Benefits of Using Retin A
Tretinoin therapy – or Retin A – can be a great addition to your daily skincare routine to assist with the anti aging process, to slowly remove fine lines and wrinkles and to work as an exfoliate over time. It is a prescription based cream, however, and must be done with care.
The benefits of Retin A are:
- Reduce, lessen and prevent fine lines & wrinkles
- Increase the amount of new collagen formed
- Lighten and improve age spots
- Skin appears more even and ‘dewy’
The way that Retin A works is by increasing the cell turnover within the skin, stimulating collagen production and exfoliating the top layers of skin to reveal fresher, younger looking skin underneath. It comes in a variety of strengths: the 0.025% cream is the ‘starter’ strength, the next step up is the 0.05% and the highest strength is the 0.1% strength. When you first start on Retin A there can be some side effects like redness, irritation or perhaps even some peeling. Once your skin adjusts to the product this should subside over time.
I personally use Retin A every night and wholeheartedly endorse it! Clients in our clinic are asking every day “what can I do to make my face look better?” and really I think one of the easiest and cheapest things to do is to add Retin A into your nightly skin care routine. Come in – schedule a consult with myself or Maureen, our amazing Aesthetician, to discuss how to incorporate Retin A into your skin care routine and start seeing the benefits today. See you soon.
