DermTV – Difference Between Retin A, Retinoids, Retinol and Renova [DermTV.com Epi #408]

You hear about them all the time. Retin A. Retinol. Renova. Retinoids. Are they all the same? What exactly do they do? Is one more effective than the others? In this episode of DermTV, Dr. Schultz answers these questions. DermTV.com Connect with DermTV www.facebook.com www.twitter.com [TRANSCRIPT] Today I’m going to help you finally understand the difference between Retinoids, Retin-A, Retinol and Renova! And stay tuned until the end of this episode for the question of the day; if you answer it correctly, you’ll have a chance to win a free skincare product! Retin-oids, Retin-A ,Retin-ol and Renova. We all hear a lot about them, but what’s the difference? For all intents and purposes, they all began with Retin-A, so that’s where we’ll start. Retin-A is the brand name of the original skincare product containing the prescrition-only active ingredient, tretinoin. Tretinoin is the form of Vitamin A that has been turned into an acid… So it’s also known as retinoic acid… And was originally developed to fight acne, which it has successfully done for the last 30 years. In the late 1990’s, it was discovered that tretinoin could also help reduce fine lines, wrinkles and other signs of photo-aging. Because this use was for a much older population with much drier skin, they put the tretinoin in a much more emollient and moisturizing vehicle, and called it Renova. So the main difference between Retin A and Renova is its vehicle. Now for the fun part! Retinol. We now know that Retin …
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