RETINOL BEGINNER SET

The RETINOL BEGINNER SET by Doctor Mi! medical skincare gradually introduces your skin to the active ingredient retinol and, in turn, enables you to realize the adjustment of your skin in a controlled manner. If you have not used retinol before, it is crucial that you allow your skin to gradually get used to it. Retinol is a highly potent ingredient that fundamentally improves your skin, but the correct usage and the quality of the retinol play a vital role. The Doctor Mi! medical skincare only uses TECMi!®-encapsulated retinol. This is characterized by a unique effectiveness that is also very gentle. Our RETINOL BEGINNER SET is the ideal companion at your side to support you.

What makes the retinol nourishment by Doctor Mi! medical skincare stand out from other retinol skin care products is the cutting-edge TECMi!® Deep  Technology: a special process in which the retinol molecules are encapsulated twice. This happens for two reasons, in particular:

• The double encapsulation protects the retinol molecules and makes them more resistant to solar radiation, for example.
• The TECMi!® encapsulation also enables the retinol molecules to penetrate into the lower layer of the skin, known as dermis, significantly faster and easier. They reach crucial skin cells there that enable your skin to rejuvenate and allow them to set free their stimulating potential which helps your skin to become more active and, in turn, supports it to help itself.

If you are a beginner using retinol, we recommend a gradual introduction to the super active ingredient to your skin. This set includes the following retinol products:

• DAY:

As a day care with 1% TECMi!®-encapsulated retinol complex, DAY keeps your skin renewal in good shape throughout day with the optimal retinol dosage.

• NIGHT:

The night care by DOCTOR Mi! medical skincare contains a total of 6% TECMi!® retinol complex. NIGHT deeply rejuvenates your skin while you are sleeping.

• RED:

RED, our highly effective skin booster, contains 8% TECMi!®-encapsulated retinol complex and rejuvenates your skin as a premium overnight treatment.

The three different TECMi!® retinol complex concentrations provide you with important advantages to get your skin used to retinol step by step and without any issues: As a high-percentage retinol skin booster, RED is a real wonder weapon for your skin rejuvenation, however, its an intensive treatment which, initially, you should only use it 2–3 times a week in order not to overwhelm your skin. NIGHT also contains a high retinol complex of 6%, your skin, however, can cope with this at night without any problems and will be stimulated perfectly. Since retinol is light sensitive in its untreated state and can irritate the skin, it is usually only found in night care products. With Doctor Mi!'s day care DAY, that is different: You can also benefit from the skin-renewing effect of retinol during the day without any issues. In addition, the dosage of 1% is particularly mild and ideally suited to additionally stimulate your skin in just right amount throughout the day.

The combination delivered in the RETINOL BEGINNER SET offers you the perfect introduction as a beginner to successfully and safely integrate retinol into your skin care and to improve your skin efficiently and in the long term.

If you want to gradually accustom your skin to the active ingredient as a Retinol beginner, we suggest you take a look at the recommended skincare routines by Doctor Mi! medical skincare. Based on her many years of experience as a dermatology specialist, founder and product developer of Doctor Mi! medical skincare, Dr. Miriam Rehbein has developed various skincare routines that allow you to integrate Retinol into your skincare routine without any problems, even as a beginner:

• Morning routine for Retinol beginners »
• Evening routine for Retinol beginners »

• The desire for beginning controlled skincare with the active ingredient Retinol
• The long-term treatment of fine lines and wrinkles
• The treatment of melasma and other pigment spots
• The desire for cleared skin in cases of acne
• Normal skin
• Dry skin
• Oily skin
• Impure and coarse-pored skin
• Sensitive skin
• Mature skin
• Rosacea
• Men's skin

The combinations of active ingredients included in the Doctor Mi! medical skincare products are characterized not only by an effective dosage, but also by a coherent formulation ensuring that the products together achieve the best care results. Thanks to the exclusive use of study-proven active ingredients, Doctor Mi! skincare for Retinol beginners comes with a variety of benefits for you:

