Vitamin A (-palmitate, -acetate) is also called the «normalizing vitamin».

It displays the following properties

enhancement of mitotic activity
improvement of enzyme activity
normalization of keratinization
improvement of epithelization

Vitamin A Palmitate has attracted great interest in recent years since it is the active agent for the treatment of \aging skin in beauty care.

Vitamin A Palmitate promotes the enzyme activity in the skin, thickens the epidermis and can regenerate skin prematurely aged by UV-radiation.

Penetration investigations and studies of the action of Vitamin A Acetate on the skin have been published in recent years. The latest investigations show that good results have also been achieved with Vitamin A Palmitate – this derivative is very much more stable in cosmetic formulations.

Table 1 shows the penetration data with labelled Vitamin A Palmitate.

The protocol of D.F. Counts et al. (USA 1988) is set out in Table 2.

When an emulsion containing Vitamin A Palmitate is topically applied, a significant 
increase in the thickness of the epidermis and a rise in the collagen content of the 
skin is observed.

An optimal dosage for a cosmetic product containing Vitamin A Palmitate of 0.5% – 0.6% can be derived from Tables 3 and 4.

The positive effects of Vitamin A Palmitate on skin damaged by UV radiation in mice have been listed in an unpublished paper. As in previous studies, a thickening and normalization of the damaged epidermis was observed. Through the use of a cream with 10 000 IU/g Vitamin A- palmitate,the wrinkle index is reduced from approx. 2.5 to 1.7 (Vitamin A Palmitate) and to approx. 1.6 (Vitamin A-alcohol) (Fig. 1).

G. Klecak (1989) determined the change in the elasticity of the skin effected by Vitamin A Palmitate. The investigation was carried out with a dosage of 10 000 IU/g Vitamin A Palmitate over a period of 15 days and resulted in a significant change in the modulus of elasticity. In this manner, the elasticity of the skin – this designates the resistance of the skin to deformation – rose by 14% in comparison with the pretreatment condition, i.e., from 100 to 86. Supplementary investigations on the effect of Vitamin A Palmitate in various cosmetic formulations for intervals of 30, 60 and 90 days are currently being carried out (Fig. 2).

Vitamin A Palmitate

can regenerate skin damaged by UV radiation up to a certain degree after treatment with retinoic acid, nourishes skin damaged by UV radiation improves the natural skin functions especially suitable for care of aging skin.

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