Ingredient
Retinal
A retinoid one conversion step closer to the active form than retinol, often chosen for that reason.
What it is there to do
Conditioning agent
Improves how skin or hair feels and behaves.
Where this comes up
The notes BeautySignal puts beside this ingredient when it is on a label.
- Contains a retinoid
This product contains a retinoid or retinoid derivative. Guidance on use during pregnancy differs, and a pharmacist or doctor is the right source for that.
Why we mention it
Retinoids are common and effective, and also the ingredient group people most often ask about for specific personal circumstances. We point to professional advice rather than give it.
What we don't know
- Where it comes from — plant, mineral, synthetic — isn't recorded.
- No published rule in our reference names it. That is about the rules, not safety.
- How much of it is used in any particular product. We hold no concentrations at all.
Also written as
- Retinaldehyde
This is information about an ingredient, not medical advice, and not a judgement about any product that contains it. Back to the reference.