• Deeply nourishing care that optimally energizes your skin to make it radiate
• Visible anti-aging effect for a fresh and radiant complexion
• Effectively protects your skin from moisture loss
• Effective skin barrier and cell protection, neutralizes free radicals
• Pore refining
• Significantly reduces wrinkles, fine lines and age spots
• Regenerates and deeply stimulates the skin to produce new collagen and hyaluronic acid
• Strengthens the skin's own self-defense system
• Repairing and restorative effect

• When using Retinol for the first time as a Retinol beginner, it's not uncommon for your skin to react with mild redness, sun sensitivity, and dryness. Contrary to what is often assumed, this is a good sign: This is because your skin is indicating to you that its transformation process has been activated.
• Generally, a skin transformation lasts between 6 to 12 weeks. After that, thanks to the cell-activating effect of Retinol, your skin is no longer dependent on external moisture supply but provides itself with sufficient moisture. You should only make sure that your skincare has moisture-retaining properties to not restrict cell activity again.
• Regardless of Retinol use, you should use SPF 50+ daily and year-round to adequately protect your skin from UVA and UVB rays.
• RED should only be used in the evening and in place of our NIGHT cream. Start your RED skincare with 2 applications per week. As soon as you find that your skin agrees with it, you can increase the applications to 5 per week. However, you should not use RED more often than that.
• The care products EYE, LIP, MASK and BODY & HAND complement your skincare perfectly.
• The care products in the RETINOL BEGINNER SET are suitable for external use only. Keep away from children!

The star of the RETINOL BEGINNER SET is, of course, the encapsulated TECMi!®-Retinol. But in addition to this, our products contain a variety of other nourishing ingredients whose effects have been proven by a wide range of studies which meet the highest quality standards and visibly improve your skin within a few weeks. These include:

• TECMi!®-Retinol/Vitamin A1
• SymLift™
• Extremoin®
• Ectoin®
• Oligo-hyaluron
• Acetylglucosamine
• Niacinamide/Vitamin B3
• SyriCalm™ CLR
• ProRenew COMPLEX CLR™
• DEFENSIL®-PLUS

An overview of all ingredients of the RETINOL BEGINNER SETS can be found here:

• DAY:
  AQUA, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, DICAPRYLYL ETHER, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, ISOAMYL LAURATE, SQUALANE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, POLYGLYCERYL-3 METHYLGLUCOSE DISTEARATE, GLYCERIN, NIACINAMIDE, GLYCERYL STEARATE SE, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, SODIUM LACTATE, SUCROSE STEARATE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, XANTHAN GUM, ECTOIN, POLYACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER-6, PANTHENOL, HYDROXYECTOIN, TOCOPHEROL, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, DUNALIELLA SALINA EXTRACT, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, LACTIC ACID, SORBETH 30, CARBOMER, LECITHIN, RETINOL, ETHANOL, POLYSORBATE 20, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, FRAGRANCE 
• NIGHT:
  AQUA, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, ISOAMYL LAURATE, PENTYLENE GLYCOL , SQUALANE, MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL, MYRISTYL MYRISTATE, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, SUCROSE STEARATE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, NIACINAMIDE, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, POLYGLYCERYL-6 DISTEARATE, JOJOBA ESTERS, POLYGLYCERYL-3 BEESWAX, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM HYALURONATE, PHRAGMITES COMMUNIS EXTRAKT, PORIA COCOS EXTRAKT, LACTOCOCCUS FERMENT LYSATE, MALTODEXTRIN, CAMELLIA SINESIS LEAF EXTRACT, TOCOPHEROL, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, CERAMIDE NP, OCTYLDODECANOL, RIBES NIGRUM (BLACK CURRANT) SEED OIL, CARDIOSPERMUM HALICACABUM FLOWER/LEAF/VINE EXTRACT, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF EXTRACT, POLYSORBATE 20, RETINOL, INULIN, LAURYL CARBAMATE, BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, SUCROSE LAURATE, DISODIUM EDTA, PHENOXYETHANOL, BENZOIC ACID, DEHYDROACETIC ACID, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, SODIUM PHYTATE, ALCOHOL, ASCOBYL PALMITATE, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, FRAGRANCE 
• RED:
  AQUA, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, SQUALANE, ISOAMYL LAURATE, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, LACTOCOCCUS FERMENT LYSATE, GLYCERIN, SODIUM LACTATE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, NIACINAMIDE, POLYGLYCERYL-6 DISTEARATE, JOJOBA ESTERS, POLYGLYCERYL-3 BEESWAX, CETYL ALCOHOL, MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER, SUCROSE STEARATE, ECTOIN, XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, METHYL METHACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, SODIUM HYALURONATE, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, LACTIC ACID, HYDROXYECTOIN, XYLITYLGLUCOSIDE, ANHYDROXYXYLITOL, XYLITOL, TOCOPHEROL, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, INULIN, LAURYL CARBAMATE, BEHETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, SUCROSE LAURATE, DISODIUM EDTA, PHENOXYETHANOL, BENZOIC ACID, DEHYDROACETIC ACID, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, RETINOL, POLYSORBATE 20, ADENOSINE, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, SODIUM PHYTATE, ALCOHOL, FRAGRANCE 

