ALGAKTIV® RetinART

Retinol has long been considered the 'gold standard' for anti aging and anti photoaging in skincare. However as anybody who has formulated with or used retinol will know it's not without it's downsides and all that efficacy can come with high levels of irritation and even photosensitivity. This has condemned Retinol to low use levels in cosmetic products and for night time application only.
The market for alternatives is booming with brands and formulators looking for the famous benefits but without the sting! This has led to hype around ingredients like Bakuchiol although the jury is still out on whether ingredients like this are truly comparable to the real thing:- Enter RetinART.
The experts in blue biotech have created natural, China compliant and Vegan alternative with the same mechanism of action as pure retinol, outperforming it at 2% and with none of the trademark irritation.
Bakuchiol is popular (whether effective or not) so Algaktiv put the two head to head in an anti blemish study. RetinART matched the performance of Bakuchiol in blemish reduction and significantly outperformed it in terms of redness, sebum, pore size and moisturisation.
Tested level: 1 - 2%
Benefits:
- The research is extensive and the highlights include:
- Outperforms retinol in terms of elasticity, firmness and wrinkle depth with results from as little as 2 weeks.
- Fights hyperpigmentation, outperforming retinol by 26% in 8 weeks.
- If you're not ready to ditch Retinol, you can at least reduce the level (and the irritation). RetinART (1%) works in synergy with Retinol (0.1)
- significantly outperform 0.5% pure retinol. And of course less retinol means less irritation.