A313 French Pharmacy Vitamin A (Retinoids) Lightweight Face Cream for Anti-Aging, Reduce Wrinkles, Prevents Acne Breakouts, and Hyperpigmentation - Skincare for Smooth, Radiant Skin - 50g Cream

I LOVE this stuff! I NEVER post reviews so please take my rec and buy the cream! Pros: AMAZING skin texture, it’s helping out my hyperpigmentation and melasma, and keeping breakouts down. When used right, super comfortable to sleep in. I wake up with the plumpest, glowing skin and after a wash and sunscreen, I’m ready for the day! I have sensitive skin and this product does not irritate my skin if used correctly (see tips). Cons: It doesn’t smell that great but not at all bad. It smells like how Vaseline smells but different. It’s also thick but don’t be tempted to use more (see tips). Tips/Advice: 1. It WILL itch if you use a lot. Made that mistake one night and washed it off my face within 5 minutes. PEA SIZED AMOUNT or LESS, please heed my warning! It will spread out just fine with the warmth of your face but again, less is more with this product (and will stretch your dollars farther)! 2. Don’t use it on a wet face as water, water-based products, and liquid products will make it itch/sting/tingle (this is my experience at least). I use it just before I’m ready to go to bed (it stays on my nightstand) and I apply a little bit before I go to sleep. This is so any products I use at night have time to dry down on my face. It’s my last step in my night time routine. Make sure you wash it off in the morning and USE SUNSCREEN! 3. Build up to using it more often. I can comfortably now use it every other night but it took me a whole month to get to a point where I wasn’t worried about any reactions. (I only had one reaction tho and that was my own fault.) With any new skincare product, you SHOULD let your skin acclimate to the ingredients and formulas. This product is definitely controversial in the reviews but don’t let it scare you. Just take the precaution and build up your tolerance for it before wearing it every single night off the bat. It’s really concentrated so again, take your time and only use a pea-sized amount or less. I’m talking a small pea too, or like the size of a peppercorn! Hope this is helpful. I will update with a “before and after” after more time using. I’ve been using it for a month and have already noticed phenomenal difference in my skin. Give it time, build up to using it more often, and wear your sunscreen. I REPEAT, WEAR YOUR SUNSCREEN.

This works great!! Just give it a month. A few things you should know about this before trying and quitting using it. You have to use this on a completely dry face. It can sting otherwise. I wash, moisturize, then get ready for bed and about 5 min later put it on. I will be honest, it’s sticky like Vaseline and the smell is slightly off putting. Start slow. At first use it once a week for a few weeks, then two for a few more, then work your way up to more. No more than once every 2/3 days. I have decently sensitive skin and doing it that way caused no pain or tingles. I noticed a small change after one use, but after a few months I feel I’m aging backwards. I’m 47 and have been starting to notice old face skin things, but this has made me look and feel like I’m aging backwards. My skin has turned soooo soft and it’s only been 2 months! It’s expensive now but it lasts for months, so really it’s only about $10/month to make such a difference. We spend that much on a coffee or a cocktail and they do nothing for us! I’m not one who freaks out or does much for anti aging but decided to try this. It’s effective and way cheaper than Botox or surgery. Not that i would ever consider those. Just eat good for you foods, get outside, exercise a bit, smile some, and use this cream! You’ll be young “forever”!

Not the best smell.. and adds a lil grease to the hairline.. but my face looks amazing the morning after I use it.. Soft, moisturized, wrinkles less noticeable.. Its actually awesome.

I had been ordering this for bad hormonal acne, it worked amazingly. The product must of changed the price went up, and now it’s still good but not as effective.

I rarely give anything 5 stars! I really like how This product works on my skin. In just a few days my dark appeared lighter and a few of my acne marks couldn’t even be seen. Only draw back is how it feels on my skin until It dries. Highly recommended this product

A lot of reviewers are calling it bogus. But feel like they haven’t really given it a chance. I don’t like posting pics of myself, so I’m sorry in advance. But the difference in my skin between two weeks ago and today is stellar. Maybe this stuff just works great with me. Because the two lines in my forehead I’ve always struggled with have 70% faded. My skin is glowing and people have noticed. I hardly use any foundation anymore (1 dot on either cheek below the eye, just because). And it has only been a couple of weeks. It’s not that expensive. Not compared to the stuff I’ve been buying, so I was down to try it. And it works. Yes, it’s thick. But I spray on toner which makes it glide nicely into my skin. The first time I tried it, my skin tingled for about 5 mins. But that went away after a couple of days. This is worth trying.

Using for 3 weeks. Skin feels more moisturized. As previous posters said, it can sting. Make sure you wash your face and let it dry completely so pores are closed. Use a pea size on face. It is thick like Vaseline and a little goes a long way.

Okay, so I’ve wanted to try this cream for a while (found on TikTok), was finally able to get it. I’m not gon lie… I did experience the burning, BUT I burned when I actually washed my face and applied. The first night I tried it, I was so tired I didn’t even wash my face before applying, I still wanted to see if it would work. That night, it didn’t burn, I went straight to sleep. But the night I actually did my wash routine (which is acne foam wash, it’s salicylic acid. Then I follow up with an acne solution gel, I think it’s like 10% benz. peroxide in it.. I’m sure those products all together (including the A313) caused the burning), I put some on.. it didn’t start burning right away.. but when it did, it wasn’t really a subtle burn, the discomfort level was like a 6 or 7. If it was a 5 or 4, I would’ve went to sleep faster, I’m no stranger to a little facial burning 💀 but this… I was so worried that I got up, soaked a towel in freezing cold water and pat my face. I wanted to wash it again, but I didn’t want to use anymore product annddd I didn’t want to cause anymore friction. After that, I rubbed my face with a block of ice, AND I applied Vaseline, thinking it would help soothe me… it did not. 🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️ I was so scared! I was going to just wash my whole face in cold water to get all the product off, because I know chemical burns actually happen!! However, I convinced myself to just go to sleep. Now, I’m not saying if it’s burning it’s working; do be vigilant.. BUT, I woke up the next morning with WAY LESS texture and spots than I went to sleep with. To prepare for the day, I pat my face with a cold towel and applied my sunscreen, I definitely will continue to use this cream until my problem areas are gone fully. I didn’t think to take a picture because I was SCARED ASF THAT MY FACE WAS GOING TO BURN OFF, but it did not. ✨💅🏽 ✨ The cream is worth a try, just watch what you’re using with the cream, you might want to stop the chemicals and acids while you try this. I want to rate this product 5 stars because my skin looked amazing the next day and I didn’t burn before.. so it must’ve been something I did. To be clear, I don’t have devastating hyperpigmentation.. just spots from picking and popping acne 🙄 but these spots are STUBBORN. I think what I’ll do differently next time is either completely tackle one problem at a time (get rid of acne, then focus on hyperpigmentation), or just use my acne wash in the morning and continue to A313 at night, like the product suggests. Will update about any future burning after I change routine around.