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I switched to a stronger retinol to fade my dark marks faster, and now I am breaking out more and the marks look darker than before.
A retinol that outpaces your barrier makes new inflammation, and new inflammation is new pigment. On skin like ours the fix is almost always to slow down, not push harder, starting with
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One full skincare evaluation with Anwar Musa, founder of ROOT & REIGN, and Doctor Djeli, the Griot of Melanated Skincare. Your routine and your products, scored against the same standard we publish for everyone, in a private session. Plus a $150 Amazon gift card for whatever the verdict says you actually need. The winner is the first person through an evaluation who is not the founder, and we will ask to tell that story with you.
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The evaluator is free, it is honest, and it was built for skin like ours. Tell it what you use and what you are worried about. It will tell you what is working, what is not, and why.
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