After years of being on adapalene (a prescription retinol cream ... part of something colloquially referred to as the 'retinol purge', which is common in anyone using topical retinoids for ...
However, according to Dr. Ariel Ostad, a cosmetic surgeon based in New York City, products that use a prescription-strength retinoid called adapalene are outliers in this pricey OTC mark-up.