Hydroxypinacolone retinoate
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Summary
- Anti-aging
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-blemish
- Exfoliation
WIMJ Team
A derivative of the most potent form of vitamin A, retinoic acid. The ingredient can be sold under name Granactive Retinoid. Note that if a skincare brand discloses the concentration of Granactive Retinoid in a product, the concentration refers to a diluted form of Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate: 1% of Granactive Retinoid corresponds to 0.1% of Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate. Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate (HPR) is a unique derivative of retinoic acid because it can directly work in the skin and does not require additional conversion steps. According to studies done by the manufacturer on models of human skin (not real people), this derivative is more effective than other cosmetic versions of retinoids (such as retinol, retinaldehyde, and retinyl palmitate), and, at the same time, causes less irritation. It has been also demonstrated to be more stable than retinol which makes formulating with easier and increases the chances that a product with it will maintain its effectiveness after opening. The packaging should still ideally be air-tight. HPR is available over the counter in the EU, UK, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, but is only with a prescription in Canada.
Products with Hydroxypinacolone retinoate
- Anti-aging
- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
- hydroxypinacolone retinoate
- palmitoyl tripeptide-1
- palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7
- Anti-aging
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-blemish
- hydroxypinacolone retinoate
- retinal
- retinol
- Anti-aging
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-oxidation
- niacinamide
- hydroxypinacolone retinoate
- retinyl retinoate
- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-aging
- hydroxypinacolone retinoate
- niacinamide
- retinol
- Anti-aging
- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
- hydroxypinacolone retinoate
- niacinamide
- centella asiatica extract
- Moisturizing
- Anti-aging
- Evens skin tone
- niacinamide
- hydroxypinacolone retinoate
- acetyl tetrapeptide-9
- Anti-aging
- Exfoliation
- Anti-blemish
- hydroxypinacolone retinoate
- niacinamide
- retinol
- Anti-blemish
- Anti-aging
- Moisturizing
- hydroxypinacolone retinoate
- retinol
- ceramide np
- Anti-aging
- Anti-blemish
- Evens skin tone
- hydroxypinacolone retinoate
- retinyl palmitate
- caprylic/capric triglyceride
- Cleansing
- Anti-blemish
- hydroxypinacolone retinoate
- glycerin
- hydrogenated castor oil
Questions
Clinical trials review
Number of participants | Participants | Interventions | Punchline |
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30 | Filipino patients diagnosed with mild-moderate acne (Grades 0-3 by Leeds Acne Grading System Revised correlated with grades 1-2 on Plewig scale and Kligman, 1975). Patients having undergone treatment for acne including cosmeceuticals within 3 weeks previous to the start of the study. Exclusion criteria: patients with concomitant systemic conditions, receiving systemic treatments and with other concomitant dermatoses at the time of study; pregnant or breast-feeding women. | Biretix Duo (active ingredients: Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate, Retinol, Salicylic Acid) was applied to the whole face in the morning and night after washing with hypoallergenic bar soap. A broad spectrum sunscreen was also applied in the morning and patients were advised to avoid sun exposure. The results were assessed at baseline, day 45, day 90 and day 120 | The number of open comedones, closed comedones and papules showed statistically significant decrease over time. Closed comedones responded faster than open comedones with significant difference seen as early as day 45. Both open and closed comedones continued to decrease in lesion count throughout the entire study period. The number of papules decreased throughout the treatment period with significant difference between baseline and days 90 and 120. Median sebumeter values showed significant decrease over time. Mild itching was experienced by 3-13% of patients from days 15 to 120, with highest percentage at day 45. Mild burning occurred in 7% of patients at day 45 but was absent at days 90 and 120. No edema was reported by any of the patients throughout the study period. |
Safety and Efficacy of Retinsphere® Technology and Biopep-15 in the treatment of Acne in Asian Population
Number of participants | Participants | Interventions | Punchline |
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10 | Female patients (age 28-81 years) with photoaged skin classified with the Glogau scale | Product: product containing a new retinoic complex (hydroxypinacolone retinoate and retinol, associated with papain, Maca andina, Cupressus sempervirens, moisturizing complex, folic acid and vitamin E). Treatment consisted of applying the product twice daily for 8 weeks together with a topical photoprotector. No sun-exposure or artificial-UV exposure was admitted. | a significative improvement of all the observed characteristics has been recorded. Also the global skin photoaging evaluation, performed at the times T0 and T12 with the Glogau scale, showed a significative improvement (P<0.001). |
Clinical evaluation of the efficacy of a new retinoic-complex (Retinsphere®) product for the treatment of skin photoaging
Number of participants | Participants | Interventions | Punchline |
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98 | Caucasian patients (28 males and 70 females), with an age ranging from 15 to 40 years | Product: A fixed combination of 0.1% hydroxypinacolone retinoate (synthetic esther of 9-cis-retinoic acid), 1% retinol in glycospheres and 2% papain in glycospheres in aqueous gel. Participants were treated with the product once daily for 12 weeks | A 41% mean reduction in the GAGS score was observed; a 40.8% mean reduction of total lesions was recorded; 15.3% of patients experienced mild to moderate local side effects (dryness, peeling, erythema, burning). No patients stopped the treatment because of these side effects. |
Treatment of mild to moderate acne with a fixed combination of hydroxypinacolone retinoate, retinol glycospheres and papain glycospheres
Scientifc sources
- Antiaging effects of retinoid hydroxypinacolone retinoate on skin models. (2018). Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 79(3), AB44. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2018.05.215
- Treatment of mild to moderate acne with a fixed combination of hydroxypinacolone retinoate, retinol glycospheres and papain glycospheres