Post by @drivenbybeauty

Is the Australian government taking away? Retinaldehyde or retinol? Will retinol be impacted? What is happening with the chemical toxic regulation? What will happen to businesses? How will this impact me? Will I be able to get my retinol? AICIS Evaluation Statement Retinaldehyde. Full of confirmation bias. #retinal #vitamina #retinol #australia #BeautyTok There are so many questions. Be sure to stay tuned for industry insider updates 😮‍💨 👀 Now sups aren’t my thing but for evidence. 🤔 There are human observational studies. A well known 1995 New England Journal of Medicine study by Rothman and colleagues reported increased prevalence of certain birth defects with high preformed vitamin A intake, particularly above approximately 10,000 IU/day from supplements. The AICIS assessment summarizes the same human study: more than 10,000 IU/day = 3,000 µg = 3 mg retinol equivalents/day was associated with increased prevalence of certain defects in that study. 🙄 ‼️ The one sentence to remember is: Humans can have about 3 mg retinol orally equivalent per day is the upper limit (5.5 mg retinyl palmitate) 🐁 Rat experiment: 1,000 mg retinyl palmitate for every kg of body weight, given. On Vit a Sups it says not safe for pregnancy 🤰🏼