Can retinol cream hurt your eyes?

Can retinol cream hurt your eyes?

A number of side effects to retinoid treatment have been recorded; one group of such side effects relates to eyes and vision. Dry eye syndrome and blepharoconjunctivitis are the most common side effects, appearing in 20-50 % of patients treated with retinoids.

What happens if you put retinol on your eyes?

For the eyes, this typically means lower strength retinol. “Don’t use your face retinol on your eye because it’s way, way too aggressive, and it’ll get dry, flaky, and red.” In other words, do not try to multitask your retinol-infused facial cream or facial serum.

Can retinoids cause blindness?

Recently, night blindness has been reported with both isotretinoin and fenretinide. The greater use of isotretinoin may be more important in explaining the increased incidence of these side effects than is the individual metabolism of the different available synthetic retinoids.

How do you treat retinol burning eyes?

You can use an over-the-counter (OTC) hydrocortisone cream to treat inflammation and redness or discoloration but use sparingly especially around your eyes and do not use any steroid cream longer than 2 weeks at a time as they can thin out your skin.

Does retinol turn into retinal?

retinol must be converted to retinal and then to retinoic acid, whereas retinal only requires one conversion to retinoic acid. Crucially, this last step is extremely rapid compared to the previous conversions which is why retinal is able to provide such rapid results.

Is retinol safe for eyelids?

Yes. There is a misconception that creams can’t be used on the eyelids. The reason for concern is that you don’t want to get irritants inside the eyes. But the skin around the eyes is the earliest on the face to show wrinkles and it’s a great place to use retinol (or tretinoin).