Dec 24, 2021
Incredible, fast results!
I have been using PCA SKIN for 8 years it’s the only thing that cleared up my skin, but there’s a method, you need to use their face washes & moisturizers too!
Nicole Irish
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0.5% Pure Retinol Night Intensive Clarity Treatment®
PCA Skin
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Details & care
What it is: A nighttime treatment that helps dramatically reduce and prevent acne breakouts.
What it does: Formulated with 0.5% retinol, this salicylic acid treatment with niacinamide also helps reduce oil production and inflammation.
How to use: After cleansing and toning, apply to the face, avoiding your eye area and neck. Follow with moisturizer in the evening. Mild irritation may be experienced and is not a sign of a complication. This product designed for use in the evening only. Use an SPF when using this product.
- 1 oz.
- Paraben-free; sulfate-free; phthalate-free
- Item #5949573
- Core Product ID 333335Q8DA
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PCA SKIN
PCA SKIN was founded in 1990, a collaboration between an aesthetician and a dermatologist. The company's product development and quality-assurance processes go above and beyond industry standard, and its formulas are researched and formulated by an in-house chemist. PCA SKIN has solutions to address a wide variety of skin types and conditions, and its products create visible results.
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(81)814.1 out of 5
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Dec 5, 2022
PLEASE CHANGE THE PACKAGING !!!
The results this product gives is absolutely amazing , but the package completely ruins it. The packaging with the pump is so much better. The second I opened this retinol the top busted and the retinol oozed all over the place from the top of it. This is such an expensive product for the packaging to be complete trash. PLEASE CHANGE THE PACKAGING FOR RETINOLS! they work amazing just need the packaging to be changed to something that won't break , bring back the pump!
J
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Dec 24, 2021
Incredible, fast results!
I have been using PCA SKIN for 8 years it’s the only thing that cleared up my skin, but there’s a method, you need to use their face washes & moisturizers too!
Nicole Irish
2found this helpful
May 2, 2025
Great product, poor packaging
This has totally changed the bumpy uneven texture of my skin. I have tried other, cheaper retinols but they just don’t work as well. I keep coming back to this. I wish the packaging was better. There is product left in the tube that you just can’t get out. When I can’t squeeze another drop I cut open the tube and there is too much product left in there that you can’t get at any other way. Cutting open the tube is a one time, last resort and I always wind up throwing some out. For the price I think we should be able to get every drop out. That said, the product is great.
Verified purchase
Kristi
Oct 1, 2024
Silky smooth!
PCA's clarity retinol has helped keep my skin clear
Verified purchase
Clara
Dec 5, 2023
Best retinol, WORST packaging
I initially purchased this from my esthetician and I think within a month I had to get a new one because the packaging was so fragile it would puncture itself open on the sides and at the top causing the product to start oozing out. I got a new one thankfully, and I emailed PCA but they couldn’t care less. Thankfully I got farther with my last tube by just removing the lid and carefully pressing out a little bit, but now with 1/3 of product left the lid won’t stay on AND the sides cracked open again. This product is far too expensive to lose half of it because the packaging is garbage.
As for the formula itself, I love it. Anytime I have a breakout I make sure I apply this and it clears up within a day. I don’t have massive breakouts like I used to, but this makes the ones I do have very manageable. I hate to have to look for a new product but until they find better packaging I’m going to have to switch to another brand so I can save money AND product.
JillianR
Sept 19, 2023
It works but horrible packaging
This product is great! It works, I could see the difference in such a shot time. I have oily sensitive skins and it helped to keep healthy skin. But packaging is horrible. I am wasting so much due to poor product cap. Please upgrade this!
ssoda
May 28, 2023
Good product
My skin had to get use to it, but I like it so far
Verified purchase
Christina