Retinoid (retinyl ester)
Retinyl Palmitate
INCI: Retinyl Palmitate·Limited evidence
The mildest and most common vitamin A ester, several conversion steps from the active form, which makes it the weakest of the retinoids. It is stable and gentle but poorly evidenced on its own.
Studied for
- ·The appearance of fine lines
- ·The look of conditioned skin
How it’s thought to work
Must convert through several steps to reach the active form, so relatively little active reaches the skin; studied mostly as a gentle, stable supporting retinoid rather than a headline one.