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Home/Products/retinoid/Retinol 0.5% in Squalane
The Ordinary Retinol 0.5% in Squalane
mid-rangeretinoid

the ordinary

Retinol 0.5% in Squalane

Active Ingredients

RetinolSqualaneTocopherol

3 active ingredients identified. We flag active ingredients based on common cosmetic-use and formulation patterns. This is informational only and not medical advice.

Full Ingredient List

SqualaneCaprylic/Capric TriglycerideRetinolSolanum Lycopersicum Fruit ExtractSimmondsia Chinensis Seed OilBHTTocopherolHydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone
8 total ingredientsActive ingredients highlightedIngredients recorded from our catalog records ยท July 2026

No pricing data available yet for The Ordinary Retinol 0.5% in Squalane

Product Details

Brand
the ordinary
Tier
mid-range
Category
retinoid
Size
30 ml
SKU
CURATED-THE--RETINOL-0-
Data Quality
90%

Target Concerns

agingwrinklesfine linestexture

Top Active Matches & Dupes

Exact science-based dupes appear first. When a strict dupe is not available yet, we still show the closest active-match alternatives from the same product category.

Science-Led
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Drunk Elephant ยท prestige

A-Passioni Retinol Cream

Science-Based DupeTop 3 actives align
Active Match: 100%Formula Similarity: 28% (partial record)

Shares the hero actives at comparable strength.

RetinolSqualaneTocopherol
A86%

No price

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Medik8 ยท prestige

Crystal Retinal 6

Active MatchTop 3 actives align
Active Match: 73%Formula Similarity: 17% (partial record)

Strong alternative with minor formula differences.

SqualaneTocopherolMissing: Retinol
B70%

No price

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Ordinary Retinol 1% in Squalane

Ordinary ยท drugstore

Retinol 1% in Squalane

Closest Alternative
Active Match: 57%Formula Similarity: 45%

Heads up: Missing key actives: tocopherol.

โš  Missing key actives: tocopherol
RetinolSqualaneMissing: Tocopherol
F36%

No price

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The Inkey List Retinol Serum

The Inkey List ยท drugstore

Retinol Serum

Closest Alternative
Active Match: 61%Formula Similarity: 26% (partial record)

Heads up: Missing key actives: tocopherol.

โš  Missing key actives: tocopherol
RetinolSqualaneMissing: Tocopherol
F34%

No price

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M

Murad ยท drugstore

Retinol Youth Renewal Serum

Closest Alternative
Active Match: 61%Formula Similarity: 19% (partial record)

Heads up: Missing key actives: tocopherol.

โš  Missing key actives: tocopherol
RetinolSqualaneMissing: Tocopherol
F32%

No price

Did this dupe work for you?See the ingredient evidence โ†’

We rank results with INCI-level analysis first, then fall back to the strongest active matches and closest alternatives so every product page still shows comparable options. Fallbacks stay within the same category as the source product, so cleansing balms only surface cleanser dupes instead of adjacent product types. Active Match % measures shared science-backed actives. Formula Similarity % measures total ingredient overlap when full INCI lists are available.