Visage de Layla Glossary of Terms
- Vitamin A
- (retinyl palmitate) – Designated as an epithelium protecting factor. Regulates skin hornification, promotes cell regeneration, encourages mitosis (healthy growth and renewal of skin cells) and prevents atrophy in aging skin. Essential for proper formation of the body’s tissues; especially the skin, mucous membranes, anything that lines the inside or outside of the body. Deficiency of vitamin A can lead to follicular hyperkeratosis (flakiness); keratin deposits in the pores of the skin; may look like hard goose bumps; dry scaly and rough. Especially effective when used with vitamin E. Fat soluble.
