The ads are everywhere but the evidence is poor for most creams, experts say – with one limited exceptionAntiviral reader Patrick wrote in to us because of the “constant claims” he sees on social media “that retinol (vitamin A) and related compounds help to keep skin youthful”.To examine whether retinol really is the “road to ultimate youthful skin”, as one TikTok video claims, we turned to Dr Natalia Spierings, a consultant dermatologist and skin cancer surgeon in London with a reputation for her evidence-based, no-nonsense approach to skincare. Continue reading...