I am looking to move into AB retinal products. In the past I have used non AB products of 0.1% strength retinal and 0.025% tret, so my skin is fairly used to a decent retinal strength. From my research I have narrowed down the following products:
- SCINIC – Cicanoid Retinal Cream.
Country of origin: Korea. Main ingredients: 0.05% Retinal, 0.01ppm Phyto-Retinol (Scinic's trademark), and Adenosine which boosts collagen production. Also contains Centella Asiatica Extract.
- CELIMAX – The Vita-A Retinal Shot Tightening Booster.
Country of origin: Korea. Main ingredients: 0.1% liposomized retinal, 3% Matrixyl, 1% panthenol, and their A-Shot technology which helps in better penetration.
- 107 Beauty – SOSEO VINBIOME Retinal Serum.
Country of origin: Korea. Main ingredients: 0.1% Retinal and 107's trademark VinBiome – which contains artisan vinegar fermented in pine bark, wheat, and ginseng extract.
- KSECRET – SEOUL 1988 Serum : Retinal Liposome 2% + Black Ginseng
Country of origin: Korea. Main ingredients: 2% retinal (in liposome form) with black ginseng root extract. It also has niacinamide, peptides , bakuchiol, and botanical extracts.
As of now I am leaning toward Scinic but I am unable to find solid reviews for any of these products except YouTube shorts and Tiktok videos. I would appreciate any feedback from people who have used these products. Thanks!.
P.S. Third time posting this question, hopefully this format covers all the guidelines for requesting reviews.
by impala_1991
9 Comments
Don’t know these products but I’m but I’m following because I’m interested. I also thought Retinal wasn’t as strong as Tretinoin so I’m curious to see what others say.
K secret is good product and pretty gentle but what are you looking for retinal to do? Cause it’s something more beginner friendly imo.
Great question. I’ve been trying to find an answer to this too
As far as i know beauty of joseon eye cream also has retinal & i tried it but it didn’t do anything special for me.
One of the best non-AB retinal products are the ones by Avene & i tried 2 of them and they were great & stable.
Scinic is actually 500 ppm retinal so 0.05% not 0.5%, so both this and the K-secret would be milder than what you’re already used to.
scinic is well known in korea
Honestly I would choose non AB product
I really recommend just using tretinoin bc its tested effective
I generally prefer Scinic, it’s thicker and more spreadable. When it’s not available on Yesstyle, I get the KSecret. I find them both to be pretty effective without causing any issues for my very sensitive skin.
I used many tubes of the scinic and I love it! Haven’t used the others to be able to compare but I can say that the scinic one is good and non irritating on my skin