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Prequel Retinaldehyde
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About this product

A retinaldehyde formula designed as a gentler alternative retinoid for anti-aging benefits with reduced intensity compared to prescription tretinoin.

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Mature skin
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The Guru Index verdict

85%

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✓Approved · 85%
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What the gurus are saying

Gurus who tested this retinaldehyde praise it as a notably gentle formula that people struggling with tretinoin's strength can tolerate beautifully. The main appeal is practical: those already on tretinoin for their face, neck, or chest may want to step down to this if irritation becomes too much, since it still delivers anti-aging results without the constant skin stress of a prescription retinoid. One expert created this product specifically because so many patients needed a gentler stepping stone that didn't ask them to choose between efficacy and comfort.
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Dr Dray
Dr Dray
2.66M subs · 30k devotees
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"I love Prequel. They have many fantastic products. Watch my video of their retinaldehyde because that is a really good product."
Beyond50Skin
Beyond50Skin
31k subs · 1k devotees
✓Approved
"Their new retinaldehyde is a very gentle formula. I've had no problems using it."
Dr. Sam Ellis
Dr. Sam Ellis
851k subs · 132k devotees
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"I dropped her down to the retinaldehyde from Prequel, which is a newer product, and it's less intense. And she's tolerating it now beautifully. She's so happy with how her skin is doing. I do this all the time for my patients. I will transition them from tretinoin down to retinol or retinaldehyde. It's the whole reason with Prequel I wanted to create a retinaldehyde product because I had so many patients struggling to tolerate their tretinoin either on their face or on their neck and chest. And I wanted them to have options where they could still be really successful and see great anti-aging benefits but not put their skin through it constantly with tretinoin."
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