinol serums are and am only speaking of this particular product. I have been told my skin looks more youthful and vibrant in appearance. And at 47, I've often been mistaken for 37 - without makeup. It doesn't turn back the clock, but it definitely diminishes the texture by smoothening the surface and gives skin a healthy glow. Its not oily or heavy and when it dries there is no product sheen left behind. To apply I fill the dropper and tilt my head and squeeze a bit on my cheeks one at a time and spread it around to my nose area, forehead, and over my eyes (with them closed). I have never experienced any burning or tingling but should say that I had been using a glycolic acid cream at night for many years before I switched to this product. First time users may want to use it once a day just to see how their skin feels afterwards. The serum is somewhat milky/tawny in color and very watery. It may seem as if you applying nothing to your skin but if you give it time, you will most certainly notice the tone and texture of your skin improving.

I've been using this product for about a month now. I'm starting to see a difference on my dark spots. I was using it every night but now I'm using every other night. It started breaking me out a lot, but after research I learned that retinol purges your skin before it starts to work. This product does dry your skin out so moisturize after. I'm going to try for another month to really see if the product really works. I have combination sensitive skin, but the product did not irritate my skin and it appears to even out the oily parts which is in my t-zone.

I have been using InstaNatural's products for almost a year now. Each bottle lasts a little over a month (sometimes almost two months if I mix a little InstaNatural serum with a splash of Lavender essential oil. I am 21 years old, so the only "wrinkles" I had of concern were the lines along my forehead. I honestly did not expect InstaNatural's products to help with those, since I've had them forever, but they did! My forehead creases are much, much thinner and less noticeable (even when I smile). I feel like my face has literally been lifted! My cheeks and under-eye areas feel fuller, and my skin is all one solid, radiant and absolutely smooth surface. Strangers (yes, actual strangers) stop me and tell me that I have amazing skin with or without makeup. When I am wearing makeup, my skin is so smooth that I look absolutely porcelain. If it's not there in the genes, it's there with InstaNatural. I have never felt this confident in all my life. A more solid description of the product: A little bit goes a long way, so an entire bottle used twice a day should last at least an entire month, perhaps even longer. The product is thin, slightly more dense than an oil, and it is bright orange in color. When I open the bottle for the first time, I swear it smells like orange tic-tacs. Also, I've done a lot of digging and it is actually very hard to find a serum with vitamin C AND retinol for a decent price. This serum has Retinol 2.5% - With 20% Vitamin C, 10% Hyaluronic Acid, Astaxanthin, Niacinamide, and CoQ10 so you're getting a milion skin enhances in one, reasonable price.

I've purchased Argan oil from Insta-Naturals for a couple of years and decided to try this serum after reading an article about the anti-aging ingredients to look for in skincare products such as retinol, hylauranic acid, vitamin C, etc. and I am very satisfied with it. I'm 46 and I have been using Retin-A about three times a week for years and I use this serum on alternate nights and during the day and I have noticed an improvement in the texture and brightness of my skin. It seems to help my skin retain moisture which plumps up fine lines and reduces flakiness. I love the light, fresh orange scent and the way the serum is completely absorbed by my skin. It isn't greasy or heavy, making it perfect for oiler skin types and it's great under day or night cream for dry skin. It is a good product at a good price from a company I trust and I recommend it and will repurchase. I have no affiliation with Insta-Naturals and my customer experience has been fantastic.