Vitamin A derivatives of anti aging-skin care
Vitamin A derivatives of anti-aging skin care
When it comes to Anti-aging skin care, Vitamin A is a must know ingredients.
Vitamin A, Vitamin E and Vitamin C are by far the most potent Vitamins for your skin. Especially when it comes to anti-aging skin care and collagen regeneration.
Furthermore, we would indicate, that Vitamin A is the most potent Anti-aging Vitamin of the three Vitamins.
But Vitamin A is not Vitamin A alone, there are a number of variants and derivatives of Vitamin A.
These Vitamin A derivatives describe like:
– Retinoids (such as Tretinoin and Retin-A)
– Retinyl Palmitate
– Retinol
– Retinaldehyde and Retinal
Vitamin A derivatives of anti-aging skin care
Some are strong, some are good for sensitive skin, some are safer than others.
In this article, we have chosen 4 different Vitamin A derivatives that are widely used in skin care products.
They are the most used Vitamin A derivatives, so the list is only about these 4 derivatives.
Retinoids (such as Tretinoin and Retin-A)
Very potent Vitamin A derivatives and only available by prescription. Only used for severe cases of acne and sun damaged skin. This Vitamin A derivative can cause extreme intense dryness and skin sensitivity.
Retinyl Palmitate
This Vitamin A derivative is a combination of Retinol and Palmitic Acid. This Vitamin A takes a longer time to convert into Retinoic Acid. Instead, it is much more gentle to the skin and does not cause redness, irritation or dryness to your skin.
It sounds almost too good to be true – and it is. Retinyl Palmitate is less effective as other Vitamin A derivative, but a perfect choice, for people with very sensitive skin.
Retinol
Probably the most well-known Vitamin A derivative. Retinol is relatively pure and is often added to creams and serums in different concentrations. Retinol can be blended in low concentrations for sensitive skin or in higher concentration for an insensitive skin.
The Retinol conversion process into Retinoic Acid is quite fast, which make the skin regenerate fast.
Furthermore, Retinol is very good for sensitive and problematic skins plus Retinol is safe to use on a long-term basis.
While talking about skin care, retinol might reduce the incidence of first new squamous cell skin cancers (incidence of first new squamous cell skin cancers1).
Retinaldehyde and Retinal
This Vitamin A derivative is not like other Vitamin A’s. Retinal contradicts some of the Vitamin A rules and make it intensive and effective. Retinal penetrates quickly and convert into Retinoic Acid quit fast but doesn’t cause the side effects like other Vitamin A derivative. A concentration between 0.05% to 0.1% will give the best effect and result in your skincare products.
References for Vitamin A derivatives of anti-aging skin care article
(1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: incidence of first new squamous cell skin cancers.
