Choosing Vitamin F Products
Vitamin F can be found in almost every product type, including serums, moisturizers and even sheet masks. Guanche says fatty acids are best delivered topically through oil-based or fat-based (lipophilic) products rather than water-based ones. Like tricky vitamin C, vitamin F must be stable and remain active in its container for the best results. Products also need to penetrate skin as opposed to just sitting on top of it.
Why Vitamin F Is Trending
Vitamin F is not a new ingredient by any means. Goldfaden says that it has been used for many years in skin care formulations. The renewed interest can be attributed to our desire to know all aspects of health and beauty and what goes into our products. It helps that healthy fats are all the rage right now.
Read on for some of our favorite vitamin F-rich products ahead.
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You'll be feeling molte passioni after testing out Drunk Elephant's latest cult product. A combination of superfood ingredients (broccoli, avocado, olive oil) and vegan retinol tackle the big three: wrinkles, sun damage and dullness. Vitamin F takes skin from sandpaper-like to supple and it calms sensitivity. The cream will last longer than you think because just a pea-sized amount is needed.
Perricone MD knows what a transforming anti-aging ingredient vitamin F can be — the brand has launched an entire range, Essential FX, devoted to it. This potent serum has vitamin F and glutathione, which is sometimes referred to as the body's "master antioxidant." The combination acts like an airbrush on skin. It provides mega hydration and minimizes the appearance of the most stubborn wrinkles. Dab it on frown and laugh lines.
Forget about trying to pronounce, never mind spell, the name. The important thing to know is that the water- and alcohol-free formula contains an oil-soluble derivative of vitamin C (ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate). The ingredient is mixed with vitamin F to create the unique solution. This makes famously finicky vitamin C more stable but still able to deliver brightening benefits.
The Embryolisse Hydrating Cream Mask is a French find that is a staple in many in-the-know beauty fans' regimens. It's so loved because it provides hydration that lasts, thanks to an emollient-rich formula of sweet almond oil, sesame oil and beeswax. A cocktail of vitamins A, E and F target free radicals and make faces touchably soft.
