So I recently switched from one of my favorite retinol-infused formulas by Revitol anti aging products, and tried an ultra cheap one that I found on Amazon.com called Good ‘n Natural Retinol cream. It was dirt cheap, I think it was like eight or nine bucks for 2 oz. of the product, and it said it had 100,000 IU of Vitamin A, which is the active vitamin in Retinol creams (that is actually what retinols are, vitamin A concentrate), while I wasn’t exactly sure what that meant, I bought it, thinking that if it could save me money and be a good skin care product, why not?
Vitamin A is the same vitamin that is used in highly concentrated, pharmaceutical form, in both Retin-A cream and the controversial but many times effective acne medication Accutane.
Dosing your daily diet with Vitamin A orally has been linked to lower incidents of skin cancers, and topical application of retinols and Retin-a has been linked to wrinkle and fine line softening and reduction, so using these vitamins is a great idea for your skin care routine. Only trick is you can only use them at night because they lose their effectiveness from sunlight. It destroys them, and renders them inert, so only apply retinol at night.
So, I bought the Good ‘n Natural retinol cream online. I started using it about a week ago, and here’s my review of it.
It’s a very thick, emollient based, which I don’t mind at all, except when I wash it off in the morning, it does feel like it didn’t properly sink in, because it is like a layer of slickness that washes off my face. I wonder if the ingredients are being properly delivered to my skin at night, because it does somewhat feel waxy, like it’s just sitting on the surface of my skin in the morning.
I tried to look up information on whether or not 100,000 IU’s per ounce was good in a skin cream, and came up with nothing. I will continue to use this for another few weeks, but will probably revert back to a more absorbable brand of retinol afterwards.
