retinol

[whitemogs]

is 0.025% retinol effective? would that amount be good to use daily 2x. does anyone know if this will cause skin to peel?

 

[CCS]

Where do you buy it? Lee sells Retin-A. I just put some in my minoxidil. You don't have to use it twice daily to get effects. Use it EOD if you want.

 

[Bryan]

is 0.025% retinol effective?

Are you talking about retinol, or Retin-A (retinoic acid)?

 

[whitemogs]

its on the genhairs website as "retinol" i think its retin A but wasnt sure if the 0.025 is effective with spironolactone. i think 0.5 is stronger correct?

 

[Bryan]

its on the genhairs website as "retinol" i think its retin A...

If they SAID "retinol", then they MEAN "retinol", which is just vitamin A. It's a rip-off. I've seen many such formulations using "retinol", probably hoping that people will see it on the ingredients list and mistake it for Retin-A. I don't know that topical vitamin A is useful for anything.

 

[whitemogs]

i just reseached a bit on retinol(s) this is what i found "Retinoic acid or tretinoin is the acidic version of vitamin A or retinol. " supposedly retinol once applied converts with enzymes into retin A or retinoic acid. its a weaker version but they state clearly that its all under the same name.

 

[Renegade]

Yes, it is all derived from Vitamin A, but Retin-A/Retinova trumps any "retinol" for topical purposes. However, because this stuff can act very strongly on some indiviuals, it's actually best to start with 2-3 times a week and build up from that. Any irritation will have a lagged effect, so you must assess your reactions accordingly. I would never recommend using it more than once a day though. BTW, you should only apply it at night.

 

[whitemogs]

found something interesting, does anyone know if theres any truth to this and if it applies to retinol and retin a? i would suppose but id like a confirmation."Vitamin A = Retinol. Vitamin A increases TGF-B, which is very bad for hair".<<< fact? or b.s?

 

[Bryan]

Re:

i just reseached a bit on retinol(s) this is what i found "Retinoic acid or tretinoin is the acidic version of vitamin A or retinol. " supposedly retinol once applied converts with enzymes into retin A or retinoic acid. its a weaker version but they state clearly that its all under the same name.

Sure, a certain (small?) fraction of vitamin A gets converted to Retin-A by natural enzymes, but that doesn't mean that it's going to have anywhere NEARLY the same effect as the real thing. Until I can see some serious evidence to the contrary, I'm going to continue to assume that the use of simple retinol in over-the-counter cosmetic products is nothing but a cynical attempt by the manufacturerers to make the buying public THINK that they are getting Retin-A, whenever they see the word "retinol" on the ingredients list.

 

[whitemogs]

Funny thing is the container itself says "retinoic acid/retin a" hahaaa guess the sites incorrect