Medik8

Crystal Retinal 3.

Name: Medik8 Crystal Retinal 3
Brand: Medik8
Rating: 84.0 (2 reviews)

Retinoids

About this product

A retinal serum formulated with 0.03% retinaldehyde, designed to address fine lines, wrinkles, and dark circles, especially around the delicate eye area.

Best for

Mature skin

Retinoids

The Guru Index verdict

84%

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✓Approved · 84%

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What the gurus are saying

The gurus found this retinal delivers real results on crow's feet, fine lines, and dark circles without the irritation tretinoin can bring to sensitive skin. One expert noted the yellow tone of retinal itself seems to help neutralize bruisy-looking darkness, while another praised how hydrating it is around the eye. Because the eye area is delicate, those new to retinoids may want to start with it twice a week and gradually work up to nightly use, rather than diving straight in.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews

Key actives & flags

Vitamin CRetinoidHyaluronic acidVitamin ESPFSqualaneFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Isododecane, Cetearyl Olivate, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, PPG-12/Smdi Copolymer, Sorbitan Olivate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Titanium Dioxide, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Cyclodextrin, Squalane, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Rubus Chamaemorus (Cloudberry) Seed Oil, Alumina, Isostearic Acid, Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Stearic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Retinal, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Sodium Polyaspartate, Climbazole, Disodium EDTA, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid

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Mad About Skin

720k subs · 10k devotees

✓Approved

"This is the Medik8 Crystal Retinal 3, a great option, a retinal that works under the eye in a super gentle way. Again, my eye area is very sensitive, I couldn't use tretinoin around it, this allows me to, and it is one of the best anti-aging serums for the eye I've ever found. So so good, absolutely love it. This works beautifully well under the eye to minimize crow feet and is super hydrating. Retinal, like with that other skin oil I just shared, is more gentle, less irritating than tretinoin. I'd recommend if you're using tretinoin to maybe consider having another gentle retinoid for under the eye and on the neck. I think that works best."

Gothamista

685k subs · 29k devotees

✓Approved

"It just plumps out the fine lines, gets rid of any kind of crinkles, but also I find that that yellow color from the retinal really seems to work to neutralize the darkness under my eyes because my darkness is more of the purpley bruisy kind of anemic kind. I've not experienced the sensitivity since I started using this, but I was definitely careful with phasing this in when I first started using it so I would use it twice a week at first and I work my way up to using this every night. Because it is the eye area, it doesn't hurt to start out with the Crystal Retinal 3 that uses 0.03% retinaldehyde and it's really gentle. Over a 12-week period, tests have shown this to have quite a significant effect on reducing the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, puffiness, just overall youthfulness as well as dark circles. I also love that this has no scent to it."

Crystal Retinal 3.

84%

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