Theralogic Retinol Anti Wrinkle 3D Pore Ampoule

What is this product?

Theralogic's Retinol Anti Wrinkle 3D Pore Ampoule does contain retinol, at position 23 of 41 ingredients, but the printed order is what settles its weight: retinyl palmitate, the weakest retinoid there is, is printed 13 places ahead of it at position 10, and Theralogic gives no amount for either. Adenosine at 18 is the entry with real regulatory standing, and the polycaprolactone at 24 is a surface film former here rather than the injectable collagen stimulator that shares its name. The brand's own page title calls it 레틴A, which is the name of a prescription tretinoin product this ampoule does not and cannot contain. The retail record sets it as an evening step after toner, with a low pH cleanse and sunscreen the following morning, and its label block claims 모든 피부 타입 while three cells of the same block warn off the eye area and tell users to scale the routine back on sensitive days.

What makes it different?

Two retinoids on one short label, with the weaker ester ahead of the active form, is the fact that decides whether this is worth buying, and it is visible only in the printed order. The base is unusually light for a retinoid product, water and glycols with almost no lipid phase, which suits oily and congested skin but gives retinol none of the buffering a cream would. Ubiquinone at 33 and BHT at 31 are both there to keep the retinoids from oxidising, which is a sign the formulation problem was taken seriously. It is fragranced, with 향료 closing the list at 41, and the two retinoids make it one to avoid in pregnancy.

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.

Key ingredientWorth a closer look

• Water
• Glycerin
• Butylene Glycol
• 1,2-Hexanediol
• Methyl Gluceth-20
• Betaine
• Panthenol
• C12-14 Alketh-12
• Trehalose
• Retinyl Palmitate
• Carbomer
• Tromethamine
• Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract
• Ethylhexylglycerin
• Xanthan Gum
• Hydrogenated Lecithin
• Malt Extract
• Adenosine
• Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
• Cholesterol
• Polysorbate 20
• Lecithin
• Retinol
• Polycaprolactone
• Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Extract
• Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract
• Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract
• Pueraria Lobata Root Extract
• Ceramide NP
• Sodium Magnesium Silicate
• BHT
• Avena Sativa (Oat) Meal Extract
• Ubiquinone
• Sodium Hyaluronate
• Lactobacillus Ferment
• Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root Extract
• Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract
• Glycine Max (Soybean) Seed Extract
• Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract
• Panax Ginseng Root Extract
• Fragrance

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: 레티닐팔미테이트, 하이드로제네이티드레시틴, 레시틴, 폴리솔베이트 20, 레티놀

Did the ad claims hold up?

We checked 5 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. None of them hold up on their own. They are partly right at best.

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

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.

How we read these lines