NO. 04
PACKAGINGOPAQUE ALUMINIUM / AIRLESS PUMP
FILL30 ML
DOSES≈ 100
COST / DOSE£0.96
PRICE£96
SPECIMEN CATALOGUE — NO ORDER WILL BE PLACED
SERUM / PM
RETINAL 0.1%
Night resurfacing, encapsulated.
HANDLING NOTE
Begin at 3 nights per week. Retinisation peaks week 3. Do not combine with 03 on the same night.
ACTIVE LOAD5.1%
WORKING pH5.5 ± 0.2
VISCOSITY1,200 cP
FINISHSatin
FORMULATION
BASEOil-in-water emulsion, liposomal encapsulation
TEXTURELight lotion, pale yellow
STABILITY6 MONTHS FROM OPENING — AIRLESS ONLY
PEAK IRRITATION4 / 10
SCHEDULE
PHASEPM
STEP ORDER03
FREQUENCY3–7× / WEEK
DOSEPEA-SIZED
01
Composition
% W/W AT COMPOUNDING
Retinal
The strongest retinoid available without a prescription pad. Converts faster than retinol, irritates less than tretinoin.
ACTS AT DERMISONSET 8–12 WKIRRITATION 4/10CONC.0.1%2% OF ACTIVE LOADCeramide NP
Not a moisturiser. A replacement part. Ratio matters more than concentration.
ACTS AT STRATUM CORNEUMONSET 1–2 WKIRRITATION 0/10CONC.2%39% OF ACTIVE LOADPanthenol
The quiet one. Its whole job is making the other actives survivable.
ACTS AT STRATUM CORNEUMONSET 1 WKIRRITATION 0/10CONC.3%59% OF ACTIVE LOAD
FULL INCI, DESCENDING
- 01Aqua
- 02Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- 03Glycerin
- 04Retinal
- 05Ceramide NP
- 06Cholesterol
- 07Panthenol
- 08Tocopherol
- 09Lecithin
EXCLUDED BY POLICY
- FRAGRANCE
- DENAT. ALCOHOL
- ESSENTIAL OILS
- JAR PACKAGING
02
Measured endpoints
MEDIAN CHANGE VS. VEHICLE
SUPPORTING RECORDS
Randomised, vehicle-controlled
N=112 · 12 WK · DOUBLE-BLIND
Ex vivo skin explant
N=24 · 6 WK · N/A
Randomised, vehicle-controlled
N=104 · 12 WK · DOUBLE-BLIND