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Advanced Retinol Gel 0.5%.

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Advanced Retinol Gel 0.5%
Retinoids

Guru Score

76%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far
2Gurus
1Yay
1Mixed
0Nay

What the gurus are saying

Sincerely Miss Ash rates it highly; Dr Dray is mixed. Dr Dray: "This is kind of an interesting formula I've not seen a product that combines both retinol and retinaldehyde um looks like they're all encapsulated together"
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take July 2025

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"This one also has Centella asiatica, squalane, and aloe. So hydrating, repairing, calming ingredients to keep the skin nice and comfortable when you're using those three types of retinoids. And this one really does wipe out texture. It gives this nice softness to your skin and then over time with consistency it can improve everything else. You want to use it at night time because this one is a little bit stronger. You might want to start with a few nights per week for a couple of weeks and then gradually increase your usage from there just to see how your skin does. Or you can just go right in and use this every night if you really wanted to. This one does have a little bit of a thicker texture than the [CeraVe] one. Even though it's considered a gel, it's not as runny and as thin as the [CeraVe]. It spreads really nicely. And this one is a little bit more moisturizing on the skin in my opinion. So this one will have more of a moisturizer feel to the skin. So you may not need to put a moisturizer on top of this if you don't want to."
All 3 takes from Sincerely Miss Ash
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"I think this is a great formulation for those that are more experienced with using a retinol but even if you're a beginner I still feel like this is going to be a great option because it does have that nice formulation where it's moisturizing and it's not drying in the least"
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"For me personally I feel like this formula is quite gentle I do use this a lot on my neck and my chest the backs of my hands but sometimes I will use this on my face also"
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"This one also has Centella asiatica, squalane, and aloe. So hydrating, repairing, calming ingredients to keep the skin nice and comfortable when you're using those three types of retinoids. And this one really does wipe out texture. It gives this nice softness to your skin and then over time with consistency it can improve everything else. You want to use it at night time because this one is a little bit stronger. You might want to start with a few nights per week for a couple of weeks and then gradually increase your usage from there just to see how your skin does. Or you can just go right in and use this every night if you really wanted to. This one does have a little bit of a thicker texture than the [CeraVe] one. Even though it's considered a gel, it's not as runny and as thin as the [CeraVe]. It spreads really nicely. And this one is a little bit more moisturizing on the skin in my opinion. So this one will have more of a moisturizer feel to the skin. So you may not need to put a moisturizer on top of this if you don't want to."
Mixed
"This is kind of an interesting formula I've not seen a product that combines both retinol and retinaldehyde um looks like they're all encapsulated together"

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Is Cocokind Advanced Retinol Gel 0.5% worth it?

Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.

What is Cocokind Advanced Retinol Gel 0.5%'s Guru Score?

Cocokind Advanced Retinol Gel 0.5% holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.

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