A-Game 5 0.05% Retinal Serum

What makes this product unique?

The skin hardly utilizes Retinol directly. The Vitamin A (Retinoid) Pathway ends with the creation of retinoid acid that is recognized by the skin’s retinoid receptors to jumpstart a range of youth-regenerating mechanisms (keratinocytes’ proliferation, collagen synthesis, strengthening of extracellular matrix etc.).

Retinyl Esters --> RetinOl --> RetinAl (or Retinaldehyde) --> Retinoic Acid (the active form understood and accepted by the skin receptors).

In short, the anti-aging power of RetinOl begins only after it is converted to RetinAl via retinol dehydrogenase (RDH), and lastly from RetinAl to Retinoic Acid via retinol dehydrogenase (RDH).

Now skip one step. Geek & Gorgeous A-Game 5 intelligently uses retinal, offering an express pass to take full advantage of the supremacy of retinoid on slowing the aging process very gently.

All Geek & Gorgeous products are fragrance free, alcohol free and never tested on animals.

What does it do?

With an unconventional blend of 0.05% Retinal, Geek & Gorgeous A-Game 5 amplifies your anti-aging regime while fast-tracking your path to a youthful complexion. Bypassing a step in the conversion process, the beginners-friendly, moderate-strength Geek & Gorgeous A-Game 5 speeds up the line-smoothing, brightening, firming and evening of skin tone processes, restoring a polished, healthily-glowing and younger-looking appearance gradually.

Who is this product for?

Ideal for those with aging concerns in need of an anti-aging serum that retains youthful-looking complexion

Aqua (Water), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Oleyl Erucate, Glycerin, Triheptanoin, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Cyclodextrin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Allantoin, Retinal, Rubus Chamaemorus (Cloudberry) Seed Oil, Panthenol, Citric Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium Edta, Pentylene Glycol, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol

Smooth 1-2 pumps of of A-Game to the face and neck after cleansing and applying water-based products, before a moisturizer.

Geek & Gorgeous recommends experimenting with A-Game every other day to see if skin is well-tolerated, and slowly move up to once a day in 2 weeks.

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Mukherjee, Siddharth, et al. "Retinoids in the treatment of skin aging: an overview of clinical efficacy and safety." Clinical interventions in aging 1.4 (2006): 327.

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