What is Retinal?

Role not confirmed

We haven't written up what this ingredient does yet. The products below feature it as a key ingredient.

Anything to watch out for?

Some products' ingredient lists mark this ingredient as below. If a mark's reason fits your skin, it is the ingredient to weigh in those products.

Pregnancy skincare guidance lists this ingredient as one to be careful with.: Marked this way on 19 products.

Each mark comes from matching the product's full ingredient list against lists for fragrance, labeled fragrance allergens, drying alcohols, essential oils, fungal acne, pore clogging, and pregnancy caution.

Which products feature it?

19 of the 2320 products we've checked feature this as a key ingredient. Products that disclose a concentration or list it near the top of the ingredient list come first.

Showing 1 to 12.

Ongredients
Bakuglow Retinal Booster Shot 0.2%
Key: Retinal (#12 on the ingredient list · 0.2%), Bakuchiol, Niacinamide
2 claims checked
claims, checked
Retinal Booster Shot 0.2 percentpartly backed
Baku Glowpartly backed
DR.DIFFERENT
Retinal 1500 Signature Cream
It's made for firmer skin.
Key: Retinal (#16 on the ingredient list · 0.15%), Retinol, Retinyl Palmitate
Official (Korean)
2 claims, summarized
Only partly backed:
firmer skin
See each claim
claims, checked
A high-concentration solution that powerfully cares for deep wrinkles and elasticity with retinal 0.15% stabilized by liposome technologyplausible, not tested
High-Strength Retinalnothing specific to check
DR.DIFFERENT
Retinal 1000 Signature Cream
Key: Retinal (#16 on the ingredient list · 0.1%)
1 claim checked
claims, checked
Daily Retinalnothing specific to check
DR.DIFFERENT
Retinal 500 Signature Cream
Key: Retinal (#17 on the ingredient list · 0.05%)
1 claim checked
claims, checked
Entry-Level Retinalnothing specific to check
celimax
The Vita A Retinal Shot Tightening Dual Cream
Key: Retinal (#21 on the ingredient list · 0.05%), Niacinamide, Ascorbic Acid
Official (Korean)
1 claim checked
claims, checked
The Vita A Retinal Shot Tightening Dual Creampartly backed
Theralogic
Retinal Wrinkle and Elasticity Ampoule
It's registered in Korea as a functional cosmetic for brightening and wrinkle improvement.
Key: Retinal (#8 on the ingredient list), Niacinamide, Adenosine
Official (Korean)
2 claims, summarized
You can expect:
less visible dark spots · softer-looking fine lines
See each claim
claims, checked
Whitening, wrinkle improvement functional cosmeticsbacked by evidence
#WrinkleSpecializedAmpoule #WrinkleElasticity Resetpartly backed
Theralogic
Retinal Wrinkle-Elasticity Cream
Key: Retinal (#19 on the ingredient list), Niacinamide, Adenosine
DR.DIFFERENT
Vitalift Eye & Neck Cream
Key: Retinal (#21 on the ingredient list), Niacinamide, Adenosine
Dermatory
Pro Vita A Retinal Eye Patch
It's registered in Korea as a functional cosmetic for brightening and wrinkle improvement.
Key: Retinal (#25 on the ingredient list), Niacinamide, Adenosine
Official (Korean)
8 claims, summarized
You can expect:
less visible dark spots · softer-looking fine lines
See each claim
claims, checked
Pro Vita A Retinal Eye Patch (60 patches)backed by evidence
Dermatorybacked by evidence
Manufactured after January 2024backed by evidence
Imine / Clio Co., Ltd.backed by evidence
Type (dual functional cosmetic for whitening and wrinkle improvement)backed by evidence
If there is any problem with this product, we will compensate you in accordance with the Fair Trade Commission's 'Consumer Dispute Resolution Standards'.backed by evidence
96% of buyers like this product.partly backed
Eye patch / Application area: whole face / Unisex / Skin type: all skin types / MFDS certification: wrinkle improvementpartly backed
KSECRET
Seoul 1988 Retinal Fermented Soy Eye Cream
Key: Retinal (#25 on the ingredient list), Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Niacinamide
Official (Korean)
1 claim checked
claims, checked
[Retinal/Wrinkles & Spots] K-Secret Seoul 1988 Retinal Fermented Soybean Eye Cream 30mlpartly backed
KSECRET
Seoul 1988 Retinal Black Ginseng Serum
