Ingredient and price comparison

COSRX The Retinol 0.5 Oil vs Go-To Very Amazing Retinal

COSRX The Retinol 0.5 Oil is not stated for daytime; Go-To Very Amazing Retinal is wear sunscreen. They also differ on packaging: dark glass dropper bottle versus pump bottle. Choose by the difference that matters to you; neither is scored as a generic winner.

COSRX The Retinol 0.5 Oil pack shotCOSRX

The Retinol 0.5 Oil

A retinoid product with 0.5% Retinol.

From $33.00 at W Cosmetics
Go-To Very Amazing Retinal pack shotGo-To

Very Amazing Retinal

A retinoid product with Retinal · concentration not stated.

From $85.00 at MECCA

The differences that matter

CheckThe Retinol 0.5 OilVery Amazing Retinal
DaytimeNot statedWear sunscreen
Packagingdark glass dropper bottlepump bottle
Retinoid form0.5% RetinolRetinal · concentration not stated
Starting frequency2–3 nights a week, then every other night as toleratedOnce or twice a week, then build up as tolerated
StorageAvoid high temperatures and direct sunlightNot stated
Price level$$$$$$$

Ingredient checks

CheckThe Retinol 0.5 OilVery Amazing Retinal
FragranceNone found by this checkNone found by this check
Volatile alcoholNone found by this checkNone found by this check
SiliconesNone found by this checkNone found by this check
Petrolatum / mineral oilNone found by this checkNone found by this check

These checks describe the sourced ingredient lists; they are not safety or quality ratings.

Full ingredient lists

COSRX The Retinol 0.5 Oil

Squalane, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Di-C12-13 Alkyl Malate, Retinol (0.5%), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, BHT, Tocotrienols, Tocopherol, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone

From wcosmetics.com.au.

Go-To Very Amazing Retinal

Aqua/water/eau, propanediol, glycerin, niacinamide, diheptyl succinate, gluconolactone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, squalane, sodium pca, saccharide isomerate, ethyl macadamiate, tocopherol, allantoin, albatrellus confluens (mushroom) extract, asiaticoside, madecassic acid, asiatic acid, ascorbic acid, orobanche rapum extract, acetyl hexapeptide-8, sphingomonas ferment extract, cetearyl olivate, retinal, phospholipids, sorbitan olivate, sodium stearoyl glutamate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, malic acid, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, sodium dehydroacetate, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, citric acid and sodium citrate

From mecca.com.

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