Dominus
Dominus At Clinic Retinol 1600 Neck Shot Neck Wrinkle Serum
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read

Read on 2026-09-07
What is this product?
If you want to start retinol on the neck rather than jump into a strong facial retinoid, this is a deliberately gentle way in: 0.05% retinol (the 1,600 IU/g the name advertises is the same amount in a bigger-sounding unit) in a 30ml shea butter and ceramide emulsion built for neck lines, with an anti-irritant printed right next to the retinol and niacinamide plus adenosine as its labeled brightening and anti-wrinkle actives. Skip it if fragrance is a dealbreaker: a fragrance entry with linalool and geraniol closes the 80-ingredient list, it belongs in an evening routine with sunscreen on the neck the next morning, and, like any retinol product, it is one to avoid during pregnancy.
What makes it different?
A retinol serum aimed specifically at the neck, an unusual slot next to its own line siblings (a tranexamic acid spot ampoule and a face-oriented wrinkle shot ampoule, both also 30ml). The dose is entry level by design, 1,600 IU/g converting to roughly 0.05%, and the label pairs it with a dedicated anti-irritant (4-t-butylcyclohexanol) plus panthenol, allantoin and ectoin, trading speed for tolerability on thin neck skin. Ethanol sits deep at 56th of 80, but the formula is fragranced, so the caution list is fragrance and pregnancy rather than dryness.
What is in it?
The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Each name links to what we know about that ingredient.
This brand publishes its ingredient list in Korean only. Names below are the matching INCI names from the Korean Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary, except 2 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Glycerin
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Propanediol
- Dimethicone
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- Niacinamide
- Panthenol
- Squalane
- Silica
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Glyceryl Stearate
- Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Trehalose
- Butylene Glycol
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- Arachidyl Alcohol
- PEG-100 Stearate
- Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer
- Behenyl Alcohol
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
- Ceramide NP
- Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax
- Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate
- Allantoin
- Pentylene Glycol
- Arachidyl Glucoside
- Tromethamine
- 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
- Ectoin
- Glyceryl Caprylate
- Glyceryl Behenate
- Polysorbate 20
- Retinol
- 4-T-부틸사이클로헥산올
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Ascorbic Acid
- BHT
- Sodium Metabisulfite
- Adenosine
- Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
- Myristica Fragrans (Nutmeg) Extract
- 펜타에리스리틸테트라-다이-T-부틸하이드록시하이드로신나메이트
- Trisodium EDTA
- Beta-Glucan
- Poloxamer 188
- Polysorbate 60
- Cetyl Palmitate
- Glyceryl Distearate
- Myristyl Myristate
- Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
- Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
- Alcohol
- Sodium Sulfite
- Arctium Lappa Root Extract
- BHA
- Tris(Tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) Citrate
- Beta-Carotene
- Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root Extract
- Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil
- Hypericum Perforatum Extract
- Peucedanum Graveolens (Dill) Extract
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Tocopherol
- Glycine
- Carbomer
- Sodium Lactate
- Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9
- Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
- Copper Tripeptide-1
- Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
- Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
- Fragrance
- Linalool
- Geraniol
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
We could not place these in the list above: Polysorbate 20, Polysorbate 60, Cetyl Palmitate, Myristyl Myristate, Retinol
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked 3 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. One of them holds up. The rest are only partly right or have nothing behind them.
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
backed by evidence1
- Retinol 1600
Korean original
레티놀 1600
likely, not proven2
- [Neck Wrinkle Improvement]
Korean original
[목주름 개선]
- Functional ingredients: Niacinamide (whitening), Adenosine (wrinkle improvement)
Korean original
기능성 성분 : 나이아신아마이드(미백), 아데노신(주름개선)
Each line is quoted as the brand published it, and each one was read on its own against the ingredient list and the documents the brand publishes.
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