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Ask the Expert: How to Use Retinol for Younger-Looking Skin in Six Weeks

1st April 2022

If someone told you that to get younger-looking skin in less than two months using just a single cream, you would jump at the chance, right?

Well, you can, retinol is the gold standard ingredient in anti-ageing, its ability to do various things for the skin is unrivalled.

But confusion surrounds how it works, and more importantly, how to use it, so we’ve spoken with an expert to find out everything we need to know about retinol.

Dr Zainab Al-Mukhtar is a cosmetic dental surgeon and facial aesthetic expert with her own clinic, Harrow on the Hill in Middlesex.

We are big fans of retinol already here at EVOKE for its many uses like fine line and wrinkle reduction, oil control and pore size, so we asked Dr Zainab what exactly is retinol.

She explained saying, ‘Retinol, a derivative of vitamin A, is known as an important skincare ingredient because it helps the skin in so many ways. Skincare products which include retinol increase the cell turnover of the skin, helping the production of key proteins such as collagen and elastin, amongst other benefits. As a result, retinol improves so many skin complaints, including fine lines, wrinkles, pigmentation, and acne.’…

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