A popular and fast growing group of products on the market for treating the signs of aging that we all experience are the Vitamin A derivatives – retinol, retinoids, Renova and similar. Do over the counter retinol products work? Are they worth the money? Let’s look at some of these products. the claims for them [...]
If you go into any pharmacy you’ll see plenty of anti aging wrinkle creams with a wide variety of price tags. From cheap under $10 products to those costing $100 or more. Do any of them work? Are the expensive creams better than the cheaper ones? The best way to distinguish those that will smooth [...]
Does retinol have a place in your acne treatment system? You may already be using a product such as benzoyl peroxide to treat your acne but should you add a retinol acne product to your regime?
What is retinol?
Retinol is a vitamin A derivative which is fat soluble an an anti oxidant. It has been used [...]
As we get older we inevitably will start to see fine lines and wrinkles on or faces but is there anything we can do to slow down their appearance? You may have seen retinol products in the shops and wondered if they really do work or is it all a hype to sell us more [...]