Retinol
Appears on 9 avoid lists
Included in 1015 routines
Summary
Works for
- Anti-aging
- Anti-oxidation
- Exfoliation
- Evens skin tone
- Mattifying
- Anti-blemish
Irritancy risk
HIGH
WIMJ Team
Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating
Products with Retinol

Works for:
- Anti-aging
- Moisturizing
- Anti-oxidation
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Key ingredients:
- niacinamide
- retinol
- acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester
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Works for:
- Anti-aging
- Exfoliation
- Evens skin tone
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Key ingredients:
- retinol
- bakuchiol
- adenosine
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-aging
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Key ingredients:
- niacinamide
- retinol
- Vitamin C
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Works for:
- Anti-aging
- Anti-blemish
- Evens skin tone
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Key ingredients:
- retinol
- bisabolol
- caprylic/capric triglyceride
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Anti-aging
- Evens skin tone
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Key ingredients:
- hexanoyl dipeptide-3 norleucine acetate
- salicylic acid
- retinol
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-aging
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Key ingredients:
- retinol
- niacinamide
- adenosine
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Works for:
- Anti-aging
- Evens skin tone
- Exfoliation
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Key ingredients:
- retinol
- niacinamide
- glycolic acid
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Works for:
- Anti-aging
- Evens skin tone
- Moisturizing
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Irritancy risk:
Key ingredients:
- niacinamide
- retinol
- bakuchiol
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Works for:
- Anti-aging
- Anti-oxidation
- Exfoliation
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Irritancy risk:
Key ingredients:
- hydroxypinacolone retinoate
- retinal
- retinol
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Works for:
- Anti-aging
- Evens skin tone
- Exfoliation
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Irritancy risk:
Key ingredients:
- retinol
- niacinamide
- retinal
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