Retinol is suggested as the number 1 ingredient for anti ageing. It’s true form is called Vitamin A, which is found in foods that are by-products of animals: eggs, cheese, oily fish, meat, milk and yoghurt. You can get pro vitamin A from leafy green vegetables, orange and yellow vegetables, tomato products and fruits. Vitamin A is an important element needed to keep our immune system strong. It has healing properties and the ability to fight against illness and infection, as well as benefiting eyesight and improving bone strength.
As well as being an imperative ingredient to be consumed in any diet, Vitamin A (Retinol) has therapeutic agents that can be used topically to combat skin disorders. Retinol, which comes under the umbrella term of ‘retinoids’, is an agent accessible in certain skincare products. When used on the skin its main benefit is the ability to rewind the signs of ageing. It works to rejuvenate and resurface the skin by speeding up cell turnover, leaving the skin smoother, brighter and more youthful looking. It is aimed explicitly at diminishing the signs of ageing and reducing fine lines and wrinkles, as well as improving uneven skin tone and pigmentation.
You can buy skincare products that are enriched with Vitamin A or reintol, targeted at those who want an anti-ageing, skin revitalising product. You can buy it in moisturiser or oil form, but most commonly as a serum. Such products include;
Ren Skincare Bio Retinoid Anti Wrinkle Concentrate Oil
Dermalogica Age Smart Overnight Retinol Repair
Retinol can cause your skin to become more sensitive to UV rays, so remember to load up on SPF creams in the day. Most retinol products, especially ones that are more concentrated, are best used overnight as they are given time to absorb deep into the skin.
Good anti ageing moisturisers with high SPF to use during the day to protect from UV rays are;
Dermalogica Dynamic Skin Recovery
Elemis pro collagen Marine Cream SPF30
