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Paula's Choice Intensive Repair Cream with Retinol.

Paula's Choice Intensive Repair Cream with Retinol
Retinoids
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Guru Score

71%

Mixed

3 experts · Moderate agreement
3Gurus
2Yay
0Mixed
1Nay

What the gurus are saying

Dr Dray and Cassandra Bankson rate it highly; No BS Beauty passed. No BS Beauty: "I don't think they make this anymore uh I have no idea how long it's probably very old so I literally had like a couple pumps left so I just put it on the back of my arms"
Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take June 2025

Type

RetinoidsCream

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What the gurus are saying.

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~Yay
"Look guys I've got [Paula's Choice] here with retinol and green tea and ceramides on sale for $14.99"
~Nay
"I don't think they make this anymore uh I have no idea how long it's probably very old so I literally had like a couple pumps left so I just put it on the back of my arms"
~Yay
"This is the Intensive Repair Cream with Retinol it is super super creamy but it does have a retinoid in it"

Frequently asked.

Is Paula's Choice Intensive Repair Cream with Retinol worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 71%.

What is Paula's Choice Intensive Repair Cream with Retinol's Guru Score?

Paula's Choice Intensive Repair Cream with Retinol holds a Guru Score of 71%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.

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