Retin-A skincare
Retin-A is an American skincare brand founded in 1971 and owned by Bausch Health Companies Inc. since 2011.
Retin-A is beloved for its thoughtful serums and refined formulas. Its products suit mature, dry, and combination skin best. The standout products for particular concerns include the Cream for acne-prone skin. These precise choices gently transform the complexion with measured grace.
This page covers some of the most popular Retin-A products; for the whole Retin-A range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
Questions and answers
Is Retin-A worth it?
Retin-A is worth considering because its products help smooth skin and improve damage over time, with Lovi rating the Retin-A-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Every product on this page also lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993International Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2022
What are Retin-A's best products?
Retin-A Cream is the main product featured on this page. Lovi rates this Cream High for oily, oily acne-prone, and combination skin.
Does Retin-A cause breakouts?
Retin-A may initially cause breakouts or skin irritation as skin adjusts, but it helps clear acne over time. The Retin-A products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients, and Lovi rates Retin-A-focused routines Superior for acne-prone skin.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2020Archives of Dermatological Research, 2022
Is Retin-A fragrance-free?
Yes, every one of the Retin-A products on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients in Retin-A products?
The key active ingredient in Retin-A is tretinoin, which helps build collagen in sun-damaged skin and improves breakouts. Every product on this page also lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2020
How do I build a Retin-A skincare routine?
To build a Retin-A skincare routine, apply Cream to clean skin at night and follow with a moisturizer if your skin feels dry. Lovi rates the Retin-A-focused routine Superior for dry skin, oily skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, and acne-prone skin.
What are good alternatives to Retin-A?
Good alternatives to Retin-A include similar brands with dedicated pages on Lovi like CeraVe, Cetaphil, Paula's Choice, Neutrogena, Kiehl's, and Dermalogica. Lovi rates the CeraVe-focused routine High for dry skin and Superior for oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
Retin-A vs CeraVe: which is better?
Retin-A is better for oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, where Lovi rates its routines as Superior, whereas CeraVe rates as High or Superior. For dry skin, Lovi rates the Retin-A-focused routine as Superior and the CeraVe-focused routine as High.
Who owns Retin-A, and where is it from?
Retin-A is an American brand founded in 1971, owned by Bausch Health Companies Inc. since 2011.
Is Retin-A cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Retin-A as cruelty-free.
Research behind Retin-A's key ingredients
Restoration of collagen formation in photodamaged human skin by tretinoin (retinoic acid)
Topical tretinoin for treating photoaging: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Behind these ratings
Lovi rates every product from its full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
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Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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