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The Inkey List is a skincare brand offering serums, treatments, and sunscreen formulated with active ingredients like peptides, retinol, and chemical exfoliants.

The Guru Index verdict

68%

Mixed

~Mixed · 68%
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What the gurus are saying

One expert notes that The Inkey List makes solid, non-comedogenic products comparable to other affordable brands, and recommends their offerings alongside alternatives like The Ordinary and Minimalist without paying extra for marketing. However, another reviewer found recent launches disappointing: their sunscreen feels greasy on all skin types, the retinol serum is mid-strength (not the upgrade marketing suggests), and their lactic acid 10% works but costs more than identical formulas elsewhere. The split suggests the line may appeal to those seeking a curated selection, though shopping by ingredient alone across brands often delivers better value.
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Nipun Kapur
Nipun Kapur
399k subs · 10k devotees
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"You can use the multipeptide by the Ordinary, all the Minimalist lactic acid 10%, you can use there so many brands you can use Ordinary, The Inkey List, Sunday Riley."
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"A lot of products that you get in The Inkey List, Sephora, Minimalist, not Sephora, The Inkey List, Ordinary, Minimalist, Dror Shades, they are also non-comedogenic but they don't do that great a job in marketing because obviously they don't have budgets like L'Oreal. So don't pay extra just because it says non-comedogenic or is hypoallergenic. Nobody can make that claim. In general, just because you're getting a product that says non-comedogenic, hypoallergenic or non-hypoallergenic, that doesn't mean who don't make such tall claims and they're absolutely fine."
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"You can use the multipeptide by the Ordinary, all the Minimalist lactic acid 10%, you can use there so many brands you can use Ordinary, The Inkey List, Sunday Riley."
Mad About Skin
Mad About Skin
720k subs · 10k devotees
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"I think a lot of them, in fact all of their new launches have been dire. I tried their sunscreen, it's like SPF 30 which is fine, but it's just basically greasy, and I got my friend with dry skin to try because I thought maybe it's not translating well, but she was like, oh this is gross, terrible sunscreen. Their retinol super serum is basically just an actual mid-strength retinol and just goes to prove that their original retinol was pretty rubbish. We didn't know it at the time, they kind of misled us with marketing. And then they do another lactic acid 10 and tout how it's going to transform your skin, I'm like, it'll be good, but also you can get it cheaper elsewhere."
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