Ingredient · INCI listed
Retinal
Retinaldehyde — a retinoid just one conversion step from active retinoic acid, so it works faster than retinol with comparable evidence and only slightly more irritation. The most potent vitamin A available without a prescription.
Data summary
Products containing
22
Most common in
15 products
retinoids
Typical pairing
Hyaluronic Acid
Verified reviewer
In the catalog
Retinal by the numbers.
The DermFND database tracks 22 products formulated with retinal, and it's strongly concentrated in retinoids — 15 products, 68% of where it shows up. Formulations carrying it score 77/100 on average (well above the catalog norm); the strongest is Geek & Gorgeous A-Game 5 Retinal Serum at 88/100.
Of those, 10 products score 80 or higher in our analysis. It co-occurs most with Hyaluronic Acid (12 shared formulas) and Squalane (10 shared formulas). The median price of a retinal product here is $36.
Where it shows up
