6 Total Ingredients
Ingredients distribution based on EWG rating
Ingredient Safety
Ingredient Compatibility
The number of good or bad ingredients for each skin type
Oily
1 Good
0 Bad
Sensitive
0 Good
1 Bad
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4.0
123 Reviews
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87 Reviews
Veracity
Oily/Resilient
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Retinol 0.2% in Squalane
So after 39 years of life I finally decided to take in retinol to my skincare routine, a little bit late but oh well better late than never. After a chunk of research I decided to start low with this product. I started with once a week for 2w, then ...
However... after 3months of religiously using this, I noticed it stopped working!! I did some research and found this: through Melissa Van Dijk, The Ordinary can only guarantee their retinol line products for up to 3 months with refrigeration at all...
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qilss
Oily/Resilient
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Retinol 0.2% in Squalane
Definitely beginner friendly retinol! This is my first retinol product and I started my retinol journey on my 25th birthday 🤣 It did not cause me irritation at all! Even so, I still started introducing it slowly in my routine and shortly after I am ...
Short PAO! Only good for 3 months after opening and honestly that is not enough time for me or anyone to finish up a retinol product. It's wasteful but I did try to continue using it up on my face and neck although not sure if it's doing any good. An...
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Sang
Oily/Resilient
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Retinol 0.2% in Squalane
• This product has a competitive price point among all the beginner-friendly retinol in the market. • Really gentle since I haven’t experienced purging even on daily use by applying the sandwhich method. • The prominent effect I noticed after usi...
• PAO is only 3 months 😠 you only need 2-3 drops of this for your entire face, and the product doesn’t empty easily; wasn’t able to finish mine and it still had 1/4 of product left. I hope TO will increase the PAO. • Too oily on humid days which i...
11
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skindaisies
Dry/Sensitive
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Retinol 0.2% in Squalane
very affordable and comes in low concentrations so its good for new users like me!! the texture is nice and does not irritate my skin either
super short PAO! i was using it twice a week and i'm not even halfway done with the bottle yet its past its PAO already :-(
11
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myru
Oily/Resilient
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Retinol 0.2% in Squalane
Application It's an oil based serum, so it takes more time to absorb and it leaves a greasy feeling. I personally do not consider it a huge drawback, because your're supposed to use it in the evening. Experience It didn't cause me any purgin...
PAO of 3 months is to short. I didn't see any improvements in my skin.
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