Retinal
INCI name: Retinal
Retinal is classed in the EU CosIng database as skin conditioning. Piel groups it with retinoids that benzoyl peroxide breaks down and retinoids.
What it does
- skin conditioning
How Piel groups it
Piel's knowledge base files Retinal under:
- retinoids that benzoyl peroxide breaks down
- retinoids
Piel's note
Retinaldehyde, a vitamin A derivative that sits one step closer to retinoic acid than retinol does. It appears in products aimed at the same concerns as retinol, and the same first-weeks dryness is common.
Pairs to be careful with
Piel's routine check flags Retinal next to:
- Can I use Ascorbic Acid and Retinal together? Pure vitamin C alongside a retinoid can be more than some skin tolerates at once.
- Can I use Benzoyl Peroxide and Retinal together? Benzoyl peroxide can break most retinoids down when they go on together, so both do less.
- Can I use Betaine Salicylate and Retinal together? Retinoids and exfoliating acids together can irritate — redness, flaking or stinging.
- Can I use Capryloyl Salicylic Acid and Retinal together? Retinoids and exfoliating acids together can irritate — redness, flaking or stinging.
- Can I use Glycolic Acid and Retinal together? Retinoids and exfoliating acids together can irritate — redness, flaking or stinging.
- Can I use Lactic Acid and Retinal together? Retinoids and exfoliating acids together can irritate — redness, flaking or stinging.
- Can I use Mandelic Acid and Retinal together? Retinoids and exfoliating acids together can irritate — redness, flaking or stinging.
- Can I use Retinal and Salicylic Acid together? Retinoids and exfoliating acids together can irritate — redness, flaking or stinging.
Found in 118 products in Piel's catalogue.
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Identifiers
- INCI name
- Retinal
- CAS number
- 116-31-4
- EC number
- 204-135-8
- CosIng reference
- 59127