What is Vitamin A?
Vitamin A (otherwise known as retinoid) is an active anti-aging ingredient present in many skincare products today. This vitamin works to help your immune system, repairs tissue damage, and improves your eye health.
What does it do for our skin?
Vitamin A benefits the skin through Retinoic acid, which works by stimulating the dermis layer (the bottom and deeper layers of the skin). It increases collagen production, regenerate new cells, and push out the old cells to the surface to reveal a new and clean skin!! Our skin normally regenerates every 30 days to shed out the dead skin cells. But retinoids work to speed up that process to 14-21 days.
>>Retinol is known to help with anti-aging and acne-fighting. It’s best suited for those with mature skin, adult acne, fine lines and wrinkles. If your in your late 20’s and onwards, using a retinol product can help your skin appear youthful and glowing. BUT if you’re in your mid 20’s, you can use retinol for prevention and even for your acne.
How Do I Use It?
>> If you’re new to using retinol, start off by slowly incorporating it into your night skincare routine. Wash your face with a cleanser, pat dry, and wait for around 3-5 minutes. This will help to make sure your face is completely dry and the retinol won’t irritate your skin. Follow up with a moisturizer. This will help to rehydrate the skin and reduce any potential flakiness.
>>If you have sensitive skin, start by washing your face and moisturize. Wait 30 minutes for your moisturizer to completely absorb into the skin. Then apply the retinol evenly onto your face. Be sure to avoid the eye and mouth areas! For this method, the moisturizer acts as a buffer so that the strength of the retinol won’t directly irritate your skin.