# COSRX The Retinol 0.1 Cream

Retinol Treatment Cream, 20 ml, with Ethyl Ascorbic Acid and glutathione on the list.

- Brand: COSRX
- Product: The Retinol 0.1 Cream
- Price: $27.99
- Availability: Out of stock
- Size: 20ml
- Market: Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- Made in: Republic of Korea
- EAN (barcode): 8809598454781
- Category: Moisturizers

## Key benefits

- Retinol sits mid-list, with no declared percentage on this jar's own ingredients.
- Shea butter and soybean and sunflower seed oils cushion the retinol delivery.
- Ethyl Ascorbic Acid and glutathione are on the list as antioxidant partners.
- Adenosine and allantoin round out the treatment base.

## How it works

Retinol is the one active that has to be introduced slowly, so the useful question about a retinol cream is where it starts rather than how strong it goes. This is the entry-strength cream in COSRX's retinol line, and it carries retinol with shea butter, soybean oil and sunflower seed oil cushioning it. It goes on in the evening only, after cleansing and toner, and a plain moisturizer can go over the top. COSRX directs three evenings a week at first, then every other night once skin tolerates it. Sunscreen the next morning is part of using a retinol at all.

## How to use

1. Use the Retinol 0.1 Cream in the evening only, after cleansing and toner, on dry skin.
2. A pea for the whole face, kept clear of the eyelids and the corners of the nose and mouth.
3. Toner first, this second, then a plain moisturizer over the top if skin wants one.
4. COSRX's own direction is three evenings a week at first, building to every other night as skin tolerates it. Do not pair it with an exfoliating acid, and do not use it in the morning.

## Ingredients

Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propanediol, Glycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Trehalose, Panthenol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Glyceryl Stearate, Polysilicone-11, Sodium Sulfite, Tocopherol, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root Extract, Retinol(0.1%), Allantoin, Glyceryl Caprylate, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax, Tocotrienols, Stearic Acid, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Palmitic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Sorbitan Isostearate, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, BHT, Beta-Carotene, Myristic Acid, Lauric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Glutathione, Sodium Hyaluronate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate

## FAQ

### What strength retinol is actually in The Retinol 0.1 Cream?

The Retinol 0.1 Cream is a nighttime retinol treatment where retinol itself is declared at 0.1% on this jar's own ingredient list, sitting behind a cushioning base of shea butter, soybean oil and sunflower seed oil. 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid and glutathione appear further down the same list as antioxidant partners to the retinol. Adenosine and allantoin round out a formula built to soften a beginner-strength retinol's usual dryness. It reads as an entry point into retinol rather than a maximum-strength jar.

### Is this a good first retinol for sensitive skin?

This jar's own list carries no added fragrance, no essential oil, no denatured alcohol, no paraben, no sulfate surfactant, no mineral oil, and no added colourant, which helps with a retinol product that's already asking skin to tolerate an active ingredient. Retinol at any declared strength can still cause dryness or peeling on skin new to it, so starting a few nights a week rather than nightly is a reasonable approach. Anyone pregnant or breastfeeding should ask a doctor before using a retinol product at all.

### How quickly will I notice a change in texture?

Retinol works gradually, encouraging skin's own surface renewal over repeated nights rather than in one use, so texture changes with this cream build over weeks of consistent PM application, not a single overnight session. The shea butter, soybean and sunflower oils on the list are there specifically to cushion that build-up period. Expect an adjustment phase in the first couple of weeks before nightly use feels routine.

### Can I use vitamin C or exfoliating acids the same night?

Because retinol is on this jar's own list, most routines apply it as the last PM step after cleansing and reserve vitamin C or exfoliating acids for a separate morning or alternate-night slot rather than combining them in the same application. Daytime sunscreen matters more than usual once a retinol product is in rotation, since renewed skin is more sensitive to sun. Whether it can sit under a separate moisturizer the same night isn't something this list settles on its own, so start light and watch how skin responds.

### How do I verify this jar is the real Korean import?

This jar's own barcode, 8809598454781, is the intact Korean-market code COSRX ships on this SKU, not a number swapped in for a different market. COSRX handles verification itself: cosrx.com has a page where you enter the batch number and expiration date stamped on your unit. Reading those two numbers straight off your own box, rather than trusting a description in a listing, is the check actually worth doing.

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