The Best Retinols for hyperpigmentation & anti-aging| Dr Dray

Hello guys, happy Tuesday. I think this will hold up. I wanted to film a video for you today sharing with you what I consider to be my top 4 retinol products on the market. I'll tell you why they're good. what they are useful for and how to use them, so retinol is kind of a general term for topical vitamin A. The top part of vitamin A includes retinoic acid, which can be obtained with a prescription, knowing that it has been around for decades and decades and in the 80s we discovered that it has an anti-

aging

benefit and that it increases collagen production in the skin , improving the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, also removes sun-damaged skin cells and can also remove precancerous skin cells, so it has many benefits, it requires a prescription and, while It is an effective medication at first, it can be very irritating, many people cannot tolerate it and end up abandoning topical retinoic acid and becoming red, so it has a few others. alternatives that exist, the number one that I often recommend to you, I have many videos, it will be adapt Elaine now adapt Elaine, also known as different, used to be available only by prescription, it was not until a few years ago that Adapt Lean became available , available over the counter, is a very fancy-sounding naphthalene derivative of retinoic acid.

It's basically a third generation retinoic acid, which means we just played around with the pharmacology and the structure of retinoic acid to see how we can achieve that. be delivered to the skin differently and target different receptors, that's how we got a speckle, but we haven't had a speckle at our disposal for as many years as we've tried with Noah, so we just don't have the amount of data about a speckle for its anti-

aging

benefits and we have been using it primarily almost exclusively for acne for many years, but now we are starting to do some small studies.

I don't have a mottling like the footprint, no nak retina, in fact it's promising. and effective as an ENT aging ingredient specifically, there are clinical trials showing improvement in actinic keratoses, which are basically those sun damaged skin cells that I mentioned earlier and we have data showing that it can improve the appearance of called solar lenticels, which are those sun spots. The good thing about a speckle is that your skin doesn't have to do anything to activate it, it's already in its active state so it combines with the retinoic acid receptors in the skin, so by adapting you can buy this different gel . is it from gal derma or la roche-posay of course they have adapted alene into their epic den line, same medicine just different browns so i get a lot of questions from you guys about what is a good ingredient for brightening sun spots, also known as solar lunch. have them on your face the back of your hands adapt lean will be an evidence based ingredient to do that not only not but to improve the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines with long term use to use add a dot and start using for night, the way to use it at night is, at the end of the day, wash your face, remove all your makeup, remove all the dirt and oil from your face and then apply a moisturizer over a lot of the moisturizer to Allow it to be completely absorbed and then apply Adapt Lean, this minimizes the irritation people may experience with Adapt Lean.

Think about the logistics of a nighttime skincare routine. Many people, myself included, do their nighttime skincare routine a few hours B, even before going to bed, in these cases they go. Go ahead and wait to apply your topical vitamin A until you go to bed, like right before bed, that way the moisturizer will have been fully absorbed and will be completely dry, but if you shower and do your nighttime routine and get right into bed a lot of times people do that too, then just make sure that the moisturizer is completely dry, it's completely dried so you can apply, apply the vitamin A derivative, you can certainly apply Adapt Lean in the morning.

I'm like retinoic acid. Adapt LeAnn is actually stable in the presence of light so you don't have to worry about it degrading a wide exposure after putting it on. You can also use a speckle on other parts of the body besides the face. You can put it on your hands and forearms if you are especially sunny. The spots that you are trying to improve the appearance of, I find on these body slides, they are much less drying, there are less problems related to irritation, so you don't necessarily need to put on moisturizer first, let it dry completely and then apply the adapt lean.

I find it to be much less irritating on those parts of the body, but you can certainly do it if you find it irritating. What about the neck or upper chest? These are areas where you need to be careful because adapt it. It concentrates on oily surfaces and there are fewer oil glands on the neck in particular, so it can be much more irritating there, so I always tell people to stop using it on the neck, some of the other products I go to use. mention in today's video might be more suitable for you if you are looking to improve the appearance of photoaging on the neck and upper chest and around the eyes, because adjusting the tilt around the eyes can also be very irritating adapting the inclination is much less irritating with retinoic acid, so if you have tried it, also known as retinoic acid, try to know that I have had a miserable experience with it that does not make adaptation out of the realm of possibility, it is much less irritating than with retinoic acid, akh at this time.

I'm Adapt Alene beyond its photoaging benefits, it obviously also improves any existing acne you have. It may also help improve

hyperpigmentation

, whether related to photodamage or acne healing after acne marks. It adjusts the fat, as well as all of these other ingredients. What I want to clarify for you is about the appearance of pores because people often ask me about this. It will help your pores become smaller with consistent use. However, there are some caveats and things to understand about pore advancement. The size is practically fixed, it will help the sebaceous gland to be a little smaller, so if the sebaceous lens stretches the pore, you have a lot of sebum and have accumulated dead skin cells by adapting the cleansing. helps reduce it, but it can actually make the pores appear larger because what it's going to do is remove some of the dead stuff built up on the top of the pore that camouflages it and as it comes out, the pore can appear larger. large, but in fact, the size of the pores does not change for the most part.

