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RETINOL! IT’S A MIRACLE INGREDIENT!
WELL, NOT SO MUCH...RETINOL IS SIMPLY A FORM OF VITAMIN A. THE COMMON CLAIM WITH RETINOL IS THAT IT IS A FAST, EFFECTIVE TOOL TO REVERSE FINE LINES AND WRINKLES. WITHOUT THE FANCY MARKETING, HOWEVER, RETINOL AND VITAMIN A HAVE THE SAME BENEFITS AS MANY OTHER VITAMINS AND NUTRIENTS. A BY-PRODUCT OF THE VEAL INDUSTRY, THIS INGREDIENT STEMS FROM THE FACTORY FARMS AND SLAUGHTERHOUSES WE KNOW ALL TOO WELL. RATHER THAN SUPPORT THESE INDUSTRIES, LOOK FOR NATURAL SOURCES OF ANTIOXIDANTS, AND VITAMINS A, C, AND E FOR ANTI-AGING EFFECTS. SINCE THESE VITAMINS CAN BE FOUND IN MANY PLANT-DERIVED OILS, THE USE OF ANIMAL-DERIVED, OVERLY PROCESSED INGREDIENTS IS QUITE OBVIOUSLY UNNECESSARY. FORGET IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION, THE TRUE MIRACLE CURE IS “PREVENTION AND MAINTENANCE” WITH QUALITY PRODUCTS. keep reading...
RETINOL IS A RETINOID, ONE FORM OF THE VITAMIN A FROM AN ANIMAL SOURCE LIKE EGGS, DAIRY, AND MOST OFTEN CALF LIVER.
BEING READILY AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE BODY, RETINOL IS CONSIDERED TO BE A MORE EFFECTIVE, MORE CONCENTRATED FORM OF VITAMIN A THAN PLANT SOURCES. REGARDLESS OF ITS CONCENTRATION, RETINOL IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE AND WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY WHEN EXPOSED. DUE TO IMPROPER HANDLING AND PACKAGING, IT CAN POSSIBLY ALREADY BE INEFFECTIVE BY THE TIME YOU GET HOME WITH YOUR PRODUCTS! ANOTHER, MORE STABLE FORM OF VITAMIN A IS IN CAROTENOIDS FOUND IN VEGETABLES LIKE BROCCOLI, CARROTS, SQUASH AND IN SOME PLANTS. CAROTENOIDS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND MUST BE CONVERTED BY THE BODY TO VITAMIN A, HOWEVER THEY DO NOT DETERIORATE AS RAPIDLY AS RETINOLS.
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