
Vitamin A Pommade
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Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
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Retinyl Acetate | cell-communicating ingredient | ||
Retinyl Propionate | cell-communicating ingredient | goodie | |
Retinyl Palmitate | cell-communicating ingredient | 1-3, 1-3 | |
Peg-4000 | |||
Peg 400 | solvent | 0, 1 | |
Polysorbate 80 | emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing | 0, 0 |
A313 Vitamin A PommadeIngredients explained
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Retinyl Propionate (RP) is a less well-known, but pretty interesting member of the retinoids, aka the "royal family of skincare". You can read the who's who here but the TL;DR version is that tretinoin is the queen herself (the FDA-proven anti-aging active molecule), retinol is like Prince William (two conversion steps needed to be active) and Retinyl Palmitate is like little Prince George (three conversion steps needed to be active).
Similar to Retinyl Palmitate, Retinyl Propionate is also a retinol ester with retinol and propionic acid being attached together. This puts our molecule in the place of little Princess Charlotte on the family tree, quite far away from the throne. However, not all retinol ester molecules are made equal when it comes to being transformed and being effective on the skin.
It's an ester form of vitamin A (retinol + palmitic acid) that belongs to the "retinoid family". The retinoid family is pretty much the royal family of skincare, with the queen being the FDA-approved anti-aging ingredient tretinoin. Retinol is also a very famous member of the family, but it's like Prince William, two steps away from the throne. Retinyl palmitate will be then little Prince George, quite far (3 steps) away from the throne.
By steps, we mean metabolic steps. Tretinoin, aka retinoic acid, is the active ingredient our skin cells can understand and retinyl palmitate (RP) has to be converted by our metabolic machinery to actually do something. The conversion is a 3 step one and looks like this:
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
A common little helper ingredient that helps water and oil to mix together, aka emulsifier.
The number at the end refers to the oil-loving part and the bigger the number the more emulsifying power it has. 20 is a weak emulsifier, rather called solubilizer used commonly in toners while 60 and 80 are more common in serums and creams.
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what‑it‑does | cell-communicating ingredient |
what‑it‑does | cell-communicating ingredient |
what‑it‑does | cell-communicating ingredient |
irritancy, com. | 1-3, 1-3 |
what‑it‑does | solvent |
irritancy, com. | 0, 1 |
what‑it‑does | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing |
irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |