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Retin-A (Tretinoin) Retin-A 0.025% (Tretinoin) Versus Altreno Tretinoin 0.05%

Prescription
Prescription
South African Brand South Africa
American Brand United States

Overview

What they are

These products are both prescription. They have a total of 2 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging and brightening skin

Free From

They both do not contain any silicones or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

BHT
Antioxidant, Masking

BHT is a synthetic antioxidant and preservative.

As an antioxidant, it helps your body fight off free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells.

As a preservative, it is used to stabilize products and prevent them from degrading. Specifically, BHT prevents degradation from oxidation.

The concerns related to BHT come from oral studies; this ingredient is currently allowed for use by both the FDA and EU.

However, it was recently restricted for use in the UK as of April 2024.

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Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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When to use

1,098 Routines
3% use in am
97% use in pm
69% use every day
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553 Routines
3% use in am
97% use in pm
72% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Retin-A (Tretinoin) Retin-A 0.025% (Tretinoin) 9 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 3 ratings
Drying (1) Great Value (1) Strong Scent (1)

Altreno Tretinoin 0.05% 12 ingredients

4.9 /5
from 7 ratings
Absorbs Well (1) Light (1) Works Well (1)
borntohula85's avatar

Vanessa

1 year ago
Review

Tretinoin is the best thing that has ever happened to my skin. While retinization isn’t easy, my skin has never looked better than now at 38.

Sbutler85's avatar

Sbutler85

1 year ago
Review

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