Sculpted Skin Soothe

Retinol can be a pretty frightening ingredient for someone with sensitive skin - you’ve been told it’s an anti-ageing powerhouse but any forays into the realm have been met with flare ups, redness, irritation and maybe the odd breakout here and there. So maybe - you’ve decided retinol isn’t for you.

Enter: Retinal.

At low doses, retinal can be gentle enough on a compromised or sensitive skin that it doesn’t cause the same level of irritation, yet strong enough to stimulate cell renewal, ultimately leading to a more youthful, more even toned and textured complexion. This formulation combines powerful Retinal with calming and nourishing ingredients that help your skin to heal, rather than harm.

Benefits

• Retinal (Retinaldehyde) - a derivative of Vitamin A that works with the skin to promote cellular turnover and helps reduce visible signs of aging without causing irritation or sun sensitivity
• Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 (Synthe-6) - smoothes the appearance of wrinkles from the inside out by stimulating collagen and elastin production.
• Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Extract - High content of Omega 7 fatty acids, tocopherols, carotenoids, and phytosterols to enhance cell regeneration. It will also soothe, heal, and promote healthy barrier function in allergic and inflammatory skin.
• Prunus Serotina (Wild Cherry) Bark Extract - used for its highly anti-inflammatory and astringent properties to treat rashes, psoriasis, and eczema, as it soothes, detoxifies, and stimulates healing.

What's the difference between Retinal and Retinol?

This could get really complicated - but essentially, Retinal is one step closer to the form of Vitamin A our body can actually utilise than Retinol. In this sense, it offers faster results, but is also less inflammatory and needs to be used at a much lower percentage. Comparing retinol percentages with retinal percentages is like comparing apples (retinol) with apple pie (retinal) - it’s completely transformed (and tastes all the sweeter).

Why is it so effective?

The active ingredients are surrounded in a liposome called phosphatidylcholine, which has been shown to increase product penetration by 600%. This means your ingredients go further, and the fact that this liposome is constructed from a choline head and essential fatty acid chain means that the ingredients are protected during delivery, and the quality of the skin barrier is increased - preventing water evaporation from skin.