Study to Identify if Chemist Confessions Retinol Cream Works to Improve the Appearance of Early Signs of Aging.

Chemist Confessions

Status

Completed

Conditions

Aging

Wrinkle

Treatments

Dietary Supplement: Placebo face cream

Dietary Supplement: Retinol face cream

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT05039476

20218Chemist

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chemist Confessions has developed a retinol cream with the aim to improve the appearance of early signs of aging, such as fine lines, dark spots, hyperpigmentation, and crow's feet. In this phase, Chemist Confessions plans to collect self-reported outcomes and photographic images to understand the assessment of the efficacy of treatment from the participant's perspective, and if participants see an improvement in their fine lines, wrinkles, dark spots, hyperpigmentation, and crow's feet.

Full description

Based on a review of existing literature and previous studies, retinol has been found to have positive effects, however, due to study limitations, there are also conflicting results. Therefore, in this study, participants will receive Chemist Confessions retinol cream to understand if the Chemist Confessions cream has an impact on the participant's skin, and even potentially reduces fine lines, wrinkles, dark spots, hyperpigmentation, and crow's feet of the skin, and also to understand concepts considered essential by individuals taking retinol products.

Enrollment

35 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

30 to 50 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Female between 30-50 years old
Must be in good general health
Must experience early-stage wrinkles that are not treated by topical or oral prescription drugs/medication
May experience hyperpigmentation, dark spots and dark circles
Must maintain the following skincare routine containing: cleansing, allowed moisturizer and study specific sunscreen
Must use study provided sunscreen daily
Must discontinue the use of other retinoids 4 weeks before the study start date
Must have some general knowledge of retinoid use
Must be willing to comply with the requirements of the protocol
Must be able to communicate in English
Must be able to tell left from right
Must willing to add the retinoid cream to their skincare routine
Must provide written informed consent form (ICF)
Is willing and able to share feedback and take skin pictures via the used technology portal
Must be willing to refrain from using products with chemical exfoliants glycolic acid and lactic acid during the duration of the study

Exclusion criteria

Unwilling to provide consent
Unwilling to add the retinoid cream to their normal skincare routine
Unwilling to follow the routine of the protocol
Uses moisturizers that include chemical exfoliating ingredients such as glycolic acid, lactic acid or salicylic acid
Use of other oral retinoids
Use of prescription medication relevant to the skin
Undergoing any cosmetic procedures during the study including Botox, laser or chemical peel treatments
Deep-set of wrinkles
Use of prescription drug (topical or oral) that is targeted at any sort of skin condition (for example retinoids)
Is pregnant or nursing, or attempting a pregnancy
Used retinoids before with an adverse reaction
Has a self-identified sensitive skin type
Has any learning and/or cognitive difficulties that prevent him/her reading and understanding questionnaires and surveys (e.g. dementia)