
A nightly serum built around encapsulated retinal — the form of vitamin A that sits one single conversion away from what your skin actually uses.
Why retinal and not retinol
Your skin can't use retinol as it comes. It has to convert it twice: retinol → retinal → retinoic acid. Potency is lost at every step, which is why retinol asks for months of patience before anything shows.
Retinal skips the first conversion. One step instead of two — the same destination, reached far sooner, without pushing a high percentage to get there.
What that means for your skin
Visible change in weeks rather than months, and no sandpaper phase. Encapsulation releases the retinal slowly across the night, so your barrier keeps pace instead of playing catch‑up.
The bottle
150 ml in an airless opaque pump. Retinal breaks down on contact with light and air — in a clear dropper bottle, half of what you paid for would be dead before you reached the bottom.
Lightweight and non‑greasy. Layers under moisturiser without pilling. Fragrance‑free. The pale gold colour is the retinal itself, not dye — a clear "retinal" serum should raise questions.
Not for you if you're pregnant, breastfeeding, or already using prescription tretinoin.
FAQ
What exactly is retinal?
What exactly is retinal?
Retinal (retinaldehyde) is a form of vitamin A - the same family as retinol,just one step further along. Your skin converts whatever vitamin A youapply into retinoic acid, the active form it can actually use. Retinol needstwo conversions to get there; retinal needs only one. That single-step
advantage is why it can work sooner, at a gentler strength.
Is retinal harsher than retinol?
Is retinal harsher than retinol?
No - and that surprises people. Because it's closer to the active form, it'seffective at lower concentrations, so you get the benefit without pushingyour skin as hard. Our formula pairs it with Centella Asiatica and
niacinamide to keep skin calm and comfortable.
Will it work for sensitive skin?
Will it work for sensitive skin?
Most sensitive skin types get on well with it, thanks to the low-and-slowapproach and the soothing Centella and niacinamide base. If your skin isvery reactive, start every other evening for the first week, then build up tonightly. Always patch-test first.
canIreally use it on stretch marks?
canIreally use it on stretch marks?
Yes - that's what it's made for. It supports your skin's natural renewal tosoften the look of marks and refine uneven texture over time. Newer, pinkeror reddish marks tend to respond best; older silvery ones improve more
gradually.