Pore ​​size is something that is fixed. It can be very difficult to change it. This may help, but when using it you may end up feeling like your pores are bigger, but they really aren't. bigger, they are more obvious now because all the dead stuff built up covering them now makes them more obvious, it will help improve the oiliness of those pores and that in the future can certainly help with things like acne and pore size. It will also be the same for these other ingredients, okay, the next ingredient is red and aldehyde, this is a topical cosmeceutical derivative of vitamin A, so it is not under the FDA monograph for any specific skin disease or condition , like retinoic acid and adapted allene, are retinol.

To hide, unlike retinoic acid and the naphthalene derivative, adapting allene requires the skin to oxidize retinal aldehyde. This is done by skin cells called keratinocytes, and they actually have to be at a particular stage of their development to do this. Not all skin cells will convert retinaldehyde once you apply it to the skin, but this allows for a slower, more controlled delivery of vitamin A, retinol. Skin is definitely an evidence-based ingredient to improve wrinkles, fine lines and increase collagen production. into the deepest layer of the skin, removing

hyperpigmentation

, improving the appearance of pores, although again without the caveat that it can actually make them more noticeable by removing the dead stuff on top.

What you can expect is that one great thing is that it is certainly less irritating. Sure, partly because your skin absorbs it more slowly and deals with it more slowly, so it's less irritating and will take longer to work, but it will definitely get you to those end points you're looking for to improve wrinkles and fine lines. that soften the skin and improve hyperpigmentation. I mentioned this product a lot and other videos, it's zero point one oven removal intensive cream and the reason I want you to mention this product again in today's video is because not only is it a dahye retinol that, like He It has been said that it is slower releasing and therefore less irritating, but the reason I wanted to bring attention to this product again in today's video is because this product has been shown to improve the appearance of paws. rooster around the eyes, so I always say it.

Guys, be very careful, you know that vitamin A around the eyes can cause a lot of irritation, so like my lien fitting videos for example, I always hesitate to tell someone to put it around their eyes, but in fact this can be worn around. eyes has that slow absorption factor which makes it much less irritating and easier to tolerate around the eyes, so for those of you looking to improve the appearance of crow's feet around the eyes, this is a good product to consider, really exists. a clinical study and real people showing that this is effective, I will list it below for you, which is why I am very confident in this product and think it is a great option if you are looking to improve the health of crows. feet and you might also consider using it for wrinkles around the mouth which is another area where you can get a lot of irritation so this one is good and can also be used for ajumma Nate on the neck how do you use this? product, I would recommend using it in your nighttime skincare routine, unlike adapt alene or your prescription retinoic acid, this product you may find works very well for you as a nighttime moisturizer, it doesn't require you to think too much if you want it or No. put on your moisturizer first and then put on vitamin A or something, it's already a good moisturizer, so basically you can apply it at night before you go to sleep as a night moisturizer for your face and neck, just make sure you use it. face is clean, you've washed your face before putting this on and it can be your nighttime moisturizer, it's expensive so you might want to use another moisturizer and just use this one and spot focused areas that you're looking to improve. the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines and hyperpigmentation, for example, so if you really just want to use this to try to remedy wrinkles around your eyes, go ahead and use a regular moisturizer, let it dry completely and then apply it on top a Once the moisturizer has dried, you know you can certainly do this.

This can be used not only around the eyes but also on the neck and chest if you are looking to improve the appearance of wrinkles in those areas and I will say this when it comes to When using a product like this, introduce it into your routine very slowly to minimize the risk of irritation and by slowly I mean try to use it once a week, even for the first week, then increase it to twice a week and then every other night. Go very slowly, you don't necessarily have to use these ingredients every day to get benefits from them, so we know that using them just one or two nights a week will give you those results a little more slowly and with a lot less irritation. , so it's always better to err on the side of caution and start very, very, very slowly rather than jumping in and trying to use it every day.

I have covered a naphthalene derivative of retinoic acid that is already active and ready to go and that's it. different or adapt alene then the next in line is now hide your skin it only has to do one thing so it's much slower to work but with less irritation and the next ingredient in line is retinol now retinol your skin you have to do it to perform two steps and some of the skin cells have to be in a certain state of differentiation, as was the case with retinol, high retinol will take longer to start working unlike retinoic acid aka as a trick, but Retinols: there is good evidence that shows that constant long-term use of retinol obtains results of improvement of wrinkles and fine lines, increases collagen production in the deeper layers of the skin, eliminates cells of the sun damaged skin and can also be helpful for oily and acne pores. all again with the caveat that it could make your pores more noticeable, however, not all

retinols

are createdjust like you.

