All About Vitamins from A-B-C
From Instagram to Tiktok, the craze of skincare has been broadly exposed.
While it might be confusing to start with all the ingredients out there, we will introduce you to the all-famous essential vitamins of today’s skincare and why.
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Vitamin A -Retinal
If you’re on social media, you must’ve heard about “retinol''. Being a derivative of vitamin A, this active ingredient is the key to a forever young skin due to its stimulating action on collagen production. It helps reduce fine lines and wrinkles, boosting skin turnover, causing the old skin to shed and further stimulate regeneration to prevent aging on skin. Moreover, for those with acne problems, retinol is an effective treatment as it normalizes oil production and prevents clogged pores. Retinol also has an anti-inflammatory effect which eliminates redness and also minimizes post-blemish discoloration if your acne ends up popping. Retinol is best used nightly but it might be shocking for the skin who’s never experienced it before. Side effects such as irritation and photosensitivity are possible with over usage at first. A small pea-sized amount is recommended starting with a frequency of once in a week, to every other night, and finally nightly when your skin finally acclimates. Once you’re ready, you can step up another level to try “retinal”, which gives the same effect with quicker speed. If you’re wondering what retinal is, try Dr. Different’s Vitalift Line for effective anti-aging care. The VITALIFT-A Cream contains 0.05% retinal, whereas the VITALIFT-A Forte cream contains double the percentage, which is 0.1% retinal. For those who are new to retinal, it is recommended to use the VITALIFT-A cream first and once your skin adapts, move on to the forte cream.
Vitamin B3 - Niacinamide
Lastly, Niacinamide is also one of the skin care keywords trending nowadays. Being one of the forms of vitamin B3, it has many good benefits for the skin, such as brightening, age prevention, and also acne reduction. For example, glowiest ASAP Patch which contains niacinamide would help cover, brighten and resolve your stubborn acne and leave you worry free for the day. Niacinamide, just like vitamin C, needs to be consumed as our body doesn’t naturally produce it, however, you don’t need to worry as it’s a great ingredient for sensitive skin, even if you have skin conditions such as eczema and rosacea. Niacinamide works as an ingredient that repairs damaged skin barriers as it preserves hydration. With the additional anti-inflammatory property it has, skin redness is also another problem that niacinamide would sort out, making it the key for your glowing skin.
Vitamin C
The second essential vitamin would be Vitamin C, the powerful antioxidant. Other than its main feature of brightening, it protects the skin from the free radicals that our body produces when reacting to smoke and smogs (which we deal with everyday). The prevention from oxidation would grant us a slow down of aging, meaning a couple years away from wrinkles and fine lines. Vitamin C takes part in growth and repair of tissues of our skin, promoting collagen production, however, it can’t be produced on its own. A daily consumption of fruits and vegetables are therefore important, but skincare products would further boost the optimal effect. The good news is that Vitamin C is very easy to be found in products ranging from serums, moisturizers to toners. Pamper your skin during the PM with Skin&Lab’s Vitamin C Brightening Serum and wake up with a smooth, glowing and refreshed skin the next morning. A daily consumption of vitamin C would give a daily dose of protection for your skin especially Skin&Lab’s Vitamin C Brightening Serum going outdoors. You just want to be careful on choosing the product if you have sensitive skin or very oily skin as it may become very problematic.
With the three vitamins we introduced today, we hope it makes it easier for you to choose the skin care and ingredients just right for you.
