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Medik8 · $111The Ordinary · $13.41
- Shared
- Retinal
- The trade-off
- Medik8 encapsulates it in cyclodextrin at 0.1% with hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, while The Ordinary uses 0.2%, twice the strength, with bisabolol and ginger to calm it, so start it every third night.
- Sizes
- 30 ml against 15 ml
Medik8 Crystal Retinal 10 dupe
Crystal Retinal 10 costs about $111 for 30 ml ($109.42 / fl oz). The closest match below is The Ordinary Retinal 0.2% Emulsion at $13.41, about 76% less per ounce. Each pair is compared on format, finish and key ingredients, including what the dupe doesn't do.
Night serum with encapsulated retinaldehyde at 0.1%, the tenth step of Medik8's Crystal Retinal range, with hyaluronic acid and vitamin E. For skin already used to retinoids.
- Original
- $111
- Cheapest dupe
- $13.41
- You save
- 76%
The dupe, side by side
Cost per fl oz
Medik8$109.42 / fl oz
The Ordinary$26.44 / fl oz
- Size
- 30 ml
- 15 ml
- Key ingredients
- Retinal, Sodium hyaluronate, Vitamin E
- Retinal, Bisabolol
What matches
Same retinoid: retinaldehyde, one step closer to retinoic acid than retinol, in a light emulsion for night use.
What the dupe does worse
Medik8 encapsulates it in cyclodextrin at 0.1% with hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, while The Ordinary uses 0.2%, twice the strength, with bisabolol and ginger to calm it, so start it every third night.
Questions
What is the best dupe for Medik8 Crystal Retinal 10?
The Ordinary Retinal 0.2% Emulsion at about $13.41. Same retinoid: retinaldehyde, one step closer to retinoic acid than retinol, in a light emulsion for night use.
How much cheaper is The Ordinary Retinal 0.2% Emulsion than Crystal Retinal 10?
Crystal Retinal 10 costs about $111 for 30 ml, or $109.42 / fl oz. The Ordinary Retinal 0.2% Emulsion works out at $26.44 / fl oz, roughly 76% less per ounce.
What does The Ordinary Retinal 0.2% Emulsion do worse than Crystal Retinal 10?
Medik8 encapsulates it in cyclodextrin at 0.1% with hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, while The Ordinary uses 0.2%, twice the strength, with bisabolol and ginger to calm it, so start it every third night.
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