- Obagi Medical Retinol 1.0 Cream - High Concentration Retinol Helps Reduce the Appearance of Fine Lines and Wrinkles & Smooth Texture with Minimal Irritation - 1 oz

Just few days using it with other products for dark spots and my skin feels very smooth and luminous.

Anything Obagi is a winner. Does what it says, worth the money. You can buy a million over the counter products and never get the quality of ObagiSpend the money it's worth it. Helps smooth lines and fade age spots. A small amount does the job. But use in evening should see difference in a few weeks. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Obagi

Great

It is very moisturizing on your face and absorbs easily. Haven’t used it long enough to see any results.

I've only used this product for 4 wks so I haven't seen the full benefits yet.It appears to be doing what it claims. However, I wish I'd read up on retinol in more detail before I started using it because I would have done things differently. It is suggested that if you're new to using retinol, to start by using it every third night and work up to every other night. I used it 3 nights in a row when I started. But by the 4th day my face was blotchy, dry & peeling like sunburn. And don't think that this means there is fresh-looking skin underneath. There was just more dry skin.Also, it must be used on completely dry skin....there's some kind of reaction that takes place when there's water on the skin (probably the sunburn-like reaction above).I also read that new users can "buffer" the retinol by mixing it with moisturizer. The dryness was almost unbearable to me. During weeks 2 & 3, I waited awhile then put on some face cream. My skin was still terribly dry but it felt better. Then there was the constant flakiness. At first it seemed that the flakes didn't want to come off at all. Don't make the same mistake I did by rubbing too hard with a washcloth...looked like I had an abrasion.I just finished my 4th week and the flakes seem to come off much easier and it no longer looks flaky, just kind of dry. Surprisingly, the area under my eyes looked the worst at first but haven't been bad for a couple of weeks. The most troublesome spot has been on my cheeks right next to my mouth and chin.Based on everything I read, it might take a few months for the skin to adapt to the retinol before revealing fresh, shiny skin. So I have a ways to go. This is also the time when most folks give up due to the dryness/flakiness but it's best to stick it out and continue using the product.I'll try to remember to add an update in another month. Hopefully I'll continue to see improvement.

I bought this in July 9th 2025 and just opened the package to realize the expiration is in August 22nd 2025. Due to the window is now closed, I cannot return but this is very unconsiderate to do that to customers.

This product gently exfoliates without over drying. I’ve used it faithfully for years and wouldn’t use any other type of Retinol product.

I used this product starting from the day I received it and I am still waiting for the peeling effect. No evidence of change on my skin texture yet. I am not sure if this is legit product from Obagi. My experience before was that I started peeling after a couple of weeks.