Paula's Choice Pro Retinal Serum: a Guru Score of 76%

What the gurus are saying.

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"If you have adult acne and you want a boost to anti-aging at the same time, this could be a holy grail combo that works really, really well for you."

All 2 takes from Mad About Skin

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"This is when I think a lot of people said no no this is not what Paula would have done somebody that prided herself on being like the skincare cop ditching the marketing hype and really being led by science would never allow her products to be compared to a prescription strength option"

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"If you have adult acne and you want a boost to anti-aging at the same time, this could be a holy grail combo that works really, really well for you."

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✓Yay

"This would be probably your next best option. The adapoids in this is hopefully a kind of precursor for adapalene, which is the over-the-counter one that's amazing for acne. There's also granactive retinoid triolein in this, which is kind of like the adapoids, where both of those ingredients live in the future, but there is a lot of potential upside with that ingredient as well. [...] If you're more advanced, go with the Pro."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Frequently asked.

Is Paula's Choice Pro Retinal Serum worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.

What is Paula's Choice Pro Retinal Serum's Guru Score?

Paula's Choice Pro Retinal Serum 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.