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Vitamin A – Retinol

Retinol is derived from vitamin A and can help prevent or reverse early signs of aging. Often in serums, creams, and lotions, retinol has many benefits. Retinol can do a lot for your skin: aging support, acne relief, and overall skin rejuvenation. A buildup of dead skin cells can leave your skin drier than you’d like. Removing those dead cells, with the help of retinol, can lead to more hydrated skin.  Retinol can protect against the breakdown of collagen, and it stimulates cell turnover and collagen production in the skin.  Additionally, retinol can strengthen the epidermis and reduce the amount of water that passively evaporates from the skin.

Does retinol deserve all the hype?

Examples of retinoids include retinol, retinal aldehyde, and retinyl esters. They are used to improve acne and acne scarring, mottled pigmentation, fine lines and wrinkles, skin texture, skin tone and color, and your skin’s hydration levels. Retinol is derived from vitamin A. Here’s why skin responds to skin care products with retinol: vitamin A has a molecular structure that’s tiny enough to get into the lower layers of skin, where it finds collagen and elastin. Retinol is proven to improve mottled pigmentation, fine lines and wrinkles, skin texture, skin tone and color, and your skin’s hydration levels.