Retinol is active and pure Vitamin A. Another synthetic form of Vitamin A is tretinoin, or as also called Retin-A. Vitamin A has a small molecular structure to penetrate the outer layers of the skin and work to repair the lower layers of the skin where collagen and elastin reside.
 This allows it to stimulate and restore collagen and elastin, creating firmer, smoother skin. This is a good alternative for those with sensitive skin who cannot endure tretinoin.
Derivatives of vitamin A, such as retinol and tretinoin work to increase cell turnover and exfoliation by stimulating cell production underneath the skin.
This process reduces with age, allowing layers of dead, thick, sun damaged skin cells to stay on the surface. As a result, skin looks thick and dull, pores look large and sun-related damage such as age spots and blotchiness appear.
The speeding-up of cell turnover caused by the use of tretinoin of retinol will encourage the exfoliation of these dead skin cells and allow healthier cells to appear. Skin will appear softer and smoother; pores will be less noticeable and smaller; the signs of aging will reduce.
The researches have shown that the cell rejuvenation produces plumper and healthier skin cells. With ages, your skin cells become little strained and altered. The new skin cells stimulated by using vitamin A start to more closely compare the younger, healthier skin cells of our youth. Vitamin A using also stimulates a production of collagen. Vitamin A is also helpful on acne patients. The skin peeling unclogs pores and helps fade acne scars.
Retinyl palmitate is another form of retinol. It is a stronger version of retinol, because it has much higher concentrations and it provides the same benefits as Retin-A. When choosing between the two, it is better to go with the formula containing retinol rather than retinyl palmitate.
Retinol visibly improves the appearance of:
• fine lines in 4 weeks;
• wrinkles in 12 weeks;
• mottled pigmentation;
• skin texture, smoothness;
• skin tone, color.
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