Product Highlight: Tretinoin Cream (Retin A)

Tretinoin is a vitamin A derivative. It works by two things: Increasing the cell.skin turnover rate, and it boosts collagen synthesis. Because of these two things, it had many uses in Dermatology. It helps improve the appearence of fine wrinkles, it helps eliminate hyperpigmentation, or color difference in the skin. It also helps to eliminate roughness and make your skin more smooth. Tretinoin also helps to treat acne. How it exerts its beneficial effects against acne is not fully known. It appears to increase skin-cell turnover and reduce the tendency for skin cells to stick together. This reduces the formation of acne and allows quicker healing of acne that does not develop. Tretinoin is only available by prescription.