FutureDerm Time-Release Retinol 0.5 Gel Treatment- a Science Based Solution for Rough Skin

Today’s post is sponsored by FutureDerm. If you’re not familiar with FutureDerm.com you should be. It’s another website that embraces a science-based approached to beauty (much like The Beauty Brains.) Nicki Zevola, the owner of the site, is an aspiring dermatologist who has formulated her own line of products. She recently asked to us to write a review of her FutureDerm Time-Release Retinol 0.5 Gel Treatment. What does it claim? Contains 0.5% concentrated retinol Fast absorbing (absorbs in a second compared to most retinoid creams which are thick and take up to 30 minutes) Sustained release technology keeps working for up to 8 hours. Perfect for use with your favorite moisturizers because you don’t have to wait before applying. Designed to optimize skin’s natural retinol activation process. (Retinol must be converted to isotretinoin by enzymes called retinyl ester hydrolyses.) What is the technology? Those of you familiar with retinol products might be surprised to see this one touting a use level of 0.5% when there are other products on the market that claim to contain 1% or even 2%. This is a case where more is not necessarily better because the same properties that make retinol good at “resurfacing” your skin also make it potentially irritating. FutureDerm has solved this problem by using a lower level of a micro-encapsulated retinol. Micro-encapsulation means a smaller amount of retinol is released slowly over time rather than ...
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