How to use it
Beginner: Add up to 1 tube to 4 oz of your favorite base cream or oil-based formula.
Advanced: This ingredient is recommended for use at up to 1% in formulations. This ingredient is soluble in organic solvents, fats, and mineral oils but is water dispersable. Stabilize this ingredient with vitamin E (Tocopherol (Vitamin E)) and store the formula in a container which shields it from light. Retinyl acetate is unstable in the presence of acids.
Quick Tips
Retinyl acetate is a gentler form of vitamin A than retonic acid, found in prescription products. Store product in a cool dark place for best results.
Ingredients
Products with this ingredient:
Acne Control Cream, Triple Correction Eye Cream, Restorative Cream Mask, Vitamin A Cream, Vitamin A Serum 15%, Vitamin A Serum 20%
INCI:
Retinyl Acetate
Research
Edwards, H. (2001) Topical retinol and retinaldehyde in cosmetics as alternatives to retinoic acid: evidence of efficacy. Retinoids & Lipid-Soluble Vitamins in Clinical Practice 17: 98-102.
Varani, J.; Fisher, Gary J.; Kang, S.; Voorhees, J.J. Molecular mechanisms of intrinsic skin aging and retinoid-induced repair and reversal. Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings (1998), 3(1), 57-60.
