Centella asiatica leaf extract with its antioxidant-boosting effects, antibacterial properties, hydration and reduced trans epidermal water loss. It helps to reduce skin irritation by repairing the skin barrier function. Its constituents help decrease redness, inflammation and relieve itchy skin due to their soothing and healing properties. This No 7 serum contains ingredients that provide benefits to your skin, such as vitamin C and gluconolactone. Clinically proven to deliver younger looking skin, this powerful No7 Retinol Night Cream supports cell turnover and visibly transforms skin with high-strength, 1% pure retinol and No7's collagen peptide-based technology. Designed for experienced retinol users, No7 Pure Retinol 1% Retinol Night Concentrate targets the 7 key signs of ageing and reduces the appearance of all wrinkles, even deep ones. While you sleep our Night Concentrate restores radiance, so skin looks rejuvenated for luminous younger-looking skin. Skin looks visibly smoother, more radiant, and feels firmer over time.

Boots, a drugstore chain based in the UK, has been delivering inexpensive yet effective skincare for years. Known more commonly as No. 7 by those located in the U.S. and around the world, this brand offers unique, well researched formulations with an emphasis on slowing and reversing the aging process. Looking at one of these products in particular, the Boots Line-Correcting Booster Serum offers a multi-purpose formula that can be used to target premature aging. But what makes this product unique? Today, we’re diving into all the details to find out. So without further adieu, let’s get started! As if that wasn’t enough, research suggests that when vitamin C is applied to the skin, it significantly reverses aging-related structural changes by influencing collagen and elastin synthesis. Although, as our in-house biochemist, Elle MacLeman points out, most of the research on vitamin C’s benefits comes from the ingredient L-ascorbic acid. Gluconolactone is a polyhydroxy acid (PHA). PHAs are second-generation hydroxy acids that are similar to AHAs but provide high-strength anti-aging benefits without irritation. Therefore, PHAs are an ideal choice for sensitive skin types. Adding another step or ingredient into your normal skincare regime can be a little off-putting, especially if you’re not sure how your skin might react. That’s where the experts at No7 come in, to bust some myths surrounding retinol. If you’re nervous about using a new ingredient, we’ve got some answers to put your mind at ease.While Matrixyl 3000 is an excellent ingredient, the rest of this formula is rather simple. It mostly consists of humectants, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, and polyacrylate crosspolymer-6. According to a publication in the journal Clinical Interventions in Aging , retinol is clinically proven to minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, improve uneven skin tone, restore skin firmness, and unclog pores.

Moving forwards with the product’s rebrand, we wanted the percentage to call out solely the amount of pure retinol, hence the new 0.3% in the name – and we’ve also moved forward with a stronger 1% concentration for those who are used to using retinol in their regime. But more on that later… The benefits of using Retinol

Your step-by-step retinol guide – with 0.3% Retinol Night Concentrate

There are low concentrations (less than 1%) of beneficial ingredients like vitamin C, hibiscus extract, sodium hyaluronate, ceramides, and Matrixyl 3000. But in such low amounts, we doubt these ingredients will provide much, if any, benefit. of women saw even better results when adding No7 Pure Retinol 0.3% Retinol Night Concentrate (to be used as step 1) & No7 Pure Retinol Night Repair Cream (to be used as step 2) to their regime. Bottom Line: No 7 Line Correcting Booster Serum contains just one ingredient that provides anti-aging benefits, and that’s the peptide complex Matrixyl 3000.