Vitamin A In Skin Care Products - Skin Over 60
Vitamin A In Skin Care Products
In the last couple of decades or so, Vitamin A has come on the beauty scene like a storm. You can find serums, scrubs, facial treatments, cleansers, body care items and even cosmetics that contain this vital nutrient in most any department store, drugstore and even supermarkets.
In a nutshell, Vitamin A works by acting as a chemical exfoliant that helps speed up the natural process of shedding dead skin cells. To further the good it does our skin, Vitamin A has healing ability and tends to absorb excess oil – both good reasons why it is found in so many acne treatment products both over the counter and by prescription.
Vitamin A also has a tendency to lighten the skin, making it great for anyone with darker patches of skin known as hyper-pigmentation. With regular use of Vitamin serums, as an example, you could eliminate freckles entirely.
Skin Type And Vitamin A
The question of skin type is one that must be answered before using any product. In fact, I’ve had women tell me that they had never actually had their skin evaluated although they were well into their thirties and when they did it came as a surprise. When you know what type of skin you have, you will get much better results from the products you select as they will be formulated to benefit the skin you have. In the case of using Vitamin A products, this is never more true.
Dry skin. Women who have had a lifetime of dry skin are probably not good candidates for using most Vitamin A products, as that could make their dry skin itch, flake and crack. It very much depends on the products used though. As an example, I use RoC Retinol Correction Max Daily Hydration Creme, and it is in a rich base that delivers plenty of moisture. It’s not heavy, but it does not dry the skin either. This type of product would be ideal for any woman with skin prone to dryness - or, like myself, normal skin that she doesn't want to become dry.
Normal and Combination skin types need to use a bit of caution when choosing Vitamin A products. Your skin can benefit from Vitamin A, however, you may need to start slowly using one Vitamin A product at a time. If you’ve never used Vitamin A in your skin care products before, don’t begin with everyday use. Instead opt to ease into the Vitamin A product by applying it twice per week, then increasing use if you are happy with the results.
Oily skin types can see a dramatic improvement in their skin by using Vitamin A products. The word of advice here is that they do their homework on the product they’re buying, and follow application instructions to the letter. While Vitamin A can get rid of excess oil, overuse of the products, or using those that contain high percentages of Vitamin A over long periods of time, can actually increase the production of oil within the skin.
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Photo: Me, at age 62. At that point in time I had been using retinol products daily for about 18 months.