This means that our molecule is part water- and part oil-loving, so it not only works as a thickener but also as an emulsion stabilizer. Just like mineral oil, it is also a by-product of refining crude oil, aka petroleum, and it is also a mixture of hydrocarbons but with bigger (C18-90+) carbon chain length.

Shower yourself in Olay’s 60 years of beauty science for hydrated, healthy-looking skin from head to toe. Lying about having issues with custom, but he keeps threatening me saying I should stop sending him messages. Similarly, vitamin A acetate is too small molecularly and therefore easily recrystallizes from any solution. And then some things received so much hype they are simply in your head because you want them to work. Retinyl Propionate (RP) is a less well-known, but pretty interesting member of the retinoids, aka the "royal family of skincare".

I can't speak to the brightening effect because I haven't noticed that and I didn't expect any dramatic lightening, just wanted a good night wash for my night showers and this is perfect.

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It’s not strong enough to be used in itself so it’s always combined with something else, often with potassium sorbate.Presumably, the [Retinyl Palmitate] molecule is so large, it is not able to transdermally reach the necessary part of the skin for activity. Of course to really get the effect of retinol, you would need to pair this with a body cream that has retinol in it. Though its long name does not reveal it, this polymer molecule (big molecule from repeated subunits or monomers) is a relative to the super common, water-loving thickener, Carbomer.