Who is the RETINOL BEGINNER SET by Doctor Mi! for?

The RETINOL BEGINNER SET by Doctor Mi! medical skincare is particularly suitable for you if you are looking for a skincare series that gradually introduces you to Retinol as a beginner. The RETINOL BEGINNER SET is suitable for all skin types. In addition, the RETINOL BEGINNER SET is ideal if you are already using Retinol, but are looking for the optimal care routine.

Can I use the care products in the RETINOL BEGINNER SET every day?

The creams DAY and NIGHT can be used every day. Only RED should not be used on a daily basis due to its very high content of Retinol: It is best to start with 2 evening applications per week and increase the frequency up to 5 evening applications when you notice that your skin can tolerate RED well.

Important: When using RED, do not use NIGHT before or after.

What should I keep in mind when using Retinol skincare products?

Generally, we recommend that you use the products in a targeted manner in order to gradually accustom your skin to the Retinol. To help you achieve this, dermatologist and founder of Doctor Mi! medical skincare, Dr. Miriam Rehbein, has developed two skincare routines that will help you optimally care for your skin as a Retinol beginner.

• Morning routine for Retinol beginners »
• Evening routine for Retinol beginners »

What makes Retinol such a special active ingredient?

Retinol is an endogenous vitamin (A1) that is also the only study-proven active ingredient that stimulates the skin to heal itself. Due to various properties, it is essential for highly effective skincare:

• Especially in the field of cell rejuvenation, Retinol is considered to be the benchmark against which skin-renewing active ingredients are measured. For example, a skin treatment with Retinol noticably leads to a promoted collagen and elastin regeneration which gives your skin more strength and resilience.
• Retinol also achieves its skin-rejuvenating effect by scavenging free radicals: These are substances that damage skin cells and cause them to age prematurely.
• Retinol has been proven to refine the appearance of the skin and is also excellently qualified for treating pigmentation spots. By the way, this effect can be optimally enhanced by microneedling once a week.
• Retinol is also suitable for the treatment of acne, achieves pore-refining effects and reduces pigmentation spots.

What advantages does TECMi!® Encapsulation offer me?

Doctor Mi! medical skincare can ensure with the use TECMi!® Deep Technology that your skin benefits from the full potential of the active ingredients it contains. This is achieved thanks to the double Encapsulation used to prepare the active ingredient molecules. This allows the Retinol molecules to reach the cells deep within your lower skin layer which are crucial for skin renewal. Since the molecules reach the cells in higher concentrations thanks to the special Encapsulation, you benefit in the form of more intensive nourishment results which manifests in a renewed and radiant skin appearance.

What fragrance do the RETINOL BEGINNER SET products have?

The care products of the RETINOL BEGINNER SET generally have a pleasant and discreet as well as typical Retinol scent which, however, is exclusively due to the pure product formulation. Doctor Mi! medical skincare does not use any artificial fragrances as these can damage your skin.

Where are the products in the RETINOL BEGINNER SET produced?

All products in the RETINOL BEGINNER SET as well as all other Doctor Mi! medical skincare products are manufactured entirely in Munich. In addition, the products meet the highest quality standards and are dermatologically tested.

If you have any further questions about Doctor Mi! medical skincare, you can find helpful answers in our FAQs!