Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate
A next-generation ester retinoid (Granactive Retinoid) that binds retinoic-acid receptors directly without conversion, offering retinoid benefits with notably less irritation. Promising and gentle, though less studied than retinol.
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Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate by the numbers.
Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate appears in 9 products across the DermFND catalog, and it's strongly concentrated in retinoids — 6 products, 67% of where it shows up. Formulations carrying it score 75/100 on average (well above the catalog norm); the strongest is The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid 2% Emulsion at 82/100.
Of those, 3 products score 80 or higher in our analysis. It co-occurs most with Bisabolol (4 shared formulas) and Retinol (4 shared formulas). The median price of a hydroxypinacolone retinoate product here is $59.
