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Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:11 am  |
Hi everyone,
I was thinking of trying a vitamin A oil, such as Rosehip seed, as I find Retin A a bit drying. Has anyone had just as much success with Vit A oil as one can expect from Retin A ?
thanks
Jackie xx |
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Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:46 pm |
| I don't have personal experience with it, but I would think that anything that requires a prescription to get would be documented as effective. |
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Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:16 pm |
| Jackie284 wrote: |
Hi everyone,
I was thinking of trying a vitamin A oil, such as Rosehip seed, as I find Retin A a bit drying. Has anyone had just as much success with Vit A oil as one can expect from Retin A ?
thanks
Jackie xx |
I really wouldn't expect even remotely the same results with rosehip oil as with Retin A.
If you do not want to use RA (I personally don't any longer), consider a product that is formulated with a high % of Vit A and a proven delivery system. I use a retinol product with 1% retinol in an Emolugel delivery system, and do not have any of the irritation I used to get with RA.
You can also take your RA and mix it with a hydrating cream, or apply the RA followed by a hydrating cream. If you still feel dry or irritated, cut back your RA usage to every other day. |
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Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:00 pm |
| You can also wait and after applying the RA 30-60 minutes later apply rosehip or another skin friendly oil to help with the dryness. |
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Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:34 pm |
| bethany wrote: |
I really wouldn't expect even remotely the same results with rosehip oil as with Retin A.
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I agree. If it even had a chance of working, it would take an extremely long time.
I also agree with Bethany, if you don't want to use Retin A, choose an a retinol with a high percent, or even consider the retinaldehyde product. |
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Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:55 am |
| thanks guys xx |
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Sat Jul 23, 2011 10:53 am |
Not 100% sure but it would be more likely not to be as affective as Retin A since it's only available through a dermatologist or doctor  |
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Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:32 pm |
| Its not where near the same, they're kind of like entirely different things, but I got to say Rosehip oil is fantastic as its got loads of goodies in it, not just Vit A. However I'm a long term Retin A user, but I think its one of those things that you need to work with a pro with to avoid the hap hazard results you read about. |
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Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:18 pm |
| They are not the same. Retin-A is a much more active form of regular vitamin A that can directly work with your skin to create collagen. Vitamin A can go through various chemical reactions to get to the same form as Retin-A but not all the Vit A can be converted to that so the concentration of Retin-A that you're getting from Vit A is much much less |
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