I'm actually very picky about which retinol I feel comfortable recommending to people because retinol is not an FDA approved ingredient at all. a cosmetic, so manufacturers can just put retinol in their products, they say they have a retinol cream, but they are not required to demonstrate efficacy, bioavailability absorption and things like that, so I am very picky about the

retinols

that I recommend because I've seen studies looking at different over the counter retinols and some just aren't enough in terms of bioactivity some just aren't like the manufacturer's they don't have any there's no regulatory body that requires them to reduce the stability trait or anything like that so there's a lot variability out there so I tend to go with the bigger companies like Johnson & Johnson L'Oreal Allergan and why not but Johnson Johnson L'Oreal have retinols that you can buy at the drugstore that are not cost prohibitive and are good, they are good, they are brands that have a long history in rd4 retinols, let's talk about the Sara B rejuvenating retinol serum, this is an excellent option not only for those looking to improve wrinkles and fine lines but I want to draw attention to this product For people who have a lot of post-acne discoloration or redness.

The reason for this is that this product not only has retinol, but it also has niacin amide and licorice root extract, those are two ingredients that are anti-inflammatory and have been shown to improve hyperpigmentation, especially in combination with retinol, it helps how the pigment is transferred and can help calm the inflammation of the skin that causes hyperpigmentation, which is why I love this product for people whose acne heals with a dark mark, but it is also great to consider if your acne heals with redness, a lot of people have a lot of persistent erythema, also known as flushing, especially after they've gone through Accutane treatment and they want to use something that will improve that. this is a good product to consider, it is not as irritating as prescription retinoic acid and after you have gone through accutane treatment, maybe your acne is pretty well controlled, this type of product can actually be very helpful not only in the kind of gives you an extra veil of acne control, but I mean it has ingredients that are really going to work and improve some of that redness, so I really like it in those rays, another group that you might want to consider, even though they have a lot of Beware of people who have redness and sensitive skin, possibly even rosacea.

They know that it is not a rule that people with sensitive skin and rosacea cannot use retinol. That's not true, in fact, many people with rosacea and I do well. with topical, long-term vitamin A and you can't really improve rosacea, it's simply a matter of overcoming the hurdle of the retinal ation process, aka that period of time where we have a lot of dryness, irritation and peeling , so retinol is something that people with sensitive skin may consider introducing into their skincare routine to get the benefits of using vitamin A, so this is a product for people with rosacea who might really find it beneficial and that it is not only a retinol and a slow release formulation, so it is not going to dump all the retinol at once into the skin, which can cause a lot of irritation.

It's a slow, gradual release, but it also has ingredients that are helpful for rosacea on their own, niacin amide and licorice root. it can calm a lot of redness and inflammation so this is something that people with rosacea know potentially you can't consider using BB if you have rosacea, be very conservative with how you introduce this, consider using it only one night a day . week see how you tolerate it and then gradually increase if you can get over the hump and not have problems with irritation and aggravation of your rosacea, you may find that long-term use of this product really helps your rosacea, so I want to call the attention on It's for those people in particular, I think it's good to consider for those reasons and Sarah B, you know, they launched this product after merging with L'Oreal.

L'Oreal has a long history of cosmeceutical research. and the development, they're right, they're fantastic and, you know, L'Oreal, they're going to be the makers of a lot of the more expensive medical grade retinol, it's probably the same retinol, the same retinol technology, the same level of research and development. What I also like about these retinols is that now these companies like L'Oreal and Johnson & Johnson are really looking, really taking them into the clinic and doing studies with dermatologists on real dermatology patients that demonstrate efficacy. They also do diligence with their retinols in terms. From the studies they do in cellular models and skin cell models, as well as in people looking at molecular markers of retinoic acid activity specifically, there is a marker called crab p2 which stands for cytosolic retinoic acid binding protein.

This is something that is a substitute. retinoic acid marker remember retinol, your skin has to convert it to retinoic acid and the thing is, companies don't have to prove that their retinol is actually converted to retinoic acid, so the retinol has to be stabilized. There are many. There are a lot of hurdles around how to use it again, introduce it into your nighttime routine very, very slowly. This is a product that is not as moisturizing as you might need to overcome the initial dryness and irritation you might experience with it, so I recommend it. Apply a moisturizer first and then apply this after the moisturizer has dried completely.

I recommend using it at night before arguing wrong Lee, one of the

best

is Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Regenerating Cream, long name, it is fragrance free, they have one. with fragrance. I recommend the unscented wine Neutrogena is owned by Johnson & Johnson, they have over 20 years of research and for retinols they have over 20 retinol patents and have done many, many clinical studies on real dermatology patients. using their retinols and this product is amazing it is super moisturizing it can be used as a night moisturizer on your face around your eyes just make sure it doesn't get in your eyes and around your mouth as well as your neck and back back of the hands and forearms are SA and this means sustained action and it's basically a delivery system that allows for the slow release of that retinol to minimize irritation unlike the CeraVe product and some of these other ones that I mentioned I will say the Neutrogena product It stings when you apply it, it even tells you on the label that it will do that.

I hate when people make this blanket statement that for a product to work it must sting and that tells you it's working. but with this product you certainly can't expect to have a little tingling, a tingling sensation and a slight warmth, but that goes away immediately. It can be used again on the face, neck, forearms and hands. I think this product works very well if you use it at night, cleanse your skin, rinse the cleanser and apply it while your skin is a little damp, just like I always recommend you do with moisturizer again, you will feel that warm tingly feeling, but the slow release is still slow, the sustained action of this retinol will not cause the kind of irritation that you might expect, let's say if you adapt, lean to scale it down, it will be very irritating, but this will get into your skin very kind way. in a controlled way, so you don't have to worry about it as much and the vehicle is very hydrating.

I know a lot of people will be worried about the fact that it is not a jar, but rest assured it is very stable in the jar. packaging they don't leave the bottle without the lid you know on your counter that wouldn't be good but the retinol is tabletop and this bottle packaging and that's not something you have to worry about with this product there is a study that uses this product in patients real dermatologists and Clinton in a clinical setting showing that they waited a year and actually showing that patients continue to have continued improvement in not only wrinkles and fine lines but also hyperpigmentation.

This product acts as a moisturizer and as an anti-pigmentation. aging power and it is particularly suitable for people who have sensitive skin and do not tolerate retinoic acid and the vehicle is, as I said, super moisturizing, so that is one advantage about this different speckled gel in my opinion, is that it's kind of It's a unique type of product that meets both needs of having a moisturizer and delivering retinol effectively, which is why I like it, this product contains Mertes leaf extract and what's interesting about that particular extract, you guys You know, I'm always suspicious. about a lot of plant extracts, but Mertes Leaf Extract has actually been shown to help in retinol absorption and retinol activity, so it's a good ingredient and it's part of their patented technology which is to take that into account.

What I like about this is that of all these products that I mentioned well, with the exception of the event product, actually, but even more so with Neutrogena, the formula is really ideal for being a good moisturizer, but I also know with confidence because I have seen the data that retinol is actually delivered to the skin effectively and that the formulation is very thorough and that it really addresses the consumer's needs to have effective delivery of retinol with minimal irritation, so, In short, adapting lean is going to be the most active, but of these it is the one that will be most likely to cause irritation.

Adapt Lean is very suitable for treating acne as well as acne-related problems such as hyperpigmentation and oiliness. However, it will be more attractive and irritating. Not everyone will tolerate it well in terms of its anti-aging benefits, we do have some data on that, but since it is in its active state, the skin doesn't have to do anything to it and we now have a growing body of evidence showing that in fact, It is useful to improve the appearance of photoaged skin. Definitely worth considering. I think the data for Adapt Lean is stronger on anti-aging in terms of its ability to improve sunspots, so I'd say it's a good one not to do. just acne, but for people who are interested in improving sun spots like on the back of the hands, forearms or face, the product of the event is retinaldehyde, so your skin only has to do one thing and for Therefore, the release is slower once.

It has less irritation and is a product you might consider to improve the appearance of crow's feet wrinkles around the mouth, and we are also Juvonen ech more than an adapted alene that could cause too much irritation in the following areas. line is retinols, the skin has to do two things with them, but we have a lot of evidence that they can be useful for acne, as well as a lot of evidence that they are, in fact, useful for improving the appearance of photodamaged skin through of collagen induction and production that improves wrinkles and fine lines, eliminates hyperpigmentation, etc. and in the retinol category, I think CeraVe Rejuvenating Retinol is an amazing product for people who have acne that heals with hyperpigmentation or redness.

I think it's a great product for people. and those in their 20s and 30s who still have especially who are still dealing with acne, maybe they have sensitive skin, maybe they call themselves combination skin, but they also want some anti-aging and a look in their skincare routine of the skin beyond sun protection, what guys is the most important thing? I think this product really contains a lot and by a lot I mean some ingredients but the ingredients are strong so it's good and lastly the Fragrance Free Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Regenerating Cream. 20 years of research and development behind that.

Very, very good, very good anti-wrinkle moisturizer to rejuvenate the look of photoaged skin, so I hope you find this video helpful and I break down these different vitamin A products that I like and recommend and the nuances of who they are. it might be helpful but comment below and if you want a video on the top retinol myths because there are several myths out there I will be happy to do it for you, if you like this video please give it a thumbs up. Share it with your friends and as always don't forget the sunscreen and subscribe, I'll talk to you tomorrow, goodbye.