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Retinol Skin Smoothing Body Treatment.

Paula's Choice Retinol Skin Smoothing Body Treatment
Retinoids

About this product

A body lotion formulated with 0.1% retinol, shea butter, and evening primrose oil designed to smooth texture, improve skin tone, and address rough patches like keratosis pilaris.

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Dry skinMature skin
Retinoids

The Guru Index verdict

85%

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✓Approved · 85%
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What the gurus are saying

The gurus who reviewed it praise how the retinol speeds up skin renewal to smooth rough texture and fade uneven tone, while the shea butter and evening primrose oil keep the skin hydrated rather than dry it out. The formula has a silky texture that makes it pleasant to use on body skin. That combination makes it a solid pick for those wanting retinol's anti-aging benefits on areas beyond the face.
Synthesized from 4 expert reviews

Key actives & flags

Vitamin CRetinoidVitamin EFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Palmitate, Butyrospermum Parkii, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100 Stearate, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Vitis Vinifera Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Retinol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, Panthenol, Carnosine, Dimethiconol, Dimethicone/​Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Cera Alba, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Sodium Hydroxide, Xanthan Gum, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Decylene Glycol, Disodium Edta, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

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Dr. Aleksandra Brown
Dr. Aleksandra Brown
105k subs · 4k devotees
✓Approved
"Paula's Choice Retinol Skin Smoothing Body Treatment is an advanced moisturizing body lotion that gently gives the skin transforming power of pure retinol to help diminish the appearance of uneven skin tone and rejuvenate the feeling of softer, firmer skin. The key ingredients of this one are retinol at 0.1%, shea butter, evening primrose oil, and antioxidants such as C and E."
All 2 takes from Dr. Aleksandra Brown
How to Get Rid of Keratosis Pilaris (KP) | Chicken Skin Causes & Treatments Explained
"Paula's Choice Retinol Skin Smoothing Body Treatment encourages faster skin renewal, improving rough texture. It will target those stubborn KP areas while also hydrating the skin a little bit and contains retinol, shea butter, and evening primrose oil. In my experience in clinic, there has really been nothing to add topically besides maybe topical tretinoin when treating the bumps of KP."
Skincare in Your 50s & 60s: Anti-Aging Ingredients, Devices & Dermatologist Tips
"Paula's Choice Retinol Skin Smoothing Body Treatment is an advanced moisturizing body lotion that gently gives the skin transforming power of pure retinol to help diminish the appearance of uneven skin tone and rejuvenate the feeling of softer, firmer skin. The key ingredients of this one are retinol at 0.1%, shea butter, evening primrose oil, and antioxidants such as C and E."
Dr. Jenny Liu
Dr. Jenny Liu
316k subs · 5k devotees
✓Approved
"Paula's Choice has a retinol skin smoothing body treatment that is a really nice one. It contains pure 0.1% retinol concentration along with shea butter and evening primrose oil along with some antioxidants. This is a great one with antioxidants and it's got a really nice silky smooth texture that really helps to improve your skin tone and texture. It's a great one for helping with brightening your skin, but also I love it for the anti-aging benefits if you want to use that for your body too."
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert
54k subs · 559 devotees
✓Approved
"This is Paula's Choice, this is one of my favorite for the body. It's a skin smoothing retinol body treatment with antioxidants that diminishes appearance of uneven skin tone, helps provide firmer skin, hydrates and softens. Retinoids are the best ingredient because they hit all three different phases of hyperpigmentation: the production, the transfer to the skin, and then the treatment afterwards. You can use this for the whole body."
Sincerely Miss Ash
Sincerely Miss Ash
194k subs · 4k devotees
✓Approved
"This is the skin smoothing retinol body treatment and I've been loving this on my chest and the backs of my hands. This is fabulous for those that have uneven skin tone, discoloration on your chest, your hands or anywhere else in your body, texture, and fine lines. This is going to be a great product to treat all of these concerns. This contains retinol but it also has a vitamin C derivative so I do feel like this is quite brightening as well when you're consistent with it. It contains shea butter and evening primrose so it's also very moisturizing. I've never had an issue with irritation with this, I've never had an issue with dryness. It actually performs well and it just keeps my skin feeling nice and comfortable but it's also treating my skin at the same time. I like to be consistent with this every night before I go to bed and it does a very good job to keep everything super soft and texture free. I would recommend just to use this on your most troubled areas since this contains 118 mils of product and you will go through this pretty quickly if you use it all over your body."
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