@jessyantiaging: The encapsulated retinol I have been using is called Nanoretinol, developed by an American company, North Biomedical LLC 🧬 It is on Amazon and honestly you should go read the reviews before you take my word for anything. Here is what I got wrong for years. Regular retinol barely gets where it needs to go. Yourick 2008 measured it: only about 1.3% of applied retinol was absorbed through the skin. The other 98.7% stayed sitting in the surface layers, which is exactly where the burning, the flaking and the tight red patches come from. I was not using it wrong. It was never getting in. Nanoretinol is clinical-grade retinol wrapped in nanoparticles small enough to move through the skin barrier instead of collecting on top of it. That is why it is 232% more effective at boosting collagen production than regular retinol, and why 7 months in I had zero burning and zero peeling. At 54 my face looks like it did in my early forties. Menopause took that from me and this is what gave it back. If you want something to pair with it, I asked a qualified dermatologist about polynucleotide treatments for hydration and repair. That is an in-office procedure, not a DIY injectable. #menopauseskin #retinol #glassskin