[Routine Help] Retinol is making my life difficult

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Hey guys!I have searched all night for answers on the internet but couldn't find anything that would help me answer my questions. So I thought maybe some of you could help me.As the title says: Retinol is making my life difficult. I use the 0.2% Retinol in Squaline from The Ordinary and my skin was fine in the beginning. I've been using it for 2 weeks every day and my skin is just terrible. It's super dry, super sensitive and applying the mildest products is making it itchy and super red. I've been using Aloe Vera Gel as a moisturizer and applying it now stings and hurts and makes my skin red (and I have big problems with redness in general). I have to mix a tiny amount with the sunscreen now (which is the only thing that doesn't burn when applied). Applying any product makes my skin feel so bad. It also looks way worse. I knew I had to expect breakouts and dryer skin (which both happend) but I didn't know it would make my skin so extremely sensitive and bad. My pores are as big as always, if not bigger and my acne scars are way more visible than usual. I've heard about all the beautiful things retinol can do to your skin but it just seems to make my skin worse the more I use it. I even developed a rash on my left eyelid.My routine is the following:A.M: 1. Washing face with water 2. Hyaluronic acid (TO) 3. Sunscreen (La Roche Posay Athelios 50 SPF) mixed with Aloe Vera GelP.M 1. Wash face in the shower 2. Retinol in Squaline (0.2% TO) 3. Rosehip Seed Oil (also from TO)So here are my questions:I have combination skin that is really sensitive. Do you guys have any good moisturizers (without fragrance!!) for the retinol "ugly" phase that I can apply before applying retinol?Do I apply rosehip seed oil before or after applying retinol? (Or any other oil)I also can't use a moisturizer during the day because no matter what I used it would leave my skin greasy and wouldn't sink into my skin. Would you recommend mixing the aloe vera gel with the sunscreen or should I just use the sunscreen on its own?Can I use azelic acid during the day if I apply retinol in the evening or should I refrain from doing that?is it normal for skin to show a reaction to retinol with such a delay? How long does my skin need to get used to using retinol?if my skin reacted that badly to just 0.2% and let's say my skin adjusts to that... should I update to 0.5% or should I leave it as it is?I live in Germany so do you know any good European or International products to tackle this problem?Also- please don't recommend any products with niacinamide, my skin really hates it.Thank you for your help!
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