The best Retinaldehyde serums

8 serums we index contain Retinaldehyde. Only 7 publish a concentration that clears the effective threshold of 0.05% — so those are the only ones that can be ranked honestly. Here they are.

C #1 · The INKEY List Advanced 0.2% Retinal Serum
$22 · 0.2% Retinaldehyde 63/100 C #2 · Geek & Gorgeous A-Game 10 (0.1% Retinal Serum)
$19.90 · 0.1% Retinaldehyde 63/100 C #3 · Geek & Gorgeous A-Game 20 (0.2% Retinal + 1% Ectoin Serum)
$24.80 · 0.2% Retinaldehyde 63/100 C #4 · Naturium Retinaldehyde Cream Serum 0.10%
$32 · 0.1% Retinaldehyde 63/100 C #5 · Naturium Retinaldehyde Cream Serum 0.15%
— · 0.15% Retinaldehyde 63/100 D #6 · Geek & Gorgeous A-Game 5 (0.05% Retinal Serum)
$14.90 · 0.05% Retinaldehyde 57/100 D #7 · Naturium Retinaldehyde Cream Serum 0.05%
$29 · 0.05% Retinaldehyde 57/100

Why the list is this short

1 other serums contain Retinaldehyde but publish no concentration. A serum can list Retinaldehyde on the front of the box at a dose far below what the research supports, and nothing on the label would tell you. We don't guess a number, so those stay ungraded — see the full Retinaldehyde picture and the open rubric.

Common questions

What's the best Retinaldehyde serum?

By disclosed dose, The INKEY List Advanced 0.2% Retinal Serum grades highest (C, 63/100). It's ranked on the concentration the brand actually publishes, not on marketing.

How many serums disclose their Retinaldehyde concentration?

7 of the 8 serums we index that contain Retinaldehyde. The other 1 list it without a number, so we withhold a grade rather than guess.

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