Vitamin A Skin Science is the combined knowledge of two dedicated and experienced medical practitioners whose firm belief in the beneficial properties of Vitamin A and other anti-oxidants for the skin has led them to want to share this vital information with the world. It is the result of many years of intensive research in both the laboratory and private practice. The book lays out, in detail, how these humble, but critical substances can repair the skin, strengthen it and boost its immun...

Two of the world’s leading experts on the subject of skin health share their knowledge of Vitamin A in this small but mighty book aimed more at skin professionals than the general public. The book explains some of the complex science behind this vital ingredient for skin health and clarifies why Retinyl Palmitate is the ideal topical form of Vitamin A to help repair and prevent photoaging.You will learn about the chemistry of Vitamin A, see some clinical studies from Professor Fern...

In order to understand which ingredients to use for a client’s skin, it’s important to know how they behave in the skin and why they are able to make changes (if they are). Simply saying, ‘improves the visible signs of aging’ is no longer enough for a wary and well-educated public that asks ‘how’ and ‘why’.This book lays out the chemistry, and some of the research, behind the most efficacious and important ingredients for the skin and explains the processes and chemical reactions t...