Retinol is the golden ingredient to fight aging and rejuvenate the skin, retinol is a type of vitamin A, when applied topically to the epidermis, enzymes in the skin will absorb and convert retinol to improve fine lines and pigmentation problems. Retinol acts on both the surface and deep layers of the skin, stimulating skin cell activity, improving skin texture and pigmentation, while promoting collagen regeneration and fighting wrinkles. However, retinol is easy to irritate the skin and cause skin allergies and redness, and people with sensitive skin should use skin care products containing retinol with caution.
1. Understand the concentration of retinol
In the general skin care products, the concentration of retinol is between 0.5% and 2%, the concentration of retinol represents the irritation to the skin, if your skin is more sensitive, it is recommended to choose a lower concentration of retinol products, the corresponding skin tolerance is good, you can choose a high concentration of retinol products. However, the level of concentration only represents irritation, does not mean that the concentration is low and has no effect, in fact, even 0.5% of retinol skin care products can effectively prevent skin aging, reduce enlarged pores, and improve skin tone and skin texture. Of course, if you want to get better results, you can try using a higher concentration of retinol.
2. Understand the type of retinol
In fact, there are many types of retinol, retinol can be converted to retinoic acid when used in the skin, in addition to retinal, retinyl palmitate and other common types of presence, these are derivatives of vitamin A, although it has the same effect, but when converted to retinoic acid, these two types of retinol require additional conversion steps, therefore, the effect of retinal and retinyl palmitate is lower than that of retinol.
3. How to use retinol for evening skin care
Retinol is easy to decompose in the sun, so it is often used for evening skin care, but the evening is the time for skin rest, so the types and varieties of skin care products are not recommended, and it is possible to use fixed 1-2 kinds of essences and skin care products. When using retinol skin care products, special care should be taken not to let the skin care products get into the eyes, which may irritate the skin around the eyes. The drying and stimulating effect of retinol is obvious, and it must be paid attention to. In addition, retinol is the only active ingredient when it comes to nighttime skin care and is recommended to be retained overnight. The one-night action can stimulate the effect of alpha hydroxyl and beta hydroxy acids on cell regeneration.
4. Establish the skin's tolerance to retardant flavol
For the first time using retinol skin care products, it is recommended to choose a low-grade retinol skin care product with a concentration of 0.5% for 2-3 times a week for two weeks. In the absence of skin allergies in the middle, you can gradually increase the number of weekly uses, repeated for about 1-2 months, you can see that the skin tone and texture have been significantly improved.
5. Prolong the effect of retinol
The effects of retinol skin care products usually take 1-2 months to see results, and are only suitable for use at night. If you want to update and extend the effect, it is recommended to do a good job of sun protection during the day, and applying sunscreen and skin care cream containing VC ingredients can achieve a better sunscreen and whitening effect, so that 24 hours a day, protected by VC during the day, and can be rejuvenated by retinol at night, the best of both worlds.