No BS Beauty and Dr. Mamina on Medik8 Crystal Retinal 6

Two independent experts reviewed Medik8 Crystal Retinal 6 8 days apart, and both reached the same verdict: yay. Here is what each of them actually said, in their own words.

84%
Guru Score from 16 independent experts
Both say yay
14 August 2026
Yay
It's free from denatured types of alcohol. It uses retinal, which is stronger than retinol, plus ethyl ascorbic acid, cloudberry seed oil, [...] vitamin E, and squalane. It's on the expensive side, so if you're on a budget there are a lot of other retinols that are [...] more affordable.
6 August 2026
Yay
My favorite retinaldehydes include the Medik8 Crystal Retinal.

Where they agree

Both No BS Beauty and Dr. Mamina land on the same verdict for Medik8 Crystal Retinal 6: yay. They got there 8 days apart, and independently of each other. Their reasons are their own, and they are quoted above in full.

What the whole panel says

These two are not the only voices on Medik8 Crystal Retinal 6. Across every independent expert take we hold, it carries a Guru Score of 84% from 16 experts, which is the share of them who approved it. The other 14 experts we hold takes from are counted in it too. See every take on it →

Why we only pair takes from the same month

A formula gets reworked, a price moves, and a product people loved in one year is not the product they are handed in the next. Two takes far apart in time can look like a disagreement when they are really a description of a product that changed. So a face-off only pairs experts whose videos went up within a month of each other, and neither take here is sponsored.

Common questions

Do No BS Beauty and Dr. Mamina agree about Medik8 Crystal Retinal 6?

They do. Both call it yay.

What is the Guru Score for Medik8 Crystal Retinal 6?

84%, drawn from 16 independent expert reviews. That is the share of the experts we hold takes from who approved it.

Are either of these takes sponsored?

No. A face-off excludes any pair where either expert's take is a paid placement, because a sponsored take set against an independent one is not a fair comparison.

When did each of them say this?

No BS Beauty on 14 August 2026, and Dr. Mamina on 6 August 2026, 8 days apart.

More on this product: every expert take we hold, or browse the experts themselves.