If you are lucky enough to have melanin-rich skin, you know the importance of choosing the right skincare ingredients to maintain its health and beauty. While many products claim to offer a myriad of benefits, if you aren't using ones proven to work on your skin type, you're wasting your money. One of the best ingredients you can incorporate into your daily skincare routine is retinol; this potent vitamin is proven to provide dramatic benefits on melanin-rich skin, resulting in glowing, even skin you'll adore.

The Power of Retinol

Retinol has quickly grown in popularity, and for good reason! This concentrated derivative of Vitamin A can transform melanin-rich skin, leaving it healthy and nourished. When used correctly, it offers a myriad of benefits, including:

• Anti-aging
• Reducing sun damage
• Increasing collagen production
• Fading acne scars
• Evening hyperpigmentation
• Decreasing wrinkles and fine lines
• Softening
• Smoothing skin texture
• Hydrating
• Decreasing inflammation
• Tightening pores

Let's explore some of these benefits further.

Evening Skintone and Reducing Imperfections

While there's nothing more beautiful than darker skin tones, they are more susceptible to uneven colorations. Retinol combats this issue by increasing collagen production and cell turnover. By allowing the skin to repair itself faster, retinol can reduce the appearance of acne scars, blemishes, and small bumps while fading dark spots and smoothing your skin's surface. 

Decreasing Wrinkles and Fine Lines

Decreased collagen causes the skin to thin out and become dry, leading to fine lines and wrinkles. Retinol supports healthy collagen levels, preventing premature aging and helping you maintain a radiant glow. It also assists in maintaining hydration, leading to softer, plumper-looking skin that keeps you looking younger.

Improving Texture

To get flawless-looking skin, you need to smooth its texture, and with retinol, it's possible! Since retinol penetrates deeply into the skin, it can work quickly, smoothing your skin's texture and giving it a smooth, even appearance. With daily use, you can begin seeing results within months, so you can enjoy younger, healthier-looking skin faster than you ever imagined.

How To Use Retinol In Your Skincare Routine

Incorporating retinol into your daily skincare routine is easy, thanks to the quality products from Skin by Jada Ross. Follow the steps below to begin seeing bright, glowing skin you can feel proud of.

1. Before bed, begin by washing your face with a hydrating cleanser, like our Goat Milk Soap.

1. Rinse and pat dry, being careful not to rub your skin.

1. Apply our Got A Glow Retinol Gel Cream and allow it to absorb for 10 to 15 minutes.

1. Once fully absorbed, finish by applying a potent moisturizer, like our Hyaluronic Moisture Cream.

1. In the morning, cleanse your skin and apply a full-spectrum sunscreen; we recommend our Deep Moisturizing Sunscreen Lotion.

At skin by Jada Ross, we take pride in creating high-quality skincare that delivers noticeable results. As with all of our products, our Retinol Gel Cream contains potent ingredients proven to deliver noticeable results. Join the thousands of satisfied customers who are transforming their skin with the most trusted name in skincare, Skin by Jada Ross.