The Advantages of Retinol Skin Products

Retinol skin products are highly sought after, and for good reason. Retinol is one of the few skin care ingredients that have stood the test of time, delivering results for users while countless other shiny new “skin care miracle ingredients” have come and gone.

As you may know by now, retinol is just a form of vitamin A. However, this particular vitamin A is highly beneficial for the skin. Once absorbed by the skin, it is converted into retinoic acid, which is the form in which it aids and nourishes the skin.

Retinol can help the skin in numerous ways. Firstly, it helps exfoliate old skin layers, creating a fresh new glowing outer skin. Skin peeling is often noticed by new users of retinol, and this is not uncommon, nor is it a bad thing. It just means that all the old, dead skin is being removed and new skin is aggressively being formed. Beware of excessive peeling though. If you also suffer irritation in addition to the peeling, you may wish to apply your retinol skin products less frequently, or use a product with a lower concentration.

Apart from just rejuvenating the outer layer of skin, retinol also penetrates deeper in to the skin, where it can boost collagen production. Collagen fibers help to keep the skin firm and wrinkle free, and stimulating and increasing collagen production is the basic way in which effective skin care products fight wrinkles and other signs of aging.

So, you get a new layer of glowing skin, and deep beneath the skin the production of valuable anti aging proteins like collagen and elastin are being boosted by the retinol.

A further advantage of retinol is that, by removing old skin and increasing the turnover of new skin cells, it can help to diminish the appearance of blemishes and spots.

Drawbacks of retinol skin products

There is a drawback to retinol skin products though, and we briefly touched on it earlier. They can irritate sensitive skin, lead to excessive skin peeling, induce redness and in rare cases swelling.

Retinol can be quite potent, especially in products like Green Cream where large concentrations are used. If your skin is not used to retinol, it is best to start off very gently. See how your skin reacts and gradually introduce it to more frequent doses and/or higher concentrations of retinol.

Sensitivity to sunlight is another drawback of retinol skin products, and you have to take care to protect your skin from the sun when you are using them.

Overall, retinol remains a timeless and reliable ingredient for rejuvenating and renewing the skin. Retinol skin products can be had at very affordable prices, like the RoC skin care range.

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