Powerful anti-aged ingredient, retinol is gaining more and more popularity. But from what age should you start using it? Response from a professional.
Ah retinol! In recent years, this super anti-aged ingredient has been in the spotlight. And for good reason: it is one of the most powerful active ingredients both to treat acne and to alleviate the signs of passing time. It is a derivative of vitamin A, which can lead to clogged pores and reduce black dots, but not only: “Retinoids act by increasing the production of collagen and cell renewal. They accelerate the renewal and regeneration of the skin“Explains Shari Marcbein, certified dermatologist, with American Glamor media.
But then, when you want to use it for its anti-wrinkle virtues, from what age can you get started? Indeed, a popular belief ensures that the retinol should not be added too early to its beauty routine, at the risk of seeing its effectiveness decrease. But how do you know if it is finally time to get it out of the cupboards? To fight the small wrinkles and fine lines, it would be interesting to use them in the twenties. “”After 25 years, we start to lose collagen, and this pace is accelerating with age. Other factors contribute to this phenomenon: sun exposure, stress, smoking, poor diet and insufficient sleep“, Assures Kiran Mian, a second dermatologist, still with Glamor.
Be careful however, there is no need to spread the retinol face on a daily basis as soon as you blow its twenty-fifth candle. Yes, if it is formidably effective, it can also irritate. We therefore gradually start using it twice a week, in a non -consecutive manner. If the epidermis tolerates it well, then we gradually increase to three times a week. The most sensitive skins do not have to worry: some brands formulate the retinol specially to be tolerated by the greatest number of people. We then choose a reference where it is mixed with other softer active ingredients such as squalane or glycerin. This is particularly the case with the BlackBerry Retinol of the brand GLOW RECIPE. The latter will nourish face in addition to treating wrinkles and fine lines, very gently. Tested and approved by the very reactive epidermis of the author of these lines!
As for mature skin, they can turn to a serum or cream with peptides in addition to retinol, in order to truly boost the production of collagen. The place not to be forgotten when the product is applied? Hands! Who also deserve a little help in the face of the passing time.