It's registered in Korea as a functional cosmetic for brightening and wrinkle improvement.
Key: Retinal (#27 on the ingredient list), Black Ginseng Extract, Niacinamide
Olive Young US Official (Korean)
2 claims, summarized
You can expect:
less visible dark spots · softer-looking fine lines
See each claim
claims, checked
Whitening, wrinkle improvement 2-in-1 functional cosmeticbacked by evidence
[texture/tone/elasticity]partly backed
Beauty of Joseon
Revive Eye Serum : Ginseng + Retinal
It's registered in Korea as a functional cosmetic for brightening and wrinkle improvement.
Key: Retinal (#28 on the ingredient list), Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Niacinamide
Official (Korean)
30 claims, summarized
You can expect:
less visible dark spots · softer-looking fine lines
Only partly backed:
a brighter skin tone · firmer skin (amount unknown) · better hydration (amount unknown) · less visible pores
Tests passed:
skin irritation
See each claim
claims, checked
Whitening, wrinkle improvement 2-in-1 functional cosmeticbacked by evidence
2-in-1 functional whitening·wrinkle improvementbacked by evidence
Makes parched, dull eye area skin clear and livelypartly backed
With ginseng extract and retinal liposome, moist and bouncy eye area elasticity improvementpartly backed
Vitamin A retinal liposome effective for skin elasticity and wrinkle improvementpartly backed
Uses liposome technology to stabilize unstable retinal and allow it to be effectively absorbed into the skinpartly backed
Ginseng extract filled with nutrition and moisturepartly backed
Maintains skin moisture and cares for enlarged pores and uneven skin tone to be bright and livelypartly backed
A mild low-irritation slow aging eye cream every daypartly backed
Sensitive skin irritation test completedpartly backed
Non-irritation test completedpartly backed
Can be used on every place with wrinkles, all-in-one use not only on the eye area but also on the forehead, between the eyebrows, around the mouth and neck where fine wrinkles easily formpartly backed
Fast absorption, active ingredients deep into the skinoverstated
Certain wrinkle improvement effect, slow aging careoverstated
Certain effect clinically verifiedoverstated
With liposome retinal, skin irritation is lowered, so it can be used comfortably on thin and sensitive eye areasoverstated
Amazon No. 1 eye creamno supporting source found
Cumulative sales of 10 million unitsno supporting source found
Contains retinal, which is about 20 times more effective than retinol, well known as a wrinkle improvement functional ingredient, and with less skin irritationno supporting source found
Under-eye area skin tone improved by 1.01%no supporting source found
Eye area wrinkles improved by 16.02%no supporting source found
Neck wrinkles improved by 11.43%no supporting source found
Skin moisture improved by 52.21%no supporting source found
Skin moisture improved by 118.26%no supporting source found
With ginseng complex that captures everything from root to fruit, vitality UP deep into the skinno supporting source found
Raises skin energy to give vitality to skin that has lost its liveliness and makes the skin firmno supporting source found
Blemish care automatically complete retinal & sunscreen, retinal improves melanin pigment and sunscreen plays a preventing roleno supporting source found
The sold-out craze item consumers chosenothing specific to check
Global MZ Picknothing specific to check
If you can't avoid it, slowly Slow agingnothing specific to check

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Are the claims about it backed up?

We checked each claim that features this ingredient. Open the list below to see the result for each one.

See the results by claim

Result	Claims
backed by evidence	2 of 29
plausible, not tested	5 of 29
partly backed	12 of 29
overstated	4 of 29
no supporting source found	3 of 29
nothing specific to check	3 of 29

These are counts of claims, not products. One product can name the same ingredient in several claims, and we checked each one on its own.