Vita AEF Revitalizing Face Oil

How it works Somewhere along the way "oil" became a word people avoided in skincare. Worth revisiting, because this is one of the simplest formulas Dermophisiologique makes, and simple is the point. Twelve ingredients. Three of them are the actives. VITAMIN A, the gentle route Retinyl palmitate. It's a cosmetic form of vitamin A, and it's milder than retinol, which is exactly why it's here. If retinol has left your skin red, tight or flaking, this is the version worth trying instead. To be clear about what it isn't: this won't do what a prescription retinoid does. It's a gentler ingredient with a gentler effect, and that's the trade. VITAMIN E: the antioxidant Tocopheryl acetate, the workhorse antioxidant, and the reason the oil itself stays stable in the bottle. VITAMIN F, not actually a vitamin The old name for essential fatty acids, which are what your skin's outer barrier is partly built from. Here they come from linseed. Skin that's dry, tight or flaking is usually short on exactly these, which is why an oil often works where another moisturizer hasn't. THE BASE Sweet almond oil, which carries all three. Plus black pepper essential oil. That's the warm, faintly spicy smell, and it's the formula's only fragrance. The scent comes from the ingredients themselves rather than anything added. WHO IT'S FOR Skin that's dry, tight, or flaking. Skin that reacts badly to retinol. Skin that's had too much sun over the years. And, honestly, oily skin too. The myth that facial oils ca Sold on Dermophisiologique USA- Science Based Natural Skin Care Products (https://dermoph.com/products/vita-aef). The price shown is the retail price on that storefront on 2026-10-24, not a GreenB2B quote or a wholesale price.