About this product
An intensive cream with 0.1% retinaldehyde, designed to reduce fine lines and improve skin texture.
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Guru Score
Yay
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This 0.1% retinaldehyde cream delivers noticeably softer fine lines and visible glow within days, even when used just two to three times per week, dermatologists say. The formula pares back to essentials: water, emollients, and peptide. That simplicity makes it gentle for sensitive skin of color, but the $73 price tag feels steep for what's essentially in the bottle.
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An intensive cream with 0.1% retinaldehyde, designed to reduce fine lines and improve skin texture.
Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.
Aesop 0.1% Retinaldehyde Intensive Cream holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
Aesop 0.1% Retinaldehyde Intensive Cream is generally suited to mature skin.
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